as felt in San Francisco. 
van. 29.—At a quarter before one o'clock this morning, a - 
Slight shock was felt in San Francisco.—It was observed also at 
the Mission Dolores. There were three distinct tremors, with 
j Short intervals elapsing between. The motion was apparently 
7 om the westward. 
| Jan. 81—Quite a smart shock occurred at four o'clock this 
*vehing ; it was quite sharp in the southwest part of the city. 
: Feb. 15,—At five o'clock twenty-five minutes a severe shock 
|} oan earthquake was felt in San Francisco, the duration of which 
| Was about eight seconds, Persons sleeping were aroused, and 
_ Many persons left their beds and sought the street. There were 
_ two distinct shocks, the second very light and scarcely percepti- 
ble. The moti as undulatory and vortical, and at the end 
3 ofthe first shock a very strong, profound jar, with which it 
Mes Se The upper part of a building on Battery street, for seventy 
-*etin lensth, was thrown down, the whole that was above the 
_ fornice; but the mortar with which it was constructed had not 
become hardened, being easily removed by the fingers; it more 
Tesembled wet sand than a firm mortar. 
. there appears to have been but little difference in the sensa- 
Hons of persons situated either in upper or basement stories. It 
(| Who were awake and up at the time. 
: The vortical inovaakrs was shown in the fact that ys 
€y stood 
The first wave came with a force sufficient to project small 
€s three or four feet on the floor, from shelves on which they 
Placed; they were apparently all thrown in the same direc- 
Several clocks were stopped at precisely five hours twenty- 
Minutes, a ae 
the cracks in walls and ceilings had a direction nearly 
‘est and southeast, and most of them had the appearance 
ng been produced at the moment of elevation. 
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