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6. From this I thought that the chief distortion was 
toward the east. Then facings of those that were 
skewed around on their bases, but not overthrown, 
HOW THE EARTHQUAKE SCATTERED THE MONUMENTS. 
Figs. 1 to 12 show the displacements of monuments in San 
Francisco cemeteries. The larger squares are bases of stone 
resting on the ground. The smaller squares and the two circles 
(Figs 6 and 8) are bases of high monuments. The greatest 
shifting measured was IOV 2 inches. The lateral movements ap- 
pear to have been in all directions. Fig. 13 shows a double dis- 
placement of two bases and monument. The square 1 is a large 
granite base; the square 2 is a second stone upon which the 
column 3 rested. Figs. 14 to 25 indicate the positions of over- 
thrown monuments. The two low monuments with urns (Figs. 
21 and 22)) could not have been thrown by the same oscillations 
of the earth. 
were noted as follows; N. i, S. i, E. 2, W. i, N.E. 4, 
N.W. o, S.E. 2, S.W. I. All these had been twisted 
around against intense friction at their bases. The 
one marked N. originally faced eastward, and the 
one shown as facing S. once faced westward. I ex- 
amined many others, hoping to make order out of 
chaos, or find a general trend in direction, but could 
not. The conclusion reached was that the monu- 
ments were twisted in every direction. 
“The Oddfellows’ Cemetery was explored. This 
is more modern than Laurel Hill ; the monuments 
are higher and heavier. They were fastened down 
by lead in some cases. The most complete confusion 
reigned. The displacements likewise were in every 
direction. An observer with instruments, upon mak- 
ing surveys during a month might find a majority 
of fallen columns pointing one way, or facings, but 
it is doubtful. The earth’s surface surely moved 
in every direction. As nearly every brick and stone 
building was destroyed, they could not be studied. 
The great Fairmount Hotel has rents in the corners, 
and several high up, along near the middle of the 
facades. The new $5,000,000 post office is torn near 
the corners. The towering steel and stone Spreckels 
Building stands as a skeleton, but looking down on 
a wilderness of ruins of all old-type buildings. For 
the new city will be erected around ribs of rigid 
steel. The accompanying diagram shows roughly 
the distortions in the cemeteries. The line N.S. is 
due north and south. Twistings of obelisks that did 
not fall range from five to seventy degrees in all 
directions from their original foundations. My im- , 
pressions gained in the cemetery were confirmed ^ 
upon receipt by mail of a seismograph sent me by • 
F. M. Clarke, steward and executive officer of the 
California Veterans’ Home, Yountville, Napa 
County. It indeed shows that the ground moved in 
every possible direction. On leaving the cemetery I 
wrote an article for the papers, saying that it was 
a circular disturbance, and the graph reveals a circle 
near the center. Mr. Clarke says; “The first move- 
ment had a N. and S. direction, but was swiftly com- 
pounded with a circular, twisting movement, ac- 
companied with severe upward thrusts. The first 
movement was decidedly wave-like ; then a cessa- 
tion, followed by the severe twist.” Napa is 45 
miles north of San Francisco, and San Jose, 50 
south. Both were destroyed. 
MEMORIAL CHAPEL, SOUTH WALPOLE, MASS. 
The new Mortuary Chapel of the Terrace Hill 
Cemetery at South Walpole, Mass., stands on a 
little knoll near the entrance to the cemetery. It 
is rectangular in plan, with walls of native rubble 
stone, carefully selected as to size and color, and has 
granite trimmings. The outside dimensions are 24X 
34 feet exclusive of a vestibule 6'.o"xi3Co". 
The windows are arranged in pairs, leaded and 
swing out. Mosaic laid in colors to a pattern forms 
the floor of the vestibule. A broad granolithic walk 
leads up to the chapel flanked on each side at the 
entrance by a large, low rubble stone pier, which 
