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ground, 4 feet farther north than its proper place. An old barn and water-tank were 
uninjured at this same place. 
A quarter of a mile south of the 15-mile house, on the county road, a water-tank was 
thrown down. Going 38 miles northeast from the 15-mile house, Webber’s old ranch- 
house was visited. Here baled hay piled in a barn was shaken down and doors leaning 
against the house were thrown from their position. Water in both the creek (Coyote 
River) and a well was muddy after the shock. 
(H. R. Johnson).— Going northeast thru San Felipe Valley to Smith Creek Hotel, 
hardly any evidence was seen of damage from the shock. At Smith Creek Hotel no 
china nor plaster was broken, but two chimneys were thrown down. 
Los Gatos to Gilroy (G. A. Waring). — Near Meridian, 3 miles west of San Jose, several 
cottages were shifted from their foundations. All water-tanks on open frames fell, but 
those that were boarded in stood. The water became muddy in several wells. One 
lady reports seeing waves traveling southward along the driveway, and a man reports 
seeing a heavy wagon move 4 or 5 feet back and forth several times, along the driveway. 
The shock began violently and ended suddenly. The intensity diminished uniformly 
from Meridian toward Campbell. At Campbell, 68 per cent (51 out of 89) of the chimneys 
fell, but the plastering in the houses was not badly injured. From Campbell toward Los 
Gatos the intensity slightly increased. At Los Gatos 78 per cent (67 out of 86) of the 
chimneys fell. At the distillery 4 miles west of Los Gatos considerable damage was done. 
The second floor was moved about 18 inches toward the northeast, causing the wall to 
bow out on the northeast side. Many of the large vats holding 2,000 gallons were shaken 
off their supports and several were broken by the fall. The shock in Los Gatos, however, 
was not so sudden as to cause serious injury to brickwork or plastering. The business 
part of the town is built on 40 feet of gravel overlying shale. Only two stones in the 
Los Gatos Cemetery were shifted. 
At Alma the shock was of about the same intensity as at Los Gatos. Milk in pans 
was nearly all thrown to the north and south. The Morrell house (see plate 1078), 
near Wright Station, is directly over the fault and suffered more than any other place in 
the vicinity of Wright Station, tho at least 5 other buildings between Patchin and Sky- 
land were badly wrecked. Going from Los Gatos toward Edenvale, the shock was some- 
what lighter than at Los Gatos, judging by the effect on chimneys, plastering, and mov- 
able objects; but at Edenvale it was a little stronger than at Los Gatos, as shown by the 
damage done to the large brick canning factory. All the walls were badly cracked and 
the tops of the walls fell. The top of the fire-wall above the roof was shaken down. 
Continuing to the southwest thru Coyote, it was about the same as at Los Gatos, 
diminishing a little thru Madrone, Morgan Hill, and San Martin, where it had about the 
same intensity as at Los Gatos. Near Coyote aman reports having seen a northwest- 
southeast fence move in wave-like fashion, beginning at the southern end; and he heard 
a noise coming from the southeast and seeming to pass over him. Another man driving 
along the road near San Martin, heard a roar and his horse became frightened, before the 
shock came. Clouds of dust arose in the road and the creek near by was rendered muddy 
by the shock. At Morgan Hill about 64 per cent (18 out of 28) of the chimneys fell, 
and a 1-story concrete-block building was badly damaged, the whole front having fallen 
out. A 2-story reénforced concrete-block building was not damaged. 
At Bucker, 3 miles north of Gilroy, the shock seems to have been about the same. 
The school building was badly damaged, and several windows were broken by the twisting 
of the frames. At Gilroy nearly every chimney fell, fire-walls of brick buildings were 
thrown down (plate 114A, B), and shelf goods were largely shaken down. In the Masons 
and Odd Fellows Cemetery, out of 120 stones over 3 feet tall, 31 fell. A cylindrical shaft 
fell north, and a square one fell south, but all the rest fell east or west, tho the tall slabs 
