284 REPORT OF THE CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE COMMISSION. 
At Oak Hill Cemetery the larger percentage of tombstones fell in an easterly direction. 
Out of 34 monuments overthrown, 21 fell toward the east or nearly so; 6 toward the 
west or nearly so; and 1 toward the north or nearly so; 3 fell northeast, one fell north- 
west, 1 fell southeast, and 1 fell southwest. Out of 6 round monuments that were noted, 
4 fell toward the east, 1 northwest, and 1 north. Since these could fall in one direction 
as quickly as another, it is evident that the greatest movement of the quake must have 
been toward the east at this particular place. 
At the Catholic Cemetery, about halfway between San Jose and Alum Rock, only a 
few monuments were overturned; they fell as follows: 2 north, 3 south, 1 northwest, 2 
east, 1 west, 1 southeast. 
San Jose (G. F. Zoffman).— The earthquake threw down many brick and stone 
buildings (plates 108c, p, 109a, 1108, 111, 112, 113), and with the exception of 4 or 5, 
damaged all the rest of the brick buildings, more or less. (Plate 1104.) The damage 
done to frame houses was proportionately far less. Forty buildings were counted, 
however, that were thrown off their foundations and damaged to a greater or less extent. 
In many instances these buildings were completely demolished. (Plate 1098.) Nu- 
merous wind-mills and tanks capsized, while at least 95 per cent of the brick chimneys 
thruout the town fell. Movable objects, such as pianos, were in most cases wheeled 
out into the room, but there did not appear to be any general direction in their displace- 
ment. Water and mud in many instances are reported as having spurted from the 
artesian wells, but in a few days they resumed their normal condition. The plate-glass 
windows on the south side of First Street were cracked much more than those on the 
north side. This phenomenon was not noticeable on the other streets. 
Data were obtained of the directions in which the chimneys fell thruout the town. 
After the data were collected and tabulated as shown below, it became evident that 
chimneys usually fell with the slant of the roofs. 
In order to group the directions in which chimneys fell, the cae was divided into 8 sec- 
tors, of 45 degrees each, starting from the bearing of First Street, namely N. 30° W. 
The general directions of these sectors are: N. 15° E.; S. 15° W.; s. 75° Ev N. 75° Wee 
N. 60° E.; N. 30° W.; 8S. 30° E.; and 8. 60° W. Then the direction of the falling 
of a chimney was taken according to the sector toward which it fell. The streets in 
the main part of town run either parallel or at right angles to First Street. Since the 
bearing to First Street is N. 30° W., that of Santa Clara Street (at right angles to First) 
is N. 60° Ky. Generally the slant of the roofs of the houses that face these two streets 
will be N. 30° W., 8. 30° E., N. 60° E., and 8. 60° W., respectively. It was in these four 
general directions that the greatest number of chimneys were thrown over. The eight 
general directions are as shown on the following table: 
Directions of throw of chimneys. 








On ago parale! pier Se ote hel 
Santa Clara Street and | imately parallel. to” First |Total number of chimneys 
percentages of total num- Street, and pty bearings thon in San ore nee 
Directions. ber down on these strects| are N. 30°39’ 45" W. their direations ot 1eiHag: 
whose bearing is N. 60° 
Sieh Percentage. pple Sel 0 Percentage. pAlb! sib Percentage. 
N. 1.57556. fie 52 7.3 222 LU, 274 10.1 
Ss. oe Wane ee 43 6.1 184 9.2 227 8.4 
5. Ft Ee eee 87 12.3 225 13 312 VELLA: 
N. 73° Wt es 69 Ler 248 12.4 317 Le 
INO Oceans 178 25.1 239 11.9 417 15.4 
NiRSO", Wi Ba 58 8.2 362 18.1 420 15.5 
: fO0° ee 82 eS 348 17.4 430 15.9 
SOP We oe 141 19.8 172 8.6 313 1 om 





