

SOUNDS CONNECTED WITH THE EARTHQUAKE. 
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Noises heard at the time of the shock. — Continued. 

Locality. 
Reporter. 
Observer. 
Kind, direction, time of noise, ete. 

San Francisco... 
Peninsula of San 
Francisco ..... 
San Mateo 
San Jose 
a 
Santa Clara...... 
(3 mi. west) 
Congress Springs 

MUnull OL coe. oo 
Scott Valley (San- 
ta Cruz County) 
Santa Cruz...... 
HOWMGC hes. eles. 
Wilder’s Dairy 
N. W. of Santa 
AO TIDZ ee Ss bo Te 
HOUSE. Se oo an 
eee eee 
San Luis Obispo, 
1 mile east of.. 
New Almaden (Ha- 
cienda) 
Seyotes ..)..6Pae. 
Gilroy to Hollister 
Tres Pinos 
Bell’s Station... . 
Paicenes 

Mt. Hamilton ... 
Calaveras Valley 
Modesto. --.- o- 
AR AL, ASG cis. 
R. Anderson ...- 
B. A. Peckham.. 
Mr. Connell ..... 
WS. Prosser’ =e: 
Tera say depress: 
J.C. Branner.... 
Ike Wek Siyere see 
W.S. T. Smith. . 
F. H. McCullogh 
L. E. Davidson.. 
Miss F. Locke... 
es 
G. F. Zoffman... 
G. A. Waring.... 
Kee surtige toes 
G. F. Zoffman... 
E. Hughes 


Lieut. Bertholf and 
other officers ... 
Many persons.... 
Mr. Maxwell..... 
SamMes se. 4ee eae 
Several good ob- 
servers outdoors 
D: Piekering..2., 

Residents:2-s...- 
Mia Wiamciaenee ee 
Same let ate 

Different persons 
Mrs. Field 
Wharfinger 
keeper 
Not named 
Kegper sow. setae 
Some people..... 
Not named 
SPaMmeseee ny sce ce 
sete ee 

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R. Ingleson ...... 
Several persons .. 
Green Bros:a.s.e 

Bir, Eisey c<eose¢ 
A low rumbling preceded earthquake. 
Noise accompanying the shock; inde- 
scribable noise associated with main | 
shock; immediately after the shock. 
Heavy rumbling which he took for thun- 
der, from NW., before shock. 
An undertone, rumbling sound coincided 
with beginning of shock. 
The noise of the quake came from SE. 
and died away toward San Francisco. 
Sound compared to stampede of cattle. 

Shock accompanied by rumbling; after- 
shocks preceded by sound like a blast. 
Premonitory roar came from south. 
No sound heard for main shock, but 
muffled sound heard just before each 
minor shock. 
Sound as of bad storm coincident with 
first and worst of shock. Later in 
the day there was a rumbling sound to 
me (deaf) not unlike a distant detona- 
tion. 
Attention first drawn to a slight rum- 
bling noise. 
After every shock on April 18 was a rumble 
like that of artillery. 
Tremendous roaring in NE. 
Rumble before shock. 
Noise as of a wagon crossing a bridge pre- 
ceded every quake. 
Shock preceded by rumbling from south. 
Distinct noise as of team crossing a 
bridge to NW. preceded every shock. 
Distinct rumbling preceded shock. 
Noise as of wind preceded the shock. 
Shock described as beginning like a sub- 
terranean blast. 
Rumbling noise coincided with shock. 
Sound reported to have been heard. 
Noise heard after shock. 
Great roar heard. 
Loud noise like thunder traveled north- 
ward, distinctly preceding shock. 
Noise from SE. seemed to pass over him, 
Heard roar, horse became frightened 
before shock came. 
Rumble heard all thru region from Old 
vilroy and San Filipe to Hollister. One 
said from SE., another from SW. 
Distinct rumble preceded shock at Palm- 
tag’s winery. 
Rumble distinctly heard before the shock. 
Distinct noise preceded shock at Cienega 
Lime Kilns. 
No noise before quake, but report as of 
blast immediately preceded second 
(hardest) period of vibration. 
Sound as of flight of birds simultaneous 
with shock. 
The two separate shocks accompanied by 
roaring sound from north. 
Roaring or rumbling sound beginning a 
few seconds before and continuing until 
end of disturbance. 
Roaring sound just before shock. 
Rumbling sound. 



