THE EARTHQUAKE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8092, 24 April 1906, Page 2

THE EARTHQUAKE.

GHOULS SUMMARILV 8H0 T £50,000,000 INSURANCES. THE FRISCO MAIL SERVICE. New Yoke, April 82. General Funston reports that the Bre is not progressing west of Van Ness Avenue, but a westerly wind has arisen, which makes it likely that the city, south of Van Ness will be destroyed. It is impossible to establish sanitary connections immediately, and sickness is expected. Other reports state that the fire on the water front destroyed many grainsheds before it was stayed

The effects in the (jailors' Hall and records are unharmed, and disputes as to titles will be consequently avoided.

Several men who were collecting the bodies of women and cutting off the lingers, and pocketing the rings, were caught in the act and shot.

It is intended to ask Congress for additional relief.

London, April 22. The " Daily Telegraph" states that shares in fifteen British insurance companies depreciated £6,000,000 in four days. Foreign companies will probably be liable for £10,000,000 in San Francisco. The New York " Times" estimates the-total insurance losses at £50,000,. 000.

Svdnev, April 23. Cables have been received by the friends of a number of prominent Australians who are at San Francisco, all well.

There were many pulpit references to the disaster yesterday.

: A cable has been received from Spreckles and Co., Btating that the Sowhich was to have left San Francisco last Thursday will miss one trip, and advising the agents to take passengers and cargo by the Sierra, which leaves Sydney on Monday next as usual.

Mr Spreckles adds that railway contuition from San Francisco 19 intact. The Mayors of Adelaide and Brisbane have received replies from President Boosevelt, thanking them for their messages of sympathy.

SEISMOGRAPH BECORDS. Aleibocbne, April 23. The seismograph at the Observatory shows first indication of a. tremor at half-past eleven on the night of the eighteenth, gradually increasing until the period of greatest intensity at 12.41 in the morning of the 19th, thence gradually lessening till at 2.30 the same morning the line resumed its normal j position. I

Comparing the times, the astronomer, Mr Baracohi, computes that it took 80 minutes to travel from San: Francisco to Melbourne, a rate of two miles a seeond, which is not an unusual pace, cases being recorded of a speed of seven miles.

The seismograph showed altogether ten impulses, the niuth being the mppt strongly marked., ,

One of the' most striking discoveries made is a record of another earthquake on April 19th. Marks indicating it originated at a considerable distance from Melbourne.

Mr Baracchi is greatly surprised that no reports of this disturbance have yet reached Melbourne. He does not regard seriously the statements of various persons who believe they felt the San Francisco shock in Melbourne, the tremor in Melbourne being so slight as to be uaappreeiable. The speakers at the eight-hour banquet made sympathetic references to the disaster, saying that if assistance was required the Eight-hour Committee and workers would do their share.

Miss Tittell Bruno is advised that tier property at San Francisoo, valued at £2OOO, has been totally destroyed.