Show Tracks Sink Operation Impo t Exl Ung Conditions Sacramento April Apri 18 All the plans lor running trains on the western til dl vUlon of ot the Southern railroad between this city ety and Oakland wert wert out this morning moring by b the ter ler rifle Ilfe earthquake shock shock In fact the tho train dispatchers was wa practically thrown out of business from tho fact that Ihal It had no telegraph wires operating log ing to San Francisco Francsco and no connection be had by telephone Hut lut the breakdown of the wires wireR Mt nt one hal the tho cause calse of trouble for forthe forthe the on A short time fler ler tho bit bil shock came a from Solano county that a 1 lone Iani section of ot railroad r track hul disappeared from view It I wal learned J later that at nt one ole place between Sprig and Teal In the mar hes for u distance of ono one mile Ile anI nl a n hulf the track had sunk HUlk down from to 10 six feet teet at lt another point nearby lab 1000 JOO feet feel of ef track went out Trains which should bo for tor Sm Francisco early carly this morning nail hall to 10 bo bl brought back and they wert route rII ent nt to 10 the bay city clY by tho Lathrop It I was at the spot where whee the track that the railroad company had ad no PO much trouble last winter when s loaded lonI 1 passenger came near out of sight A great army of ot w n wn w then iel el nt to nil fl up 11 the link ink Tho task was WUI a most dim tul one ns IS enormous timbers 1 which W re sank Into Inlo the th hold from view I w and the of earth Jumped lu II disappeared like snow Inow In II a ar I for r i sunshine Hut Jut the engineers mastered the situation and unel a we k time tle trains were sent Melt over the he route again It I Is now 10 feared that It will wi Like meral weeks time to re ih present Ind In II tho Meantime alt 11 trains will wl be bo sent lent by b inn Iho Stockton route rOi Ie hero ate Ile on each Mch If of the struck tr through the lar es lu and It Is reported that n 1 great of water wlter has flowed over oer tho dH between Ild A hort distance below belo u 1 ladle switch engine into the ground for a 11 distance of three thre a tl pi not far fa I from where tho track etl etla report was received nt the Ih train l olce this bout 9 I chil PY ys ond ant water waler tanks at It had ha hafen l fen n prostrated and 5 cro A I knocked down at Tracy San Joaquin county Freight cars In the railroad yard ard at that th t place lIlac were started to 10 rolling and alel had to tu havo blocks placed under ulder thom them themA thomA A report canin from Woodland Wo that chimneys place were knocked down Iown nt nl that Word camo from that point saying that Ih herd I wal n whole pane of window glass glasH left In II that place About 9 word camo to tho railroad office that tho county Hurt court house at nt a had fallen fahm and that a number oC of had been ed killed klc but that story was not edA A railroad dispatch said the shock wan felt an Oi far east el I as al Hazen Jazon Nov O which worth wurth worthA Is about 60 miles beyond boo d Wads Wadsworth A In tho town of n on al tho was wrecked by tho earthquake shock No one Olo way wal Injured there thereA A r P OnO Khork Camo nt at I l t This Morning With Wih Frightful l Now New York April Apri Postal Tele Telegraph lele graph onica at u San o wrecked amI communication was us lost I nt 1 80 New York time At about 90 the Postal Telegraph company had communication with wih Its I Han Ban Francisco but bUl lost loat the tho con cun connection again almost t Immediately In tho brief period that the Iho will was working the tho Hun Francisco re reported ported u a number ot oC buildings hall had collapsed und and that the tho dead and a 11 In Injured Injured were Ire being taken from tho ruins 1 nH ni rapidly as nH possible At tho this message mc came through tho prin principal principal cipal danger was Wil from the tires a num number nUI ber of which started and Ind were making great headway owing to tho thu lack of water I The lighting plant of the city ban failed gas mains dl I The damage extends through tho en entire 01 tire tro city The Postal 1 building OR badly wrecked In tho operators room Is IK out of use The Western Union telegraph office nt Fresno Fre lo nays 1 that It Is 18 tho most Jc ever eel known A tel gln from Sacramento to tho Western Union U lon company re reports e that three miles sank Rank ports e of ot railroad out of sight FI n result of thu earth earthquake quake between and were with It I At Pleas union there several earn burned on tho main line lne blocking trains Up UI to tho time of this dispatch Ihl Western Vei ter Union had been unable to get cisco Into communication with wih ijan tan Fran Francisco At 10 0 this thiN morning tho message company received the following At this morning n terrific earth nt at San Francisco dla much damage In the tho district east of Market street practically destroying six elx or eight blocks bloks In the II wholesale districts Tho ho bank bankIng Ing district was Wil not nol seriously damaged although small damage had been done over ovel the whole town lown Many Inny haVe Me been ben killed nd Injured and n a por portion porton tion ton of tho town Is IK on fire tho Iho water supply being cut cui off o At this moment they are Iro dynamiting evell of the building The Tho Associated d Pre s wal badly bl l damaged At 1105 the Western Union received ft l report a I Herlous lire tro Is burning nt Berkeley er eleY where the tho state university Is located The Tho came CIP from a sta station tion ton 10 miles out of San Ran Francisco 10 nearest point to 10 the latter city IY which tho Iho had hae been able ahle to ralso Ial o up to the time of ot this dispatch b 18 between and San S l Francisco It Il Is II Also reported that the earth earthquake quake shock was severely severe felt through throughout out Nevada The he Postal Telegraph company re received Information that the greatest damage d from tho earthquake Ins done to 10 property on 01 tho following streets Davis Front Battery aW r San from Montgomery Spear Main Heal DeaL and Fremont Western Union IMS received The fhe his 1 report from that the South Southern ern Pacific railroad will attempt to get a train trin Into San eo start starting ing from fro 1 and all taking a around round about route to which It Iton I on lOUII the Hay lay of at Sm Pablo From place tho passengers will wi be taken talen by II boat to San Francisco This course wal made necessary noc by b the of a 1 section of ot railroad track tl be bo between tween lwe n and which arc arcon arcon on the direct line lne between Sacramento 1 und San tin Francisco The road crosses some lowland at It the point where Its tracks trac are reported sunk by shocks The he location l caton of reported sinking of the thc earth Is about 30 31 miles from San Francisco co |