es, fallen walls and broken
chimneys, the greatest injury being in the collapse of the town hall
and the ruin of the deaf and dumb asylum. The University of California,
situated here, was fortunate in escaping injury, it being reported
that not a building was harmed in the slightest degree. Another public
edifice of importance and interest, in a different section of the State,
the famous Lick Astronomical Observatory, was equally fortunate, no
damage being done to the buildings or the instruments.

AT THE STATE UNIVERSITY.

Salinas, a town down the coast near Monterey, suffered severely, the
place being to a large extent destroyed, with an estimated loss of over
$1,000,000. The Spreckels' sugar factory and a score of other buildings
were reported ruined and a number of lives lost. During the succeeding
week several other shocks of some strength were reported from this town.

Thus the ruinous work of the earthquake stretched over a broad track
of prosperous, peaceful and happy country, embracing one of the best
sections of California, laying waste not only the towns in its path,
but doing much damage to ranch houses and country residences. Strange
manifestations of nature were reported from the interior, where the
ground was opened in many places like a ploughed field. Great rents
in the earth were reported, and for many miles north from Los Angeles
miniature geysers are said to have spouted volcano-like streams of hot
mud.

Railroad tracks in some localities were badly injured, sinking or
lifting, and being put out of service until repaired. In fact, the
ruinous effects of the earthquake immensely exceeded those of any
similar catastrophe ever before known in the United States, and when
the destruction done by the succeeding conflagration in San Francisco is
taken into account the California earthquake of 1906 takes rank with the
most destructive of those recorded in history.

CHAPTER X.

All America and Canada to the Rescue

During the first three days after the terrible news had been flashed
over the world the relief fund from the nation had leaped beyond the
$5,000,000 mark. New York took the lead in the most generous giving that
the world has ever seen. From every town and country village the people
hastened to the Town Halls, the newspaper offices and wherever help was
to be found most quickly, to add their savings and to sacrifice all but
necessities for their stricken fellow-countrymen. Never ha