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IN THE NORTHERN COUNTIES. Reports of the Damage Done by the Earthquake. SAN FRANCISCO, April 26.-News has just been received here of the damage done by the earthquake of April 18 in the northern counties of the state. In Lakeport, Lake county a severe shock was felt at 5:40 a.m. on that date, which did considerable damage. A large portion of the fire wall of the Lakeview Hotel crashed through the porches and brick annex. The two-story brick walls of Masonic Hail, in course of construction, were reduced to ruins. Several other brick blocks were cracked chimneys toppled over throughout the town and show windows of business houses for the full length of Main street were shattered. No one was injured The loss to the Masonic Hall is about $4,000. At Albion. Mendocino county, a heavy shock was felt at 5:26 a.m. on the morning of April 18. The Occidental Hotel is a wreck. All the big saw mills in this region are badly damaged. They will have to shut down for some time. So far as can be learned there were no lives Cost. At Anderson. in Shasta county, the earthquake occurred at 5:30 a.m. Chimneys tumbied down and windows, dishes and furniture of houses were demolished. There are many wide fissures in the- earth. Slides along the Southern Humboidt Lumber Company's rallroad line took place. The damage to the Southern Humboidt number Company's dam across Indian creek, will run into the thousands. Bankers' Row Organized. "Bankers' Row" is being organized on La Guna street, west of Lafayette Square. The Crocker-Woolworth National Bank, the Central Trust Company and the Mercantile Trust Company already have placed their cotton banners on residences overlooking the tented camps of the refugees in the square. This is a bringing together of those that have money (in vaults) and those who need it. The clearing house. representing the commercial banks, held their usual morning meeting yesterday. While the details are not completed, it has been arranged to pay depositors not exceeding $500 on their account. Each of the banks has had or will have considerable sums transferred to its credit by correspondents in London, Paris and New York. These transfers will be made to the mint on 5th street and the money will be available at that point. The form of procedure will be for the depositor to draw a check in the usual form. This will be Indorsed by the cashier or other officer of the bank, and the customer may present is and have it cashed at the mint. Superintendent of the Mint Leach has indicated his willingness to assist in carrying into effect this plan if furnished with a sufficient force of clerks. The bankers are waiting for the opening of their vaults, SQ that they may reach their books and papers. Checks and blanks which are yet to be printed will form necessary parts of the machinery it Is proposed to put into operation. Banks to Open at Same Time. It may be three weeks before the bankers make any of these preliminary payments. The executive committee of the savings banks met yesterday. Much satisfaction was expressed at the fact that all the vaults of these banks had been found to be in excellent condition. The savings banks will all open for business on the same day example. Oakland are payOver the commercial in the banks savings notice. set banks the The ing up to $30 without local savings banks say that it has been deter-
