Hotel sinks into ground

Because of subsistence from the ground the hotel was built on, two stories sank completely underground and the third story fell into the street. Because a water main broke and flooded the two sunken floors it is believed that many inhabitants died by drowning.
Source: Santa Cruz Surf
Date: 1906-04-26
Type: NEWS
Coverage:
  • San Francisco
  • 1900s
Identifier: FE-BEN-Earthquake-45

Collection

Faye Ellis Collection

Citation

“Hotel sinks into ground.” Santa Cruz Surf. 1906-04-26. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/136701. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.