THE DAILY ALASKAN
^ CITV QPPICIHL PHPER
No. 65 VOL. IX. 3KAGWAY, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY APRIL. 18 1906
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(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Springfie'd, Mo., April 18? The situ
ation here is improving. The militia is
camped where convenient. The grand
jury is taking test im my and there is a
disposition to let the law take Its course.
There are still evidences of intensity of
feeling that is being kept supppressed.
Hydroalic M .1 Mu t U ilizr
Concessions
Ottawa, April 10? Sir Wilred Laurier
ic a discussion on the Bronson Ray con
cessions, on Bonanza creek, Klondike,
created a sensation in the house tonight
by announciDg that it was the govern
ment's policy to cancel all Yukon hy
draulic concessions to which the parties
are not strictly living up to the re
quirements and regulations in the mat
ter of development work.
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Earthquake followed by fire are destroying- San Fran
cisco?Last Days of Pompeii reenacted with terri
ble realism? Pandemonium reigns
[Special Dispatch to the Daily Alaskan.]
San Francisco, April 18? 3-30 p- m ? The
whole city of San Francisco is doomed. The
business portions are in ruins or in flames,
and fires are extending to the residence sec
tions in all directions- The last days of Pom
peii are being re-enacted with a terrible re- 1
alism- Hundreds of people have been driven
insane. The police are dynamiting buildings
in all sections of the town and the awful ex
plosions add to the terror of th<* situation
The first shock this morning continued for j
three minutes- The second for one minute.
The loss at noon today was estimated at
$60,000,000. It will be much greater.
San Francisco, April 18 ? 10 a. m. ? A terrible earth
quake shook San Francisco at 6 o'clock this morning, caus
ing hundreds of houses to collapse and killing one thousand
people or more. The whole of Market street is in flames
and fires are destroying buildings in all portions of the city.
The telephone building was w recked and the system is out
of commission. Only one telegraph wire leading out of the
city is up and no details of the awful catastrophy are avail
able. The city is in a complete panic.
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San Francisco. -11:50 a. m. ? All that district south of
Market street is burning. The water mains have been
broken and the fire department is helpless. The Palace
hotel is now blazing and the St. Francis hotel is in danger,
though it is still utahurt.
Fully 1,000 bodies are being piled in the streets. Ten
ements all over the city collapsed and with them scores
went to their deaths.
Many great department stores and office buildings have
been razed to the ground and in all lives were sacrificed to
the fury of the disturbance. The immense houses- were
ground into debris.
A great fissure 20 feet wide and three blocks long has
opened up in Market Street.
The firemen have started to wrecking buildings to stop
the progress of the flames. Appeals have been sent to other
cities of California for assistance and fire departments are
being rushed by special trains from a score of towns. A
thousand men are at work repairing the water mains so as
to get water with which to fight the fire.
Both telegraph offices were completely wrecked and
messages are being filed at temporary offices in the street.
Houses are ablaze in all parts of the city. There is no
safety anywhere. The streets are filled with debris and
walls continue to settle and fall.
The whole buiness of the city is suspended and pande
monium reigns. Unless the flames are stopped within a
short time the whole business district will be consumed.
Twenty blocks south of Market street are already gone.
San Francisco, April 18 ? 12 noon ? The Palace hotel is
doomed and the St. JYaucis is in imminent danger.
SHOCK AT SACRAMENTO
Sacramento, April 18 ? An earthquake shock was felt
here this morning. It was quite severe though no damage
was done.
make up a list of
(Ubai Von need
and lei us flive you prices
ALL OUR SHELF GOODS ARE GOING
AT COST
2lbs- Cans Coffee 70c- lib. Cans 40c
4 Packages Starch 25c,
Best Creamery Buttter 65c.
Fresh Ranch Eggs 25c per dozen
Blue Ribbon Tea- 35c. per lb
Force 15c- per package
Macoroni, Spaghetti and Vermecelli 10c.
per pkg. All bottle goods at cost
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Second Shock
San Frrncisco, April 18 ? 1:27 p. m. ? A second shock,
nearly as severe as the first one that took place thi& morn
ing, occurred jurst before noon today. The Call and Ex
aminer buildings were totally wrecked and then consumed
by fire. A wide crevasse was opened engulfing much of the
lower part of town. It has been estimated that 5000 "were
caught in it. This is contradicted.
The Palace hotel has been consumed. Over 100
mangled dead were taken from the debris.
All south of Market street is a blazing cauldron of fire.
The water front is being destroyed.
Many hotels have collapsed most of them were deserted
lore the walls fell.
'The Pacific States Telephone building and the Mills
building are burning and both are passed saving.
The fire is spreading in every direction and the fire de
partment is helpless. Water is being pumped from the bay
in relays of engines but it does not stay the progress of tbe
flames.
The fire is increasing in the residence portion of the
city. It appears sporadically at differen portions of the town
and leaps from residence to residence.
Worse Vet
San Franbisco, April 18,
5 p.m.-=~The earthquake has
broken loose again Berke
ley has been totally de
stroyed Oakland is suffer
ing- from the shocks.
Three miles of railroad
track disappeared between
Benicia and Suisuin. The
earth opened and swal
lowed it.
MARTIAL LAW DECLARED
.San Francisco, April 18 ? 12:30 p. hi. ? Gov. Pardee
j has declared martial law in San Francisco and has called
' out the state militia to take charge.
Summory of Damge at 2:30 P-M.
San Francisco, April 18?2:30 p. m.?
A summary of the terrible results of
this awful day, so far as obtainable at
this hour, indicate that hundreds if not
more than 1000 have been killed and
thousands have been! injured. The
i morgues are fillled with the dead and
1 the Mechanics pavillion has been turned
into a hospital and is inadequate. Phy
sicians, nurses, police and citizens are
doing heroic work.
The entire water front is ablaze. The
postoffice entirely collpa; ed a few min
utes ago. The fish ;m;.rket 'also has
collpased and six were killed in it.
The grand opera house and several 10
story buildings in its viciuity are burn
ing. The gas works havn been blown
up and that started a new blaze south of
Market street.
f Continued on Page 4-1
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