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9KA8WAY, ALASKA, THURSDAY APRIL, 19 1906 PRICE 10CEN<3
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ALL IS IN RUNS
All California divasted=-San Francisco without water
or dynamite to combat fiames=-Maddened citizens
watch devouring- element consume city while
policemen, firemen and soldiers are helplesly.
Sacramento, April 19 ? All trains from this city to Oak
land have been abandoned. The southern Pacific track
south of this city has disappeared in fissures. More than
lOoO feet has been lost in one place. The town of Collins
ville 011 the Sacramento river ha.< been destroyed.
Oakland, April 19 ? San Ffancisco is obscured by the
smoke this morning. Last night the flames were visible 200
miles. This .city, Berkeley, Sacramento Alameda and
many other towns were badly wrecked but it is impossible
to get reports from them. The telephone and telegraph
wires are down in all directions,
The great army depot an(j comissary at Presidio has
been totally destroyed by fire, f Nothing was saved. ? In it
was a large quantity of supplied awaiting shipment to Ma
nila.
Palo Alto, April 19? All but one of the buildings of
the Leland Stanford, jr., .university buildings, including!
Memorial hall, the finest structure of the kind in the world, I
have- collapsed. Two students are known to have been
killed. Many others have been injured.
Santa Clara, April 19 ? The magnificent state insane
asylum was totally demolished' in the earthquakes of yes- !
terday. More than 400 inmates were killed. 225 bodies
have already been recovered. More than 150 of the pati
ents have escaped and are roaming the woods and sour
rounding country at large. More than that many bodies
are still in the ruins.
San Jose, April 19 ? More than half of the buildings
in this city have collapsed. The dead already reach 100.
The new city hall, just completed at a cost of $500,000, has
been demolished. The St. Patrick's cathedral, Presbyter
ian church and eight public school buildings are in ruins.
Santa Rosa, April 19 ? There is not a brick or stone
building standing in this city. Every one has been demol
ished. More than 500 persons have been killed.
Saliuas, April 19 ? Many earthquake shocks were re
corded in this city yesterday morning and last night. They
came from the northwest. Half of the city has been des
troyed but no lives were lost. The damage has been $2,
000,000.
Early Morning Story
San Francisco, Adri! 19 ? 10 a .m., via
Oakland by courrier? The entire busi.
ness section of the city is in ruins. The
flames cannot be checked and are still
sweeping the city. The fire fighters
are helpless owing to the lack of water.
The better part of Ihe residence section
is still standing but the flames are de
vouring it very rapidly .
Gen. Funston has wired the depart
ment at Washington that 100,000 are
homeless. The dead might reach 2,000.
Many are mangled beyond recogni
tion. The authorities cannot quit fight
ing the fire in order to bury or care
the dead and the navy department has
been appealed to for vessels to take the
unidentified bodies to sea and bury them
there before decomposition sets in and
causes a plngue to start. The depart
ment has complied by placing all need
ed vessels at the city's disposal.
Another severe earthquake was felt
at 9 o'clock last night. The earth is
still trembling and more shocks are
feared.
The fissure in Mirket street is widen
ing and anoth?r one has opened at Va
lencia street and Twenty?sixth. No
lives were lost
No lives were lost in the Palace or
Grand hotel9 as reported. The St
Francs hotel is still standing, though
badly cracked, and if it escapes the
flames, which seems impossible, it must
razed to the ground.
Every saloon in the city has been clos
ed. fire Chief Sullivan was buried be
neath fallen walls and seriously if not
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2 lbs- Cans Coffee 70c. lib. Cans 40c
4 Packages Starch 25c,
Best Creamery Buttter 65c.
Fresh Ranch Eggs 25c per dozen
Bine Ribbon Tea, 35c. per lb
Force 15c- per package
Macoroni, Spaghetti and Vermecelli 10c.
per pkg. All bottle goods at cost
San Francisco, April 19, 1:58 p.m., via Oekland by
courrier ? The whole city its absolutely at the mercy of the
flames which are more rampant than ever. The very vitals
of the city are eaten out. The business section is gone
beyond hope of saving a shred and more than half of the
residences are already consumed. Still there ia no water
and all the dynamite supply, both private and that at the
government arsenal, has been exausted.* New fires have
started within the last hour in 50 different places in the
residence district by embers blown here and there by the
wind.
The new $5,000,000 Fairmout hotel is ablaze. The
Southern Pacific mammoth passenger depot at Third ave.
nue and Townsend steets has burned and all that portion
of the city has been entirely obliterated. The ruins of the
city" hall have caught on fire and are spreading the flames
westward. . .
The Chroniclce building is now heap of twisted iron
and as'jed. The St. Francis hotel is in flames.
Maddened men and women are running and shriek
ing through the streets in throngs. The Police and sol
diers are powerless to restrain them. Many who were mil
lionaires day before yesterday are now penniless beggars,
subsisting on food provided by charity. The terrible
strain is making maniacs by the scores.
It was announced at noon by representatives of all the
great insurance companies of the world that notwithstand
ing the fire and losses are the result of an earthquake,
for which they are not responsible, every cent of damages
sustained, by fire or otherwise, will be paid as quickly as
tne amount of thelf ss can be arrived at.
Residence District
Destroyed,
The fishionab'e resident district |
has been completely destroyed. Many j
linger in that section of the town and
help'esslv watch the flames consume
the remainder of their homes.
The outlaw element is appearing on
the streets in great numbers. It is be
lieved it is congregating here from
other sections of the states. The soldi
ers have killed four ghouls.
The Mechanics pavillion, where 500
bodies, rescued from debris, were await
ing identification, is In ashes. Two
hundred corpses were cremated.
There is not a single street in the
city where life is safe. Everywhere
are there fatal accidents almost con
stantly from falling walla. More than
3,000 Injured are now in hospitals.
Many of these are threatened and
wounded people are being constantly
removed from one temporary place of
refuge to i nother. The French and
German hospitals are threatened and
pat.ents are being removed from them
at this time. They are being taken
to improvised tents in Golden Park.
Ten square miles af territory have
been devastated in the choiclst portion
of the city. A thousand city blocks are
in ruines and 150 business blocks are
completely burned.
Cannot Get News
Washington,AprilI9? The California
delegation is unable to hear from mem
bers of their families. It is believed
no special messages of a purely person
al character are permitted to go throgh.
New York, April 19 ? No one can get
any word from relatives or friends in
San Fra .cisco.
That the people received the news of
the SaD Francisco fire an earthquake ill
a manner as satisfactory as the.v did,
?vMch was not the best, was due to th?
fact that tel"\graph ope-ators remained
at their posts afte. tiio buildings in
which they were situaud begun falling.
This statement was ras-le by th?, We?t
era Union and Postal r,elegraoh coin
panies in answer to the numerous criti?
cisras.
Seattle To Help
Seattle, April 19? A citizens' com
mittee has appea'ed to the people of
this city for assistance-; jr the stricken
city of San Francisco. I. A. Nadeau is
chairman of the commi'tee.
Material Comes
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Washington, April 19? Upon receipt
of a message from Gen. Funston, call
ing for 1000 tents and all rations that
could be sent by the w.ir department,
the latter ordered the commissary at
Vancouver Barracss to farward tents
and 2j0,000 rations to th? stricken city.
Los Angeles
Physicians Help
Los Angeles, April 19? AJ special
train containing 75 physicians and four
coaches of trained nurses left here last
night for San Franca.oo. Another
train load left thismorninept 10 o'clock
The latter train carries lOOextra police
men.
Oakland, April 19 A Special train
load of physicians and nurses arrived.at.
lo A. M. from Los Angles.
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