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LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, . OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1906.
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The residence property of Albert
atterton on Second and B street in Old
.own, was commpletly destroyed by fire
'' ) lest night The two Petterson brothers
had retired w hen a neighbor coming home
shortly after eleven o'clock saw flames
through the windows. He gave the alarm
promptly, waking the inmates, and call
ing to his assistance some boys, hurried
to the sub-station hose house and began
to fight the fire. Meanwhile the Pattersons
had carried a few household goods out
of the burning structure. By the time
the down town department could reach
fhe scene the building was nearly burned
, own. , The structure was an old one
', Jut the owners realize a heavy loss from
the fact that so few of the many things
contained in the house were rescued.
Just how the fire originated is not known.
Mr. Patterson says he had not had fire
in the stoves since four o'clock yesterday
evening and knew nothing whatever untill
, he was awakened last night to find his
home in flames. Judging from the way
the fire consumed the building it very
: likely started near the wood shed, a lean
to building. The building carries no In
surance and with the exception of a few
'dollars worth of goods, every thing was
lestroyed. .
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(LIBRA If PATRIOTS' DAT
(Scrlpps News Association)
, Boston. Mass April 1 9 The anni
versary of the Battle of Lexington, being
a legal holiday in the state of Massachu
setts under the name of Patriots' Day,
was duly observed here and In other
cities and towns throughont the state in
the usual manner. Many patriotic and
social organizations will hold meetings
this afternoon and evening when
nent speaker will deliver addresses on
the meaning and importance of the day.
. In the town of Lexington the day was
ushered in, as customary, by the Lexing
ton Drum Corps and the School Color
Guards. There was also a band concert
on the battle green in the forenoon. There
will be another band concert In the after
noon and later in the afternoon there will
be a popular entertainment for young
people. The Old Belfry Club will keep
open house all day and will conduct the
usual ball in the evening. The Irish
American Historical Society will hold its
annual meeting in the afternoon and t
banquet in the evening.
At Arlington the Fife and Drum Corps
started early this morning and went over
the Paul Revere route, starting at five
o'clock in the morning from Old Mystic
Bridge that divides the town from Med
ford and marching up the Paul Revere
road to Lexington line. The corps visited
the Revolutionary monument and the
Revolutionary burying ground in the town
and decorated them with flowers and
flags. The tablets about the town and
the Soldiers' Monument were also decor
ated. ' 'w. . , . fi
HOURS 12 TO?
' The voting hours for the primaries' to
morrow open at 12 o'clock noon and will
remain open until ? o'clock p. m.
SATURDAY SURPRISE 1
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22 c per, yd.
We have just received a shipment of men's 50 inch Jap silks
in black, blue, red, white, pinks and lavanoer all thoryughly
good qualities and easily worth twice the price we ask for
them
SATURDAY ONLY 20c THE YARD
Everyone in La Grande
Seems to be getting a pair of our OXFORDS. We
not blame them either. It seems that the moment
get into our store and see our handsome line of
can-
they !
DIAMOND BRAND
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Their feet have a great desire to get into a
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the prettiest ever shown in La Grande
If you are looking for real shoe comfort,
come in and let us fit you out as we're fit
ting so many of your friends
SANTA ROSA, SAN JOSE, REDWOOD CITY AND SANTA
BARBARA SUFFER TERRIFIC LOSS
City of Oakland BMv Wreckel TterlvTiirn fa Mian.1
Fearing Anotfcer Stock at San Francisco
LOS ANGELES NOW SHAKEN
San Francisco, April 1 9 It is the gen-1
eral belief that San Francisco, the pride
of the Pacific Coast, is totally destroyed.
(5 a. m.) Almost every building in the
vicinity of Union Square is ablaze. The
magnificent St. Francis Hotel, the fur
nishings alone costing $450,000, appear
ed doomed. ,
Thousands slept in the park and other
open places last night
' STILL BURNING
San Francisco, via Oakland Arjril 19th.
6 a. m. San Francisco is a mass of
ruins and the flams continue their work
of destruction, obliterating the few re
maining habitations. All night long the
heavens were lighted by the vast con-
flagation. This morning the mass cf
smoke which hangs heavily over the city
marks the continuation of the destruction
amid scenee of unspeakable horrors.
, WATER SUPPLY FAILS
(7 a. m.) The water supply has abso
lutely failed. Nothlna can save the citv-
The fire is 'spreading west north and
soutn through the residence portion of the
city. ,
, INTO RESIDENCE SECTION :.
Death and destruction has been the
fate of San Francisco. It is a mass of
ruins. At six o'clock last evening the
flames seemingly ' played with increased
vigor, threatening such sections as the
fury of the fire demon had spared during
the earlier portion of the day.
The fire burned a path in a triangular
circuit from the start until eaily morning
it jockeyed as the day waned and left
the business section, which too had been
entirely destroyed and skipped in a dozen
directions to the residence portion. As
night fell the fire had made its way over
into the North Beach section and spring
ing over to the south reached out along
the shipping section, down by the bay
shore and over the hills across toward
Third and Townsend streets, warehouses,
wholesale houses and manufacturing con
cerns fell in the path. This completed
the destruction of the entire district
known as South Market street. How
far they are reaching to the south
across the channel cannot be told as
that part of the city is cut off entirely.
PEOPLE FORCED TO HIGH GROUND
Cavalrymen have forced the people
from the level district to the hill section
to the north, where they will be out of the
way of those engaged in rescue worK and
fighting the fire. As in Oakland, only
those with passes issued by the fire chief
and the mayor are allowed in the stricken
district Many of those driven to the hills
are without money, food or clothing. The
suffering is beyond the power of man to
describe. '
LEGAL HOLIDAY DECLARED
Governor Pardee arrived at Oakland
last night and issued a proclamation de
claring this a legal holiday all over the
state.
UNDER MARTIAL LAW
Boih San Francisco and Oakland are
under martial law. Troops are patrolling
ine reels, only those with passes are al
lowed within the main sections of the city.
TELEGRAMS OF SYMPATHY
Telegrams of sympathy' and offers of
aid are coming in by the hundreds from
all parts of the globe.
DEATHS NOT SO GREAT
On every side is death and suffering.
Hundreds were injured yesterday by be
ing either burned, crushed or struck by
falling pieces from the buildings. Several
have died wNile beine operated uoon on at
the Mechaniss pavillion. which has been
turned into an improvised hospital The
number of dead ie not knawn but tha m.
timate places it at least 600. Hundreds
of troop patrolled the streets and drove
me crowds baci while hundreds were set
to work assisting the firemen and soldiers.
The soldiers are carrying out the orders
in true military spirit
EGRESS CUT OFF.
The Southern Pacific on the south is
cut off at Samateo, SO miles south of the
city, cutting off the most natural way of
escape in that direction, leaving the only
mean of egress to vehicles and afoot.
THOUSANDS HOMELESS
After darkness thousands of the home
less were nuking their way withbknksU
and scant provisions to the Golden Gate
Park and the beach to find shelter. '
Those who had homes on the hills just
north of the Hayes valley wrecked section;
piled their belongings in the streets and
express wagons and autimobiles were
kept busy at any price they might ask,
hauling the things away to the sparsely
settled regions. . . ' , - -
" $200,000,000 LOSS
. The estimated lose in -San Francisco
will reach from $160,000,000 to $200,
000,000. NO BUSINESS HOUSES STANDING
Down town everything le in ruins
There is not a business house
standing. Theatres are crubbled into
heaps. Factories and commission houses
lie smouldering on their former sites.
All of the city are rendered helpless.
The Call and Examiner building are des
troyed. .
the opinion that they will be able to meet
all looses.
TWENTY BURIED
The terminal at the foot of Market
Street fell this morning and buried 0
persons undjr the debris. Tnese were
incinerated and there is no possibility of
learning their Identity.
LIEUTENANT BLOWN UP
Lieut Chaa. C Piilia. mimii,
84th light artillery, was blown up "by a
charge of dynamite and fatally Injured. '
REDWOOD CITY DAM AGED
At Redwood City, which is S miles
south of San Francisco sutTered great
damage by earthquake. Many building
and blocks are destroyed and ruin ie
general in all parts of the citv. Tha
Carnegie library is competely destroysd-
THE STANFORD UNIVERSITY
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Stanford University April 19 Most nf
the beautiful buildings of the Stanford
University are razed to the c-mi.nH.
The loss is estimated at $3,800,000.
Two persons were billed h.r. tk
buildings destroyed are Encina Hall; the
some of the colletre bov tnH.nt.- tk.
new gymnasim building which was only
recently completed and one of the finest
structures of its kind in the world: The
famous Stanford llbrarv building n.
ojn'zed the world over for its arehithctu
ral triumph; Quandrangle, one of the
most novel and beautiful of the college
structures and the grand arch at the en
trance of the University grounds.
CHINA TOWN CONSUMED
Thai portion of the citjT bf San ' Fran
cisco which has long been given over to
the Chinese residents wae totally con
sumed by fire at ten o'clock this morning.
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THIEVES IN EVIDENCE
As usual in all places where death
and destruction occupy the attention of
the grief stricken, human fiends find op
portunity to rob the dead and the injured
this morning, three of the vampers were
discovered at their ghouliBh work and
were promptly shot down by the soldiers.
DISTRICT BURNED LAST NIGHT
At eleven o'clock last night the Occi
dental hotel was destroyed by flames
which swept unchecked across Montgom
ery Street and attacked the block
bounded by Montgomery, Sutter, Bush
and Kearney. The new Merchants
building was a mass of flames from the
basement to the tower and other build
ings in that block. The Union Trust
building and the Crocker bank are both
ablaze.
Shortly after 1 o'clock, the fire had
eaten its way southward from Portsmouth
to Kearney and California. The entire
section fronting on the west side of Kear
ney is a mass of flames and soon all of
the buildings adjoining the hall of justice
were ablaze and firemen were striving to
save that structure by the use of dyna
mite. At that time flames had eaten
their way westward In the residence
section as far as Cough Street There
dynamiti.ig block after block the firemen
succeeded in checking the fire for a time.
MARATO CUM TO BOSTON
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Ashland, Mass.. April 1 9. A large
crowd was assembled near the bridee
about one mile beyond the depot of Ashr
land, when the great Mar-uhontace under
the auspices of the Boston Athletic Asso
ciation started thsre at noon today.- At
the crack of the pistol in the hands of the
starter the runners started down towareU
tne oepot, each one accompar.M fcy tI-
cycle rider, who has orders to assist the
runner to whom he is assigned in every
possible way. should he become disabled
or be compelled for some reason or other
to drop out of the race. Every man whose
strength should give out will be put on
board of a train or trolley car and sent
home under escort of his cyclist compan
ion. -
The course for the race, which is about
twenty-five miles long, runs from the
starting point toward the depot across
the tracks of the railroad, and In an al
most straight line through South Fram
ingham, Natick, Wellesley, Newton, Low
er Falls, past tha large sign boards,
through the Newtons. Chestnut Hill, past
the reservoir, through Beacon Street, Into
Exeter Street and finishing at the Boston
Athletic club house. .
The runners, more than fiftv of whom
started this noon, all seemed to be in
good physical condition, but it Is expected
that a great many of them will drop out
before having covered the entire distance..
Prizes will be given to the first eight man
and a souvenir each to the following
twenty-five men who may finish after the
prize winners. Souvenirs will also be
presented to each caretaker of all con
testants being placed. .
ST IGNATIUS CHURCH DESTROYED
The magnificent church and college of
St Ignatius, on corner of Van Ness and
Hays Streets is destroyed. The loss is
over $1,000,000. The church contained
paintings and frescoes that are priceless.
INSURANCE COMPANIES HIT HARD
It is probable that twenty or more in
surance companies will be ruined. The
managers of the large companies are of
J. D. Mathesou mechanical foreman of
the O. R. & N. is in Umatilla takinir ear.
' of the wreckage caused by the fire.
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