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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1906)
FIVE O'CLOCK EDITION i r , 4 H A4i A Ai A A A 11 1 0 UBtltHItirULL VOLUME LXI NO. 123 FIRE Condition of Homeless and Shelterless People Encamped Over the City Is Remarkahly Good. CONTRIBUTMS ARE FAST COMING IN Collapsing of Cheap Lodging Houses South of Market;. Street .Caused Terrible Loss of Life-500 Persons Were Killed When Five Story Brunswick Rooming House Went Down SAN FRANCISCO, April ja. The an nouncement it made that the fire h out, only smoking embers remaining. The condition of the homeless, and shel terless people encamped in various parts of the city is now remarkably good and offers of substantial assistance ate being rapidly received fiom cities in all sec tions of the United States. The grand total of all the moneys received sub scribed to date $4.S7.x. Lodging Houses All Collapse. South of Market street tin1 l"" f lit',' wiii chiefly brought iiIkiuI by the collapsing of iminy cheap lodging house. Anion; other the caving of the Royal, cornel' Fourth and Minna streets, added to the horror of the situation, by the hri'k of it iiiiiny wore of virtini embedded in the ruin. The rollupiii of the Fort hind house on Sith street lK-twcen Mission and Market caiiie about in a similar inun ner. Fully sixty pernn were entomb ed. Many of these were Hived before the 'Hit eventually crept to the scene. Three Hundred Killed. The large, five-story Brunswick lodg inn '"'' rooming house, with it IIOO room, filled with uncut, the corner of Sixth iiml Howard street, collapsed tn the ground entirely and (lie started amidst the ruin, scarcely five minute later. It is cstimnted that over three hundred pervitin loot their lives. Part of the In rue Cosmopolitan house, coiner Fifth nitd Mission streets, collapsed at the very first trembler. Many of the tJeeH'r were buried in the ruin, other escaping in their night clothing. At 775 Mission afreet, the Wilson house, with it four Htorie and eighty room, fell to the ground a inns of ruins. As far as known very few of the inmate were rescued. TONS OF SUPPLIES ARE BEING RUSHED WESTWARD CHICAGO, 'April 22. The amount of supplies that is being sent through to 8nn Francisco from Chicago and points east of here is assuming tremendous proportion and agents of the railrmd and express companies way that the AtiOOIATIO RfPOnV IS OUT ANB SMOKING Number Killed Unknown. The Denver lfouw on lower Third street with it many room, fared the Mime fate and none iiuiy ever know how many were, killed, the majority of the inmates being Grangers. A ma!l two ntory frame building occupied by a man mid wife at tu.'i Jessie street, collapsed w it hunt mi instant' warning, Both were killed. To the north of Market street, the rooming house people fared somewhat Is'lter. The Luxemburg, corner Stock ton and f'Tupcll sticct". a three-story iilhiir, snlTcred severely from the falling of many ton of brick from an adjoin ing building. The falling mas crashed through the building, killing a man ami woman, At the Sutler street Turkish Hath, a brick chimney toppled over and crash ed through the roof. One of the occu pant wa killed. Another close by escaped. Information Bureaus Help. A helpful feature of the work is the establishment by the Southern Pacific Company of a chain of information kept by bureaus, which will be served by re lay of pony riders, carrying the latest bulletin ami instruction relative to transportation facilities provided to re lieve the congestion in San Francisco. A -committee cnt by the Japanese Con sul, representing the Japanese Relief Society, offered its co-operation in any manlier possible. The Society is caring or many of the stricken Japanese who si ill remain in the city. They are ren dering assistance to white people wher ever required. They have wired to ev ery large city on the coast asking for supplies to be sent by the Japanese. Two Hundred Bodies Found. SAN FRANCISCO, April 22,-Two hundred bodies were found in the Po tU'i'o district in the vicinity of the Union Iron Works and were cremated movement is barely commenced. Dur ing the last twenty-four hours , about 150 cars have left, hero on passenger twin schedule. It is said by railroad men that the present movement of sup plies will bo more than doubled within the next twenty-four hours. ASTORIA. OREGON MONDAY. APRIL 23 1906 by order of the coroner. Some were victim of the earthquake and some of the fire,, but the majority died from ptomaine Miisoning. So many bodies Wi-re in the neighlMirhood that crema tion wa ubsolulely necesary. Only a few name wciv learned. Church Services Held. Religion service were held at the usual hotiiv today and were attended by thousands, grateful of the opportunity to express their thanks for the preser vation of their live. There was no distiugiiishuieut of sect or denomina tion. Catholic priest celebrated masse in the Jewish cemetrics and people of every creed knelt with bowed heads. Archbishop Montgomery celebrated mass on the steps of St. Mary's Cathedral. Sobs were heard all through the vast congregation extending nearly ' to the blackened waste on tho other side of Golden Gate avenue. He urged the peo ple to obey the order of the authorities. In total darkness last night, a prayer meeting was held on Jefferson Square where thousands are encamped. Cliff House Escapes Fire. SAN FRANCISCO, April 22.-The ClilT House and Sutro Hatha tire scarce ly damaged by the flames. D. P. Helen will erect a fine structure on Market and O'Farrell streets. "All banks will he rebuilt," say P. W. Lilienthal. president of the Anglo-Californian bank. "There is going to be it city, and I will do all I can to niako it the givatest in the world." Commission houses are making arrangements to bring food in to the city through the regular chan nels, v Wine Quenches Flames. In the Latin quarter on the slope of Telegraph Hill, the only well wa sucked dry during Friday. Italians broached 500 gallon of red wine. Itiicketfnls were thrown on the flame and blanket dipped in wine beat back the fire. The people went thirsty to save the wine to tight the lire. Fire Chief Dies. Chef P. J. Sullivan of the fire de partment died early this morning from the effect of injuries from the1 earth quake. He was, with hi wife, sleeping in the engine house, and received a frac tpured skull and four broken ribs. Ho recovered consciousness at the hospital, but never knew of the fire. He died talking of the need of a salt water fire fighting plant. Even Father Works, SAN FRANCISCO, April 22.-Tho EMBERS tkoldier and police are forcing every one to work.' clearing the city. A party of four men, well dressed, were compelled to leave their automobile and assist in removing debris from the street. The automobile was loaded with provisions and sent to hungry people in the park'. A young man in a summer suit and kid gloves hesitated when he was ordered to get to work and carry bricks off the ear tracks. A bayonet prick induced him to work five hours despite his hand some attire. Doctors Are Arriving. Tlie chief surgeon of the 0. R. & X. Railroad reached here in charge of twenty physicians and a number of nurses and hospital supplies. Dr. W. E. Carl of the Oregon National Guard and tho entire third hospital eoros of Ore gon have arrived. All Are Getting Married. Weddings in great number, have re sulted from the disaster. Women driv en from their home appealed to men to .whom they lecame engaged and mar riage immediately followed. The man lier is steadily increasing. Water in Abundance. , The Spring Valley Water Company has enough in its reservoirs to supply the city with thirty million gallons daily for six hundred days. The' pipes are partially repaired and seven million gallons are coming in daily. Another six million daily will soon be coming. Commissary Train Coming. LOS ANGELES, April 22.The larg est commissary train in the world be ing rushed into San Francisco i a "mess train" outfit enlarged to a capa city of 20,000 meals daily. Thirty cars .cost fifteen thousand dollars. It will be there fop breakfast Monday. Shot Without Warning. LOS ANGELES, April 22. R. F. Lund, an Ohio traveling man says: "While on a narrow street back of the Emporium, I found a rough fellow over the body of an unconscious woman try ing to wrench a ring from her finger. A soldier approached, and involuntarily I pulled my revolver, but the soldier fired first. The man straightened and fell dead over the woman, her ring spnnglod hand still in his grasp. This may sound murderous, but it seemed right to take a life. But I was disap pointed, 1 wanted to kill him myself." Big Sum Subscribed. LOS ANGELES, April 22. Three hundred and five thousand dollars is the UOVERS THK MORNINtt HBLD ONLY 000000000000000000 FIRE STARTS IN . SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO OAKLAND. April 23.-A re port wa received here at mid night that a brisk fire was burn ing iu South, San Francisco, and tlic illumination i readily seen here. It i believed the fire started in the smouldering cni-b-r and could not W subdued for luck ef water, 'when the fire wa almost practically out. Several frame building are landing in South San Fran-ci-crt, but it i feared the will lie swept away. 000000000000000000 sum total subscribed to date in and about Los Angeles to the fund for the relief of the San Francisco earthquake sufferer. The individual amounts giv en are from all sources and tlase from the millionaire to Chinese and Japanese laborers. Refugees Arriving. PORTLAND, April 22.-Two hundred and fifty destitute refugees from San Francisco arrived here today by a fie train on the Southern Pacific. Some were heretofore well-to-do, and some never bad anything .to loe. Several women were elegantly gowned, but without a cent or anything except the clothes on their backs. They were met by a relief committee and freely taken to temporary homes here. Six hundred and fifty more are due tomorrow. RETURNS COMING IN. H1!TLAND, April 22. Practically complete returns of the Republican State primary election indicate that II. M. Cake of Portland will be the Re publican candidate in June for the I'nited State Senatorial nomination, mid the following will lie nominee for State mid congressional tickets: Con gressmen from First District J. II. Hawley of Salem; Second District W. R. Ellis, Pendleton; Governor .Tames Withyeonibe, Corvallis; Secretary of State F. W. Benson, Roseburg; State Treasui'er .lames Steel, Portland; Attorney-General H." S. Crawford, of Al bany; State Printer W. S. Dunniway, of Portland. STREETS BEING CLEARED. Sunday Observed by All Classes as Day of "Work. SAN FRANCISCO, April 22. Rude altar in the camping places were the only intimation of Sabbath today in this city. Everywhere was the greatest activity, streets being cleared and lu.- borer repairing pipes for vater and gas; electricians seeking to untangle the mas of wires. San Francisco is in the first stages of her regeneration. There are no hungry people tonight. Food by the carload and boatload poured in from Oakland all day. People today were given hot coffee, canned meats and even v fruit, today fop the first time. The re lief committee however must care for thousands for an indefinite period and there should be no relaxation in send ing supplies here. All cooking must be done in the streets not even a candle or light being allowed iu the houses. RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT WANTS OUTSIDE CAPITAL ST. PETERSBURG, April 22. The government last night in an official com munication made a direct bid for the in vestment of foreign capital, declaring .that the convocation of the Russian par liament will mark the end of the vexa tious restrictions heretofore existing ON TrfB LOW I Pi COLUMBIA PRICE FIVE CENTS THE FIRE Flames Ate District 26 miles in Circumference. EVERY. THING BURNED Associated Press Representative Tours Burnt District in Auto. RUINS STILL SMOULDERING " "fit1 Fire Has Now Exhausted Itself Sara for the Flames From Burning Embers Clearing District Already Begun, SAN FRANCISCO, April 22. The fire has exhausted itself save the flames from the embers. The Associated Press today send a representative around the burned district. He traveled twenty six miles showing the circumference. The start was made at the Pacific Mail dock at First and Brannan streets, and north on Brannan to Second; thence on Townsend, thence north to Seventh, thence East to Brannan, thence North to Bryant, thence West to Juniper, a mall street between Tenth and Elev enth ; thence to Harrison, then to Four teenth, thdnee to Folsom, thence to Fifteenth, thence to Shotwell, thence to Fifteenth, thence to Howard, thence to Eighteenth, then to Capp, thence to Twentieth, thence to Nineteenth and Dolores, thence to Market, thence to Guerrero, thence to Market, thence East to Gough, thence to Page, thence, to Octavia and thence to Rulton. Along McAllister the flames made their way to Gough, "then to Golden Gate avenue, thence to Van Ness avenue, thence to Sutter, then from Sutter and Franklin to Clay. Still burning along Van Ness avnue, the fire reached Greenwich, thence to Larkin, thence to Lombard, thence to Hyde, thence to Chestnut, ttience to Taylor, thence to Bay, then to Mason And easterly to the city front. Children Suffer Greatly. LOS ANGELES, April 22. A frog mentary account of the terrible suffer ings endured by the little children of San Francisco in the earthquake fire was: brought to this city yesterday by Mr. ano Mrs. nenry Huskey and Mrs. Kate Land, who lived together on Pine street. upon the exploitation of Russia's re sources. .Siberia and Central Asia, es pecially are pointed out as fields for de velopment, and at the same time two rather rosy statements concerning the internal situation financially and politi cally are published. BOUND