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PORTLAND, , OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, - APRIL 18, 1906.
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Flames Following the ShocKs
Threaten to Destroy the
. tire City as Supply of Dyna
mite Used in Fighting the
Fire Bias Been Exhausted
Troops From - Presidio Guard Prop-
-Business Entirely Sus
pended
erty
Fire Chief Sullivan Killed-Prop-
erty Loss i CIosc to a Third of a
Billion Dollars.
jui A series of earthquake shocks beginning at 5:15 this
morning, followed by fires-destroyed perhaps half jof SariY
Francisco.' y'rr --i-ijT-v !.,.?
YTha dead number at least two thousand, most of them'
crushed by. falling buildings. The ; property loss is per-
t - haps three hundred and fifty million dollars. - - ; , .::r
1 1 Not the Charleston earthquake, Galveston's tidal wave,
eatJJhicagoJire,IihBjQstori
flood equals in loss of life and property this tremendus ca-
tastrophe at San Francisco. " ''"Yy'YtYT
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7' Sacramento, Cal..- April 18.-The downtown business portion
of San Francisco is a raging hell of fire, 'ruin and' death.': Every brick
building of over three stones in the city is damaged or destroyed by
the earthquake. . The district .on- Market street to Third, com
prising over, a square mile of, the greatest business "center, is in
flames. The water pipes have been twisted and broken by the
-earthquake and the water system is rendered utterly useless.: Build
ings, rimming about the burning district are being .blown up to
prevent the spread of the flames. The financial loss is inerediblei
the loss of human life is appallingVthe deaths mounting into thou
sands and thousands. All kinds of communication to San FranciyO
"Svere suspended' until after 9 "o'clock. The crowds seeking to es
cape from Sarr Francisco by the ferry are too great to be handled,
and panic reigns - Every; policeman is on duty,, working tocontrol
: the frenzied crcnvd.:The Mechanics pavilion has been turned" fifta'a
morgue to handle the mutilated corpses from the ruins of the ten
ments and hotels. The city hall, built at a cost of $16.000.000,. is
almost' completely ruined. It is rumored that "the 'Call building, is
-destroyed and that the Palace hotel is' in flames. ;.vY y
' San - Francisco, ApriP18.-Two thousand 'dead, hundreds of
millions of property damaged, a sea of flames consuming the ruins
'and wrapping stately structures in a mantle of fire, the. boom of
..dynamite used to stay the progress of the flames, the. crash of col
lapsing structures, the 'screams of the panic-stricken .mingling with
ihe hoarse shouts of the firemen, is the summary at noon of the
; havocvvrought bv" the most disastrous earthquake in, the history of
' America, which shook the inhabitants from theirbeds at 5 :20 o'clock
this morning and wrecked the business portion of the city by the
Golden Gate.- .2z,'- :': i :'j . ,
Fires arc raging in a score, of the different sections of the city.
Along Marketstreet from the ferry to Seventh street, 50 different
fires arc "raging. "it is impossible to ; secure, waterxnough ""'to. fight
the flames-to ad vantage, -as all mains were cracked by the earth
quake shock. ; Streetcar, tracks 'were : barfly twisted, many costly
buildings have sunk four and five feet, crevices have been torn in
"streets and sidewalks and all thoroughfares are thronged with peo
ple fleeing from the scene. . -' ' ; ; . ;
; SEVERAL SHOCKS IN SUCCESSION.
Several shocks of earthquake were felt, the first occurring at
about -5:15" o clock and Tasfirig 'three' mrnutesrjlntefmitteni shocks
occurred until after 8 o'clock, when they ceased.' Gas and electric
lamps were snapped and huge water mains cracked, flooding- the
streets. 'r-"" '' , '- ':.:
5 At least 50 blocks south and cast of Market street in the region
arMudmgSansQmc, MissionlBattery, FrontDavis-and-Drummond
streets were destroyed. Houses tumbled in all directions. The
J police are (aringrfor the dead, but many arc thought to have been
lost in the fire which consumed the debris. - v . ;
The region affected is occupied principally by wholesale stores
and warehouses. ' Many costly buildings in progress of . erection
were destroyed and the streets are' Kned with debris. 'Mechanics'
'pavilion has been utilized as a morgue and the dead are being con-
-reyed therer More" bodie arfr arrirtnf every- minuter-rThrTuinof
almost the entire, business section seems probable,' '--
; - DEATH IN TUMBLING BUILDINGS. ;
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HAND NOW
Mayor Lane, on Behalf of City,
'. Offers Sympathy and Assist-
: Y ance to . Stricken of . ..
San Francisco. .. ., .
BfG ENGINE READY IF
THERE IS NEED FOR IT'
Commercial Cub Members T. Vote -
Unanimously to Help in Aiir Way
Powlble Chamber of "Commerce
Sends Telegram - of Condolence
With Proffer of Help to Town.
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MARKET STREET LOOKING TOWARD THE FERRY BUILDING. THE CALL BUILDING AT THE RIGHT rAND THE WHOLE
, SOUTH SIDE OF. THE STREET ON WHICH IT IS LOCATED l PRACTICALLY WIPED OUT. -
most densely populated, region jn Jthc city ' and many lives ' are
thought to have: been lost in the collapse of the scores, of flimsy
structure which-lire-itS'Tiarrow alleyVantfreetsT1' " " , :'
- rThe most disastrous fire in the city m that raging between
Mission and Market street. from Fifth street toward, the bay.' Build
ing after building has been destroyed. ,either by the flames or by
dynamite in the frantic efforts of the jtircmen to check the progress
of the' fire." AH buildings M the town suffered heavily. Many of
the; modern" steel structvfres escaped with cracked plaster, but Set
tled foundations, and many will be unsafe for habitation. " '
;; KINGSLEY HOTEL IN RUINS. ' v 1.
" . "Among the buildings destroyed was' the Kingsley hotel at
Seventh and Howard; which entirely collapsed and is now wrapped
in flames.' From 75 to 80 people are believed to be buried in the
ruins.iwThe Valencia hotel at Eighteenth and Valencia streets, a
five-slory'frsme buildingralso collaps
debris. A house on Fourteenth street tumbled, killing two people.
The Lipman dry. goods store and the efltire block in which it is
situated, at Jwenty-second and Mission streets,- js destroyed by
the flames. ". : '';'"- 'i-..-' ' :'
The city hall is badlycrackcd and is expected to crumble at
any minute. YTheTiall of justice: is momentarily expected to faI.
A' fire is raging at" Sansbme "and Vine streets, with" the pros
pects that the entire commission house district, occupied by produce
firms. will go up in flames. Most of the fatalities occurred in the
cheap lodging-house section near the ferry slip, v ' v
, MAY BURY DEAD AT SEA. y ;
TtrniiiesrthedeadvaryVnJ
flictingrbut it fs believed that there are at least 2,000 dead. Reports
centering at police headquarters are appalling, but most all of them
arc verified. Application has been rpade to the federal government
for transports-, to take the bodies, to be buried at sea.X" Many '-of them
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are so mutilated and there are so many of them that it is impossible
to care for them ashore. Y. LY : , '. V" .v. ' V": -'."' Y "'"'
" Oakland.' Berkelev,: Alameda, Point Richmond and Sausalito
suffered andvere shaken severely. '. The suburban fire departments
are also fighting many fires. Y " " 7T : 7'-'. Yf
: ; : FRONTS OF BUILDINGS COLLAPSE. y.:
, All, along Tine, -Bush nd -Market streets - the-fronts ,'pf ,the
buildings are falling into, the streets; exposing the interior to view.
At S!30 o'clock the dome of the costly city hall fell with a jar that
could be heard , throughout the city,' toppling over onto the' hall
of records. '..' - i -j'-'y -' 7i" -t-
At 10 o'clock" the Majestic theatre collapsed. " This was a. new
structure, built three years ago at Ninth and Market streets, and
has been one of the most popular resorts in the city. , '
-TJieold-. OccidenUUhoteLxm Montgomery: and Gutter treets.
a four-story structure, is in .ruins. YTbe roof fell in and the "huge-
stones crashed and smashed the floors. JMot a window was left in
the building. The hostelry was -one of the oldest on the coast and
was patronized extensively by the army and navy' officers, many
of whom are reported to have been caught in the collapse, though
no fatalities are reported.--. , . ..j.:. v.,.. ... .
For four entire blocks along Market street from First tp Second
and Third streets fires are burning fiercely. The new Rialto build
ing, owned by Mrs. Herman Oclrichs, at New Montgomery and
Mission streets, a 10-story structure, has been wrecked by dynamite
to prevent the spread of the flames. Y Y- " , "."..': ' ;
TELEPHONE GIRLS IN PANIC.
L..nie Sunset Telephone building, on ; Bush' street near Mont
gomery, adjoining, the Mills building, was. destroyed by fire after
an explosion which blew off the roof and threw the urcr half of
jCont1nu4 on ! Fmir y
Through Mayor tene Portland has .
extended an offer of any assistance
within its power to the stricken city
of San Francisco. Shortly after noon
the mayor sent a telegram to Mayor
Eugene; Schmitz .of San Fjancisco
offering" services, money, provisions, ,
clothing or anything that the people
of Portland cn give, and expressing
condolences for the awful catastrophe.
Chief Campbell early this morn
lfl"g filed Oeiegram W Chief Snllivan ;.
of the San Francisco fire department
offering any service desired to assist
in fighting the flames which are fol
lowing in the wake of the earthquake.
Chief Campbell said there was one
large first-class, metropolitan engine '
in reserve which could be shipped" tor
San Francisco on a moment's notice.
If the fire is not brought under con
trol and San Francisco desires" the"1
engftie it will be shipped on a special
train this evening : and . arrive . trrtre
about 20 hours Jate .rJLV- - ; ,
Commercial Club to Help.
At noon today the Commercial club
voted unanimously to render all pos
sible assistance to the stricken city. '
No definite action toward relieving
the suffering will be taken until more
information concerning the needs of
the unfortunates is obtained. The
club, however, assured the city of San
Francisco of its willingness to be of
any -aervice. . .
As a result of a special meeting of .
the club this morning the following
telegram was sent by President F. VV.
Leadbetter to Msyor Schmiti:
Throuah you the cttjr'a chlnf ncu
tlva. the Portland Commercial club,
which-la In temporary uartra on -
count th compleio destruction- of "
lta home by (Ire. tender to the cltlanna
of Ban Francisco, the gnat metropolis
of the Paolflo eoast. Its tenderest sym
pathies. We know that your , people
will rise triumphant over this cataa.
trophe. TTpon unanimous vote of lta
members the Portland .Commercial club
la at your service tor anything- that yim
may command.' .
By direction of President R. K. -
Hoge of. the Portland chamber of
commerce expressions of.. sympathy
were sent this morning to Mayor
Schmitr and . the chamber of com
merce ot ban rancisco. 1 he mes-;
sage, besides expressing sympathy for
the calamity, asked what aid mayJjqL
tendered by the local organization. : '
":'- To Use Heppner Fonda. -Before
Portland had time to -
predate fully the extent of the great
disaster of the sitter city, she hail "
begun to prepare for relief. Mer
chants and business men throughout '
the city have expressed their desire , ,
to contribute whatever may be heeded
by the unfortunates of the southern
metropolis. :
As soon as news or the calamity .
reached the city this morning . I- N
Fleischner, chairman of the commit-
tee that had charge of the Ileppner
relief fund, notified Mayor Lane that
115,000 could be at once placed to
the .credit., of the unfortunate ..city.. :
When the Heppner flood took -lace ;
Portland subscribed more money than
was needed and $15,000 has remained
in the hands of'the committee This .
sum was immediately offered by
Chairman Fleischner. .- - r - -,
Clothirtg, food and any other neces
sities will-be sent from -Portland tt -relieve
aaffering in the southern city
at soon as the extent of the disatcr -is,
more fully known. Funds for thai
purpose will be donated by the vsn
ous commercial organizations and by
private subscriptions. '
Methods of transporting w1"-- -?
may be needed in t i x - i
visions sndtIoth!--r Y
discussed and t '
practically r
naid that v
be sent 'l I