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CITY I Earthquake Visits San Francisco THOUSAND DEAD Fire Follows Shock and Adds to Panic NO WATER SUPPLY Mains are Broken and Fire men Fight Flames With Dynamite--AII Bus iness Section Is Gone. City Surely Doomed. Oakland, April 19. At 11 o'clock this morning San Francisco is a mass of ruins and the flames continue the 'work of destruction, obliterating the few remaining habitations. There is no water and the city seems doomed. Dvnamite has failed to check the fire. Oakland has been placed under martial law. The San Pablo ferry was sunk by flying debris. All night the heav ens were lighted by the light of the vast conflagration. This morning a mass of smoke marks the continunce of the destruction amid scenes of unspeak able horror. The estimated loss in Sao Francisco will reach from $150,000,000 to $200,000,000 in the town. The limits of the fire at this hour are Nineteenth street on the west, Town send street on the south and Broadway on the north. Everything between these streets and the waterfront is de vastated. Day Dawns Hopeless San Francisco, April 19. Day dawn ed on a scene of death and destruction. Daring the night the flames consumed many of the city's finest structures and spread in a dozen directions to the res idence portions. The tear dimmed eyes of a myriad of homeless, stricken, heart weary, help less people watched the fire stretch its long ipne of red destruction from the - frpnt to the Mission, which it steel and iron made a huge, smoldering scrap heap; around the shipping dis trict down to the bay shore, destroying vessels, wharves and decks; and then, in a bitter turn of the wind, shrivel the Warm Belt, reach its destructive ban ners over the Southern Pacific station at Third and Townsend, crumpling cars and engines and huge buildings into bonfire ashes, and completing the fell work of yesterday south of Market street; then swing back, on the wings of a self-msde'gale, to find new fuel amid the stately homes of the men who had been state builders and railroad magnates on Nob Hill. Funston's Resume of Disaster. Washington, April 19. The War de partment today received the following telegram from General Funston: "Your four dispatches received Have already filed several for you. It is impossible now to inform you as to the full extent of the disaster. City practically destroyed. Troops have been aiding police patroling and main taining order. Martial law has not been declared. Working in conjunction with the civil authorities. Have not interfered with the sending of any dis patches. You cannot send too many tents or rations. About 200,000 people homeless. Food very scarce. Provis ion houses all destroyed. All the gov ernment buildings in the city gone." Oakland, Cal., April 18. Earth quake and fire today have caused the greatest calamity California has ever known. In San Francisco alone it is estimated that 1,000 persons have per ished, while as many more are suffering from injuries. The entire business portion of the city is in ruins, and the flames which, owing to the lack of water, cannot be checked, except by blowing up with dynamite buildings in their path, are still sweeping through the city. It is impossible at present to estimate the property loss, for the extent of the con flagration cannot be told until the fire has burned itself out. Iniured Roam the Streets. San Francisco, April 19. At the Southern Pacific hospital water is being carried into the building from outside sources for the use of the patients. Many people suffering from injuries are seen cn the streets making their way to the different hospitals. The Episcopal church, on Eleventh street, is badly damaged, and at the Studebaker Car riage works, on Tenth and Market streets, the top story caved in, badly wrecking the entire building. S N RUINS! The dreadful earthquake slun k without warning at precisely runic 5:13 o'clock this morning, its motion appar entlv leing from cast to west. At first the upheaval of the earth was gradual, but in a few seconds it increased in in tensity. Chimneys began to fall and buildings to crack, tottering on their foundations. People became panic stricken and rushed into the streets, most of them in their night attire. They were met by showers of falling buildings, bricks, cornices and walls. Many were instantly crushed to death, while others were dreadfully mangled. Those who remained indoors generally escaped with their lives, though scores were hit by detached plaster, pictures and articles thrown to the floor by the shock. It is believed that more or less loss was sustained by nearly every fam ily in the city. Telegraph and telephone communi cation was shut off for a time. The Western Union was put completely out of business, and the Postal company was the only one that managed to get a wire out of the city. About 10 o'clock even the Postal was forced to suspend in San Francisco. Electric power was stopped and street cars did not run. Railroads and ferry boats also ceased operations. Today's experience has been a testi monial to the modern steel building. A score of these structures were iu coarse of erection, and not one of these suffered. The completed modern build ings were also immune from harm by earthquake. The buildings that col lapsed were all flimsy wooden and old fashioned brick structures. The burned district extends from the water front south of Market street to Mission street and west to Eleventh street. The fire extends out Haves and McAllister streets nearly to Fillmore, and from the water front along Market to Montgomery and north from the wa ter front to New Montgomery street. Manufactories, hotels, wholesale houses and residences, comprising the princi pal part of the business section, have been destroved. The city hall, a struc ture costing $7,000,000, was first wreck ed by the earthquake and then destroy ed by fire. The Palace hotel, valued at $3,000,000, also was burned. The beautiful Claus Spreckels building at Third and Market streets was gutted. The Rialto building and dozens of oth er costly structures were also destroyed. The Hall of Justice is threatened, and will undoubtedly go. The Examiner and Call buildings are gone and the Croker building, across the street from the Palace hotel, is on fire. The freaks of the earthquake were many. Wide fissures were male in the streets, street railways were twisted out of line, sewers and water pipes were burst, and it is feared that there will be an epidemic of disease. Provisions are being sold at fancy prices, and even water is being vended by the glass. It is impossible to give a list of the dead and wounded, or even a list of the principal buildings destroyed. OUTSIDE SAN FRANCISCO. and Hundreds of Lives Lost. San Jose, April 19. One hundred and fifty persons are reported killed in this city. The entire business portion of the town bordered by St. James on the north, Market on the west, Third on the east and San Fernando on the south is a complete mass of ruins. The city is under martial law, the streets are being patrolled by troops. All hospitals are crowded with dead and dying. The electric plant is badly de molished and the city is in darkness. San Francisco, April 19. Reports from the interior are most alarming Santa Kosa, one of the most beautiful cities in the state, in the prosperous county of Sonoma, is a total wreck There are 10,000 homeless men, women and children, huddled together. The loss of life is not to be estimated. It will probably reach the thousands. The main street is piled many feet deep with the fallen buildings. Not one business block is left intact. This de struction includes all the county build ings. Nothing is left. What was not destroyed by the earthquake was swept by fire. Messengers bring the saddest tid'ngs from Healdshurg, Geyserville, Clover uale, it opiana ana Ufcian. in every case the loss of life and property is a-i shocking as here. Oakland, April 18. Reports from dis tricts outside of San Francisco indicate widespread damage. San Jose, 60 miles south, lost many buildings and from 15 to 20 people killed. The an nex of the Vendome hotel collapsed and fires broke out. Stanford university and Palo Alto suffered. At Stanford, many handsome buildings were demolished and two people were killed. Six other students are lying 'n the falo Alto hospital with bruises, cuts and internal injuries. The courthouse at Redwood City and other buildings collapsed. Menlo Park, Burlingame and other fashion able suburbs suffered. Santa Rosa, to the north, Napa, Vallejo and all towns around the bay were damaged. Thieves Shot Dead on Sight. San Francisco, April 19. The city is under martial law, and precautions have been taken to prevent disorder and looting. Four thieves were shot by soldiers this afternoon lor looting. The soldiers have orders to shoot with out warning sny persons acting in a suspicious manner. At Eighteenth and Valencia there is a crevice in the street six feet wide and entire sidewalks are torn up. The street car tracks are twisted and traffic is at a standstill. DESTRUCTION GROWS HOURLY. Firemen Blow Up Buildings Frantic People Flee Jor Safety. Sn Francisco, April 19. With each surreding hour the devastation and de struction In this rtrlcken and prostrate ruin of a city grows and grows. At 0 o'clock tonight it seemed as If nothing could save the comparatively small portion of the city that yet remains nn burned. The entire business and whole sale district is now only a glowing fur nace, w hile the giant tongues of tl.une have 'cached westward far beyond Van Ness avenue and are wiping out build ings and seeking more to devour. In every excavation and hole throughout the north beach household era are burying household effects, throwing them into the ditches and covering the holes. Attempts ate made to mark the graves of the property so that it can be recovered after the flames are appeased. Chief of Police Dinan said he thought 250 would fully cover the number of deaths. He found it impossible to se cure details. About 50 bodies have thus far been found. There was much shooting of looters today, but the offenders were fortunate enough to escape with wounds. There is a great shortage of the bread supply in the city. This afternoon, after a panic at the California-street bakery, the police took possession of the premises and it will be operated under municipal control. At this place men battled with women and children in their efforts to each seize four and five loaves of bread. The police used their clubs for the purpose of bringing alout an equitable distribution of the loaves. BLAZE LIGHTS MIDNIGHT SKY. Conflagration Seen From Oakland Appears Unchecked. Oakland, Cal., April 19. (Mid night) At this hour the light from burning S.in Francisco does not appear to have diminished, and is almost, if not quite, as brilliant as last night. Although the flames have swept their way three ruiks westward from the water front, the entire sky is illnmi nated by the glare of the unchecked conflagration. There is no wind and onlv the faintest suspicion of a breeze here toniiiht. but it is said there is a stiff breeze blowing over San Francisco. A gigantic column of smoke hangs over the desolated city, the apex forming fantastic shapes thousands of feet in the air and slowly drifting away to the northward. Although telegraphic communication was established this evening with the Ferry building on the San Francisco side, only a very limited amount of matter could be handled. The tele graph company would receive but a few hundred words of preBS matter, giving I'ltcfluii comilieii fal business. It is morrow morning believed that by to additional facilities will be had. The telegraph companies are com pletely swamped by the enormous vol ume of messages reaching here, as well as the crush of business filed for the outside world. It is unlikely there will he any further news matter from San Francisco before morning. Money Pours In. The following list shows how the cit ies of the United States are responding to San Francisco's urgent need o' help: Los Angeles, $200,000; Salt Lake, $100,000; Sacramento, $50,000; Port land. $100,000; Indianapolis, $10,000; Spokane, $5,000; Stockton, $-'0,000; Seattle, $40,000; Pittsburg, $50,000; Omaha, $10,000; Goldfield, Nev.. $10, 000; Tacoma, $10,000; Eugene, $2,000. Besides these John I). Rockefeller has given $100 000; Clarence H. Mackay, $100,000, and the Andrew Carnegie hero fund, $25,000. There are also thousands of telegrams pouiing into San Francisco from all parts .f the United States telling of funds beinX raised. Find Shelter at Berkely. Berkeley, Cal., April 19. Tonight Berkeley is packed with over 1,000 re fugees who have been brought across the bay to escape the horrors of the San Francisco conflagration. The home less and hungry are fed at the station from long benches provided by the citizens' relief committee, which in cludes representatives of all the fra- tenal and religious organizations in town. The women students and pro fessors of the State university are doing great work for the sufferers, and to night are finding shelter for all. War Department is Prompt. Washington, April 19. -Prompt ac tion has been taken by the War de partment in extending to the earth quake sufferers of San Franckco all available resources to relieve want and to provide shelter. Two hundred thou sand rations have been directed to be sent from Vancouver barracks to San Francisco, and a large number of tents from Vancouver and other military posts. The supplies will be forwarded with all the expedition possible. Treasure at Mint Is Safe. Washington, April 19. The United States mint at San Francisco escaped serious damage from the earthquake and the conflagration. Its stock of gold, silver and bullion, amounting to about $39,000,000, is safe. FIRE STILL BURNING Hut Has Lost Its fury and Is Now Slowly Dying Out. NATION COMING NOBLY TO RELIEF Foreicn Countries Stand Ready With Help. But Their Aid Will Not Be Needed. San Francisco, April 20. Plunged into absolute darkness tonight at 10 o'clock, San Francisco has not seen the coneulsion of the devastating work of the conflagration. The tire that started at Nob Hill and worked its wav to the North Beach sec tion. sweeping that section clear of htiildinir. was later veered around by a tierce wind and made its way southerly to the imme nee seawall sheds and grain warehouses. The fUmes were bending directly for the immense Ferry build ing, the terminal point of all central overland and local trains of the South ern Pacific road. The darkness and the wind, which at times amounted to a gale, added fresh terrors to the situa tion. Tonight the principal remaining fire was confined east of Van Ness avenue and north of Union street, hut was burning its way to the shore. I.ate this afternoon the police broke open every saloon ami corner grocery in the saved districts aiuf poured all malt and rpiritmis liquors into the gutters. HUNDREDS DEAD IN HOTELS. Over 75 Bodies Taken Out One Hundred in Cosmopoli'an. San Fraif sco, April 20. The three story lodging house at Fifth and Minna streets collapsed and over 75 dead bod ies have been taken out. There are nt leant 50 more dead Nidies exposed. This building whs one of the first to take fire on Fifth street. At lea"t 100 people were lost in the Coxmopolitan hotel on Fourth street. The only building standing between Mission, Howard, F'.ast and Stewart treets is the San Pablo hotel, which is cccipied and running. The shot tower Bt First anil Howard streets is gone. This landmark was built 40 years ago. The Risdon Iron works is pnitially de stroyed. The Great Western Smelting and Refining works escaped da'nage, also the Mutual Electric Light works, with slight damage to the American Rubber company and Vietagas F'ngine company. F'olger Bros.' Coffee and Spice house is uninjured, and the firm is giving away large quantities of bread and milk. Many are dropping dead from the hat and from snffocation. Over 150 people are reported lost in the Brunswick hotel, Seventh and Mis sion streets. NATION TO THE RELIEF. War Department Assumes Entire Con trol of Situation. Associated Press dispatches from every important city in the land indi cate that $12,000 001) in cash is already in sight for the relief of the tire and earthquake sufferers in and shout San Francisco, ami that a total of $-'0,000,. OflO is l'kcly to be raised. The United Stats will grapple alone with the situa tion growing out of the total destruc tion of one of her richest anil mist pop ulous cities. Foreign countries, in view of the magnificent responses of the American people to the cill for aid, will not be asked to contribute, though numerous offers have been made. Before the cabinet, at its meeting yesterday, had resolved upon this course, however ttie Dominion of (Jan ada had taken cognizance of the situa tion in San Francisco by voting $100,- 000 in cash for relief, and dispatches from the seaport cities of British Co lumbia indicate that they are ignoring the existence of the International boundary line and are joining in the work of forwarding money and provis ions with their sisters cities on the Pa cific coast. Ruins Small Companies. Chicago, Ajiril 20. It was declared last night by Chicago insurance men that many of the small accident ami fire companies probably will he forced to suspend business because of their enormous loss in San Francisco. Flven some of the bigger companies will be hard pressed. The total amount of lia bility convolved la now placed at more than $180,000,000 in San Francisco alone. This is considered conservative Added to the losses in San F'rancisco will be at least $50,000,000 to be met in other ci ies. Can't Deliver Telegrams. San Francisco, April 20. The deliv ery of telegraphic mebsages from out side points to people in Kan F'laiiiiMco is in impossibility. The messenger service of both the big telegraph com panies no longer exis's. Feu had the companies an army of messengers, they would be of little value for the reason that the people are scattered far au wide, and that a journey from the ferry building to the western addition, or to the refugee camps consumes hours. Will Build $5,000,000 Plant. New York, April 20. It was an nounced at the office of M. Oucgeon heim's Sous today that orders n.tvc been issued by that firm to proceed a soon as possible with the constructor of a $5,000,000 smelting plant In San Francisco. DEATH LIST LARGE. Will Probably Exceed Even the First Estimates Made. Sin Francisco. April 22. Now lhat the extinction of the fire allows of In quiry, It has become known that bun ilreds, If not thousands, of people lost their lives, either in the collapse of buildings due to the t art hquaku or in the lire which coiihiiiiii d the ruins In which they were imprisoned alive, but injured and poweilens to lice. A merely partial estimate places the total at over 700 iu the bulging houses and a few ad joining buildings. South of Market street the loss of life was chielly brought about by the col lapsing of many cheap lodging houses. Among others, the caving in of the Royal, comer of Fourth and Minna streets, added o the horror of th sit uation by the shrieks of its many scores of victims embedded In the ruins. The collapsing of the Portland house, on Sixth street, between Mission and Market, came about iu a similar man ner. Fully HO persons were entombed. Many of these were saved before the lire eventually crept to the scene. The large live story I'runswick lodg ing house with Its :t()0 rooms tilled with guests, on the corner of Sixth and Howard streets, collapsed to the ground entirely and fire started amid the ruins scarcely five minutes Inter. it is esti mated that over 'MM persons lost their lives in this building. Part of the large Cosmopolitan house, corner F'ifth and Mission streets, col lapsed at the very tirst tremor. Many f the sleepers were hurled in the ruins, others escaping in ineir uigui clothing. At 775 Mission street, the Wilson house, with its four stories and SO ...... i rooms, tell to the ground a mns i i ruins. As far as known very few of the inmates escaped. RESTORING WATER SERVICE. Within Four Days City Will Have Half Normal Quantity. San ''rancisco, April 22. F'xpettsof the Spring Valley Water company who have Ix-en engaged in making a thor ough examination id the mains ami res ervoirs of the system have reorted that tbo company has in its reservoirs enough water to supply the city at the reuglar rate of :0,0O'),000 gallons per lay for a period of (o) days. The only immediate problem is that of getting this supply into the city. Already pipes have been rcpa'red In ertain sections, ami a supply of ,,000,- 000 gallons per day is coming in through Ocean View from Lake Mer ced. About 1.000.000 nations of this is being consumed daily by Ocean View and the other towns aloi.g the ple lines, but , 000, 000 gallons daily reaching and will continue to reach the city proper. Within a few hours another sup) of 0 000.000 iral oris dally will be iioured into the city from College Hill station. This will furnish water to the southern section of the city. Alreail water is being supplied to the litack Point and Pacific Heights districts, hii with an additional supply of 4,000,000 gallons daily, which is assured Ir "in lines that will be repaired within a day or two, the city will within four days be receiving a dailv supply of between Hi, oiu). 000 and 17,000.000 gallon which is practically equivalent to ha! the amount that was being furnished t the entire city prior to the earthquake This makes it certain that the city will bu habitable again amloat immedi ately. A food supply has already been assured. General Mail Service Resumed. San F'rancinco, April 22. Trains have been running on all lines prac tically on tho regular schedule, except ing on the coast line of the Southern Pacific company. Service on that line was resumed today and dispatches will now be made regularly. Thn first mail from San Francisco for outside jxiints was dispatched yecterday und since that time all regular dinpatches have been made, excepting a few of the smaller closed pouch dispatches, which were omitted in order that the poHioflico might concentrate the forces upon the heaviest and most important mail. South San Francisco Burns. Oakland, April 22. A report reached here from San F'rancisco at midnight that a brisk fire is burning in South San Francisco. The illumination can readily be seen from this side of San F'rancisco bay, a distance of eight miles. It is believed that the Are broke out afresh from smouldering cm hers that could not lie sulxluetl on ac count of the lack of water. When the fire was pronounced to be practically out in San F'rancisco, several framo buildings were standing in South Sail Francisco. Docks Still Do Business. Ran F'rancisco, April 22. South of Market slrent the loss on the water front proper is comparatively small. Several shndi have been entirely rocon- s'ructed arid small repairs will have to be made io one or two of the docks, but beyond this the property loss is in significant. Thorn is nothing to inter fere with the unloading of ships and steamers at any of tbe docks south of the ferry building, save at pier No. 2 of Miss :oii tb ck. Glendale is Badly Shaken. Glendale, Or., April 23.-A distinct shock of earthquake wag felt iu this city at 11 minutes after 1 o'clock this morning. The shock was apparently heavier than the one of April 18, caus ing buildings to rock and rattle. NEWS OF THE WEEK In a Condensed Form lor Busy Rentiers. Our HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS llntuma of tho Lest Important but Not Lost Interesting Lvonts of tho Past Week. Tho death list at Santa Rosa will reach nearly 100. Twenty miners were killed by an ex plosion iu Colorado. There Is an armed inserrection in the French mining districts. Active preparations are already being mad to rebuild San I'raiu imo. Thousands of refugees are leaving Sail Francisco for the ninth, south and east. General Funston and Mayor Si limits unite iu saying there Is no danger of an epidemic of disease In San Francisco. livery building In Fort Uragg, a Men IihIiio county town of 5,00(1, wait wrecked or burned. But one ltle was lost. An automobile which skirted tho burned district of San Francisco travel ed 20 miles Recording to the register on the machine. A Chinese refuge camp has hern es tablished iu Ssn Fraud' c i separa' from the other camps. The camp will he under charge of government oltirers. Roosevelt cays the relief work at San F'rancirc sbould now all be turned over to the Red Ctohs. By having I it t one hea I better result can be obtained be believe. San FiaiK-imo'n mayor lays the worst over. IS livery business block III Sail J ore was Wrecked . lUrr'nian has wired $200,000 to San l'iiinelco fr immediate uxe. Kailrosds are carrying sll suppliers f r stricken California free of charge. Three fourths of Sun Francisco, in cluding all of the wholenale district, was burned. Y'A even cleiks were rrxcued from tho Sail F'rancisco pottollico after being three days entombed. The I u-inens section of Santa Kosa in in ruins, but the lesideiice portion es caped. F'orty lives were lost. The San Francisco fire has la id hare secrets in Chinatown that people never dreamed of. Passages and underground rooms 100 feet deep have been exposed and many slaves who never saw the light of day were burned to death. I'ntil further notice letters sent f ri in San Francisco will be carried free. This is necessary, on account of tbe loss of allxtainps. K.'K Htefcil mail ervhn linn Imwii HilHpended. Mails fur Manila and the Orient will probably uo from Seattle. Pope Pius is seriously ill from trouble. heart An earthquake shock at Hancock, Mich., killed one man and injured four. Burlington fllicials have been denied immunity by Judge Mcpherson in the rebate trial. Twenty minutes after the earthquake shock in California slight vibrations were felt at Manila. The government has purchased and sent from Portland two trainloads of provisions for the victims of the San Francisco earthquake. The California legislature will he called in sptcial session and among other incisures of relief $1,000,000 is expected to he appropriated. Advices from Home say the Califor nia earthquake affected iiih! rumeiita 7,000 miles away. The udentisls there predict further disturbances. Tho Western Union and Postal Tele graph companies are Imirying special trains with wire, instruments and men, to affectud California districts to repair tbe damagH done by the earthquake. New York Italians havo sent $10,000 to sufferers from the Vesuvius eruption. The dormant volcano at Pal ma, Ca nary islands, is showing signs of activ ity. Two more men injured by the explo sion on the battleship Kearsarge havo died. Anthracite operators have rejected the miners' offer and are preparing for long strike. Wives of striking French miners continue to wreck houses, mob women and fight the troops. An insurance bill, along the linen recommended by the president in his message, is being drafted. Charles K. Hughes, of New York. has been retainel by tho government to fight the coal monopoly. Three persons were killed and four seriously injured by an explosion! on the Britiah battleship Prince of Wales. The PobUI Telegraph A Cable com pany has completed and has In workinir order a new cable from Ban Francisco to China. Tho opening of two Manchurlan norta May 1 and one June 1 to the world's trade is announced by the Japanese government. Voliva proposes to Uowie io arbitral their troubles. r