Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-21
NINETEEN PERSONS
KILLED IN SAN JOSE
Business Part Of Town Wrecked
Damage Being Estimated
At 100000.
PROVISIONS RUNNING SHORT.
People Excited Over Stories mat
Thousands OF Refugees Arc ON
Way From san Francisco.

san Jose, Cal. April 20-Nineteen
people We're killed in san Jose and the
entire business section wrecked estl-
mated damage, s5,0oC,0oo. one hundred
and ten killed and 70 injured, mostly
patients, at Agnew's asylum; building
completely ruined, Stanford univer-
sity. Memorial church and the other
buildings doHn; damage sS,00O,OOO. one
student named Hanna and one other
man killed there. Damage TO Pacific
Milling company at Santa Clara, $780,
600; total loss there 100000, no loss OF
life
At Gilroy about same amount OF dam
age. no dead.
At Salinas the sprcckles sugar refn-
cry, valued mt sl50O,000, completely
destroyed. Reports from Del Monte,
Hollster, Jacksonville. Monterey, Pa
cihc Grove Santa Cruz and Other
southern coast points show slight
damage in comparison. At HOLSTER
one man killed 100000 damage. Mar
row gage tunnel at Wrght's, three
quarters of a mile long, caved in.
In Del Monte hotel, bridal couple
from Benson, Arlz,. Mr. and Mrs Rous-
or, killed IN bed by chimneys falling.
Hundreds Of people streaming into
Santa Clara county from San Fran
cisco. Company u. Fifth national
guard, In charge OF the city. Strictest
martial law. Mayor Worswick has
asked Gov. Pardee for more soldiers to
maintain order. a vigilance committee
has been organized and placards have
been posted throughout the city warm
ing that any person found stealing. pill
fering or committing any act of lawless
violence will be summarily hanged
The Moreland academy, a Catholic
institution at jacksonville, badly dam
aged but no lives lost. Special trains
have passed through here from Los An
gees with physicians and necessities
for sufferers i'm San Francisco. Four
companies Of regulars from Monterey
and troop c, N. G. c., for Salinas, are
their way to San Francisco.
No person is allowed on streets here
after 1880 .. m.
Santa Clara college and Notre Dame
converts here practically unchanged.
Bridges between Pajaro and Santa
Cruz are badly out. Among those who
were killed In San Jose are: Mr.. and
Mrs Bert Haley OF Oakland, Mr.. and
Mrs. kerrigan of Oakland, Thomas
O'Toole of Gilroy, Mrs. Charles Costa.
Mrs. Claude Everett and Mrs. Warden
and Fireman Farrar.
This city's provisions are running
short and the people are greatly OK
cited over stories that thousands OF
haf-starved and homeless from San
Francisco are on their way here. SO
far the greatest order has been MAIN
tanned
Among the buildings wrecked in San
Jose are the st, Patrick's church, First
Presbyterian church. Centella NJ. r.
church. Central Christian and South
Methodist church badly damaged.
Every building on the west side OF
First street from st. James park TO
San Fernando street is either down,
topping or badly cracked, and every
one Of them will have to be rebuilt.
The Auzerlas building, Elks' club,
Unique theater and many other build
ings on Santa Clara street are down
on the ground.
on Second street the six-story
Dougherty building and several adjon-
ing blocks were destroyed by fire. The
new high school in Normal park Is
complete wreck.
The Nevada and Porter building on
Second street. Rucker building on Third
and Santa Clara streets are also ruined
The annex to the Vendome hotel vas
completely wrecked Thomas O'Toole
being the only one Killed.