The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-04-20

at Van Ness Avenue and in the mis-
sion district. 1t is estimated that one
fourth Of the city is saved.
OAi.lAA9 Cal. April 20.-With the
almost toIpl destruction of San Fran
cisco. the partial ruin OF more than
fourteen smaller cities and towns, the
Pacific slope is now face TO face with
the most appalling series OF disasters
that have ever happened ia the United
States
General Funston commanding the
troops in the ruined city, In an official
message says:
The fire has crossed Van Ness ave
nue. to the west. and II Is almost GER
tain now that the entire city will be
destroyed Tn account OF confusion II
has been impossible to locate indivld-
uals Inquired for, hut attention will be
given that matter as soon as practical
BILE. There Is no decrease in the prog
rsss Of the fire II is so dark one can
scarcely see during the day.
"I'he subtreasury is entirely destroy
sd. with the exception of the vaults,
which contain all the cash on hand.
suitable guards have been ordered to
protect them.
1.-THE fire marshal of San Francisco
reports that more than two-thirds Of
the area of the city Of San Francisco
has been destroyed and there is no pos
sibility Of saving the rest of the city"
The following is the district north of
Market street now devastated. SAMSON
TO Market street, to Sacramento. To
Buchanan thence To California TO
Hyde. to Eddy. to Iarkin. TO Cough
and ~ Market ON the south side Of
Market street the fire extends along
Market street 10 Fourteenth and be-
low the southern Pacific tracks TO the
boundary.
Inc fire has worked up Sob hill TO
Pine and Mason streets. and the annex
to Hopkins Art institute took fire. one
engine was working at this place, with
limited water supply Across the
street was the Fairmount hotel recent
ly erected by Mrs Oelrichs. Adjoining
the Hopkins institute is the Stanford
mansion. To the west the flames spread
~ Fillmore aud Golden Gate avenues
and north to Suffer aud Leayenworth.
The art treasures were removed from
the Hopkins institute.
A detachment of sailors from one of
the warships assisted the tremen ut
this point. Officers. with drawn pistols,
forced citizens to work People left
their homes and He'd to Golden Gate
park and the Preside. All night long
constant stream of humanity walked
the streets to tue west Two hundred
thousand people slept out of doors.
Already there Is suffering from lack
OF food and water san Francisco
needs help and needs it quick one
train got in over the valley route from
Los Angeles with the supreme court
on board No trains are running on
the coast route
Every man who ventured near the
scene of the fire was impressed by
Lieutenant Mcmillan of the Bear This
young officer had cool eye and a
wicked looking pistol, and the way the
men jumped when his gun was point.
ed was interesting. Mcmillan was ey-
erywhere directing operations, and his
! energy earned the admiration of even
| those whom he forced to work
Fully threefourths Of all the build
ings in the city will he destroyed
II is impossible to estimate accurate
ly the number OF people killed or the
property loss.
A noticeable feature of the past two
days is the camness Of the people, a
calmness that, under the circum-
stances is remarkable
From Market street to Washington
and from SAMSON TO the water front
was another mass Of flame to the north
ward. The sweep of the winds carried
burning brands into the outlying dis
! trict, and soon block on Mission
street, between Twenty first and Tween
ty-second streets. was ablaze. This
was several miles from the business
section. ana it threatened with de-
struohon, should the Are continue to
spread the southern residence section
Of the city.
From rapid surveys II is probable
now that $4,000 houses were either par
tally or wholly destroyed by earth
quake, and the subsequent fire has
swept the city frem one end to the
other. Hundreds OF buildings are burn
ing without any effort being made to
check the Are.
The number of dead cannot be rough
ly estimated. Four hundred bodies
have been recovered. but hundreds
persisted mserably in the broken down
wooden houses along the water front
In the Mission and along Market street,
Failing walls pinned down many vic
Tins and they were compelled to SUI.
fer untold agony while the flames crept
toward them
II Is believed that from 1000 TO 5000
lives have been lost. The number can