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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-23
TOTAL SUBSCRIBED
Is NOW $4,164,OOO
COLLAPSlNG OF CHEAP LODGING
HOUSES CAUSE OF MUCH LOSS
OF LIFE IN DISTRICT SOUTH OF
MARKET STREET.

San Francisco, April 22.-rhe grand total
of all the moneys subscribed to date is
s4.154O0O.
South of Market street the loss Of life
was mostly brought about by the col
lapsing of many cheap and squalid lodg
ing houses. Among others the caving Of
the Royal, corner of Fourth and Mlnna
streets, added 10 the horror of the situa-
tion by the shrieks of its many scores of
victims embedded In the ruins. The col
lapsing of the Portland house on Sixth
street between Mission and Market came
about in a similar manner Fully sixty
persons were entombed admidst the crash
of timbers and bricks. Many of these were
saved before the fire eventually crept
to the scene.
The large hve-story Brunswick room
ing house with its 300 rooms filled with
guests on the corner Of Sixth and How
ard streets, collapsed entirely and fire
started admidst the ruins scarcely five
minutes later. 1t is estimated that over
200 persons lost their lives.
Part of ;hs leg cospopolitan house
corner Fifth and Mission streets col
lapsed al the very first tremble. Many
Of the sleepers were buried in the ruins
others escaped in their night clothes Al
775 Mission street the Wilson house with
its four stories and so rooms fell to the
ground mass of ruins, As far as known
very few of the inmates were rescued.
The Denver house on lower Third street
with It's many rooms shared the same fate
and none may ever know how many were
killed. the majority of the inmates being
strangers.
A small two-story frame building oc-
cupled ~ man and wife at 405 Jessie
street collapsed without an instants
warning killing both.
To the north of Market street the
rooming house people Jared somewhat
better The Luxembourg corner Stock
ton and OFarrel streets, n three-story
affair. suffered severely from the falling of
many tons of brick from an adjoining
building. The falling mass crashed
through the building, killing a man and
woman. Al
AT the Sutter street Turkish baths a
brick chimney toppled over and crashing
through the roof killed one OF the occu-
pants as he lay on cot. Another close
by laying on another cot escaped A
hopeful feature of the work Is the estab-
llshment by the Southern Pacific company
of "a chain of information bureaus carry
ing the latest bulletins and instructions
relative to transportation facilities pro-
vided TO relieve the congestion in San
Francisco.
The committee of the japanese relief So
siety offered its assistance in every man
ner possible. The society Is caring for
many stricken Japanese who still remain
in the city. They have wired TO every
large city on the coast asking for sup
plies to be sent by the Japanese.
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SHIP is DOCkED.
Mail Steamer China, With Cargo, Held
at Oakland.

San Francisco April 22--The Pacific
mail steamer China with cargo includ-
ing large amount of foodstuffs arrived
from the Orient and was docked at Oak
land in order that the supplies might be
distributed there. The shipping of San
Francisco Is at a standstll, and such
will be the state of affairs while the
city Is the least endangered.
The United States cruisers Chicago and
Marblehead are stationed off Meggs'
wharf. and prevent every vessel. whether
foreign or domestic from sailing out of
the harbor. The vessels are being held
here to be ready for any emergency that
may arise.
The federal authorities removed all the
revenue restrictions from the steamer
China and as possible the rice.
tea and other soodstufrs from the Orient
were taken on the vessel and sent to the
aid OF the stricken city. Unti next We'd
nesday the foreign vessels viii be ex-
amined merely 10 pass upon the health
conditions OF the vessel.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-23
WILLIAMS PLAN Is
HURTING CANNON
DEMOCRATIC LEADER STANDS IN
THE WAY OF THE SPEAKERS
PET MEASURE, THE SENATE
STATEHOOD BILL.

Washington, April 22.-(Special. )-Repre-
sentative John Sharpe Williams plan to
hasten a report from the statehood con-
ference committee through objections to
all unanimous consents Is hurting Speaker
Cannon fully much as the members
who are unable under the new order of
things to get up their pet bills
The other day a member asked the
speaker to recognize him to call up a
measure of local interest to his district
you had better see Mr. Williams" said
the speaker, somewhat irritatably.
Whether the member went to see Mr..
Williams is not known. If he did he got
no satisfaction as the democratic leader
is making no exceptions in his objections.
The action OF the democrats in objec-
tions to unanimous consent to force ac-
ton on the statehood bill is believed by
many of the minority members the proper
course to pursue at all times and not
with reference to this particular measure
of statehood. 1t would maize good gen
eral policy.
No small percent of The speabers 9,wer
u uuotu the 1aNt tIal lie Is aDf. 10 4il-
gle out member here and there and allow
him to pass bill With continuous objec-
tion to unanimous consent, bills would
be reached in their regular order and
members would be in a more nearly equal
footing. Thus the speaker could not use
as a club some members individual bill
to keep him in line on anything the speak
er decided upon.
Naturally the enforcement of Mr. VIII
liams announcement is hurting the speak
er and is meant to hurt. II he should
take hands off the Senate statehood bill
would pass tomorrow.
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WILL REBUILD
SAN FRANCISCO
Architects Are Already Being
Consulted as to Plans
WILL BE A NEW CITY
Several Large Establishments An
nounce That They Will Resume
Business as Soon as Author
tiles viii Permit.

San Francisco. April 22.-Many of the
most substantial business men and prop
erty owners of San Francisco already are
in consultation with architects as the
work of clearing away the debris goes
forward, and corps Of draughtsmen Will
be busily occupied preparing plans for the
new buildings to adorn the city.
1t is understood that James D. Phelan
Will be the first to rebuild in Market
street. His plans are not complete but
call in general for fine structure at
recently purchased the property adjoining
this reaching to Stockton street His in
tention is to cover the entire frontage
with buildings as soon as it can be DONE
Practically every bank in San Francisco
will be rebuilt All of those institutions
have eastern connections and many of
them are affiliated with foreign banks.
Money Available.
Owing to the great prosperity Of San
Francisco the local institutions almost
without exception have large deposits to
their credit in New York and European
capitals. This money will be available at
once and after the strain of the moment
has been relieved building operations will
begin. w. p. Lilenthal. president of the
Anglo-California bank said:
Now is the time for every man to put
his shoulder to the wheel, to build up the
new city. There is going TO be new
city and l am going to do all | can to
make it the greatest in the world. 1t will
mean work and lots of it, but the people
of San Francisco are equal to the task
Several large establishments have sent
messages to their customers throughout
the state that they will open for busi-
ness in San Franisco as soon as the au-
thorities permit.
The commission houses will be among
the first to act.
William Green Harrison, president of
the Olympic club, announces that the club
building which was cor aletely destroyed
by fire will be rebuilt
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the charity organization society of New
York whose experience has been very
large in work OF this kind. Dr. Devine
will work in conjunction with Judge Nor
row United States circuit judge of the
Ninth circuit, and the mead of the Cal
ifornia Red Cross association.
4 suggest that money and supplies be
consigned to DR.. Devlne at San Fran
cisco and DR.. Devine be notified of the
eonsignments. At the same time Mr..
Jacob Schiff, treasurer of the Red Cross
association of New York, may be notified
that the consignments have been sent to
Dr. Devine. or else the consignments can
be sent TO Mrs. Charles II. Keep, Wash
ington, ID. G., treasurer of the Red Cross.
/ also suggest that all consignments that
have been forwarded be brought to the
notice of DR.. Devine by telegraph, which
telegram should contain the name of con-
sgnee and amount and nature of con
signment II is better to send all moneys
to Mr.. Keep or Mr.. Sehiff, they will
then be telegraphed to DR.. Devine as the
money is needed
(signeD THEODORE ROOSEVELT
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zoo BODIES ARE
CREMATEDBY WALSH
MOST OF THE UNFoRTUNATES
ARE UNIDENTIFIED AND GRE
NATION WAS DEEMED NECES-
sARY BY BOARD OF HEALTH.

San Francisco, April 22.-Two hundred
of Shannon street in the vicinity of the
Union Iron works, were cremated at the
six mill houses of the mill by the order
of Coroner Walsh. This information was
obtained at the board of health today.
Some of the dead were victims of fall-
ing buildings, some were killed in the fire,
but it is believed by the board of health
that the majority died of ptomaine pos-
onng.
So many dead were found in this limit
ed area that cremation was deemed abso-
lutely necessary to prevent disease.
Names of some of the dead were learned,
but in the majority of cases identification
was impossible on account of the mutila-
ton of the features
A systematic search for bodies of vic
Tins is being made today by the coroner
and state board of health inspectors. The
city has been divided into sanitary dis
tricts and squads of searchers have been
sent out to every quarter. The ruins
of the burned buildings in the business
and the old residence sections have suf-
ficiently cooled to make the search possi-
BILE.
1'he body of ar infant was Sound in
slst center OF Union street near Dupont
this morning. There was nothing by
which 1t could be identified 1t was learn
ed, however, that number of people had
camped at this place, and it is presumed
that the child died and was left when the
party was forced to move. Their bodies
were found in the ruins of the house
on Harrison between First and Second
streets. They had been burned badly.
The body of a burned man was found
in the middle of Silver street. A bit
of burned envelope was found in the
poc. ct bearing the name "A. Houston"
Several bodies were found near the CEN
ter of the city. Few of them could be
identified. The bodies were buried in
different places and then the graves num-
bered.
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SANTA ROSA SUFFERS GREATLY.
Sixty Killed, Many Seriously Injured
and Many More Missing

Sacramento, CAL April 22.-Santa Rosa,
In proportion TO its size, has suffered
worse than San Francisco. The list OF
dead from Santa Rosa number about so.
but a great number Of persons are missing
ana still greater number are more or less
seriously wounded. As In the case Of San
Francisco an admirable organization has
the situation Well In hand. Forty sailors
from Mare Island fully equipped with ap-
paratus did great work. while volunteer
aid has been unstnted. Santa Rosa has
suffered the greatest disaster In her his
tory, but the indomitable spirit of her
people has been seen all along the line.
Even 50 early as Friday announcement
was made that the public schools and col
leges would open az usual on Monday
morning. the buildings having been in
spected and found safe.
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president Receives Telegram.

Washington. April z H.-President Roose-
Welt today received the following tele-
gram from Pardee Of California. dated
Oakland. yesterday:
The President. Washington. Thanks
for sympathy and assistance.
conditions much better. Fire out;
weather cool. people cheerful and being
quite we'll taken care Of. No epidemics,
whole country vieing to extend our peo-
pie aid and sympathy. We appreciate
very much your help
GEORGE c. PARDEl Governor"
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Weddings increase.

San Francisco, April 22.-Weddings in
great number have resulted from the re-
cent disaster. Women driven out OF
their homes and left destitute have ap-
pealed to the men TO whom they were
engaged and Immediately marriages have
been effected.
Since the first day of the disaster an
increase in the number of marriage
licenses issued was noticed by County
Clerk Cook. This increase is getting
greater Yesterday morning seven mar
riage licenses were issued In an hour
Cook himself has been on duty much Of
the time as has his deputy. Paul Wuthe.
~ don't live anywhere is the answer
given in many cases when the applicant
for license is asked where his residence
is. II used to live in San Francisco"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-23
GOV. PARDEE HOPEFUL.

Oakland, April Ex-Governor Geo.
; C. Pardee gave the Associated
!, Press the following interview to-
; day:
, "The situation Is good as can be
, expected. considering the greatness
OF the calamity that has befallen us.
; The nations Of the world are taking
) great interest i'm our welfare and
}, showing material and financial aid.
!, The matter Of an extra session of
; the legislature is still under consd-
; Grafton. What we need especially Is
; medical stores. clothing and shelter
, for the refugees. An epidemic does
, not exist at present II is not prob
, able that there will be any neces-
J, sity for ordering quarantine. The
, work of rebuilding San Francisco
} has commenced. and I expect to see
; the great metropolis replaced on a
} much grander scale than ever be-
; fore"
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Fort Bragg Suffers.

Berkeley, Cal. April q "A private let
ter received today brings the informa-
ton that Fort Bragg, one of the prin-
cipal lumber towns OF Mendocino county.
was almost totally destroyed as the re-
suit OF a fire following the earthquake OF
last Wednesday morning.
The bank and other brick buildings were
levelled as a result OF the trembling and
within a few hours fire had completed
the work Of devastation One person
only Of the 800 inhabitants was killed,
but scores were injured.
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Bodies En- Route Home.

Los Angeles. April 22.-Two rough boxes
arrived in Los Angeles yesterday from
Monterey. They contained the bodies of
Mr. and Mrs. II. A. Rouser, who departed
from Los Angeles for the Delmonte hotel
at Monterey on their honeymoon trip
April s.
The young people were killed stimuli
taneously by falling chimney at the
Delmonte in the earthquake shock Of
"Wednesday last. They were from Bisbee.
Afiz
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WIRES IN WARNING.

Los Angeles, April 22.-Alfred Fl.
Castle, retired capitalist and for
rner banker of Chicago. who passed
through that city's disastrous fire
has wired Mayor Schmitz of San
Francisco a warning in regard to
the possibility of premature opening
OF the vaults of the banks and Of
fees of that city. In his message
he points out that If oxygen is al
lowed to reach the contents of the
safes and vaults before they have
had time to cool, that they will ig-
mite and be destroyed. causing i'm
mense losses that otherwise might
be averted. He recalls that the loss
from this mistake was very great in
the case Of the Chicago fire.
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chattanoous VIII Raise $4,000.

Chattanooga. April 22.-ChatSanooga has
raised to date over $500 for the San
Francisco sufferers. Today collections
were taken in several churches and to-
morrow lists will be circulated among
the people generally. II is the intention
to raise $4,000 here.
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Fire at Natchez.

Natchez Miss, April 22.-Fire today de-
stroyed the warehouse of Geisenberger &
rriedler, wholesale grocers. Loss $4,000.
Insurance So. 600 The fire is supposed to
have been OF incendiary origin.
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REFUGEES REACH
SALT LAKE CITY
Relate Graphic Stories of San
Francisco Earthquake
ANTICS OF THE CHlNAMEN
Henry Herr Paid 8oatman $40 so to
Carry Him Across Bay From
Stricken City-Sized
His Pile

Salt Lake CITY Gtah, April y The city
Is filling with easterners who have es-
capped from stn Francisco.
Mr. Sternbefger of the firm of Stern
berger, Sim < Co, New York. is here
with his wife son and maid. He was on
The fourth hoor Of the san Francisco
hotel After hurredly dressing, he and
his family rushed into Union square
we had barely got seated" says Mr..
Sternberger, when tremen came along
asking for volunteers to take bodies from
the ruins just above the hotel. There
was a ready and willing response # was
a low building and all occupants were
burned in the debris We heard stihed
cries and prayers, For Gods sake come
this way. oh lift this off my hack. My
God, I'm dying and many others nerving
us to greater efforts.
Finally We got to some of them, bruis-
ed bleeding. blistered by the smoke and
dust. terrified past reason. The poor
fellows who fell in the street fell from
utter exhaustion. Those that were pin-
ned below We could not reach and their
seeming far-off cries for mercy and life
VIII ring in my ears till death.
In Chinatown.
Charles c. l.anfer of Fort Dodge, Ia.
who was at the Grand hotel. says
Il passed through Chinatown Just as a
shock came and all Chinatown was in the
streets gesticulating, crying, running
around and acting like lot of monkeys
II left TO themselves. | know they must
all have persisted The authorities drove
them up the hill and out of range Of the
fire. Superstition mastered them and all
sorts of heather gods were produced from
all sorts of places in their clothing and
joss paper was scattered all along the
way"
Bester G. Brown, member of the NJ. c.
! Lilly company of Kansas. was in pri-
vate home when the shock came, and
says that while things danced about it WAS
not so terrifying as TO those in brick
and stone buildings.
Henry Herr. a New vorSs travelling man
after terrible experience made his IS.
| cape and constituted himself a travelling
relief committee At Sacramento he or
dered a shipment of eggs. AT Reno he
set the housewives to baking bread and
| In Salt Lake he has raised a potato fund
of 500. Mr. Herr, crossed the bay In n
launch. The boatman asked him how
much money he had and when he replied
with mental reservation $500 the boat
man charged his $500 and collected The
money in advance
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THE ELECTIONS.
Continued from Page One.)

Gov. Utter was elected by a plurality
of 5495. Complete returns are in from
the 156 election districts of the state
showing that the remainder of the state
ticket is Republican. Mayor Higgins
received 80, I02 votes and Gov. Utter
1854.
The congressional fights in both dis
tricta were very interesting this year.
In the first district the race was very
close. Congressman D. L. D. Granger,
Democrat, finally defeated his Republic
can opponent, Mayor Elisha Dyer of
this city by 127. In the second Congress
sional district Congressman A. B. Ca
prom. Republican, was elected over ex-
Gov. L. F. c. Garvin by a margin of
1884
In the General Assembly battle,
around which great interest was CEN
tered because a United States senator
is to be elected this year, laurels went
to the Republicans. They elected 90 sem
ators against nine by the Democrats.
in the House 81 Republican represen-
tatives We're elected against 30 Demo-
Gratis. This gives a joint ballot of &C
Republicans and A Democrats.
Democracy was successful in this
city. p. j. Mccarthy. the Democratic
nominee for mayor. was elected over
ex-Govern"r Charles w. Lippitt by n
plurality of 1901.
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NEW JERSEY,

Trenton. N. j.. Nov. 7.-Revised re-
turns show that the Democrats will
have the House Of Assembly. 81 to %
and that the Democrats have elected
four Congressman in New Jersey. a
gain of three. The Democratic con-
gressmen elected are William Hughes,
l.. f. Gage Pratt, Edward w. Leake
and James A. Hamil
The Legislature will be Republican
on joint ballot, A to 81. This gives the
Republicans three more than q ma
jorty, but Senator Colby or ESSEX
and Assemblyman-elect Fake, Repub-
leans. have both announced that they
will not vote for the reelection of
United States Senator John F. Dryden.
This would reduce Mr.. Dryden's vote
to Il provided he got the Republican
caucus nomination. This would be only
one more vote than the necessary Il.
At this writing it is not absolutely
certain that Mr.. Dryden will succeed
himself.
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NEB RASkA.

Lincoln. Ne5., Nov. Geo. L. Shell
don. Republican, is elected governor
of Nebraska by ii plurality of from
10000 to $4,000 and carries with him
probably the entire Republican state
ticket.
The Republican state central COM
mittee claims five of the six congress-
men and a majority of 81 on joint bal
lot III the Legislature. insuring a Re-
headquarters do rot concede the Re-
publican successor to United States
Senator Willard. Democratic state
publican claims.
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OHIO.

columbus. O.. Nov. 7.-Chairman Dick
tonight repeated his claim of a plurality
of 1900 for Carmi Thompson. Republ-
can candidate for secretary of state, al
though the committee has received COM
plete returns from only 50 out of the IS
counties in the state.
Chairman Gambler of the Democratic
state committee does not dispute Chair
man Dicks figures. but he is claiming the
election of five out of the p congressman
in the state. the late returns indicating
a plurality of As for Sherwood, the hide
pendent Democrat candidate. in the 9th
District. Chairman Dick refused to con-
cede Sherwoods election. saying that
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CALIFORNIA.

San Francisco. Nov. THE Republic
can state central committee tonight
said that Gillette had been elected gov
ernor by at least 10000 plurality over
Bell. Democrat, and considerably more
over Landgen. Independence League
candidate. At Democratic headquarters
il is asserted that when full returns are
received Bell will be successful by a
small majority.
The Legislature will be strongly Re-
publican in both branches.
All the supreme justices elected are
Republicans, but for presiding Judge of
the appellate court the race between
Carroll Cook U0. and James A. Cooper
Cd, is so close that the result cannot
be predicted.
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ILLINOIS,.

Chicago Nov. Illinois went Republi-
can by over 100000, the vote for Smuski.
state treasurer, footing about 12o.OO. with
few districts estimated. Chicago gavs
the state ticket plurality of over 80. COO.
The Republicans lost three congressional
districts in Chicago and two more down
state, making gain Of five for the Dem
ocrats and giving then SIX instead of one
in the Illinois congressional delegation.
The Legislature is undoubtedly Republi-
can by a good majority on joint ballot.
This insures the return to the Senate of
United States Senator Shelby NJ. Cullom,
who received the majority of the votes
at the Republican state primaries.