The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-24

north from the water front to Mont
gomery street Manufactures, hotels
wholesale houses and residences, COM
prising the principal part of the bust
ness quarter, have been destroyed. The
city hall, a structure costing S7,OOO,OO o
was first wrecked by the earthquake,
and then destroyed by fire. The Pal
ace hotel valued estimated at $780,
900 also burned. The beautiful Claus
Spreckles building at Third and Mar
ket streets, was Quilted. The Rialto
building and dozens of other costly
structures were also destroyed. The
hall of Justice is threatened and will
undoubtedly go. The Examiner and
the Call buildings are gone and the
Croker building across the street
from the Palace hotel is on fire.
The Chronicle building and its new
annex ares till standing.
FREAKS OF THE EARTHQUAKE.
The freaks of the earthquake were
many. Wide assures were made in
the streets, street railways were
twisted out of line, sewers n water
| pipes were burst, and it is feared that
! there will be an epidemic Of disease.
Provisions are sold at fancy prices and
even water is vended by the glass.
1t is impossible to give a list of the
dead and wounded or even a list Of the
principal buildings.
PROCLAMATION BY THE MAYOR.
At a meetinf of a committee of safe
ty today Mayor Schmitz issued the fol-
lowing proclamation:
PROCLAMATION.
To the Citizens of San Francisco:
The federal troops, which are now
r>olicing a portion Of the city, as well
as the regular and special members OF
the police force, have been authorized
by me to kill any persons whomsoever
found engaged in looting the effects of
an citizens, or otherwise engaged in
the commission OF cTlHle.
Under this circumstances, they re-
quest that all citizens whose business
does not imperatively require their alb.
sence from home after dark, to remain
at home during the night time unit
order shall nave been restored. I beg
to warn all citizens Of the danger OF
fire on account Of defective or de-
stroyed chimneys, gas pipes, gas fix
lures and the like.
FIRE STILL BURNING.
At ) o'clock tonight the iremen Wer'
as far as ever from checking the pro
gress of the flames. In the northern
section of the down town business tn
fire swept around the hall of justic'
and communicated to Chinatown
thence proceeding westward into tn
heart of that colony. 1t then began
rapidly eating its way southwark 'ol
both sides of Kearney street and at
o.. m. was within a block of the Cal
fornia hotel. This point is near tn
!, plant of the Evening Bulletin, il
!, which the three morning papers ha
:. agreed to join to issue a four shee
, paper tomorrow morning. That pla
wa ]sabandoned as the Bulletin lie
directly in the path of the flames.
, About 6 O'Clock tonight the worl
famous Palace Hotel, built at a cos
: of millions fell a prey to he conna
grafton and the Croker buildin
d across the street began to emit smok'
At 9 O'Clock tonight, in the busine
district toward the water front tt
flames were either checked or blocke
at Washington street, and the corn'
of Kearney street. the Hall of Justi'
8 could be noted standing. From Il
s hall of justice to the south the fl
cut it's way through some of the choi
est buildings of the city. the Paci1
Mutual and the italian American bar
g being reduced to ashes.
@ Down Kearney street. on both sid
+ at 10 o'clock the conflagration w
n still raging with fury, but the dire
:, ton of the wind prevented its advan
:. up the hills to the west towards t
residence quarter.
u Yet the greater portion of the stru