Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1906-04-19
The Latest News
A TRADE WIND SPRINGS UP
CARRYING DESTRUCTION IN
ITS WAKE
Firemen Give up all Hope OF
Saving the City
Ferris Running ard People Taken to
Outlying Districts

Ferris Running ard People Taken to
Outlying Districts
continued from page II
The Insurance companys All Sound
1t was good news to thousands to-
day when Commissioner of Insurance
Myron Wolfe stated that he was
authorised to say that of the eight,
insurance companies represented in
San francisco that they were ready
to meet their losses dollar for dollar
and that earthquake losses would be
treated as fire losses and paid in
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A Committee of Safety
The Committee of Safety appointed
by Mayor Schmitt comprises fifty Of
the most influential citizens of San
Francisco. Elk Mayor Phelan is Chair
man of the Committee. The Com
mittee has begun its work and doing
well providing for the protection OF
human life and property and the car
ing for the injured Contributions are
pouring in and the work Of the Com
mittee is being systematically prose
cutec
The Mayor has issued nrocla-
nation to bakers and those having food
supplies to carefully guard the dis
tribution of the supplies and also
cautioning all dealers against ex-
tortion.
The city being under martial law
If is impossible for any one TO go from
the adjacent towns is to San Fran
cisco
The Western Union Company have
telegraphed Gen. Funston to allow
permits to additional telegraphers to
go into the city to assist the work
of handling news.
Extent of the Shock
The full extent of the territory
covered by the sismic disturbance may
be realized when it is said that re-
ports of the recording of the instru
ments indicate that the shock ex-
tended from Washington d. {. to
Mexico In fact the tremblor twas
felt all over the American contlnant
SAN FANCISCO, April 1S.-The
fire that swept down Market street
made such rapid Roadway that no
attempt was made to stay its onWare
march. 1t carried every thing before
it and a pillar of smoke rose JUS
ahead like an immense serpent thai
reared it's head high in the air.
II reached the Grand Opera House
on Mission and licked it up in few
minutes it spread from there to the
Call editorial rooms and then cross
ing Stevenson street with roar at
tackled the fifteen story Call building
which is the most imposing struct
ure in San Francisco. Two small
wooden buildings which couched un
der its walls caught and helped ignite
this splendid pile.
The stone walls seemed to stanl
the fierce heat while thousands watch
ed the flames concentrate upon it
The walls seemed to resist the crucia
test but there suddenly came the
,so,'nd of crashing glass and in MON
mnt the flames had gained an en-
trance and in few seconds they wer.'
leaping out Of the big widows of III,
dome, 1t did not require long to gu
the entire building. The stone wall
which withstood the earthquake shocl
also were able to resist the fire blu
the building is Quilted completely
The Hotel Victims !,
Those who were compelled to. ,ea,
the hotels were obliged in o.nv !,
stancs to take nothing but tho cloth,
they wore. The hotels were file
with screaming wome ,rv;no to ca,
their wardrobes ar hundreds mack,
the'r trunks OF ~ to leave them
'e ~ ) the force of porte
~ ISL Client to handle the ba
sorbitant prices were ask
anu I'D drayman and porters to mo
DIS and valuable and thousands
dollars were taken in under the pr
sure OF thse excitements.
Other Noted Buildings
The Emporium building with
immense stock Of goods was ruin
The Acadamy of Sciences.
Phelan Building. the Army Headqua
ers the Flood building and the Hi
orian building went up like finder.
Banks and commercial houses 81
posed to be fire proof burned wi
the rest and the roar Of the q
flagratiOn could be heard by peO