Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-21
NINETEEN DEAD IN SAN JOSE
Property Damage There Estimated at Five
Million Dollars.
OTHER PLACES IN VICINITY SHAKEN UP
Hundred and Ten Killed and
Seventy Injured in st. Agnew's
AsyIum-Martinl Law
Prevails.
OTHER PLACES IN VICINITY SHAKEN UP

SAN JOSE, Cal, April 2O.-Nineteen peo-
pie were killed in San Jose and the entire
business section wrecked: estimated DAM
age, 100000. Other losses in this vicinity
are: one hundred and ten killed and sew
enty injured, mostly patients al st. Agnews
asylum; building completely ruined. STAN
ford university, Memorial church and other
buildings down damage, 100000; one stu
dent named Hanna and one other man killed
there. Damage to Pacific Milling company
at Santa Clara, $4,000; total loss there,
$500, 600; no loss Of life. Gilroy, about same
amount Of damage; no dead.
At Salinas the Spreckes sugar refinery,
valued at l,5OOO 600, is completely destroyed.
Reports from Del Monte, HOLSTER, Watson
vile, Monterey Pacific Grove, Santa Cruz
and other southern coast points show slight
damage In comparison. At HOLSTER one
man was killed and 10000 damage was
done The Marrow Gauge tunnel at
Wrights, three-fOurths of a mile long,
caved in. In the Del Monte hotel bridal
couple from Benson, Arlz and Mr.. and Mrs
Rouser were killed in their beds by Chin
neys falling.
Soldiers Take Charge.
Hundreds of people are streaming into
Santa Clara county from San Francisco
Company b. Fifth National Guard, is in
charge Of the city. Mayor Worswick has
asked Governor Pardee for more soldiers
to maintain order. A vigilance committee
has been organized and placards have been
posted throughout the city warning that
any person found stealing. pilfering or COM
hitting any act of lawless violence will be
summarily hanged.
The Moreland academy, a Catholic insti-
nf a wa had aaV al
but no lives lost. Special trains have passed
through here from Los Angeles with physi-
clans and necessities for sufferers in San
Francisco. Four companies of regulars
from Monterey and Troop c Of the National
Guard from Salinas are on their way to
San Francisco. No person is allowed on
the streets here after 7:3O p m.
Santa Clara college and Notre Dame con-
vents here are 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 Oak; Mr. and Mrs. Kerrigan, Oak
land; Thomas O'Toole, Gilroy, Mrs. Charles
Costa, Mrs. Claude Everett, Mrs Warden
and Fireman Farrar.
Provisions Running short.
This city's provisions are running short
and the people are greatly excited over
stories that thousands Of half-starved and
homeless from San Francisco are on their
way here. So far the greatest order has
been maintained. Among the buildings
wrecked in San Jose are the St. Patrick's
church, the First Presbyterian church, the
Centella Methodist Episcopal church. the
Central Christian and South Methodist
churches badly damaged.
Every building on the west side of First
street from st. James park to San Fernando
street are either down. topping or badly
cracked, and every one Of them win have
to be rebuilt. The Auzerias 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 adjoining blocks were
destroyed by hre: The new high school In
Norman park Is a complete wreck.
The Nevada ana Porter buildings on SEQ