Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-18
ONE THING CAN SAVE IT
That is the Wind Mast Come Up From
tb0 West aud Blow The Flames
Toward the Bay.
FINANCIAL LOSS IS $40, 100000
The Number of Dead May be
Thousands.
SECOND SHOCK FELT THIS MORNING
Associated Pres, Di.Dato' e, Ov sDsolal wirs,.

Associated Press Dispatcr e. ov Special Wire,
San Francisco, Cal, April ls.-The
Postal Telegraph Co. is preparing to
vacate, and this will cut off telegraphic
communication with the outside world.
The entire business district will likely
fall prey to the aames which are increas-
ing in intensity famed by a stiff breeze.
Mayor Schmitz, Chief Of Police Dinnan
and Gen. Funston, commander OF the
Department of the Pacihcmct this morn
ing, and Gen. Funston called all the avail
able troops for service, if necessary in the
emergency.
The Board OF Supervisors will meet im-
mediately to take measures for relief and
protection of the sufferers of the disaster.
Chief Of the Fire Department Sullivan is
lying in very pracarious condition.
Note Here the Associated Press re-
port ends with the announcement: "Wire
trouble-los Frisco
San Francisco, Cal. April $3.50 a.
M A fire which broke out in the Mack
| Wholesale Drug Co.. store, l3 and IS
| Fremont street, threatens to destroy the
entire block Practically the entire water
/ front is on fire On California and Pine
streets the fire has reached to Sansome
street. From Pine and du Pont streets
fires can be seen raging in all downtown
districts. A brisk wind west IS coming
up. and the destruction of the entire
business district is threatened. The
Hall of Justice is momentarily expected
TO fall. The City Hall is almost an entire
wreck The Mechanics Pavilion has been
converted into AN emergency hospital
The Grand Opera House has been much
damaged.
The Santa Fo roundhouse and machine
shops at Point Richmond, across the bay,
have collapsed.
FIRE THREATENS LARGE HOTELS
0.l5 q. m.-'Ihe fire in the vicinity of
the Palace and Grand Hotels is rapidly
approaching these buildings, and from
present indications they will fall prey TO
the flames within half an hour.
The Examiner and Call Buildings are
also in imminent danger.
0.45 "a. m Iwenty-Ono bodies have
. NNtll NihNi ~ iAAN iAtNA H'ANs AtN "NffAN-ff >
! cannot accommodate any more.
Mayor Schmitz has established head
quarters at the Hall of Justice and has
: appointed relief committee Of 90 promi-
nent citizens.
! The military arc patrolling the streets
guarding the banks and other establish
10 ments They have received orders TO
shoot on sight anyone detected in theft.
The Jessie street side OF the Palace
{ Hotel is burning,
The burning district at this hour runs
, from South street. on the west, TO the
= water front. on the east, south OF Market
\ street and north of Market street from
u Sansome to the water front and from
4 Market TO Washington. There is also
: a block burning on Mission street between
!, Twenty-frst and Twenty-second streets
The newspapers, having had thell
y power cut Off have combined and vii
~ issue one paper for all from the office o
the Chronicle, which has its own powe
plant. M
There was a great rush at the diiteren
I banks by depositors who wanted TO draN
:, out their deposits, but the banks declae'
I to keep the doors closed.
:, BY order of the chief OF police all IN
= saloons have been closed.
I. The damage already inflicted Is estl
= mated roughly at S40O00OOO
= The fires are spreading rapidly and
= unless the wind comes up from the ives
~ and blows the flames toward the bay
nothing can stop the destruction oil tn
city.
The whole north end of the city.
+ wrecked. and the flames are spreadin
II in all directions. In the absence OF watel
y the Fire Department has resorted 10 IN
<, use Of dynamite, and buildings are oeln
g demolished in the hope OF staying tn
- eonhagration.
n The block bounded by Sansome' Oal
D. fornia. Pine and Battery streets Is pract
H. cally doomed, the flames sweeping clea
across it in great sheets from l'ihe stree
with no apparatus available for It's sa
81 vation
Fire has taken hold OF the l6-sIory Ca