The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-19
ENTIRE CITY IS
PROBABLY DOOMED
No Efforts of Firemen Avail to
Check Progress of
Flames.
FIRE FIEND DEVASTATES
THE RESIDENCE SECTION
List of the Dead, Dying and
Wounded Is Growing
With Every Hour.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 1s.-Earth-
quake and fire today and last night have
put moro than half OF San Francisco In
ruins. Hundreds OF people have been
killed n thousand others injured and the
property loss Will exceed one hundred mil
lion dollars Thousands OF people are
homeless and destitute and all day long
streams OF people have been fleeing from
the stricken district to places OF safety.
Shock Was Prolonged.
1t was 5.l5 o'clock this morning when
terrific earthquake shook the whole city
and surrounding country. one shock ap-
parently lasted two minutes and there
was almost immediate collapse of fllmsy
structures all over the city The water
supply was cut on and when fires broke
out I'm various sections there was moth
ing to do but to let the buildings burn.
Telegraph and telephone communication
was shut of for a time
Only One Wire Out.
The Western Union was put complete
ly out OF business, and the Postal COM
pany was the only ono that managed to
get a wire out OF the city. About 10
o clock tho Postal was forced to suspend
In San Francisco Electric power was
stopped and street cars did not run.
Railroads and ferryboats also ceased
operations.
Firemen Powerless.
The various arcs have been raging all
day. and the fire department has been
powerless TO do anything except to dynn-
mite the buildings threatened. All day
long explosions have shaken the city and
added to the terror OF the inhabitants.
Following the first shock there was an
other within flye minutes. but not nearly
so severe. Three hours later there was
another slight quake
Damage Widespread.
Reports from districts outside OF San
Francisco indicate widespread damage,
San Jose nifty miles south. lost many
buildings and from fifteen TO twenty
people were killed. The annex of tho
Vendome hotel collapsed and fires broke
out. Stanford university and Palo Alto
suffered Al Stanford many of the hand
some buildings were demolished and two
people were killed One of them was
Junius Robert Halls OF Bradford. Pa,
and the other was Otto Curtis, fireman
Students Injured,
Six other students are lying in the Palo
Alto hospital with bruises, cuts and in
ternal injuries. These are Ross D, How
ard of San Francisco, Henry l. Dearing
of Santa Ana, Cal; - Frolli Halbert r.
Thomas of Los Angles, Robert W. West
wick of Santa Barbara and w. HN Hast
ers Of Portland, or.
Other Towns Suffer.
The courthouse at Redwood City and
other buildings collapsed Mcnlo Park.
Burllngame and other fashionable subur-
ban towns suffered Santa Rosa, to the
north; Napa. Vallejo and all towns around
the bay were damaged These reports,
charming as they were created little in
terest in San Francisco. where the pco-
pie were I'm a frantic state. They did not
stop to dress. but rushed out Into the
streets In their night garments.
Steel Buildings Stand.
Today's experience has been tcstimo-
NAL TO the modern steel building. A score
Of these structures were in course OF erec-
ton. and not one OF these suffered. The
completed modern buildings were also i'm
mune from harm by earthquake. The
buildings that collapsed were all himsy
wooden and od-fashioned brick struc-
turcs The damage by earthquake does
rot begin TO compare with the logs by
Are The heart OF the business section
OF San Francisco has been destroyed by
fire An area OF thickly covered ground
OF eight square miles has been burned
over. and there is no telling when 'the fire
VIII be under control.
Tents for Homeless.
At a meeting OF nifty citizens called by
the Mayor II was announced that 400
tents would be pitched in Golden Cato
park and arrangements had been made TO
feed the destitute in the public squares
4 finance committee, with James ID. Pho
Ian at the head, was appointed, and
Mayor Schmitz was instructed to issue
drafts for all funds needed on this COM
mittce,
Mass Meeting Called.
general meeting of the citizens COM
mittee has been called for tomorrow 1t
Is probable even with the spirit and WILL
ingncss shown by the people OF San Fran
cisco, outside aid Will be necessary. A
message from President Roosevelt was
received this morning. and 1t had a cheer
ing effect.
Big District Burned.
The burn d district extends from tho
water front cuth OF Market street west
TO Eleventh St-cet and north Of Market
The fire extends. out Hayes and McAllis-
ter streets nearly TO Fillmore and from
the water front alL1g Market to Mont
gomery and north fr~m the water front
TO New Montgomery stt-st Manufacto-
ries. hotels, wholesale ho6ses and resi-
denccs. comprising the principal part Of
the business section, have been destroyed
City Hall Destroyed.
The City hall, O structure costing v 00O,-
00o. was first wrecked by the earthquake
and then destroyed by lre. The Palace