Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1906-04-25
Terrible Earthquake.
SPN FRANCISCO VISITED BY A
CONCLUSION WHICH TOP
Piled BUILDINGS
And Killed Thousands OF People.
Reservoir, Twentu Miles Awdu,
Wrecked and Fire Started
With No Water TO Fight
the Flames.

On eunesuay morning, the 18th
inst, at 5;l5 o'clock, one Of the
worst earthquakes known In the
history of this country, visited San
Francisco, Cal, ahd almost de-
mol;shed that city, known as "The
Gateway To the Orient" There
were two shocks felt, but the first
one did the worst damage. Modern
steel buildings tremblcd and reeled,
while the weaker ones crushed like
so much loose earth. When the
crash came most of the people were
IN bed and those buildings which
tumbled TO the ground took their
victims with them, many who were
not killed outright being pinioned
under the debris.
I he loss of lives is estimated NJ
more than two thousand, while the
monetary value of property cannot
now be estimated. One building
alone, the city hall, costing seven
million dollars, is in ruins.
Shortly after the concussion had
destroyed the water works, situate
twenty miles from the city, fire
broke out and the iiremen were
unable to check it. The seething
flames destroyed block after block
of valuable business and residence
property, while the noble tremen
stood by as helpless as babes.
Telegraph and telephone com
municatlon were cut off for hours,
the offices beng consumed by the
roaring and spreading flames, while
the principal newspaper offices that
withstood the terrible vibration,
were soon engulf.d Uy the ngu =
of fire.
bree miles of the Southern Pa
citic railroad disappeared into the
cavity of earth and no doubt will
never he found.
Ghouls immediately began robbing
he dead and p!undering houses.
This necersi'ated the placing OF
he city under martial law.
This is one of the most disas
trpus cltastrophes that has ever
visited this country.
The "CIty Of Seven Hills" has re-
ceived $50 earthquake shocks dur
ing the past 30 years, but all were
nothing compared to the last one.
For three days after the earth
quake fires ragged il many parts of
the city and probably three-fourtbs
of the entire place was destroyed.
One hundred thousand persons
are reported homeless, but these are
being cared for in nearby towns
and in tents furnished by the govern
ment.
People all over the country are
responding literally with contribu-
tions OF money and provisions.
Congress has appropriated 81 ,5OO,-
00C to the sufferers and other do
nations will swell the amount al
ready contributed TO $1,000, 900.
/ American people, always generous,
are outdoiDg Themselves in their
noble generosity to he needy and
suffering humanity of the far West.
But much more help will be need
ed and all who can spare anything
for this noble cause should make
haste in responding.
This paper will gladly receive.
any money the citizens Of this
community desire TO contribute and
will forward the same to the proper
committee.
APPALLING RECORD or VOLCANIC DrsAs-
TIERS.
The principal disasters wro. pbt bv
volcanoes and earthquakes during the
past 800 years are as follows:
/ Date ana Place Lives Lost
Feb. -, 79-Pompeii and Hercu-
laneum destroyed by eruption
Of MI. Vesuvius, 10000
/ 1137-Catania, Sicily, Mt Etna
eruption, 5000
quake, 10000
piles, 20 600
Feb. 26, Earthquake at Lis.
bon gO 600
July 30, 1626-Earthquake atNa.
pies, 20 600
April 6, schamaki destroy.
ed, 49,. $4,000
destroyed % cities and 300 vii.
lagos, 100 600
Feb 2, l7O3-Jeddo, Japan, de. i'''OVO