The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-19
GREAT BUILDINGS CRUMBLE
Most Destructive Calamity of the Kind i'm the
History of the Pacific Coast Water Works
Completely Useless and City is at the
Mercy OF Raging COnflagratiOns.

dispatches received here this after
noon, the entire city of San Francisco
is being destroyed by fire and ire.
quent quakes. The flames are WORK
iaS toward the docks unmolested.
From the highest elevation in San
Jose, twenty-five miles away, the city
can be seen ablaze. At eleven-Iorty-
three the estimate Of eleven hundred
lives lost was confrmd by direct re-
port.
Blowing Up Buildings.
San Francisco, April l8.--In an er
fort to stay the flames c.eat buildings
are being blown up. The supply OF
dynamite was exhausted at noon ana
the mayor telephoned to Oakland for
more explosives. 1t is feared the en-
tire city will be destroyed IL they can
not stay the flames quickly. General
Funston has ordered out the entire
U. s. military force at Preside and
Fort Macon to guard the property and
preserve order. As yet there is littie
disorder. Fire Chief Sullivan and ro-
lice Frenner were killed under falling
ruins. Saloons are closed by order OF
the mayor. All business is suspend
ed. Howard and Mission streets are
blazing furnaces. On the battery the
wholesale firms Of Levy, Strauss. Pay
ct, Upham & Co., DinAlespirls. Hay
man and the California Game Associa-
tion are known to be destroyed. The
Mutual Life Insurance building on
Market and Beale, and the Rosenbaum
Clothing store on Sansome are totany
destroyed. Byron jackson, pump
dealer, and the Van Wink, Alexander
and Yost Hardware at Market ana
Sacramento, were gutted.
Entire City Devastated.
Sacramento, Calf, April 1S.--Hun-
dreds and perhaps thousands of per-
sons are believed to be dead as a re-
suit of an earthquake which mas dev-
astated San Francisco. 1t is report
ed that hundreds of buildings in the
city have fallen and that fires are de-
stroying the city, which is without
protection, owing to the destruction or
the water mains by the earthquake.
All communication with the stricken
city is absolutely cut off, the only
news of the disaster coming just after
the final crash, before the full extent
of the disaster was known. Another
and minor shock minute later sew
cred the wires. Almost the last word
from the stricken city cams in a
Iaessage from the San Francisco man
ager of the Postal Telegraph Compa-
ny, who wired to the manager here:
"our building has been destroyed by
earthquake. Loss of life is heavy. 1t
began at 5:13 a. M, and shocks con-
tlnued every few minutes for half an
hour. Many fires started in the
wreckage. No water. They are car
rying out the dead now"
Sacramento Heard From.
Sacramento, Calf, April 18.-,rhe
strongest earthquake shock in fifteen
years occurred at five-ffteen in this
city this morning and lasted three
minutes. 1t awoke the entire city and
panic ensued in the hotels. Only
few were injured. Several large
cracks were made in the Federal
building foundations. Communication
was broken for hours. No news up
to noon from San Francisco.
Railroad Bulletins Alarming.
New Orleans, April 1S.-Southern
Pacific Railway bulletins say it is
known that over 1000 are dead in San
Francisco. The raging fire is spread
ing.
Shock Felt at Washington.
| Washington, d. c., April 49, In
struments at the weather bureau re-
corded slight earthquake here this
morning 1t was unnoticed except by
the seismograph.
Thousand People Killed.
Washington, d. G., April 1S.- The
war department was in communica-
tion with San Francisco for about two
minutes this morning. The operator
said the disaster was great Over
cne thousand people were killed, Ter
rible fires are raging.
serlpps-McRae Gets First News.
| Chicago, April 1s.-The Scripps-
McRae Press Association secured the
first direct communication from San
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