Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-27
FLAMES sFREAp TO RESIDENCE
DISTRICT, SWEEPING OVER
4 IMMENSE AREA.
MUCH DAMAGE ELSEWHERE
CITIES IN INTERIOR SUFFERED
GREATLY, SANTA ROSA BE.
ING A TOTAL WRECK.

SAN Francisco, April 2S.-The FIRE
which swept over San francisco fol-
lowing the terrible earthquake OF
Wednesday last mas finally burned it.
self out, the entire business section
and q large portion Of the residence
district being IN ruins. Not more than
ens-hfth OF the city escaped the danes.
Following the earthquake fire broke
cut and owing TO the bursting Of
ruins and owing TO the bursting Of
the water mains il was impossible to
aght the flames except by blowing up
buildings in the path of the fire. This
method proved unsuccessful and By
the night OF April 19 the entire bust.
ness section was in ruins aud the fire
had spread to the residence section,
large portion Of which had been wiped
out by the morning of the 20th. The
Games then worked their way into the
western section of the city, which con-
tains the homes OF San Francisco's
wealthier class, and many palatial
residences have been destroyed. Ii is
estimated that over 100000 people are
homeless, an immense number having
left the city and sought refuge in
nearby towns. The property damage
is placed at between $500, ,000,000 and
s400,oO0.OOO
Immense District Burned Over.
In the section north OF Market street
the ruined district is practically
bounded on the west by Van Ness ave
nue., although in many blocks the
flames destroyed squares to the west
of that thoroughfare. The Van Ness
avenue burned line runs northerly to
Greenwich street, which is a few
blocks from the bay. Then the bound
ary goes up over Telegraph hill and
down to that portion OF the shore that
faces Oakland. Practically everything
included between Market, Van Ness
avenue, Greenwich and the bay is in
ashes. On the east side of Hyde
Street hill the fire burned down to Bay
street and Montgomery avenue and
stopped at that intersection. All south
Of Market street, with perhaps some
exceptions in the vicinity of the Pa
cttic Mail dock, Is gone This section
IS bounded on the north by Market
street and runs out TO Guerrero street,
goes out that street two blocks, turns
west TO Dolores, runs west six blocks
to about Twenty taking an ir.
regular course southwark, spreading
out at Twenty-ffth street and going
down that way to the southerly bay
shore.
Santa Rosa Total Wreck.
Reports from cities in the interior
of the state are most alarming. Santa
Rosa, IN the prosperous county of So.
noma, is a total wreck There are
10000 homeless men, women and chill.
dren huddled together. The loss of
life there is estimated at 100 Every
business house was destroyed by the
earthquake and fire completed the de.
struction of the city. At Salinas the |
earthquake caused a loss Of $2,500 900, |
but no lives were lost. Brawley, a
town 120 miles south Of Los Angeles,
was practically wiped out, but so far |
as known there were no fatalities. The |
Agnews insane asylum near San Jose
was demolished by the earthquake
and 100 persons killed and 12O injured.
the dead including ii officers and en-
ployes OF the institution. At San Jose
many buildings were damaged and ten
persons killed. Reports also tell Of the
destruction Of Healdsburg, Geyserville,
Cloverdale, Hopland and Ukiah, in
Mendocino and Lake counties. These
are frontier counties and have not as
large towns as farther south. In every
case the loss of life and property is as
shocking as at San Francisco.