New-York tribune., 1906-04-20

Cannot learn much yet from the peopls who como
| 10 office.
Fifteen minutes later the operator ran OF the fol-
lowing:
1t is reported that the fire has reached Mob HILL
1t was the later messages however. that brought
world fuller realization OF the calamity AS
early as %. m. New York was informed that fully
two-thirds Of the great city was destroyed and
there little hope of saving the other third A
message received at s1s p.
Flames eating their way out in Mission street.
from McAllister street extending toward Bay as
city up to Van yiess avenue including entire bust
ness section and all the hotels wiped PED away: way sec
entire city will te burned
Later the following came:
From burning city homeless people are hocsng
with blankets and such baggage as they can carry
Bound t5 Stoned 6y military authorities Hospitals
crowded with dying and dead
And again:
Properties to be destroyed are mansions OF Henry
T Scott and Claus SDreckels.
The passing away of the Mongolian district.
whose history. saturated with vice and crime. has
been recorded in every centre OF the world. was
told in line
Chinatown is wiped away.
property completely destroyed early in the
day. but the Western Union managed to establish
temporary quarters and wire connections IN the
suburbs and transmit messages. by way of Oak
land. to the East n noon message read:
United States army practically in possession O Of
the city.
Still later this
The wind is rising. and the military authorities
won't allow anybody T. enter the city The military
there is great suffering because Of lack OF food food
waiting for the soldiers to distribute water to
them.
The effect of the disaster on the suburban cities
was told in message sent at $50 a. m Pacific
time):
Latest reports from Los Angeles show that earlier
information as loss of life and property in that
city has been greatly underestimate. Ten thou
sand reported homeless at Santa Rosa
\ message received here at $50 eastern time)
from the Western Union operator at Los Angeles
said:
our office is now rocking like ship a stormy
sea.
Immediately after the receipt of this message the
wires broke down. and Los Angeles was cut Off
AT 4:2O eastern time> the wires connecting the
Western Union Building here with Los Angeles
were in operation again. This message came over;
We have had series of severe shocks. and the
all left the office We are back again.
The Postal Telegraph system badly crippled
but get few messages from the city from time TO
time. The system sent a graphic description in
line:
BY Saturday San Francisco will be an ash heap.
AT 10 O'Clock yesterday morning. vice-President
Bradley. of the Postal system, declared that mot
a word had come from the stricken city since =
O'Clock, AT Ills messages began to pour in from
the faithful operators who stuck to their posts.
one said;
The fife is still raging. and the entire city is
doomed Water supply exhausted. Not big build
ing left.
At s:S5 an operator in Oakland wired:
Annex to Hopkins Art Institute on fire. Fair
mont Hotel may stand. IL Is hreproof
At s:s5 the operator at Oakland wired that two
distinct earthquakes had been felt at Los Angeles
AT AS Postal operator at Los Angeles WIRED
Shocks almost inaudible. No damage done.
William H. Baker vice-president and general
manager Of the Postal Telegraph Company. an
nounced az 10 O'Clock last night the following tele-
gram received from the deputy chief OF the San
Francisco Fire Department:
Seven-thirty tonight. fire still under headway
force and spreading. Two-thSSs OF bust
residential district. Efforts fight hames futile. |
Three hundred thousand win be homeless Tonight
FEARS FOR GENERAL AND MRS. BRAGG. |
Fond du Lac. Wis. April 1s-Grave fears are felt
for the safety of General and Mrs. f. S. Bragg |
who known TO have been in san Francisco at |
xae time OF the disaster.