The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-05-11

feel sad to see such fine buildings so
completely ruined. l don't think one
tenth part of them can be saved. The
business part Of the city is almost
completely wrecked, The city is very
quiet, being under martial law. Spec
lal police and national guards patro,
the city. All buildings that are partly
wrecked or are dangerous are roped IF
aud strongly guarded. No one is al
lowed to 90 near them. Some of the
streets are blocked completely. At
night no one is allowed m the streets
after 1880, except officers. Will and
are deputy sheriffs and our badges pass
US everywhere.
TWENTY DEATHS THERE
"There were not many deaths here
about twonty-and they were all IN
the large buildings that collapsed.
according to its size, San Jose
suffered worse by the earthquake than
San Francisco, for had not fire broke
out there, there wouldn't have bee
so much damage, while here the
whole business portion of the city is In
ruins.
"San Francsco's loss cannot be es-
timated. and l think it is about the
worst in the worlds history. But the
city will be rebuilt better and finer
than ever just as fast as labor and
money can do it,
BRIDGE FOUR FEET TOO SHORT
1--WE hear some very bad reports
from Provincial Paharo, a small place
south of US on the Southern Pacific.
The whole brick portion there is en-
tirely wiped out, not building Of
that kind being left standing. Two
cars of wheat that were on the level
siding were thrown right over. The
Pajaro river opened up, and the
Southern Pacific bridge over il is bent
and twisted so badly that it is four
feet short and can't be used. They
transfer there now.
BOrTOMLEss FISsURE IN EARTH
"Just near this, the earth opened
eight feet wide for over a mile, and
the bottom of this opening can't be
seen. A little further down lake Of
boiling water covering fifteen acres,
and eight feet deep, is on a mans
ranch. He told me this personally,
also that his hedge fence line had been
moved toward the ocean eight feet and
aud that boiling water is squirting up
through holes in the earth in several
places.
MOUNTAIN FURNISHED soDo WATER
II could sit here all day and tell you
Of such reports, but as this is some
what lengthy now, 1 will not do so,
but will tell you of one little thing
that happened right herer The San
Jose city water came from the noun
tains south of Los Gatus, and it's was
splendid water. but since the earth
quake it has been different. No mat
ter how slowly you let it run into
glass, it will foam up, steam like soda
water, turn milky, and after standing
two or three minutes. will commence
getting clear at the bottom of the
glass and gradually clear, all of the
froth and steam and milky appearance
passing off at the top, The tast is
fine at all Gimes, but what causes the
phenomenon no one knows, unless in
the shock some vein of magnesium
was opened up and gets into the
water.
IMMUNE FROM EARTHQUAKE NOW
"When you come out here, you will
see a new San Jose--that is In the
business part. don't think in a
years time, anyone would eyer know
there had been an earthquake here
and l don't fear there ever being an
other. There is no telling where the
next will be-perhaps in the middle
states TOT tnlS Ulme IL jumped clear
across the continent from Charleston,
S. c., in 1886, to here.
CALIFORNIA; QUEER IDEAS
81 have new dishwasher-a Ger.
man who was born and raised in San
Francisco. He said to me, / would
rather face big earthquake like this
one than Kansas cyclone laughed
and told him, No, sir that we could
see them if they came in the daytime
and get into cave or out of their
path and be safe, which in an earth
quake, one is not safe anywhere. as
the earth is liza BILE to open anywhere
and swallow you up"