Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-19
BURNED ALIVE IN HOh1e

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vzshsngfs.n. April II Pru,npr e.
tson has been tsksn W m ssF ae
sarsnaeas Il extending 10 tse safth.
quake sufferers II san Francisco an
available resources Il iis command
10 remove the wants 10 the dis,ressed
and q prosids shelter for Tie home
lesz T~o hundred thonssns ra;ions
has been directed sent from Van,
co,lser barracks 10 san Fsaneiseo and
i izrse nusnker az tents from yaM
coaser md o,her military points.
csssstsr il hssr<y Cities.
Ssa Frsnrsseo. April Is fsiA csk.
land Reports nom the inlerir are
most alarming santa Ro~s IN a.
I'll wreck There Rre 10000 homeless
people there. Tha iD~s az life cannot
h. estlmatei.Y II ~ill probably roach
i thousand Al The last great seismic
iremor spent rs force ihe whole bnsi
ness portion d The Town tumbled Into
ruins. Noi one business building ID lefl
intact. What was not destroyed BY
earthquake was swept BY fre. The
frs spread 10 the residence dist. lei
Which, ass p: acticaily been dcsroyed
Messensess bring titings OF the ie
stsuesion of Healsbug. Gaernsyi,ie
clovedals Topiand, AMI uk:ah.
IN every case there u loss of life,
TO The south o. ne Leland stan
ford university III Paioalto II In ruins
During the progress of me nre IN
In san Francisco Lieut.. Charles n
Pulls commanding the light artillery
was hlown NJ " dynamite and proba
hls fatally injured. Il
CITY Faces AnnshiIaticn.
Gakland. April Ia--a 4. m Fire Il
sim raging throughout san francisco
and there i no possibility o. stoppins
II nnlil il exhaasts Itself for want O
material. The entire city Is doomed
Authorities are siill dynamiting build
inps 10 The vain hope OF checking TN
progress Of the flames but a ncw ma
fort4.y has hefaIlea the place. IN
ploaises for blowing up buildings ar
becoming exhausted. even powder Il
The government arsenal Il an gons
Every business building and half D
the residence district are destroyed.
Fire Engines Useless.
Washington. Arm ls.--The var AZ
partment has received the following
bulletin from the Western Union.
Outside eilies have bee sending fir,
engines to San Francisco 10 assist Ii
snbdning the flames but they arr
found useless on account Of no watel
and are now returning TO Oakland ami
other points. The firemen report th,
city doomed.
Governments Mint Safe.
Washington, April 1s.--T-he United
States mint at San Francisco ESCAPED
serious damage from the earthquake
and confIagration and the stock d
gold and silver amounting % aboul
$ss. 900 900 II safe. Every buildini
around Inc mint burned to the ground
II Ii the only building for blocks thai
Ii NOT destroyed.
FIRE Continues unabated.
Oakland. Cal. AprIl is.The nre II
san Francisco n undated The 81
Francis hotel and Merchants Ex
change are gone. The Fairmont hotel
Is threatened A portion OF Marh
Hopkins institute Of art Is Destroyed
The entire structure win probably 60
The San Francisco Chronicle building
is skeleton. The James Flood bnild
ing at Market and Powell is leaning
out OF plumb.
1rawley wiped Out.
Los Angeles, Cal. April 19.-Re
= i
ports from Brawley. town Of bcC
on the Southern Pacific and Los An
geles. state that the town "A practical
" wiped ont ny yesterdays earth
quake.
This Is the only town In Southern
California known 10 have suffered
from the shock. 50 far as known
there were no fatalities.
Fresno 10 Safe.
Fresno. April 1s-The earthquake
did no damage IN Fresno. although 4
was the heaviest shock ever felt here
AL Los Banos several buildings were
wrecked. The loss Is estimated at
s75, 900. No fatalities reported.
Fire Under Control.
New York, April 1ss--A private
telegram received over the Postal wir
shortly after three o'csck this after
noon said that the fire at San Francis
GO WAS now under control.
szcramerto Haisss 1501O0.
Sacramento. April r.. Citizens o'
Sacramento At an imprOmptn meeting
1T the court house steps this morning
raised $50, 900 III twenty minutes for
the relief of the earthquake and fire
sufferers IN San Francisco with sup
plies and TO continue the steamers
everv day until all tho suffering II
alleyiated.