The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-20

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the first disturbances, There we're no more
alarming reports from Los Angeles.
"FIRE STILL WORKING NORTH
At SIS Mr.. Barclay asked San Francisco
for another bulletin and he got this reply
from lie Compile, who was working after his
, thirty-six hours Of continual service without
sleep:
The fire is still working north and seems
to be going over the California street hill.
7 can't find out much, but when Chief Wild.
man come in in a few minutes will have him
give me a report. There appears to be no
decrease in the progress Of the fire. 1t is
! getting so dark that I will have to rustic
for a light"
Mr.. Barclay announced at 5;45 P. NJ. that
the fire then was still RI aging, but that the
military expected to check it's progress at
Van Ness avenue and California street by
blowing up buildings. Gen, Funston had
completed a military telegraph line from his
headquarters to the Western Union station
at the Oakland ferry slip, foot Of Market
street. The Presidio was reported safe.
The barracks had been only 81 lightly dam
aged.
This bulletin was received at 9 P. NJ:
Situation unchanged. Do NOT know
IL fra has passed Van Ness avenue. II had
not passed there thirty minutes ago. II is
feared it will be necessary to dynamite
houses to keep it from crossing avenue.
Telegraph Hill is afre."
100000 PEOPLE HOMELESS,
Mr.. Barclay, of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company, was in communication
III IL l. - at,alr,r~ a t1,,t ia
the tower of the ferry building at the foot
of Market street. San Francisco, AZ 7;45
O'Clock ast night and got official estimates
of the damage that had been done and the
extent Of the ravages by flames, The San
Francisco operator in the tower is working
the only telegraphic communication d rect
from the stricken city.
His messag e to Mr., Barclay reads:
Through the kindness Of Sergt. Binck-
ley of the United States Signal Corps. |
have been able to get some idea as to the
extent Of the damage and what is going
on in this city. The sergeant has lust
come into our Office and states that every-
thing up Market street to Twenty-thitd
street is burning iercely. All is practically
given up except the Mint, which lie a stone
building.
The post Office has been practically
burned, and only three or fonr rooms in it
escaped being damaged by the earth
quake,
Everything north Of Mission street has
been entirely wiped out UP TO Van Ness
avenue and past Van Ness avenue west of
Golden Gate avenue TO octsvia street,
That means everything between Golden
Gate avenue and Octsvia street.
Chinatown has been completely wiped
off the map and the fire has extended to the
residential section on Mob Hill, which we
now hear has been entirely destroyed.
The fla mes have crossed Van Ness avenue
east of Union street and everything there
is gone.
The entire business district has been
| annihilated. Not a vestige Of the district
remains. The fire is still raging around
| Union street and Franklin street.
From present appearances the prospects
are that the entire town will go. All that
/ is left of the city is bounded by Union
street, Van Ness avenue. Golden Gate
avenue, Octavia street and Hayes and
Fillmore streets to Market street.
There still remains a part of the town
| untouched. This is in the Mission district,
which is spsrsely settled. The PROBABLE
ties are. however, that what there is in this
section will go also.
1T is likely that the fire will not have
spent itself until it reaches the sparsely
populated sections Of the town,
AN the hotels and business blocks are
totally destroyed. There are nearly 100000
PEOPLE homeless
FIRE PASSES VAN NESS
Mr.. Barclay came from his. office at lo:lo
o'clock last night and declared that he
would receive no more Information from
the Western Union Office at the tower OF
the Oakland ferry station. The last mes
SAGE. which Mr.. Barclay. who lie an old time
operator, personally received ran as fol-
lows:
The fire has passed the one point where
thew hoped to stop it, Van Ness avenue.
Everybody believes the city is doomed
They are compelling citizens to help work
on the fire." ., .,
Mr.. Barclay said this clearly indicated
| that San Francisco had been practically
DESTROYED. He said be had all the operators
necessary to handle a large amount Of bus
mess at the ferry slip and he regretted that
/ he newspaper men were apparently un'