Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-04-26
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MARK fire Scene
uFFICIALA ANNOUNCEMENT THAT
FLAMES ARE sUBDUED.
CRASH OF LODGING HOUSES
Loss Of Life Was Chiefly Brought
About by Collopse of Structures
=: in Which the Tenants
,... Were Asleep.

San Francisco, April 23.-The an
nouncement is made that the fire is
out, only smoking embers remaining.
The condition of the homeless and
shelterless people encamped in vari-
GUS parts of the city is now remark
ably good, and offers OF substantial
financial assistance are being rapidly
received from cities in all sections of
the United States. The grand total
of all the moneys subscribed to date
is $4,164,00O. --r--.- .,-.-. sr.~~. .-s -
Collapse of Lodging Housues.
South of Market street the loss Of
life was mostly brought about by the
collapsing of many creap and crowd.
ed lodging houses. Among others the
cavtng in of the Royal, corner Fourth
and Minna streets, added to the hor-
ror OF the situation by the shrieks of
its many scores of victims embedded
In the ruins. u
The collapsing of the Portland house
on Sixth street between Mission and
Market, came about in a similar man
ner. Fully 60 persons were entombed
midst the crash of, limbs and brick
Many of these were saved before the
fire eventually crept to the scene.
The large fve-story Brunswick room
ing house, with its 300 rooms filed
with guests, on the corner of Sixth
and Howard streets, collapsed to the
ground entirely and fire started amidst
the ruins scarcely five minutes later.
1t is estimated that over 300 persons
lost their lives.
Sleepers Killed Outright.
Part OF the Cosmopolitan house, cor
ner Fifth and Mission streets, COL
lapsed at the very first trembler.
Many of the sleepers were buried in
the ruins; others escaped in their
night clothes.
At No. IT'S Mission street the Will
son house, with it's four stories and
80 rooms, fell to the ground a mass of
ruins. AS far as known, very few Of
the inmates we're rescued.
The Denver house, on lower Third
street, with it's many rooms, Jared the
same fate, and none may ever know
how many were killed; the majority
OF the inmates being strangers. ~
A small, two-story frame building
$50 Jessie street, collapsed without an
instant's warning. Both we're killed.
Buried Beneath Bricks.
To the north of Market street the
rooming house people Jared some
what better. The Luxumborg, corner
Stockton and O'Farrell streets, three
story affair, suffered severely from the
falling of many tons of brick from an
adjoining building The falling mass
crashed through the building, killing
man and woman. ...r.t
At the Suffer street Turkish baths
a brick chimney toppled over, and
crashing through the roof, killed one
Of the occupants as he lay on cot.
Another, close by, lying on another
cot, escaped.
A helpful feature of the work is the
establishment by the Southern Pacific
company of a chain of information
kept by bureaus which will be served
by relays of pony riders, carrying the.
latest bulletins and Instructions rela
tive to transportation facilities pro-
vided to relieve'th congestion in San
Francisco.
...u. japanese Relief Work. ..E
A committee sent by the Japanese
consul, representing the japanese Re.
lief society, offered it's cooperation in
any manner possible. The society is
caring for many of the stricken Jap
anese who still remain in the city.
They are rendering assistance to white
people wherever required. They have
wired to every large city on the coast
asking for supplies to be sent by the
Japanese. W, ~. ii.
FOUR DEAD IN STABLE FIRE.
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