Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-04-20

and will be saved. A detachment OF
sailors from one of the waIships aided
the firemen yesterday.
Tacoma and Olympia Elks propose
to give joint benefit performance for
the San Francisco Relief Fund, in Ia.
coma Theater, next Tuesday night.
The city was placed under martial
law. with the most rigid rules. Or
ders were given to shoot looters. Lott.
erers were compelled to work at the
point of the pistol. 1t was no time
for argu ment or trial by jury.
All saloons were closed Immediately
after the first and most disastrous
! shock.
The world-famous old Cliff House
was hurled into the bay by force of
the oscillations.
Efforts were yesterday abandoned
for saving property or buildings, or
staying progress of the fires, and at.
tention was turned to saving of life
and care OF the people without homes.
Besides Tacoma's contribution of
ten thousand dollars by wire, one hun.
dred tons of supplies are on q steamer
that is now speeding its way towards
the Golden Gate.
Congress has authorized the Secre.
tary of the Treasury to transfer a
million dollars for relief OF the San
Francisco sufferers.
Philadelphia has sent three thousand
conical tents to San Francisco, all
that we're available at the depot.
- Los Angeles, herself badly hurt, has
appropriated $1,000 to aid her elder
city, San Francisco.
All Baltimore theaters have united
monster benefit for the San Fran.
cisco Relief Fund.
John d. Rockefeller has given $780,.
600 to the Relief Fund. He ought to
have made it million.
Stockton was about the only Cali.
fornia city not damaged by the earth
quake.
The insane asylum at Santa Clara
collapsed Wednesday night from shock
of the earthquake and 120 bodies have
been taken from the debris. It is
thought there are $50 more corpses in
the ruins. Many OF the patients are at
at large terrorizing the people. The
fine structure was completely demol.
ished.
Refugees are using the stub-ends of
railroad systems for escape from the
destroyed city. But where they may
60 anywhere in the State for safety,
when other communities are suffering
from the same infliction, does not
seem to be considered. 1t is q verifi.
cation OF the adsge Drowning men
catch at straws."
The Seattle Relief Fund has reached
$25. 900, and it is expected to increase
it to twice that amount.
The U. s. warships in San Francisco
harbor. reported sunk by the upheavsl,
are safe.
It will be impossible for several
| weeks 10 estimate the lives lost and
damage done.
1t will probably be q week or ten
days before the bank vaults will cool
of so that depositors may &c, their
money.
At Los Angeles, it is. estimated that
fifty persons have boon killed by fall.
ing buildings. Several OF the PROM
inent business blocks have been de.
stroyed and five hundred deputies are
guarding the streets.
Rawley, l20 miles south of San
Francisco, has been practically demol.
ished by the earthquake. 1t seems
from these accounts that the oscilla-
ton extended over nearly the whole
State OF California.
Cases OF violent insanity have been
developed by the panic.
The glare Of the conflagration at
midnight Uhis morning) was as bril-.
liant as the night before.
The flames extend three miles
westward from the waterfront. A
gigantic volume of smoke hangs over
desolate San Francisco.
Many OF the palatial residences on
Van Ness Avenue have been destroyed
by cannon shots.
The enterprise of the business men
is already shown by planning to re.
build better city on the ruins.
Thousands OF people were gathered
at the ferry landing last night begging
for food and transportation across the
bay to Oakland. Few had the ten
cents for ferrisge.
The Call building is q leaning tower.
Being largely built of steel it has not
yet fallen,
Two lives were lost at Stanford Uni
versity and eight students were injured.
Mr.. O'Connor informs US that his
company, the Postal, has given orders
for transmission free of all messages OF
organized committees or associations
that may aid them in their charitable
work for California stricken towns.
This does not apply, however, to
money transfers.
Golden Gate Park is one vast camp.
ing-ground and hospital. Water is
scarce for even drinking purposes, and
men and women have fought over .
mud-puddle, and people have been
shot for pillaging.
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