Oxford eagle., 1906-04-26
AT SAN JOSE AND
SOUTHERN POINTS
aAN FRANCISCO NOT ALONE IN
IT'S SUFFERING.
SAN JOSE A CITY OF RUINS
Nsaevsas Other Psinss ssssh Of San
Francsseo suffered Severely
Lsss sf Life as ST. Agsew's
Asylum.

san Jose anA ss.sher. Psaass.
San JOSE. Csl.. April 21--Nineteen
people were killed in San Jose and the
entire business section wrecked; esti-
mated damage. s5.o0O.ooo One hun
dred and ten killed and 20 injured.
mostly patients. at Asnsw's asylum.
building completely ruined
Stanford university. memorial church
md other buildings down. damage S.
900 900. One student named Hanna and
one other man killed there.
Damage to Pacific Milling Co. at
Santa Clara. sl50.oco: total loss there
half a million: no loss Of life.
At Kilroy. about same amount DAM
age; no dead:
At Salinas. the Spreckels sugar re-
fnery. valued at 81 500, 600, Is complete
ly destroyed.
Reports from Delmonte. Hollister.
Watsonville. Monterey. Pacific Grove.
Santa Cruz and other southern coast
points show slight damage in compari-
son.
At Hoilister. one man killed. 800. 900
damage was dcre.
Narrow-guage tunnel at Wright's
threeduarters OF a mile long caved in
In belmont hotel bridal couple from
Benson. Ariz. Mr.. and Mrs. Rouser.
killed in bed by chimneys falling
Hundreds Of people streaming into
Santa Clara county from San Francisco
Company B." Fifth national guard.
IN charge Of the city. Strictest martial
law. Mayor worsick has asked Gov
Pariee for more soldiers to maintain or
der.
a Vigilance Csaaiftee Organized
A vigilance committee has been or
ganized and placarts have been posted
throughout the city warning that any
person found stealing. pilferfng OF com
nittirg any act OF laxleSs violence will
be sumnari,y hanged
TIE Noreland academy. 4 Catholic In
ssttutior AZ Wa;sonville vas badly lam
aged. but no lives lost
Special trains have passed through
here from Los Angeles with physicians
and necessities for sufferers in San
Francisco. -Four companies Of regulars
from Monterey and Troop C. " G. C..
from Salinas. are on their way to san
Francisco. No person Is allowed on the
streets here after T.3O p m
Santa Clara college and Notre Dame
converts here practically destroy ed
Bridges between Pajaro and Santa Cruz
are badly out
Provisions Running short
This city's provisions are running
short and the people are greatly ex-
cited over stories that thousa nds Of
half starving and homeless frcm San
Francisco are on their way here So
far the greatest order has been main
| tanned.
Among the churches wrecked in
| San Jose are ST. Patrick's church,
First Presbyterian church. Centella
NJ. E church, Central Christian and
South Methodist church badly dam
aged.
Every building on the west side OF
the street from st. James Park to
San Fernand street are either down.
topping or badly cracked, and every
one of them will have to be rebuilt.
The Auzerias building. Elks club,
Unique theatre and many other build
ings on Santa Clara street are down
on the ground
On Second street the six-story
Dougherty building and several ad-
Joining blocks were destroyed by fire
The new high school building in Nor
NAL park Is n complete wreck The
a. A..Ff
ond street. Rucker building on Third
and Santa Clara street are also
ruined
The annex 20 the vendome hotel
vas completely wrecked. Thomas G.
O-Toole being the only one killed
Pr~vtde.stai Escape Of Postal Cl~sks
san Francisco. April Eleven pos
tai clerks were taken from the debris
Of the post ofiee Friday. All were
thought TO be dead. but il was found
that although they had been buried in
the stone debris. everyone vas alive.
| They had been for three days without
food or water. All the mail was saved
Ressess Ere. ssv. P.rd~e.
Oakland. April 2i.--Gov. Pardee
wired President Roosevelt asking him
| TO send the Paeide squadron To San
Francisco with al possible speed. In
order that the marines may help the IN
fortunate sufferers. and also that the
supplies Of the squadron may be used
for the relief Of the needy
Hasrs.ss sD~>sssg Westward
Chicago. April ef.-E. H. Hartman
passed through Chicago on \ special
train He is going to San Francisco
as speedily IS possible 10 assist in re-
iieving the situation
Temporary Free Postage
nDurcet that until further nptice let
sers from San Francisco will be sent
through the mails free of postage This
has been made Necessary owing 70 ths
v2rr~e.serfsf eenzazd for stamps.
which Tie local poss ohce eaa -
ply.
Aa~rsea.s n LsaAss ssAs<xfb>.
London. April .1--Ar meeting Of
500 Americans n the Hotel Cecil. Fri /
hassador Reid. s13.5oo was subscribed
for the relief Of the California earth I
quake and IRE su1erers- MrReid |
subscribed S2.59o.
Caruegte uerS Fund Ds1asiss-
Ptttshurg. Pa, April 21.-President |
Charles l. Taylor OF the Carnegie hero /
commission met with Andrew Carnegie |
and three other members Of the COM
mission In Philadelphia. and notified /
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ONCE in Pittsburg. to telegraph Mayor |
Eugene Schmitx Of San Francisco that |
the commission had placed $25.ooo At |
his disposal.
Washington. April s1-President |
Roosevelt has personally contributed |
81 600 for San Francisco. to be sent !
through the Red Cross.