The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-19
DAMAGE OUTSIDE OF FRISCO.
HEAVY LOSSES REPORTED IN
CITIES TO THE SOUTH.
Seyerest Loss Seems 10 BE the Complete
Destruction Of Stanford Univerdty
Report That San Jose Is Almost Com.
pletely DeStrOyed-Asyium Burned

StSGTttN 'IJObS SBCHb W nC ut NOU1piCtC
Destruction Of Stanford UniVerdty
Report That San Jose Is Almost Conn
pletely DeStr0yed-Asyium Burned
OAKLAND, CAL, April 1s.-From scattered
and conflicting reports which come from
all points on the Pacific Coast it appears
that the damage to outside towns may
have been very heavy. AS all wires are
down 1t is impossible t. confirm most Of
the reports which come into Oakland by
passengers from the scattered trains and
by automobile. San Jose, fifty miles down
the bay and the centre Of the Santa Clara
Valley, suffered heavily.
One report has it that 80 per cent. of the
town was destroyed. A better authenti-
Gated despatch says that twenty bodies
have been taken from the ruins and that
the big Hotel Vendome fell, II is also
reported that the old Mission Santa Clara,
one of the most beautiful landmarks in that
part Of California, was destroyed, with some
oss of life. Alarming reports continue to
come from Napa, a valley town north Of
San Francisco. There is nothing definite
about the loss of life at that point.
MANY dead here reads a despatch
from Santa Rosa, near Napa. The yards
and ~roundhouses Of the SAINT Fe at Port
Richmond are gone, with some loss"of life
A persistent report that the University
Of California is burning was cleared up
tonight when a despatch said that The
fire started in the art building. The art
building Of the University Of California
Is in San Francisco. 1t is probable that
the University Of California escaped.
The Agnews Asylum for the Insanel
situated about twenty miles from San
Francisco. was destroyed, and the superin-
tendent and some Of the keepers were
killed. The rest of the force was paralyzed,
the inmates escaped and that part of the
country is overrun with lunatics made
frantic by the disaster. 1t is probable that
many other small towns which cannot be
reached by telegraph suffered. A short
despatch from San jose last night said
that there was much damage south Of
San Jose in the Santa Clara Valley. At
Vallejo there was some damage to property,
perhaps TO life.
Salinas, 100 miles south, reports a score
OF buildings destroyed, but no loss Of life,
The citizens OF Fresno, 100 miles down
the San Joaquin Valley, started early in
the afternoon an automobile line to San
Francisco to bring out messages. 1t is
reported that the Southern oil fields suf-
fered the loss of derricks and castings
and that the upheaval may change oil
lows and cause great damage to property.
There seems now to be little doubt that
Stanford University is destroyed. The re-
port comes from a dozen sources. The
buildings were put up low and strong to
resist earthquake yet they all collapsed
but one. The great memorial church is
one a student and one a fireman. n four
students seriously hurt.
Stockton felt a severe shock, but Los
Angeles, Pasadena, San Diego and all the
country further south hardly felt it at all.
Three miles OF the Southern Pacific track
near Benecia sank into the earth four feet,
and similar damage to track is reported
from all over California. On the coast
division of the Southern Pacific no trains
are running north Of Watsonville.
The loss at Salinas, the centre Of a rich
agricultural district, is estimated at 81 $780,
600. The Spreckels sugar refinery was
wrecked, involving a loss Of 81, 500, 900.
The roof of the famous Del Monte Hotel
fell in, killing three people, and a ware
house at Monterey was wrecked.
At Hollister several buildings were de-
stroyed. a Mrs. Grifiths was killed and her
husband went insane from the shock.
The court house at Redwood City COL
lapssd at the first. shock. Tremors were
felt as far up in the mountains as Hazen,
New. At jacksonville the Moreland Acad-
envy was destroyed by fire. No loss Of life
reported.