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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-18
frame buildings and tenement
houses. Fire broke out in every
block of that district.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, April 10.
The SevereSt earthquake shock
felt in this city in many years
occurred at 5:13 o'clock this
morning. Buildings rocked like
cradles. Many clocks stopped.
No serious damage was done.
A few cracks were discovered in
the stone postoffiCe building.
Slight damage was done to some
brick buildings.
Telegraph and telephone wires
were Frustrated between SaCra-
mento and San Francisco and no
communication could be had with
the latter city this morning.
Chimneys and water tanks
we're shaken down at Suisun
SoIano county, and at Tracy, San
Joaquin county.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-18
DISASTER GROWS AS REPORTS COME in
Valencia Hotel People the Debris An Equal Num-
Der Meet Death in Kingsley Lodging House All Business and
Traffic AT StandshlL

the south side Of Market street and IL
now Within one block Of the Palace
hotel. The water main, have burst
and the fire department is practically
helpless. The utmost confusion exists
All business i suspended. " this
moment there T. only one wire ont Of
san FrancisCu--a Postal wire. The
Postal building is badly damaged Tho
operating room Is Il total wreck. The
power of every kind is gone and there
are no lights either gas or electric.
Neither the Palace hotel nor the st.
Francis is gone, that Is 80 far as the
outside goes. hut the inside plastcrlng,
ETC., is greatly damaged. Between
the Postal Office aud the winter front
there has been great damage by fire,
which is burning fierccly, and there Is
little on no water. The IRE is burning
both on the east and south side of the
Postal buiiding The damage by the
earthquake apparently extends all over
the city, The shock occurred az 5;i5
this morning and lasted three minutes.
The streets are biockadcd with debris.
Buildings arc being blown up. The
residence districts are safe, A. far
~ heard from.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-18
Buildings Rock Like Cradles,
Panic Comes and De-
struction Ensues.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 49,
San Francisco was practically
wrecked by an earthquake at
$40 this morning. The shock
lasted three minutes, thousands
Of buildings were damaged and
destroyed. The loss OF life is re-
ported to be great. There is no
water and fire RACES all over the
city, All wires with the excep-
ton Of one are gone. The city
hail. costing seven millions, is
in ruins. Modern buildings SUI
tered less than brick and frame.
Terror and excitement are in
descrIbable. Most Of The people,
asleep, we're suddenly aroused
and rushed into the streets I'M
dressed. Buildings swayed and
crashed, burying occupants. Pan
10 IN the hotels. Lick house was
badly damaged but no loss Of life
IS reported there. The Palace
and San Francisco hotels stood
the shock. People fIocked to
Inc telegraph office to send mes
sageS to friends and were fran
NC because there were no wires.
Inc greatest damage to build
lngs was done south Of Market
street. where they are mostly
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-18
EXPLOSION ON
THE KEARSARGE.
CirCumstantiaI Account Of the
Accident on the Great
BattIeShip.
OFFICERS AND MEN VERY COOL
Seems Certain Electric switch Was
short Circuitcd by Shcll-Tonss
striking ~,

New York. April iS--'rhe Herald to-
day prints a cable dispatch from Cal
manera, Cuba, which purports to con-
tain n circumstantlal report Of the ac-
cideut last week on the battleship
Kearsarge, the official version OF which
in detail IS not YET available.
The Herald's cable says
when the Kearsarge had finished
two successful runs firing at targets on
Friday afternoon. using al four guns OF
her forward turret she turned Off range
to secure IT,
"One gun. the left l3-inch piece. was
loaded when the firing ceased Lieut.
ludsns. the turret officer. and Liuet.
Groemo, the umpire remained IN the
turret discussing some firing rules
HOW ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
THE tu1et crew, about 10 minutes
after firing ceased, began to unload
the guns, Three sections Of the charge
had been withdrawn by metal hooks
and placed on the turret floor. when
the man handling the hooks accidental
~ short clrculted the switch to the
electric ammunition hoist behind him.
causing the arc which fused the metal
Of the switch The molten particles
dropped into the powder on the floor
and seeing the danger, the man
jumped headlong down through the
turrot and was but slightly injured
"Lleuts. Hudglns and Gaemo and "a
seamen were seriously burned. No eN-
nlosl0n took place and no sound Yves
heard by the officers on the bridge. but
smoke and flame burst from the tur-
ret.
FIRE QUARTERS SOUNDED
Fire quarters we're sounded and
hose laid 10 the Gre with geat prompt.
ness 1t was put Out without difficulty
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-18

vicinity of Fourth and Stevenson
streets has got beyond the control of
the frCmcn and thc flames have leap
cd To the Winchester roomng house,
ON the west side of Third street. Tn
less the flames can he checked hero,
the Palace hotel, one block distant,
viii be endangered.
The water supply is entirely made
quatc and powder l. being used to
check the flames. The rooms IN the
Palace hotel were vacated carly in
the morning and guests are now re-
turning to gather up their effects. All
sorts of vehicles are being used TO
carry out of the danger zoncScyery-
thing OF value. The loss OF life seems
10 have been confined to the poorer
districts.
For the benefit Of eastern people
who have friends, visiting In san Fran
cisco, Il is safe TO say they have not
been injured.
As the hours 20 by the excite
ment grows more intense. Every
few minutes explosions are heard as
buildings are blown up to stop the
progress of the flames. The fire has
spread and II tic wind comes mp san
Francisco will experience the greatest
cOnnagratlon of modern times. ON,
lower Market street, the main
thoroughfare of the city, block after
block of substantial buildings have
been destroyed, 4 big fire Is raging
on the corner of Sansomc and Vine
streets, ono block from the Associated
Press, The widest rumors a. 20 loss
Of life are coming IN To the newspapers
but il l. impossible TO confirm them
No reports have been received outside
OF san Francisco hut the damage
about the bay mus, be enormous.
Oakland Is said have suffered severely
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-18

Snn Francisco. April Is, $40 u. M
Us reports come in the magnitude of
the disaster grows. Fire has been
raging In all directions and people are
moving out of the downtown section,
The loss of life may reach into the
hundreds. and millions of dollars
worth of property has been destroyed.
The Valencia hotel, between Seven
tccnth and Eighteenth streets, on Val
cncia street. liyc-slory frame build
ing. topplcd over into the street bury
Ing IS people In the debris. Only the
top story remains intact \ house on
Fourtccnih street. near Valencia, was
wrecked, killing Two people,
Many of these houses are damaged
~ badly that Il is impossible 10 get
the fire apparatus out. \ lodging
house on Seventh street between How
ard and Mission. known AZ the Kings
ley, entirely collapsed, Il Is on fire and
IS To so people are believed tn be
buried In the flaming ruins. At
Twcniy-sccond aud Mission the dry
goods store of Lipman Is on fire,
threatening the destruction OF the en-
tire block At Eighteenth and Nalcn-
cla there l. II crcyicc in the street six
feet wide aud entire sidewalks are torn
up. The street car tracks are badly
twisted. and traffic Is nc a standstill
At the southern Pacific hospital, water
Is being carried into the building from
outside sources for the use Of the
patients. Many people suffering FROM
Injuries are seen On the streets maxi
ing their way to the different hos
piials. The Episcopal church on
Eleventh. street Is badly damaged. and
lal the Suudcbakcr carriage factory on
Tenth and Market streets the top story
caycd In, badly wrccking the entire
&uiid'ng.
Fire which has beca raging la the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-18
Operators Return to Their
Posts After an Hours Absence.

SALT LAKE CITY, April l9Repots received by the Salt Lake
office Of the Postal Telegraph company from San Francisco would indicate that
the first reports the earthquake San Francisco exaggerated Sup W.
P S. Hawk with San Francisco office Of the Postal TEL
graph company after the earthquake He informed thai would be
say for the operating the office his done and the
left the building but returned within hour and business resumed
San Francisco reported that the Market had broken Salt
Lake is n communication with San Francisco.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-18
YANCEY HOTEL BURNED.
Was Famous Hosiery Located in Vel
imNstunc National Park

Butte, Mont April lS-A special TO
the Miner from Livingston, Mont, says
that the old Yancey hotel, located IN the
Yellowstone National park, was do
stroyed by fire some time last night
The fire originated from defective
chimney, and was so far advanced be-
fore q was discovered, that nothing
could be done to save the property The
hotel Was founded more than 20 years
ago, by John Yancoy, who was famn-
iarly known as Uncle John, and who
made IL a most popular resort for tour
lists making the rounds Of the place.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-18
Buildings Dynamited To Stop Progress OF Fire
SACRAMENTO Calf, Al

SACRAMENTO Calf, April lS--The correspondent of
the Associated Press here has been informed from reliable
that the earthquake this morning San Francisco created
great destruction of property The loss from the shock and sub
sequen fires will reach into the millions The fire still raging
covering from Montgomery street to the Water front
said hundreds Of buildings in the business section have been
ruined The fire started in dozen different places and
being fought with dynamite
Three miles of the Southern Pacific track Benica
sunk down for depth of about four feet.
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and further damage was prevented.
The burned men We're removed at once.
SIX MEN DEAD.
Six Of the enlisted men were re-
moved at once.
Six OF the enlisted men were dead.
Lieut. Hudgins died al a quarter Of
four o'clock the next morning, and
Lieut. Graeme, who was removed at
once to his own ship, the Maryland,
died at o'clock. The condition OF
the injured men is favorable.
Every officer and man on the Kear-
sarge behaved IA the coolest ana brave
ESQ manner after the accident. There
Is long i'st ~ men and officers whose
bravery was conspicuous.
Lieut. Hodglns pushed J.. w King,
ordinary seaman, away from the dam
ger and interposed his own body. King
was very severely burned and In his
delerlum cried: Mr.. Hudglns. you are
having me. but burning yourself
saving me- but burning YOURSELF
his men removed from the turret be-
fore the rcscuers took him out. Lieut..
Greene asked that the others be at
tended by the surgeons before him and
repeatedly Inquired after his comrades.
SHOUTING FOR HELP.
-. \. Rooster turet captain. him
self frightfully burned. climbed to the
top OF the turret shouting for help for
those Inside. When the IRE was put
out and The rescue began he sank
down, SAYING Good bye Kearsarre'
He was conscious until his death. al Is
minutes after O'Clock thar night and
gave clear statement Of what had
happened ~ the turret though suffer
Ing eycruciatlug pain.
All OF the wounded men showed
great fortitude and self-cOntrol ut.
tering many expressions OF Affection
Ite regard Tor Lieut.. Hudgins.
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS.
AS soon ns the flames in the turret
were beaten down volunteers were
called for &C. go ln and bring out the
injured. Gunner MCHugh was con-
spicuous I'm the brave work In the han.
ding room and magazines. G. Bree-
man. seaman. rushed into the handlinr
room stamping out The burning pow.
der and ,hen closed himself Inside the
magazine and began covering trp
powder tanks
"Roltswains Mates Pickard. Nord-
Ntom ana Carpenter and Chief N9cbln-
lts Mate Iuvanaugh were the first
who rushed into the turret IN the blind
Ing smoke. They remained there i'm the
suifocating gas until all the injured
had been passed out
SEEMED LIKE CERTAIN DEATH.
'Boatrwaius Mate J. Herrlck. CHIEF
Master az Arms Mamuseen. Ordinary
Seamen Egdn and Schtelber, Seaman
Weber, Keith ana Dougherty and Ma
chinists Mate Wilson led the hose into
the S-inch handling room TO what pr-
peared certain death
II appears certain that the electric
switch Was sbort.circuitcI by the huu
die Of the shell longs acClduptallv
striking g. Rud fuslng the Jaws OF ths
switch. Midshipmtn Hall and CON
nor though barely month at son. re
meined az their stations Ia tho handlra
room leading out the hose though the
burning grains - eoNder were falling
abort tbem.'
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.
Representative Towne Tells of Ills
Grcnt Power In Politics.

Boston. April 49, Representative Chas.
A. Towne Of New York discussed "The
one Man Power In Politics before the
Massachusetts, Reform club NJ the Hotel
Brunswick last night lie declared that In
this country the speaker OF the national
house OF representative Instead OF being
duct on Legislative business had become
a ps..:.,... 5faecr who could by the ac-
cumulnted power further the ends of tho
party which he represented
Thorstcin b. ueblin, professor Of polltl-
cal economy IN the University OF Chicago
also discussed the subject academically.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-18
FIRE QuARTERs souNpED.

Fire quarters were sounded and
hose laid 10 the Gre with geat prompt.
ness, Ii was put cut without difficulty
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-18

san Francisco. April ~, $40 NJ
4 disastrous ire has broken ont ON
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-18

Excitement and Terror Contribute to Make
Horror the Worst Ever Witnessed by the People
of the Coast-Wires Down and News Information
Meager.
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A SECOND SHOCK SHAKES SAN FRANCISCO

Great Buildings Topple Watermains Burst
and Flames Eat Their Way Up Business District,
Spreading Terror in Their Wake-Most Frightful
Disaster in Country History.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-23
MT. Lambert of Waterbury.
All Remedies had Failed to Cure him Uatil b
 Took the Dr. Richards Dyspepsia 1ablets.

If your blood has been impoverished by weakness and headaches from dyspepsia, do not neglect to treat yourself at once with good tonic and digestant. You will find both in the Dr Richards Dyspepsia Tablets.
 MT George E. Lambert of No. 70 South Main street, Waterbury, Conn.,, says:
 II have used Dr Richards Dyspep- sia Tablets for six weeks and have found them all they are represented to be. I can say with all sincerity and truthfulness that they cured mo of a serious stomach trouble, some thing all Other remedies have failal to ydo.. A friend recommended these tablets. I had no faith but wentdto Apothecarles Hall and got b0ttle.s-I noticed marked improvement after taking the first bottle. After the sec ond bottle I was entirely cured of all my old complaints and the beauty of it is that the cure has been per- manent one, thanks to Dr Richards Dyspepsia Tablets.
 For sale by all druggists. Better to say Richards" twice. Price fifty cents per bottle. Made by Dr Rich- ards Dyspepsia Tablet Association, B Worth street, New York.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-23
Jacques
MADAME SAAS GENE" "

One of the delicious comedy scenes in Madame Sans Gene" which the Poli Stock company is doing at the Jacques this week is the verbal set- to between Catharine, the washer woman, who has become the wife of the Marshal Le Fevbre and the ladies of Napoleon's court who have come to call on her. The group includes the Queen of Naples, Bonaparte's sis- ter, who has been especially critical of Catharine's manner and three or four other ladies of her suite. By the badinage they know to be most ex- asperating to Sans Gene who is not quick at the witticisms of the day they succeed in rousing her anger to such degree that she turns on the Queen of Naples and treats her to service of sarcasm and that fairly shrivels the party. In speech that is filled with the most dramatic inten- sity she reviews her life as follow CT of the Grand Armee, acknowledges that she was vivandiere who filled the little tin cups of the soldiers who were dying and fatigued and wound ed with brandy while the bullets were singing over her head and, that she Is not ashamed of what she has done, as they are who have proflted most by her courage. Prices are 10c, 200 and soc; afternoons 10c and 200, ladies 10c.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-23

Wild rumors from France recently turned the eyes of the world toward that country, and breathlessly we awaited what May Day might bring forth-the day once given over to merry frolic and dance; now becoming associated with the demonstrations of labor rather than play. The ru- mors declared that the threatened demonstration was something more than sign of labor agitation, though this in itself promised to be of such proportions as to assume most seri- ous character. We were assured the labor element was simply being worked by the Bonapartists. who, af- ter troubles were stirred up, would step in and reap the benefits. And we listened to farther startling disclo- sures, that Catholics and even Royal ists were now siding with the Bona partists; the former because of the ac- ton taken by the republic in divorcing church and state. the latter because they rather have throne with a Bonaparte thereon than a throneless republic.
 May Day came with some rioting and resulting violence, but happily passed without realization of the dire forebodings. But the expressions of discontent with existing conditions lead the reader to contemplation of the stability of the French republic.
 It is not very easy for us Americans, unless possessors of an unusually live ly imagination, to understand that the overthrow of the French republic is well within the bounds of possibility;
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-23

the events which are preparing in the limbo of the future. ". It is not upon the religious crisis that l am counting but upon the financial crisis. Next year the price of French rentes wi.4 certainly fall to 80 francs. In the face of this disaster the members of the Haute Finance, freed from their engagement to the republic, will ere ate the empire"
 There are four pretenders to the throne of II rance; Prince Victor Napo- leon and the Due dOrleans, the two official pretenders; Prince Louis Ma poleon and Prince, Henri d'Orleans Prince Victor Napoleon Is eldest son of Prince Jerome Napoleon and Prin- cess Clotilde of Savoy, grandson of Jerome Bonaparte, king of Westpna- lia (that Bonaparte who married the Baltimore belle and from whom our secretary of the navy is descended). Since the death of his father Prince Victor has been looked upon by the imperialists as the head of the house of Bonaparte, the only legitimate pre- tender to the imperial crown of France. This Bonaparte prince served as soldier. in the French army be- fore the law was passed expelling members of families that had reigned over France; but he is more of stu. dent than a soldier The prince has no fortune of his own, enjoys gen. erous allowance from ex-Empress Eu- genie, who has a sizeable income of . million dollars year.
 Prince Victor's brother, Prince Louis, called by his partizans Col.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-23
~ooaINc fYENTy-

May 25-Ccncert given by the Wesleyan Glee and Mandolin clubs under auspices of Ladies Aid society of M. E. church. at Town hall, Wa tertown.
 May 29-"Kirmess" under the di- recfion of Miss N. c. Mcdonnell at Poli's theater.
 May 3o-31. June i. and 4-Char- ity bazaar by the Queens Daughters.
 May 31.-"A Dream of the Flow ers." entertainment given by the Third Congregational church
 June 1-Eleventh semi-snnuai promenade of the Nassau Social club at Hamilton hall. Mill Plain
 June s-Grsnd anniversary prom enade of Court ChampIain Degree Team association at odd Fellows hall
 June s-s-Free exhibit of class work at St Patrick's hall.
 June s-Closing reception and dance given by Gaelic dancing class in c. A. R. hall.
 June 1f-Promenade and dance given by the N. A. Whist club at O. lumbus hall.
 June 70-Commencement exer- cIses at Convent of Notre Dame
 June 21-AnnuaI luncheon of the Notre Dame Alumni association.
 June z1-whist and dancing eiv- en by the St John Baptist society, at Auditorium
 June z2-Closing reception of Nixs NeIlye r. Reeds dancing academy at Eagles hall
 June z7 to 90 fnclusive-Fsstfvs1 by Ladies surfliary. A. O. H.. at Eaeles' hall
 June 1s-Dznce and entertain ment given by g. Marys Alumni DrauAtic club at Leavsworth hall
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-23

Bonaparte, is very popular with the younger members of the Bonaparte party. He enjoys the personal friend ship of the czar, is great favorite of Eugenie with the million a year rumor puts 1t he is to be her heir. Prince Louis is primarily military man. On reaching manhood he en- tered the Italian army (with the rank of lieutenanU but did not long re- main in the service of that country, resigned his commission when Italy showed tendency to be hostile toward France. When the Franco Russian al- liance was formed he obtained permis- sion to join the czar's army, entered as lieutenant; presently was advanced to the rank of colonel of the Mini Novgorod dragons, and later was put in command of the empress lancers. Prince Louis Napoleon Is a soldier, a prodigeous worker, a man of resolute temper.
 Now we turn to Prince Louis Phil ippe Robert, Due d'0rleans. eldest son of the Comte de Paris. This gentle man on reaching manhood came to Paris and offered himself as a con- script for the army. and was promptly arrested in accordance with the law exiling descendants of families that had reigned over France. After few months Imprisonment he was par doned by the president of the republic and escorted to the frontier. The Due d'0rleans lives in very considera- ble state, and when he welded Cat Vienna. November. lsss) the Arch duchess Marie Dorothea Amelie. there were present representatives of all the powers-save France-the occasion called for enthusiastic royalist mani festation. There are many Orleanists in France. the committees well organ ized ard at work in remotest parts of the country. There Is little doubt that the Due d'0rleans holds ambitions. world be quite willing to assume the responsibilities of Philippe IT.
 Now we come 10 the last pretender. member of a family that from the days of the regency has intrigued against the elder branch. Prince Henri is the oldest son of the Due de Chartres. was born in England. The laws of the re- public forbidding him to enter into the service of the French army. Prince Henri gave up the profession of arms and set forth on far journeys. as an explorer. in northern Thibe, and southern Siberia he wandered. and the spirit of adventure led him to invesii- Eafions in King Menilek's land. His criticisms of Italian officers conduct Ia AbyssinIs brought out a duel be- tween the prince and the count of Tu- rin.
 If France should go hack to a mon- archial form of government. which of the pretenders would she favor. The Due fc<Ieans has aroused little enthu- siasm among the people. Louis and Victor Napoleon are not pure French Prince Henri is scsrcely pozibleL It may bs that unknovn general