The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-19
SMOKING RUINS IN
PLACE Of BEAUTY
Havoc Wrought by Fire Eyel
More Terrible Than
by Shock. "
STRONG WIND HELPS
THE FLAMES TO SPREA
Thousands Flee From City Seel
ing Shelter and PrOtec-
ton of Life.


tiOn of Life.
was missing. The dead were placed
one portion OF the building and the
maindcr was devoted 10 hospital p1
poses.
Crowds Follow Nurses.
After the fire forced the nurses !.
physicians TO desert the building
eager crowds followed them 10 the p
sldio and the Chlldren's hospital wiz
they renewed their search for missi|
relatives
Hundreds of Injured.
Tn TO late this afternoon more NJ.
80 persons who were seriously intu7
bs. the earthquake and the fire had -
treated at the various hospitals throu1
out the city. @
The front Of the Bailey and Lad
building, on Clay street. near Mo-
gomery, fell In, killing three men
Began Rescue Work.
The stereotypers and pressmen OF !,
Examiner and the Call. as soon as
shock was felt, rushed out of their h,,I
ings and Iound coffee house at Stew
son and Third street had COLLAPSED mi
Immediately set 10 work with axes r
anything In the way of an implcu~
with which they could provide themselS
to rescue those inside.
Great Pillars Twisted.
From Golden Gate park comes news
the total destruction OF the Immense h,Il
Ing covering a portion OF the childrN
play ground. The walls are Shattered
yond repair and the roof has fallen
The pillars OF the new stone gate at
park entrances are twisted and torn a
their foundations. Some Of them. wSU
Ing nearly four tons each, were shffte1
though they were constructed Of chad
Dewey Monument Moved.
In Union Square park, where a nun
OF the homeless are now being given b
porary shelter. the mighty Dewey md
ment has been shifted from its base,
now stands leaning at an angle OF
degrees. and there is danger OF the
mcnse stone structure falling.
Thousands Leave City.
This afternoon the ferry boats resus.
running from Oakland, and tonight HI.
sands OF homeless and panic-strurI
people are leaving the city and are E
Ing shelter In Oakland and other subur1
towns. The suffering and hardship
gars description. Countless numbers
| residents OF the poorer section Of the
Including the Chinese. Japanese and L
Ian quarters. have been rendered ho|
less. and unless supplies and MD reach
city within twentyfour hours starvaI
will add TO the awful calamity:
Landmarks Wiped Out.
Nearly every famous landmark that
made San Francisco famous over
whole world has been laid in ruius|
l. Ia ill., -
trophe. Never has the fate Of a
been more disastrous.
Three Miles Burned.
For three miles along the water q
buildings have been swept clean and
night the blackcned beams and great :
etons of factories and offices stand
houetted against background OF @
that Is slowly spreading over the ez.
city. The whole commercial and c
section of the city on the north sic1|
Market street from the ferry buildlnf|
Tenth street has been consumed In
flames. while hardly a building Is star
in the district south OF Market stree
Flames on North Side.
At o'clock. despite the heroic worI/
the firemen and the troops OF dynarn|I/
who razed building after building
blew up property valued at milllonH
flames spread across Market street 70
north side and swept up Montgoa
street practically to Washington 81
Along Montgomery street are some ol
richest banks and commercial hoGze
San Francisco.
Nothing Can Check Fire
The famous Mills building and thk
Merchants Exchange, In which y
ated tho Marine and Stock exchangeA
still standing. but the Mutual Lir
L,,ll IA nf
Office buildings arc OIL fire, while bios7
other houses arc In the path OF
flames and nothing seems to be az
to stay their progress. Block after
OF banking houses arc now masses ~
hot ruin. and II will be months befonL
money that was housed In their van
vaults can be reached.
Big Hotels Destroyed
The earthquake caused the wreck
California hotel on Bush and ~
streets. and tho falling chimney and
nice Of the hotel crashed through INT
house adjoining, severely inturing
Chief Sullivan so that he was una
direct the work OF FIRE lighting
now in a hospital In a precarfous
tion. ~
Firemen Lose Lives. IN
Despite this disheartening accldenI
entire fire department, assisted by =
the Oakland department and many
tcers from outside the districts, Old
service, many brave men losing heI
while performing the work OF succo'
earthquake. however. had broken e
the water mains and the mon wefs
out water to battle with the IRE A'
Whatever water was obtained 10 pt
flames In the harbor front ana r|'
factory districts was pumped IRON
bay. This compelled dynamiting
only possible method OF saving any ~
Wind Carries Flames. III.
The flames were kept confined VI.
south OF Market street In the -
section until about 8 o'clock IN tne
noon. when the wind carried sne \,
flames into the richest part OF the Ie
San Jose Wrecked.
LOS ANGELES. April 1s.-At san
the Vendome hotel annex was n
wrecked and ten or fifteen person.
The Dohcrtv block was comrM<
burned and one woman killed .NMe
Krow was killed and his Wiz ~
injured. Every business huii1'ns
demolished. Martial lnw has
clared and the militia and D" -
ore guarding tho streets X
Probably Fifty Killed. N
1t is estimated that nttv peopN
been Pulled. The Dostofficc VITO
wrecked the Presbyterian churI arS
demolished and the courthouse ~
Passengers arriving from otner IN
California bring tales of dealn
estnr from Santa Cruz. Monterey . il
and Holrstcr.
Santa Rosa Destroyed