Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-28
HOW THE PAPERSFARED
RESOURCEFULNES OF THE SAN
FRANCISCO PRESS.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2S.-It takes
more than an earthquake and conflagra-
ton to put the San Francisco newspapers
out of business. With resourcefulness
that cannot but be admired they sur
mounted all difficulties, and today there Is
little In their appearance that would indi-
cate the strain and stress under which they
have labored in order to present the news
to the eager public OF this burned city. Only
one Of them has suspended publication.
The Evening Post, being unable to acquire
plant in the vicinity Of the city, has re-
tired from the field for sixty days. All
others are issuing usual.
1t must be remembered that at 5:13 on
the morning of the cal thquake, April is
power and water failed In every newspaper
Office in San Francisco. STILL in the hope
that as the day grew these agencies would
be provided, the gathering of news went
OF. as usual. When the conflagration made
IL apparent that all PLANTS. without exccp-
ton. would be destroyed, the Bulletin put
al work force In fIs composing rooms and
a hand bill was aan1-set and some hun
dreds of copies run of on the proof press,
giving the salient features of the day $
news.
The morning papers. the Call, Chronicle
and Examiner. retirei TO Oakland, on the
other side of the bay. and there on Thurs
day morning there issued a joint pager
from the office of the Oakland Tribune
On Friday morning they split forces again,
the Examiner retaining the use of the frb-
une plant and the Call and Chronicle issa-
ing from the Office o. the Oakland Herald
Two days later the Call secured the service
OF the Oakland Enquirer plant. Meantime
on Friday the Bulletin, afttl suspension
OF one day, made arrangements for the use
in the afternoon Of the Oakland Herald
equipment, and from these sources and un-
der such circumstances the San francisco
papers have been issuing.
Offices were hurriedly opened on Fillmore
street, which today'is the main thorough
fare OF San Francisco, and from these head
quarters the news of the day as 1t was
gathered has been transmitted by means OF
automobiles and the ferry service to the
Oakland shore. There also were accented
such advertisements as have been offered
The number of these is perhaps the best
visual sign at present OF the resurrection ot
the new city. Ii was noted that in four
teen-page paper printed yesterday by the
Examiner there were over nine pages oil
advertisements. and in sixteen-page pape,
published this morning by the Chronicle a,
least 80 per cent OF Its space was devoted
to the same end 1t Is TO be noted that this
issue of the Chronicle, of which mention
has been made. was delivered by carrier
not later than O'Clock this morning at the
residence OF every subscriber remaining
standing in San Francisco.
The maintenance of teiegraphic communi-
cation with the outside world has been one
of the most dificult matters with which
the newspapers have had to contend. The
experience OF the Associated Press In this
respect viii give an idea of the obstacles
confronting the other news agencies OF the
city From Wednesday. April Is. until Mon.
day, April g. there was neither communica.
ton by means OF telephone or telegraph be-
tween Oakland and San Francisco. Or
Monday one telephone circuit with Oakland
was established and the Associated Press
used this for telegrapiic purposes. The
use continued throughout Tuesday, and
Wednesday 1t failed. On Thursday the
western Union. by extraordinary efforts
succeeding In getting bay cable in work.
ing order and by running wires in q round
about way managed to get a wire Into the
municipal headquarters at Franklin Hal
on Fillmore street, near Bush This wire
was placed at the service of the Associated
Press and through communication TO the
east established. News from the Associated
Press headquarters has been going over this
wire ever since.