Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-24
SAN FRANCISCO
 RESURRECTION
NEW AND GREATER CITY RISING
 FROM ASHES OF OLD.
Blasting the Way for the New Streets Higher and Better Buildings Already Are Under Way
 Many Peculiar Incidents.

san Franc1SCO, Apr1l Z4.-Ar- engagements for the reconstruction of the new and greater San Francisco are rapidly crystalizing and soon the sounds of building will be heard in every block of the devastated dis. tricts.
 The blowing up of the ruins in the business section has already be. gun and is now well under way.
 There will not be dangerous ruin standing on Market street by this afternoon. A large squad of artillerymen, assisted by the munich pal authorities, have been dynamit- ing all the tottering buildings and walls. This work has so far been confined to Market street in order to open safe artery from the outlying district to the water front. The dis trict north of Market street and the business section will receive the same treatment after Market street is clear.
 As showing the disposition pre- vailing among property owners of the city the action of the Humboldt bank, which will at once erect new building seventeen stories in height, may be cited.
 Two months ago plans were ap- proved and contracts let for the building, and the steel for construc- tion is already on the way west from eastern agents of the contractors.
 Yesterday orders were given to 30 ahead with the work of building.
 The site is on the south side of Market street, 100 feet east of Fourth. The site cost $40O,0O0 and the building will cost $500,000. The construction will be of steel and terra cotta, construction that has stood the test by fire and earth quake. The whole habitable part of San Francisco has been organized and districted for sanitary inspection purposes in the most thorough man. ner. There is no longer danger of epidemic because the health depart ment, working with the military, is prepared to handle anything of the sort before it become threatening.
 The big Notifications at the en- trance to the Golden Gate did not escape from serious injury during the great shake up. The full extent of the injury sustained by the great works is as yet unknown, for noth- ing but a survey by the engineering corps can disclose the full extent of the damage.
 At Lime Point, the supplements of the big guns have been cracked and twisted. The heavy concrete both on the floor and in the walls of the endorsements bear unmistakable evidence of having been given bad shaking.
 Conditions are said to be equally bad at the Notifications back of Old Fort Point. As'it is now, the great thirteen-inch guns on both sides of the gate, constituting the main de- fense, are practically useless.
 A safe expert after examining safes and vaults in many buildings in the burnt districts says that the vaults of the banks are all right but 1t will be several days before they can be opened on account of the heat.
 The safes that are covered by de- bris will not be opened until perfect ly cold.
 Some excitement was caused at police headquarters yesterday by the wild behavior of private of the state militia who attempted to shoot Detective Harry Nichols and was sus- pected of having planned the assas- sination of Chief Dinan. The sol dier, whose name is Thomas F. Nc Ginn, is now under arrest at his regimental headquarters and will be held until his sanity can be inyesti- gated.
 Following the unfortunate killing of Major H. c. Tilden of the gen eral relief committee by some self constituted vigilantes. it is said the city patrols and all guards will be disarmed and the troops, both regu- lar and militia, will be instructed not to shoot except. in cases of extreme necessity.
 The general conditions in the city are improving rapidly. The wealth CT was never better than to-day. Hundreds of men are at work clear ing the streets, and the dynamiting of the tottering walls will be con- tinued to-day. The Spring Valley 1 Water Co has about 1000 men at work repairing and replacing broken | mains and many portions of the resi- dence section are now abundantly supplied with water.
 No trace of Count de La Rocca- the French consul in this city, hrs vet been found. It is feared that he has lost his life in the fire.
 Several car lines are ready for op- | eration as soon as 1t is deemed safe | to turn on the power.