The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-04-19
Earthquake Shock Strikes Western Coast 535 This Morning
and San Francisco Suffers nestmabe Loss Of Life and
Property as Result Of the Shock and the Fires
LOSS OF LIFE PLACED At A THOUSAND SCORES INJURED
Shock Came Without Any Warning and Great Buildings Collapsed
Carrying Death to the Occupants Wires are Down and
it is impossible to Get Any Details Of the Loss

San Francisco Ca April 49, 205 p reports come in
the magnitude Of the disaster Fires raging all
the people out Of the
The life may reach hundreds and millions dollars
property destroyed Fire in the vicinity
and Grand hotels rapidly approaching these buildings and
present indications they will fall the flames within
There way estimating the number
tons the entire business district both wholesale and retail will be
by the flames The road bed Of the railway between
and Stockton sunk six feet in places
Francisco Call April IS The city Of San Francisco
practically earthquake shock which
535 this morning continuing short period of less
this short period time people we're
and millions of dollars worth Of property destroyed
without warning the city panic
impossible estimate the extent the damage
loss of life conservative estimate places the loss of life
Thousand but later reports show that this estimate all
earthquake followed fires which
all parts the and the mains had been shattered by
the earthquake there protection for the buildings Many
the engine houses overthrow by the earthquake
femen buried beneath the debris The appalling The
shock without warning while the people sleeping and
of them rushed from their homes half clothed
death the falling wallis of the buildings to be smothered by
hours impossible to tell the extent Of the damage
egent At the present time the flames
possible that the spread other parts
city The fremen poweress to defend the city and
conagraton may destroy the buildings which left standing
after the earthquake shock
Thousands Of buildings have been destroyed but it notice
stood the shock better than the buildings of brick which
collapsed carried death the occupants It that
the Hotel the largest in the standing
shock The Valencia Hotel destroyed but the people managed
without the loss of single life The St Francis
other the hotels that whstood the shock fairly
all Of the guests escaped unhurt"
Only meager details be of the terrible disaster
this time the telegraph companies have not been able open
the wires into San Francisco Boof the big telegraph buildings
destroyed by the earthquake and with their destruction
lnection with outside world practically Off
The earthquake shock the most serious known along
the Western coast and felt many cities in California
reported have suffered loss Of life
property but down this city and report has been
received that would justify statement regard the extent of
the damage
In San Francisco the city hall which has just been
peted a nearly 81, 900 of ruins.
impossible describe that attended the dis
aster The and excitement indescrbabe Great
buildings swayed crashed buying their occupants while
others who had fled to the air for protection
crushed to death under the falling walls Panic regned all OF
the hotels guests fed to the streets for safety
life especially heavy the tenement districts
where the buildings mostly of frame
reported every block in this district