The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-05-11
OF
DANGEROUS WALLS
THREE SOLDIERS CAUGHT UN-
DER A FALLING FACADE.
ONLY ONE SERIOUSLY HURT
first nay OF 0mcial Rest In san
Francisco sincc thc Disasser
-rhe cay T~.rongcd with
S~lsht~crre.

san Francisco. May THE first
accident IL connection With TIE Gyna-
m.t.ng ~ dangerous walls by the
enginecrs q the army took place
sunday. Smaller quantities. Of eN-
plas.ges than were used lass week
are now being ared, ANA this neces-
states TWO 81 more charges Of
dynamite being exploded before the
desired result is attained. sunday
morning the engineers were working
in the downtown districts. Twice
had dynamite been exploded under
the facade OF a tall ruin, and a third
charge was being Inserted. when the
wall fen. Three soldiers were
buried. but 4 mass OF twisted IRON
partly shielded them. and only Il
was seriously hurt.
First Day OF Official Rest.
sunday was the first day OF official
rest that the city has had since the
beginning OF the distress AL OF the
municipal departments were closed,
with the exception OF the police STA
lions and hospitals. and Franklln'
hall. the seat OF san Francisco's gov
eminent. was deserted. The police
have had little or nothing 10 engage
their attention.
omen Air Services the Rule.
Among the churches the same con-
ditions prevailed as upon the preeed-
Ing Sunday. open air services being
the rule. even where the buildings
were unharmed. Al Golden Gate
park the usual Sunday band concert
J was given and was attended by
thousands. That the people, as a
whole. are beginning 10 look for some
diversion, was shown. Saturday nlsht
! when a great crowd assembled e
! witness a vaudeville show in a hal
? on Fillmore street. The authorities
= however. az the last moment, refuses
10 permit the performance.
Arrests For selling Liquor.
r Two arrests for selling liquor wer'
made sunday. and as an indication
!. OF the determination 10 suppress N
Z traeic in intoxicants until the saloon
: are allowed TO reopen. one OF the o
tenders was refused bail. and "a
& others bond was fixed at $4,000.
y Coroner Walsh, after revising al
Z list of victims OF fire and earthquake
informed Gen. Greely that the tot'
~ number OF cases handled by his o
e fee was 3Is, OF which l3i were idei
= tiled and 1s5 unidentified. This p
Mort shows 50 less than given By
A previous count.
- Thronged with S~Ightseers.
n The streets OF the burned distric
were throlged Sunday with sigh
m seers. Every train from nearl
towns on the peninsula and evel
feryboat from the bay ports vi
packed with people eager 10 get the
.oT first glimpse OF the city devas'
liI ton. and almost every third pers'
carried a camera or kodak In {
the p~ecration OF the crush OF peoI
booths OF street faklrs sprung up ov
night along the curbs on the clear
foi streets. prepared TO furnish retre'
ments. and most Of them enjoyed
II profitable trade. In many instanc
OF the booths were Labelled with {
uf names OF former famous hos'elri
ana the i~ncongruity OF hot fraI
mrters. five cents beneath n
on palace Hotel" provoked a SIN
ak from each passerby.
The work OF construction and &c
lit ing down continued on al sides. n
Dot vithstandirg the sabbath. An earl
tick quake shock was felt Saturday mol
ing. which toppled over unsteady wa
tor eauring clouds Of dust and a panic.
the several instances laborers quit o
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