The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-24

and though. not In apparent danger.
many Of them locked to the public
squares with their families.
The tower of the Hall OF Justice
was greatly damaged In the base
ment OF the building. Mayor Schmitz
established his headquarters. using
candles for light.
NO LIGHT IN THE CITY.
There is neither gas or electric light
in San Francisco tonight. The plant Of
one Of the gas companies blew up this
| morning and as a matter OF
all the other gas in the city was turn
ed of.
One of the big losses of the day was |
the destruction of St Ignatius church
and college at Van Ness avenue and |
Hayes street This was the Jesuit in |
~stitution in the west and was built at
a cost Of a couple of millions.
At Z O'Clock tonight the fire had
swept from the south side Of the town, |
across Market street into the western
addition and was burning houses at
Golden Gate avenue and Octavia
street. This result was reached after
almost the entire southern district
from ninth street TO the eastern water
front had been converted into a black
ened waste. In this quarter were
hundreds of factories wholesale houses
and many business firms, in addition
to thousands Of homes.
FIRE ON THE NORTH SIDE.
On the north side the fire tonight
was o making such rapid Roadway as
in the western addition. where there
is a limited water supply available.
The firemen are making desperate eff
! forts to prevent the encroachments of
the devastation. Temporary head
| quarters were established in tents in
Portsmouth Square this evening for
Mayor SchmitZ, Chief Of Police Oman
and General Funston, but this site be
came o. dangerous about 6 O'Clock and
was abandoned. Later the flames
swept the square.
In the south side district on Rlncon
hill, st. Mary's hospital, a landmark
conducted by the Sisters of Mercy, was
reduced to ashes.
throughout the city wherever there
is a public square a scene of Isolation
is presented. Tents have been pitched
by fortunate possessOrs of canvas, but
most of the homeless people are hud-
D died in frightened groups about the
: household belongings they managed to
save from the general rum.
: From Golden Gate Park comes news
= of the total destruction Of the immense
building covering a portion OF the chill
:. dren's play ground.
PEOPLE SEEKING REFUGE IN
, THE SUBURBS.
Y This afternoon the ferry boats re-
sumed running from Oakland, and to-
r night thousands of homeless and panic
stricken people are leaving the city and
. seeking shelter in Oakland and other
suburbs.
The suffering and hardships are
e great. Countless numbers Of residents
of the poorer parts Of the city, in
q Guiding Chinese, Japanese and taila
e quarters have been rendered homeless
and unless supplies and aid reach the
city within "A hours, starvation will
d add to the calamity.
Nearly every famous landmark thai
has made San Francisco famous mas
e been laid in ruins OF burned to the
e ground. Never has the fate Of a city
# beer more disastrous.
NOTHING TO STOP THE FIRE.
For three miles along the water front
- DIll0lngS nave Deth swept SiSN' N
k tonight the %blackened beams n great
e skeletons of factories n offices stanC
silhouted against a background o.
a flame that is slowly spreading over the
- entire city. The whole commercial
and office quarter on the north size o.
IS Market street, from the ferryy bullo
IS ing to Tenth street, has been consumed
in the flames. while hardly a building
~ is standing in the district south q.
Market street. At = O'Clock, ue>pil'
the heroic work of the firemen an'
the troops of dynamiters, who razet
building after building, and blew VI
property valued at millions, the hame'
:, spread across Market street to IN
IT north side, and swept up Montgomer.
,e street, almost to Washington stree'
to Along Montgomery street are some o
~ the richest banks and commercial
TO houses. The famous Mills building
81 and the new Merchants exchange, Il
" which is situated the Marine and tn
re stock exchanges are still standing, bu
the Mutual Life Insurance building an
s. scores Of bank and ifice buildings ar
d. on fire, while blocks Of other mouse
&c are in the path of the flames and notn
ing seems to be at hand to stay thel
progress.
Id Block after block of banking house
are now masses Of red hot ruin and
s. will be months before the money tina
was housed in their vaults can b
reached.
FIRE CHIEF SULLIVAN BADLY
n INJURED.
The earthquake caused the paris
c. -. California IIntel af RMS
of 49,. o,d tho fa1in
O. anu AedilioS 49, 80. -
ed chimney n cofnlce Oh the o'o,
lie. ed through the fire house adJolnln
mt severely injuring Fire Chief Sulllva
he en- that he was unable to direct til
= e e ssoh+;ng ua iS now
WIN Il oo,5
a hospital and in q precarious cono