The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-25
} Earthquake Destroys
J, Cities on Pacific Coast
Fires Break Out In Ruins and Add TO the DestruG-
tlon-fiundreds of Lives Lost and Manu-
Persons Injured Enormous.

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the scene OF desolation hangs a
dense pail Of smoke.
The entire district surrounded by
Vallejo, Howard, East and Sansome
streets, embracing practically the
entire wholesale portion of the city,
has been swept clean by the fire.
Also the district bounded by Market,
Eighth and Folsom streets, has been
devastated. In the latter district
were included most of the city's fin
est and most substantial buildings.
The area covered by the flames up to
nightfall of the first day was about
eight square miles, or several hund-
red city blocks. Most OF the build
ings untouched by the flames were
greatly damaged by the earth
shocks.
Reports from cities near San Fran
cisco show the destruction was gen
eral. Santa Rosa, so miles north,
was damaged to the extent of $1,000,
900. At Napa, many buildings were
shattered and the loss will amount to
100000: No loss of life is reported.
At Vallejo the damage was slight in
comparison with that suffered in
other cities. The loss will be about
$4,000.
News comes from Niles, small
town in the Santa Clara valley, about
Is miles from San Jose, stating that
the earthquake demolished the State
insane asylum at Agnews, near San
Jose, burying many of the inmates in
the ruins. 1t is stated that San Jose
suffered severely. This news was
brought by an automobile from San
Jose to points where wire communi-
cation had been established with Los
Angeles temporarily.
A message from Salinas, at IL
o'clock at night gave the following
information:
One hundred and twenty bodies
have been taken out of the Agnew
insane asylum near San Jose, and
there are probably $50 more corpses
in the ruins. The magnificent struc-
ture was demolished.
Eight dead Italians were taken out
of an Italian hotel at San Jose At
that place the Presbyterian church,
st. Patrick's cathedral and the High
school were destroyed. The new hall
of justice at San Jose, just complet-
ed at a cost of $500 900. was demOl-
ished.
All but two of the university build
ings at Leland Stanford are in ruins.
At Iona Prieta, IS miles from San
ia Cruz, mine house slipped on the
side of a mountain burying 10 men
in the ruins.
Not a town around San Francisco
has escaped damage by earthquake.
At Redwood City all business build
ings are in ruins. The new Carnegie
library is totally destroyed.
At Alameda, the terra Gotta and
sewerpipe plant of Clark & Sons is
in ruins. The huge chimney caved
in. crushing the machinery beneath.
The employees had several narrow es-
capes from death as a result Of the
earthquake.
According to Mr.. Duffy there 'were
about 500 persons killed in the des-
truction of the three hotels Of Santa
Rosa, and not fewer than 500 in the
whole town of Santa Rosa. The busi-
ness section of Santa Rosa collapsed
inside of five minutes. Then the fire
burned Fourth street from one end
to the other, starting at each end and
meeting in the middle, thus sweeping
over the ruins and burning the inn
prisoned people Santa Rosa is 70
miles north of San Francisco.
Latest reports show that 20 persons
were killed by the earthquake in San
Jose. The Hall of Records is des-
troyed, as well as the Hall of Justice.
All the main buildings are damaged.
R. H. Tucker, in charge of the Lick
observatory, says;
mo damage was done to the in
struments or the buildings Of the OBJ
servatory by the earthquake.
California has suffered from seis-
mic disturbance, more or less, as far
back as history makes record. In
100 years it is estimated that the
subterranean forces have been made
manifest 200 times. but the combin-
ed effect in that period is not COM
parable with the result of this APP
palling catastrophe.
1t is a matter of dispute whether
the convulsion of 1865 was as great
a calamity as that of 1872. In March
Of the latter year there was an up
heaval in the Inyo valley which car
ried devastation over an area OF
hundreds Of square miles. Ten
small villages were destroyed and the
loss of life was between 80 and so.