Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-27
FRISCO DESTROYED
BY EARTHQUAKE.
CONFEDERATION WHICH FOLLOWED
SHOCK WIPES OUT TWO-THIRDS
OF THE CITY.
THOUSAND LIVES ARE LOST.
Property Loss of S4oo,ooo,ooo Caused by
the Disaster-Three Hundred Thou
sand Homeless.
COUNTRY GOES TO THE RESCUE.

5.15 o'clock Wednesday, morning April
49, eorTarr-,l7 -, =
TO- Two etr'h4u aAe S!oeAa !oiio"'u ~
destructive coAnaSfalloh Wlped out tWo-
thirds Of San Francisco, caused OF prop
erty loss i'll this city of S4oO,oooOoo and
killed at least iOOO persons.
In spite of the awful catastrophe less
than one week later plans are well under
,~.v far tho rehuildiDe of the city and
- :: I.l,,,l ~ to-, ,.o.,,.s, ,,.iu find San
II Is H"pSu 'n"' zen 81" i" III ilAi1 go.
francisco 1ulIy restored 20 IT'S oIu po"eh
and Gior-.
Shocks Are Fearful.
The first eartbouake was the worst
this city has ever known. Buildings
were thrown down and great structures
rocked like tiny boats i'll a terrible sea.
Soon the streets We're filled with franlc
, men and women unable to comprehend
what had occurred.
Many buiuIilSS III me poorer uISl III
| were completely collapsed ana the loss
Oh III" III 'lioSe SECTIONS was ne'N''
Water Supply Gone.
IT. .r,.,I. ,..,,,l.aI. tho c;4,,s 1ys+ar
- cI,J tbc~o ms not . iron to he
la i,.',ii'" ''''"
%;ros broI,a out in all parts of the
citv h1+ ti,n fire dengrtment was helpless
rs they could get no water
The flames spread in all directions,
tanned ngICe /
made brave efforts to check the fires by
the use of explosives but without avail
| and it was seen from the nrst that HUGH
of the city was doomed.
Take Refuge in Parks.
panic-stricllen peopIe made desperate
efforts ia escape but the fires cut off re-
trnat nv means of the ferries and they
were forced back toward Golden Gate
mark and other large resorts Thousands
e. ,NI
troops at the Preside were called out
and did effective work in guarding the
city and preventing lawlessncss.
u;ro. poco Four Davs
fieS N@e0 -
BulldihG AFTER DI i Wit w." y ,rod
f"r fn ,rT ni%hts and four DAYS before it
was finally gotten under control W an
Sims came close to the docks and did
efficient service with their fire fighting
apparatus.
After the fras we're gotten under con-
troll the r.er-m of caring for 900
hompics, s~J9Ie was one which confront
cd the authorities. The people were
without water. food or clothing and it
was at first impossible to supply their
wants. Two DAVIS after the earthquake
| great train loads of food and clothing
were brought into the city and the water
| mains were repaired. Today conditions
I
pla have regained their courage and have
! zone to work with 4 will to build up the
/ ritv
Aid from the Oufside.
! M -, ~ g., on ,,,,.4s. of +1,o
Iii M om, ','' - L.. ,,ii bnar+ 70 tho
n os,, of ~ tho strinIeo citv NE national
peoplp " ,llc slIiGhe1' e zoo 600
appl9 f-ooo,oo4 ny a
by cities. states and individuals. Every
thing possible was done by the federal
! and state authorities to save the people
! III their distress. On tuesday thefe
| We're only 1000 people III the parks and
! these were living III tents; Homes for
the others mad been found III THIS ana
| surrounding cities.
Save the Mint.
/ M. rr.;.o, c.. - :; ,,,,,;o,, +lono
NE e., l ,-o3.+;1, ,,d =
and the employees battIed for two days to
/ save the building. There were also sew
eral attempts to rob the mint, and four
| teen men were killed by soldiers guarding
/ the governments property.
/ Robbers were shot down without
! warning and many have been killed IN
| the act of stealing from dead bodies.
| There have been some men accidentally
! killed. among them being Maj. Tilden.
! one of the most prominent citizens of
citizens guard at night
Among the great buildings DESTROYED
were: The Call. city hall postoffice. st.
Francis and Palace hotels. board of
/ trade. all the theaters. every building on
| Market street. and in fact everything of
! Importance in the bushes districts. The
| fires got into the fine residence districts
and destroyed many beautiful homes.
Stanford University Prina5
~,
ne peaniiIu u4tNerSI.S gwen pE LIE
ialia STANFORD at falo Alto was almost
e. oo0o0o rLn stn+o ,t iUoT - we
po,leoIey- oso,,,od VIII sIicl,t da,naco
| g. IT, IA Sa,+a H., 80 AL
5omagad tha bnsineSs diStr;cts Of tbe
! two cit;ns heinr ,In,os+ n,1tiraI1 1-inod
ont TTbera yvaS - baoyv loss Of Iifn j.,
both -nloces Several other towns wore
| hadIv danarnd
|
KAN Heiped Situat1on.
!, SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, April "a
| Following the rain which fell Sunday
night and Yesterday morning. which
| greatly htenSneu the misery ana suffer-
| ing OF the homeless people Of this strick
Ell city, last night was one of compara-