The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-04-25

intersects Market. is located the great
~Spreckels building. the home Of the
Call; the De Young building. the home
OF the Chronicle. and the Hearst build
Ing. occupied by the Examiner. the
three great Pacific coast spa
having contributed handsomely to the
building development Of San Francisco
IN recent years. The city now has it's
share Of tall buildings. one being eight
cen stories in height. The major part
Of them are eight. ten and twelve sto-
ries, the eight stored being most nu.
merous.
The Gail and Examiner buildings
were almost totally destroyed in the
earthquake and many other skyscrap-
ers were severely shaken, cracked and
damaged.
One of the chief buildings which col
lapsed was the ley pOstotfice. This
was a substantial structure of granite,
costing to exceed $4,000 While
not striking from an architectural
standpoint. the pOstotiicc was impress
I've from its m~aSsiveneSs.
The Postal building was badly dam
aged, and the operating Don was a
wreck. Power Of every kind was de-
strOyed, and there were no lights. Ell
Their gas or electric. Neither the Pal
ace hotel nor the st. Francis was de-
stroyed as far as the framework goes.
bat the inside plastcring and decOra-
tons were greatly damaged.
The business section of the city from
Market street to Mission street and
from the bay back was almost com
pletely wrecked.
The most conspicuous building in
San Francisco. the city hall. is almost
totally ruined. 1t cost from $6.OCO.OOO
to 100000. took twenty-five years in
construction and was surmOunted by
a dome 332 Zee high. 1t was thought
to be very solidly constructed, being
built substantially of brick. with the
walls covered by cement. The interior
of the dome was decorated with eX-
pensive marbles taken from the Pa
cific coast mountains.
Another very fine building. which
cost over $ 5.OOO.OOO. is the splendid no
tel erected by Mrs. Herman Oelrichs
on fashionable Mob hill. Mrs. Oelrichs.
who is IL daughter of the late Senator
Fair, has shown fine taste in the ar
chitectural plans of Fairmont. the ap-
prOpriate name of the new hotel. Seen
from the bay this structure. with its
classic outlines. makes the beholder
think of a Greek temple. White and
graceful, it looms above the busy mar
ket places, the great wholesale district,
the crowded business section and pic
turesque Chinatown, which, by the
way. is fast disappearing owing to the
encroachments Of commerce and the
of the Chinese population.
Other imposing eolnces. many of
which have been more or less severely |
injured, are the Hotel st. Francis, the
Palace hotel, the Hall of Justice. the
Bank building, the Pacific Mu-
tual Life building and the Callaghan
building. The greatest property dam
age resulted in the manufacturing dis
trict and the greatest loss of life in
the tenement house district.
The chief street Of the city is Mar
ket, running diagonally for many miles.
The destruction of many of the depart
stores and other business blocks
Oh Market and Mission streets was al
most complete. Fire added to the hor-
rOrs of the situation, and. as the water
mains had been burst by the shock.
the fire department was helpless. The
flames ate their way along Market
and other fires started in differ