Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-04-19
(From this mornings Extra Edition.

(From this mornings Extra Edition.)
San Francisco Cal, April 1890 p. m.-The fires
are still raging and the supply of dynamite is about
Fred Funston has marched practically his entire garrison
from Preside into the and his soldiers keeping
the people of dangerous districts and from the otte
ing buildings The dome of the city hall fell with
terrific crash The Majestic theatre is of ruins
The Studebaker block has collapsed The largest section
that has been destroyed by fire is four blocks along Mar
ket street between First and Third streets Four
blocks between Sansome front and Pine and Sacramento
streets are also burned The Rialto building, steel
structure is destroyed by the fire. Most of the big firms
along Battery street burned out The greatest loss
of life is in the section in which tn eolw priced lodging
houses prevail general exodus to Oakland continues
The Scripps McRae Press building is destroyed.
Oakland Cal,-The best information at three O'Clock
is that score of city blocks demolished Seventeen
hundred people dead thousand injured The
whole north end of San Francisco wiped out and the
fire is still in progress. All the newspaper plants are
burned The confusion is still great that accurate
information is obtainable Telegraph communication is
restricted to only the most important matter.
Oakland-11:15 P. M.-There are reports Of vandal-
ism in San Francisco The soldiers attacked the oote
killing several and njuring others The ferries refus
ing passengers and taking refugees There is
ncaon with the city other than the stories of the refu
gees The damage at Oakland Alameda and Berkeley is
extensive. The wires are all down and there are
cars.
San Francisco is dark tonight for the flames.
The government tugs and torpedo boats from Mare Island
in the bay rendering assistance The loss in
San Francisco estimated at forty millions and prob
ably will reach at least three times that figure
Oakland Ca.-5:OO A. Mt is impossible to ex-
aggerate the horror of the situation in San Francisco
There not building west of Montgomery and Second
streets that has not been razed either by fire dynamite
although the Chronicle building is still standing but is
badly damaged by fire. The flames at this hour past
Dirisidero Street. mile from the water front All
the business portion and half of the residence portion
covering space of than ten square miles, has been
destroyed by dynamite Gun cotton and field guns
being used to blow up whole blocks at time Thou
sands of people sleeping out under the trees in Golden
Gate Park From Oakland the sight is awful one and
there seems to be no hope for the doomed city.
San Francsco-5 A. Mt looks now as though the
entire city would be consumed in the flames The fire is
sweeping towards the residence districts and threatens
to destroy all property which escaped the earthquake
The latest report that five thousand persons dead
or injured and 100000 made homeless by the frghtfu
holocaust United States soldiers shooting down many
ghous caught robbng the dead lootng wreckage The
loss as nearly be asceraned exceeds 00o
Early reports Of the slain which were thought to be
greatly exaggerated to be sadly underestimated
1t is now believed the roll Of dead and injured may reach
ten thousand
Oakland, Gals A. M.-The fire has spread to the
residence district and s raging, unchecked this morning
The entire city doomed There is nothing to eat
except in outlying districts Not wire connects San
Francisco directly with the continent The United States
mint Il ablase.