Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-04-20
ALL BUSINESS HOUSES
And Half the Residence Portion Of
San Francisco
UTTERLY DESTROYED
Military Are In Control and General
Funston VIII See TO 10 That
the Destitute Are Taken
Care or.

still raging throughout San Francisco
at . O'Clock Thursday. and there seem
cd no possibility at stopping II until
II had expended itself for want Of ma
terial. The city at noon seemed doom
ed. The authorities were still dyna-
miting buildings In the vain hope OF
checking the progress OF the flames.
A new misfortune has arisen. Ex.
plosives for blowing up buildings are
about exhausted. Even the powder
supply OF the government arsenal is
all gone.
Every business building and half OF
the residence portion OF the city have
been destroyed.
Thousands OF refugees. rendered
| homeless by the terrible calamity
which has overtaken San Francisco.
have come 10 this city. On learning
this realty syndicate at once offered
Idora park for the use OF those left
without shelter by the earthquake.
/ The offer has been gratefully accept.
1 ed by the police and fire departments.
and 200 cots have been placed in a
theater for the use OF refugees. Relief
stations have also been established az
the city hall and at variousp ublic
parks throughout the city. Other re-
lief stations also have been estab-
llshed in such chur~hes throughout the
city as are considered safe for use as
such.
The report comes from Martinez
that the Martinez bank building. one
OF the finest structures In the town,
has been completely destroyed.
II Is at present impossible 10 esti.
mate the amount OF damage to prop.
erty In this city. owing 20 the fact
that practically no inspection has been
made OF buildings.
The number OF dead Is not known.
but at least 500 persons have met
death m the horror.
At . O'Clock. under a special mes
sage from President Roosevelt. the
city was placed under martial law.
Hundreds OF troops patroled the
streets and drove the crowds back.
while hundreds more were set AZ work
assisting the Are and police depart
ments. The strictest orders were H.
sued and In true military spirit the
soldiers obeyed During the afternoon
three thieves met death by rife bul.
lets while AZ work In the ruins. The
curious were driven back az breasts
OF horses that the cavalrymen rode,
and all crowds forced from level dis
trfct 20 hiily section beyond 10 the
north. The water supply was entirely
cut OF. and may be Il Is Just as well. |
for the lines OF the nre department |
would have been absolutely useless at
any stage. Assistant Chief Dougherty |
supervised the work Of his men. and I
Thursday morning Il seemd the only /
possible chance 10 save the city lay |
in an effort 10 check the flames by the
use OF dynamite. During the day a /
blast could be heard in any section at
intervals OF only a few minutes. and 1
buildings not destroyed by fre were
blown 10 atoms. But through tho gaps 4
made the flames jumped, and although
the failures OF heroic efforts OF police.
fremen an, soldiers were az times
sickening. the work was continued
with desperation that viii live as one
of the features OF the terrible disaster.
Passengers on trains from other
cities in California bring details OF
destruction and death from nearly all
OF them.
The san Francisco hotel and Mcr'
chants Exchange are gone. The
Chronicle building Is a skeleton.
The entire district as far as the New
Falrmount hotel on top Of Mob hill.
on California street. between Powell
and Mason streets. Is all gone. II Is
reported that 100000 people are home
less.
Ten thousand homeless are reported
al Santa Rosa.
The Western Union Telegraph and
Southern Pacific buildings have been
totally destroyed.
Al Q o'clock the Ere was burning
rapidly IN a diagonal line up the hill
at McAlester and ending
NJ Battery street. and on Main street
Is frr as Sixteenth street The wa
Ter supply q given out. the wind was
rising aud military authorizes had just
forbidden any one 90 enter the city.
They had al they could handle with.
put attempting Lny more. The situa-
lion az that time had not improved,
md already there was great suffering
Tor food and water. Thousands of
people lined mp az a park awaiting sol.
Tiers 10 distribute water.
On Mob hill are located many OF the
inest residences. including the Hunt
ngton and Crocker homes.