The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-21
MEAGRE NEWS FROM OUTSIDE.
DETAILS STILL LACKING FROM
OTHER DAMAGED CITIES.
San Jose's Loss Underestimate and Nearby
Towns Not Yet Heard From-Fuli In.
formation as TO Stanford University's
Loss Missions Are Probably Gone.

hVS9 NIissiohs NV
OAKLAND, Cal. April ?n.-The news from
points outside Of San Francisco IL stll
meagre. 1t appears that the disaster at
Santa Rosa has been over estimated, and
that at San Jose under estimated The
State Comptroller, Colgan. teIegraphed
10 Los Angeles last night that the public
and business buildings were wrecked az
Santa Rosa, but that the dwellings escaped
for the most part. He places the loss OF
life at forty, and says nothing Of a fire.
If Santa Rosa suffered as severely as
that, little places in the region like Asti,
Sonoma aud Sebastopol must have been
damaged, too. These are of the regular
lines of communication. and nothing has
been heard from them. Neither is there
anything definite from Napa. which hes
in the next valley to Sonoma, and was
reported wrecked on the first day.
A brief despatch yesterday direct from
San jose said that $50 had been killed and
200 injured there. In Agnew's Asylum the
loss OF life is about 100. The students OF
Santa Clara College are helping in the work
Of rescue in that region. Considering the
size Of the town, the earthquake must have
hit San jose fully as severely as San Fran
cisco.
There are persistent reports OF heavy
damage at Coverdale and Ckiah. These
places lie to the north on a small Railroad
which has gone out Of commission, and tele-
graph lines are down.
Definite news about Stanford University
came yesterday from President Jordan.
The university, although heavily damaged
is not destroyed. The memorial arch. the
chapel, the finest building in California;
the new library. the gymnasium when
was in process Of construction and the power
house are total losses.
The outer quadrangle OF two and three
story buildings is greatly damaged. Inc
inner quadrangle, which is low and made to
resist earthquakes. is unhurt. So are the
dornitories and the chemistry building,
j. A. Hanna Of Bradford, Pa, a freshman,
and a fireman named Hans Stroh we're
killed. and eight students injured.
1t is announced at the university that
all the students are safe. Parents need
entertain no alarm because Of inability
to hear direct from their sons and daughters.
All are we'll. but unspeakably grieved be-
cause Of the ruination of the beautiful college
buildings. The senior class will get their
diplomas at once. All the students will
be dismissed for the semister without
delay.
The famous Memorial Church roof fell
in. CARRYING with it plaster and mosaic,
which now cover several floors and bury
seats. The beautiful arch is broken. All
the buildings are cracked except the original
inner quadrangle. The new gymnasium
and library, both wonderfully built and
complete, are utterly shattered. Encina
Hall chimney fell through three floors.
killing one man and injuring five others
slightly. Others escaped as by a miracle.
Rooms caved in at the girls dormitory.
but no one was hurt. Meta House and
o.her sorority houses stood firm even TO
the plastering.
President Jordan estimates the damage
at 81, 200 900. 1t is certain that the Uni
yersity of California came through with
out serious injury.
II is likely tina California lost in the
catastrophe three Of her old missions,
Mission Dolores at San Francisco must
he gone: Mission Santa Clara was old and
lettering and stood on the borders of San
Jose. which got it heavily; Mission Sonoma
also in bad shape, was in the area about
Santa Rosa. ~ Is also possible thdV MIS-
sion San Jose. between Haywards and
San Joee, was destroyed.
There was pandemonium at the Agnews
ASYLUM after the shock. In addition to the
dead. ao7 patients were badly hurt. The
keepers caught some of the more dangerous
| ~lunatics who we're trying TO escape, and tied
them TO trees. The volunteer relief corps
from Santa Clara College did good work
here, and the Brothers in charge a ttended
to the injured.