Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1906-04-19
SAN FRANCISCO
DEVASTATED
Earthquake and Flames Leaves City a
Mass OF Ruins.
RESULTS In APPALLING. LOSS OF LIFE
Numerous Other Towns Also
Suffer Great Damage.

Numerous Other Towns Also
Suffer Great Damage.
Meager reports. were received
last night OF the most appalling
disaster ever known to the Pacific
coast and the loss of property will
exceed anything that ever befell
the United States. As the result
of terrific earthquake shock the
whole business portion Of San
Francisco is mass Of ruins and
every town within radius of forty
miles has suffered in proportion.
The first shock occurred yesterday
morning about 5 o'clock and was
followed by another at $50, which
demolished almost every brick or
stone structure in the city. The
Call, Examiner, Palace hotel and
the great number of magnificent
buildings in the vicinity Of Market
street became hopeless wrecks, aud
to make matters worse fire broke
out in the debris almost immedi-
ately. When the fire engines
could be gotten out it was found
that the vibrations had broken
the water mains and the great city
was at the mercy of the flames.
Dynamite was freely used all day
in an effort to stop the fire but
latest reports received last night
stated that it was still beyond
control.
The loss of life is said to be ap.
palling and while reports estimat.
ing it from 500 to 1000 have been
sent out it would be utterly i'm
possible to make any intelligent es.
innate at this time. Many of the
unfortunate victims have gone
down in wreck only to be cremated
and there will be no way to know
who they were. The property Loss
in San Francisco alone it is said
will reach 500, 900, 900.
Other towns within radius ol
200 miles have all suffered loss and
some of them have Jared little bet
ter than San Francisco. Oakland
Berkeley and Alameda are all badly
wrecked and the state university
at Berkeley is in ruins. At Palt
Alto where stood the magnificent
Leland Stanford university, one o
the greatest institutions of learning
in the United States, there is sale
to be but one building left stand
ing. The shock extended as fal
north as Sacramento, a distance 0
$50 miles.
A special dispatch to The Tri
bune this morning, says:
"Three miles of water from
buildings swept clean. Who'll
commercial aud office section O
city north of Market street an,
from Ferry building to Tent
street has been consumed. Wit
hardly building standing in die
trict south of Market street, tn
flames are gradually spreading t
all sections Of the city. Cliff hous
in its entirety was swept into th
sea. The Palace and all princips
hote.s are wrecked and in some in
stances destruction was complete
"Rlock after block of bankin
houses are in ruins. The city ha
caved in completely.
Dynamite is being used in er
deavor to confine flames, and fata
tiles are resulting from prematul
explosions.
CAT San Jose, the Vendome hot,
annex was wrecked and ten or f
teen lives lost. Every bushes
building was demolished. 1t
estimated fifty persons were killed
"Santx Cruze, Monterey, Gilro,
and Hollister all report death an
disaster.
'Santa Rosa is total wrecl
One thousand people homeless
: Loss of life will probably reac
hundreds. Citizens fled to fielt
and hills. Ferries from Oaklan
are taking thousands from the cit.
Unless relieved within twenty-fol
hours starvation will result.
"Every famous landmark
San Francisco is gone. II
mighty Dewey monument has bet
shifted from iss base.
--latest shock occurred at 7:45 la
night. No telling when FIRE will
placed under control. Wide 6
sures are made in the street
earthquake and street railways q
:, twisted and torn out Of line, 1t
impossible to give list Of dead
wounded. The u. s. mint is 81
rounded by flames with little prt
pect Of saving it.
zone hundred and ten bodi
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