The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-04-26
Hundreds of People Killed and Thous-
ands Injured in Great Catastro-
phe on Pacific Coast.
LOSS AS HIGH AS s5OO,oOo,OOO
Collapse of Structure Started Flames
Tons of Food Arriving, But Limi
ted Means of Cooking It.

FreSident Jordan. of Leland Stanford.
Jr, University reports that the losses
10 buildings aggregate 100000.
a supply OF between 10000 900 and r.
10000 gallons of water day has been
Rear Admiral McCalla reports that
the three warships under construction at
the Union Iron Works are uniniured.
While the earthquakes wrecked busi-
ness and residential sections alike on the
NILS, the land did not sink as II did in
the lower made ground sections.
The property losses in Santa Cruz are
$4,000 but no one was killed.
Ihe relief funds in all parts of the
country are swelling into the millions
The Hawaiian Islands shook Thursday
IN apparent sympathy with the seismic
disturbances in California The vibra-
uons caused panic in Honolulu.
San Francisco (SpeciaD Plunged in
10 darkness at 10 o'clock San Francisco
mad not seen the conclusion of the devas-
tating work of the conhagration that
followed the earthquake of Wednesday
morning
The hre that started at Mob Hill
worked its way to the North Beach.
sweeping that quarter clean of buildings.
later veered around before a fierce wind
and made Its way southerly to the i'm
menSc seawall sheds and grain ware
houses.
The flames were heading directly for
The immense ferry building, the terminal
point by ferryboat of all overland and
local trains of the Southern Pacific Road
General Caster has ordered out a
squadron of men TO endeavor to keep
back the flames, which threaten the I'm
ION Ferry Depot. the only means of
egreSs from the city.
The water front emergency hospital
IS endangered, and the officials in charge
are prepared to move from their quar-
ters.
The wind is of such velocity that
brick and granite walls, weakened by
the earthquake and the subsequent fire.
arc falling into the streets.
Market Street. the principal avenue
OF escape from the city to the ferry
buildings, may be blocked, thus shutting
off the only ready means of escape 10
the ferries. The Postal Telegraph Com
pany has abandoned its temporary of
fee.
a ga.,. I'd darkness added fresh terrors
to the situation. The authorities con-
Sidered conditions so grave that it was
decided 10 swear in immediately 1000
special policemen armed with rifles fur
nished by the federal government. In
addition 10 this force, companies of the
National Guard arrived from many in
terror points.
If rNnnrfad of r,,OI,f A1,aA
men had been shot and killed while at
tempting to work their way into the
ruins of the United States Subtreasury
on Commercial street Two Chinese
were shot and killed OH Market Street
diery
Fourteen men were killed by soldiers
guarding the mint. and Policeman los
by a national guardsman over a dispute
as to authority.
The men at the mint were killed for
attempting robbery.
Admiral Goodrich's fleet is here. He
anchored off the Preside and landed at
the Preside wharveS all the marines on
his fleet and all the bluejackets not
needed TO guard ship There are now
,1JONO SOiQlClS VI dil dIIlSs IlldIlllCS ana
bluejackets at work The fresh men are
needed, and the arrival of troops from
Monterey and down the coast will be
welcome
Reports of babes born in the refugee
camps were frequently received Five
babies were born in Golden Gate Park.
Friday night the main remaining fire
was confined to the cast of Van Ness
Avenue and north of Union Street, but
was burning its way to the shore
Late in the afternoon the police broke
open every saloon and corner grocery
in the saved districts and poured all
malt and spirituous liquors into the
cutters.
At 7 o'clock fire was raging over 50
acres of the water front living between
Bay Street and the end of Meigge and
Fisherman'S Wharf To the eastward it
extended down to the sea wall, but had
not reached the piers, which lie quarter
Of a mile toward the east
The cannery and warehouses of the
Central California Canneries Company,
together with 10000 cases of canned fruit
were destroyed. as also was the Simpson
and other lumber companies yards.