The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-04-25
QUAKE OF EXTREME SEVERITY
Fire Follows Immediately and the Mighty
Structures Escaping the Shock are Licked
Up by the Flames--Eight Square Miles of
Thickly Covered Ground Burned Over

Gen. Funston, realizing that stern
that hooters were to be shot at sight.
Four men were summary executed
before o'clock in the afternoon.
At meeting of fifty citizens called
by the mayor 1t was announced that
Gate Park and arrangements had been
made to feed the destitute in the pub
lie squares.
A finance committee, with James d.
Phelan at the head, was appointed,
and Mayor Schmitz was instructed to
issue drafts for all needs on this COM
mittee.,
A general meeting of the citizens
committee has been called 1t is prob
able that even with the spirit anc
willingness shown by San Francisco
people outside aid will be necessary.
A message from President Roose-
ing, and it had a cheering effect.
George Gould also telegraphed, offer
ing assistance.
The burned district extends from the
water front south of Market Street t,
Market Street and west to Eleventh
Street, north to Market The fire ex-
tends out Hays and McAlisser Streets
nearly to Fillmore and nearly to the
water front along Market and Mont
gomery, and north from the water
front to Montgomery Street.
Manufactures, hotels, wholesale
houses and residences comprising the
principal part of the business section
have been destroyed.
The city hall, a structure costing
$7,000,000, was first wrecked by the
earthquake and then destroyed by fire
The Palace Hotel, value estimated
at $4,000, 600, also burned rhe beau
tiful Claus Spreckels building at Third
and Market was gutted. The Rialto
building and dozens of other costly
structures were also destroyed.
The Hall of Justice is threatened
and will undoubtedly so. The Exam.
liner and the Call buildings are gone,
and the Croker building across the
street from the Palace Eotal IS On fire
No afternoon papers were issued
and it is doubtful if the morning pa,
pers will appear.
The-Southern Pacific tracks are il
such condition ;hat cnly Il crippled
train service has been possible.
The freaks of the earthquake were
many. Wide assures were made in
the streets, Street railways were
twisted out of line. sewers and waite,
pipes We're burst and it is feared there
Will be an epidemic of disease.
Provisions are being Sold at fancy
prices and even water is being vended
by the glass. 1t is impossible to give
a list of the principal buildings de-
AT meeting OF the committee oil
safety Wednesday night Mayor
schimtz issued the following procla.
nation:
ITO the Citizens of San Francisco:
The federal troops which are now po-
Icing a portion of the city, as we'll as
the regular and special members oil
the police force. have been authorized
by me to kill any persons whomsoever|
found looting the effects of any cit:-
zen or otherwise Engaged in the com
mission of crime. Under these cir.
cumstances I request that all citizens
whose business does not imperatively
require their absence from home after
dark to remain at home during the
night time until order shall have been
restored. beg to warn ail citizens
Of the danger of fire on account OF de- J