Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-18

over several hundred miles.
A telegram from Sacramento to the
Western Union Telegraph Company
reports that three miles of rail-
road sank out of sight as result
of the earthquake between Suisuan and
Beneca and all wires we're taken with 1t.
At Pleasanton there We're several cars
burned on the main line, blocking the
trains.
Up to the time of receiving this dispatch
the Western Union had been unable TO get
into communication with San Francisco.
At 10:40 O'Clock this morning the Postal
Telegraph Company received the following
telegram:
Eat 5:13 this morning terrific earth
quake shook San Francisco, doing particu-
lar damage in the district east and south
Of Market street, practically destroying
six or eight blocks in the manufacturing
and wholesale districts. The banking dis
trtct was not seriously damaged, although
small damage has been done over the
whole town. Many persons have been
Killed and wounded and a portion of the
uoWn is on fire. the water supply being
smut on AL this moment they are dy-
namiting several of the buildings"
The Associated Press office was also bad
ly damaged.
The Last Earthquake
The last earthquake that occurred In San
francisco was about the middle of January
1900. Several distinct shocks were felt
early in the morning, causing the vibration
of buildings all over the city. The. chief
building affected was the St Nicholas uo-
tel, which was severely shaken The walls
collapsed in certain parts of the structure
patrons were thrown out of their beds and
furniture was destroyed
In 1904 there was severe seismic dis
turbance in Los Angeles, which was fell,
throughout the city and for a radius of
several miles all around. No actual dam
age was done, but this was the most severe
shock that has ever been felt in southern
California
At Hos the Western Union received q
report that serious fire Is burning a Berke-
ley, where the state university is located
The report comes from Pinola a station fen
miles out of San Francisco and the nearest
point to the latter city which the comnapv
had been able to reach up to the time of
TINS dispatch. Berkeley is between pinola
and San Francisco
Felt In Nevada.
At the Offices of the St Louis and San
francisco railroad in this city a message
was received from the company's agent In
Nevada saying that the earthquake shock
was severely felt throughout Nevada. and
that all wires were thrown down west NJ
Reno.
Inc western Union has received a re-
port from Sacramento that the Sout bern
Pacific railroad will attempt to get a
train into San Francisco. starting from
Sacramento and taking a roundabout route
to Vallejo which is on the Bay OF San
Pablo. From that place the passengers
will be taken by boat to San Francisco.
This roundabout course was made neces-
sary by the reported sinking of a three
mile section of the railroad company's
tracks between Suisuan and Benecia.
which are on the direct line between Sacra-
mento and San Francisco The road cross;es
some low land at the point where Its tracks
are reported sunk by the earthquake shock
The location of this reported sinking of
the earth is about thirty miles from San
Francisco.
The Postal Telegraph Company received
information that the greatest damage from
the earthquake was done to property in
the following streets:
Drumm, Davis. Front, Battery, SAMSON,
Montgomery. Kearney, Spear, Madn Beale
and Fremont.
Operator Runs for His Life.
e. F. Hutton & Co.. stock brokers, re-
ceived the following message from San
Francisco. dated am:
'AIi wires down to Frisco. Entire busi-
ness section reported demolished"
Mr.. Hutton said he understood that 1t had
been sent by the chief operator at San
Francisco just before he hid to run for his
life.
This message was received over the Pos
tai Telegraph Company's wire:
At $50 O'Clock. more than an hour after
the first shock, treInors of the earth could
still be distinctly felt
The Palace and st. Francis hotels stood