Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-04-21
Darkest Hour For
San Francisco
Has Passed.
DETAILS NOW.
Water Front Is Yet Threatened
But Firefighters Stand Brave
Iy 10 Save What Remains.
THREE DAYS OF HORROR
Funston S Soldiers Using Stern
Measures With Persons
Caught LOOting.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 21.-General
Funston's report to the war depart
ment at Washington says:
"The fire has been checked, and
there has been no renewal of II west
of Octsvia street or south of Market
street, but if is not under control at
the water front, and it is creeping to-
ward our telegraph headquarters at the
ferry house. through which this mes
sage is sent.
San Francisco's darkest hour seems
to have passed. and the fire. which has
been raging since Wednesday morning
Immediately after the earthquake, has
in a great measure burned itself out.
The fire fighters are stll using dyna-
mite and one-quarter Of the city will
probably be saved
The stand made at Van Ness avenue,
Nineteenth and Mission streets was
generally successful, and the district
from Post to Union street and from
Octa via street TO the Ocean shoreway
is still intact and will probably re-
main so
1t is now reported that the fire has
broken out In the wharfs north OF
Market street. and it is feared that
unless soon checked it may reach the
Oakland ferry building. where the
Western Union has established the only
wire out of the city The fire Is prac-
tically under control in the western
1rfxv
Octavia street stands a good chance OF
being saved. but the fire is spreading
toward the north beach. around the
east side of Telegraph hill.
From a three story lodging house az
Fifth and AIinna streets. which colT
lapsed "Wednesday morning. more than
seventy-five bodies were taken out.
There are fifty other dead bodies in
sight in the ruins. This building was
one of the first TO take fire on Fifth
street. At least 100 persons were XII
ed in the Cosmopolitan.
Many persons dropped dead q
and suffocation.
More than $50 persons are n Brted
dead in the Brunswick hotel.
Five firemen were crushed TO death
Wednesday night while fighting the
flames They We're caught bereath the
debris of a building which collapsed
At midnight Wednesday thirty per-
sons were imprisoned in an apartment
house. The firemen cut through the
walls with their axes, determined II
possible to rescue the imprisoned peo-
pie. \ hole big enough to permit the
passage of a man was made In the
wall. and r. c. Durie, a fireman.
thrust through his arm and was as
sistlng a young girl to safety when the
roof of the structure collapsed.
Durie escaped With bis life, but the
thirty imprisoned dodgers were killed
Fire Chief sullivan, who was injured
Wednesday morning, is still alive. His
wife died yesterday afternoon.
A dozen men have been shot by SOL
dfers for lootng, and in two cases
thieves were run through with bayo-
nets and their bodies left lying where
they had fallen to become food for the
oucomine flames
At one place on Thursday Eve men
were shot. two killed and three badly
wounded
Money counts for nothing. The food
supplies are as free for the pauper rs
for the Croesus There is nothing for
the one that the other could not have.
Throughout it all the best Of com
raGoship prevailed. For the time class
lines were hlotted out
The mayor says San Francisco viii
without doubt reconstruct its public
buildings. without delay and on scale