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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-23
Agreement with sTachinists

Alfred P. ThOm. General Counsel of the Southern Railway Company, and P. J. ConIon, First .VIcsvPresident of the InternatAoual Association Of Machin- iats. two of the aFbitrat0Fs selected
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-23
n1dr11l11CtI) Bargains.

Just to close out the articles enumerang, willing to offer for Monday the ponderous values determined to make Monday the biggest day the history of this stor and carry the rush of enthusiastic buying e third story ,t small lot of strong $250o Trunks S165O & Baby Carriage Robes, worth $6.5O, Monday .$398 % Baby Carriage Robes worth $45O, Monday .$298
 Handsome lace curtains in white and ecrue full 1-2 yds
 long, WOFCn So"JV, Monoay SZ6o Suit Cases the regular $25O kind, Monday .$19S
 Beautiful door panels pure white and the designs which 1 always sell for 75c, Monday .35C 2 H NA M M N NA hA hA M A A A SAe
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-23
Mobile and Ohio and seaboard Air

Mobile and Ohio and seaboard Ar Line. t"s 5s
 Christmas day will be generally ob- served by all the railroad shops, traf- fife and transportation departments Only a necessary working force will be kept in the different departments on Tuesday. while the uptown offices will close up entirely. r~'l.t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-23
Special COfi1orrcW.

These sort of Santa Claus gift just to mix the throng and keep the cash boxes busy you are lucky you'll get to these counters before the crowds do.
 limited number of panel pictures of game fruit fish subjects for the dining They painted in 12x24 inches and bound in splendid gilt frame Worth 50c Monday. .31c
 Doll Tea Sets containing q pieces of painted china worth SPA, Monday. .98c
 Five Piece Tin Tea Sets, Monday. ............... Sc
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-23
Comfort Sale.

Cold weather naturally your mind towards comforts; and following its pace offering for list of prices that will turn feet toward this are our inducements:
 splendid down filled comfort with figured French Sateen we'll made and perfect warmth retainer $O and S49
 An excellent silk comfort filled with lambs wool and perfectly uniform in softness. S65O
 Down filled comforts with silk Our best grade $1O
 Fleece cotton filled wool tackled comfort with skoline cover, worth $19s, Monday $149 GfA MA A A N NA fA Ek N fA fA EA kA SA SANA SA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-23
UaIues in SbawIs.

VQHU&S bU SUQWHS~
 The display tables in this department will be filled to their capacity tomorrow with values of tempting merit We want to reduce the stock and reduce in y; for it doesn't take inventory to tell have too many hand If you help us reduce them we will pay you with our profit
 All wool Crochet Fascnators in pink blue and plain white worth 75c Monday. 50c
 Ladies' Small Crochetted Shoulder Shaws very neat and pretty, worth $100, Monday. 75c
 table full of all wool Crochetted Shawls in white white and blue and various and sundry styles all of them formerly priced $1.50, Monday ...... 98c
 Ladies knit shirts with black and gray tops of Roman stripe borders worth $100 Monday. 75c
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-19

at Agnews. near San Jose, burying many
of the inmates in the ruins.
1t is stated that San Jose suffered Sc
verely.
This news was brought by an automo-
bile from San Jose to points where wire
communication had been established with
Los Angeles temporarily.
Mayor McAlcer of Los Angeles has filed
q message to Mayor Schmi IL of San Fran
cisco offering to render any assistance
possible and asking for advices as to the
situation and what aid may be needed.
President SumrIerland of the city coun-
cil called a special session Of that BODY
today and forwarded a telegram to the
mayor of San Francisco offering, in the
name of Los Angeles. TO render any aid
possible. Both the mayor of Los Angeles
and the president of the city council re-
quest The Associated Press to communi-
cate il possible their tenders Of assistance
as they do not expect to be able to reach
th"m through the ordinary channels OF
communication.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-19
THE EARTHQUAKE,
Continued from Page Two.)

killed and his wife was injured Every
business dwelling in San Jose was dam
aged or demolished. The MAYOR dep,ltjzed
700 men to watch property 1t is estimat-
ed that so persons We're killed in San Jose.
The postoffcc was half wrecked The
First Presbyterian church was temolish-
ed and the court house is Il wreck.
Passengers arriving from MANY other
cities in California bring tales of death
and disaster. Santa Cruz, Monterey. Gil
roy and Hollister are fatally wrecked. The
death list at Santa Cruz is reported to
be large.
A report says that Santa Rosa lis a
wreck. 10000 being homeless. Main street
is piled up many feet with fallen build :
ings. Not one business building is intact
The four-story court house is n pile of
broken masonry. Identification of the
dead is impossible. What was not de-
stroyed by earthquake was swept by fire
Citizens fled to the fields and hills to
watch the destruction of Santa Rosa. The
water system was destroyed by the earth
quake.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-19

The operators and officials of the
Postal Telegraph Co. remained in the
main Office of the company. ut the
corner Of Market and Montgomery
streets opposite th" Palace hotel, un-
I'll there were ordered out of the build
ing because Of the danger of dynamite
explosions in the Immediate vicinity.
The men at once proceeded to the Of
fee in Oakland across :hc bay. Tonight
the company is operating seven wires
from Oakland, all messages from the
city being taken across the bay in
beats.
The Associated Press has established
boat service for its news. The Pos
tai building was not destroyed up to
o'clock tonight. although il was sur
rounded by fire Oh three sid-S. The c.
Die apparatus of the Postal co. was
moved this morning to the "ablchouse
an the beach near the Cliff HouSe. The
cable service is working all right.
The destruction of the telephone
huildinG in san Francisco has broken
t"lrphonic communications.
The southern Pacific is doing its ut
NEST to gel people out of the city and
IS not charging refugees for transport
tation.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-19
THE SHOCKS CONTINUE.
Telegraph Wires Even to New York
City Disturbed by Them.

New York April IS Continued re-
currrnc,' "f earthquake Sho"ks, which
were severe enough tn alarm those rc-
lI:tnil g indoors, wa@ rcpnrtcd to tn"
Western Union headquarters III New
luik city by its Oakland office. Short
~ before o'clock New York time. The
following message came from this Of
fee located At Oakland Pier:
Too many hard shocks to stay i'll
doors much longer"
-iH this. message came over the W ire
the telegraph instrument in New York
City was continually disturbed and the
New York operator said that he could
account for this disturbance only as
caused by the shocks ut San Francisco.
The ZiNmic vibrations caused an un-
Wnnt"d clicking in the instrument. Tho
spread Of the cOnnagration in san
Francisco was further detailed in the
follow ing despatch:
Fire burning north of Broadway as
far as Green street. Everything is gonc
in the section laying between Eighth
street and the water front and south
ward between Market and Mission
streets"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-19

patch the Western Union had hr'n unable
to get INTO communication with Sln Fran
cisco.
A. TO- 70 Wednesday morning tho P0Stai
Telegraph Go. received tie following:
AT 5.13 Wednesday morning a tcrrifi"
earthquake shock occurred i'm san Fran
cisco, doing particular damlg" in the dis
trct east AMI south Of Market street.
practically destroying SIX "r "'rht hoo'-s
in the manufacturing and wholesale dis
tricts. The banking district WAS not 80
riously damaged although small damage
has been done over the whole town MANY
persons have been killed and wounded
and Il portion. of the town is on fire the
wafer supply being shut off. At this mo
r,ent they are dynamiting several Of tn.
buildings"
The Associated Press Office was also
badly damaged.
The Postal Telegraph Co. received in
formation that the greatest damage FROM
the earthquake was done to proncrtv ~
the following streets:
Davis. Drumm. Front. Battery. Santo-
nia. Montgomery, kearrey. Spear. Main
Beale and Fremont.
At the offices Of the s. Louis & SAN
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-19

communication was lost at SO New York
time.
AT about $40 the Postal Telegraph had
communication with their Sun Francisco
oiflce but lost the connection again al
most Immediately.
In the brief period that the wire was
working the San Francisco office report
ed that number Of buildings had col
idpsed and that the dead and injured wera
pelhg taken from the ruins as rlpidly aS
possible. At the time the message came
through the principal danger was from
me fires, z, number of which had started
ana were making great hcadway owing to
the lack of water
Inc Western Union Telegraph Office at
Fresno says that it is tie most severe
shock ever known. They have ne further
details
The Postal Telegraph Co learned that
the fire is eating its WHY ;long Market
street. The water mains were burst by
the earthquake so that tier. il no means
at hand for fighting; the conf.I"r,lt.rn.
The electric Lighting plant cf the city HAS
Jailed and gas mains are disrupted. Tn"
damage extends through the entire city.
The Postal building WIS badly wrecll' Il
and the operating room cannot b used.
Several distinct shocks were fcit carly
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-19
KEARNEY STREET.
BUILDINGS DESTROYED.
Partial List Of Structures Demolished
ct San Francisco.

Sun Francisco. April lS.-Thc follow
ing IS an Incomplete list Of the build
ings destroyed or injured:
Call building. entirely destroyed.
Claus Sprcrklcs building, guttcd by
flames.
Hearst buildinG. collapsed.
New Chronicle building hardly dam
aged
The White House. walls badly crack
ed.
Iy destroyed by shock.
Grand Opera house entirely destroy
ed.
Clause Sprccl:t.s house and stables,
Van Ness avenue, badly damaged.
st. Luk"s Episcopal church. Van
Ness avenue. will have to be pulled
down.
Mechanics Library building. Post
street. slightly injured.
crwkcr building Market and Post,
slightly damaged.
Lick house. wallis ana roof largely
cavcd in
Uppham building Pine ana Battery.
totally destroyed: loss $550.0C0.
Fire house. adjoining California hotel
on Bush street. falling walls.
California hotel. I;ush street. upper
walls collapsed and upper floors wreck
cd.
The building in course of construction
on First street will have to be rebuilt.
81. Francis hotel. exterior slightly
cracked and scanned.
Pacific Union Club. Post and Stock
ton streets. front injured and assures
in rear wall
-. Donnics church. on Pierce street,
total loss.
The paroChial house in the same
block is II partial wreck. 1t is estimat-
ed that the loss to the parish is 5000. 900.
The ornamental top on st. Dunstans,
the apartment house at Sutton street
and Van Ness avenue. fell into the
street.
The Cuucordia Club building on Van
Ness avenue has several fissures in the
side and rebuilding will be necessary.
The Hotel Grinado. badly damaged
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-19
RECORDED IN U. S.
Weather Bureau Instruments Indicate
Eruption of Vcsuvius.

Washington, April 1S.-In connection
with The vibrations III this city, rrof
Willis Moore of the weather bureau
said today that the eruption of N.su-
NiuG NaS recorded during it9 entire pc
riOd on the magnetic instruments of the
research station at Mount Weather.
frsv miles from this city in Virginia..
Prof Moor" stated. however. that TIN
was rut an earthquake record. but
rather that NcSuviuS acted like Il pow
erful wireless tranSniittcr and Mount
Wr.:tncr i,S tho receiver. The records
al Muun, Weather were clear. Prof.
Alourc was not prepared to say whcth
~ In. eruption of NcSuNiuS has any
thing to do with the present earth
quake.
The SciSm0grarh at the weather bU-
rcau here at 12.45 O'Clock WAS still re-
Cor,liiIg violt mt vibrations. Tie second
shock iclt in san Francisco ut S.15 \.
NJ. was clearly indicated by The wealth
rr bureaus Instruments. thus showing
that til" entire continent is stiIl affect
ed.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-19
MARKET STREET.

in the morning. causing the ruin uf build-
inSs all over the city.
The chief building injured WAS The ST,
Nicholas hotel. which WAS severely
shaken. TIL" walls collapsed in certain
pats Of the structure, patrons wrl.'
thrown out Of their beds ana furniturc
was destroyed.
The last earthquake that occurred in
San Francisco wus about the middle Of
anuary. 1900 s,sWlX
In 1904 there WAS a ScE"rH seismic dis
turblnco in Los Angeles whir: was felt
throughout the city ana for 4 radius Of
several miles al around. No actual dam-
age was done. but this was the most So
we're shock that has ever been felt in
southern California.
A telegram from Sacramento tc til"
Western Union Telegraph 60. reports
that three miles of railroad sank ont of
sight as n result Of tn" "prthtuIHir he
tween Suispuam and Ermclcl and all
wires wcr' taken with it. Al Pl"n.a,nt"9
several cars Were burned on til" main
linz" blocking tho trains.
Up to til" rim" of receiving It's DIS
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-19
NAMES OF DEAD.
Partial List Of Victims Of Early Morn
ing Earthquake.

san Francisco. April 1S.-The follow
ing il Il partial list of the dead:
Annie Whelan, killed while asleep
at 2iS2 Sacramento street by fall of
chimney.
Unknown father and son living at 15l
.Langdon street, killed under a falling
wall.
Myrtle Minse. 25Sls Langdon street,
died under caving wall.
Baker, Second and Stevenson
streets.
w. Eornfield, u years old. 1884, Fol-
som street.
William Vail. four years old, eSO
Stevenson street.
Anna Webster. IA Williams street.
William Gulliman. 40 Eddy street.
John Thraphy, fish market. Mont
gomery and Sacramento streets.
Geronimo Stagman, SIS Merchant
street.
Philip Busalacchi. fish market
Seventh and Miuna streets.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-19
FELT IN NEVADA.
Dynamite Taken to Frisco tc Destroy
Buildings If Necessary.

Washington, Arril 1S.-A Western
Union despatch received her" late this
afternoon says tnat earthquake shocks
are reported as ia: Hazcn,
Ncvada. The Southern Pacific has
brought into san Francisco IL ton of
dynamite to us" if necessary in de-
struyinS buildings to prevent the
spread of the flames. The fire is now
within one block of their e. neral Of
fees. They have disman led two
buildings ;;id hope to check it, No ON"
is allowed TO enter city and boats and
trains are crowded with refugees.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-19

Francisco Railroad in this citv n mos
sage was received from the compauv's
agent in Nevada. saying that the earth
quake shock WAS severely felt thro1lghou.
Nevada and shat all wires were thrown
down west of Reno.
At 1l.OJ the Western Union received =,
dispatch that six fires are burning at
Berkeley, where the state university is To-
Gated. This report came from Pinola. ,
station Il few miles out of San Francisco
and the nearest point To the latter CITY
which the company had been able IA
reach up to the time of this dispatcb
Berkeley is between Pinola ana Sun
Francisco.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-19
LOSS $o,5oo.0o0.
Enormous Damage at Salinas-Other
Places Suffer Heavuy.

SicliliaS, tLl, April 1S.-N o.l' o'clock
this morning three shocks of earth
quake shock Salinas lasting rcspcc-
tiIcly >. ana 40 seconds. They came
frcn tile northeast and southeast. The
G;macr is $..50o,o0o. No lives were
lost in Salinas. \. Armstrong of Santa
tluZ. jumped from the window of the
Jtffrcys house and broke 4 Log.
At Monterey ana I'acitit. Grove th"""
was 4 slight shock tina: caused little
damag..-
AT The Dcl:Montc Motel .hrcc chin
reys foll through til" roof, killing 4
bii:ial pair and d hotel servant. and
injuiing several o:htr persons.
At HOllistcr, Changers Union ware
lOuse was destroyed Mrs. Griffith Was
killed and her husband crazcd OH ac-
count Of the shock.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-19

Louis Paladina, Montgomery and
Merchant streets.
Sergeant of Police Steve Bunner,
killed at City hall.
- King. 920 Mission street.
Sake Ishido. 420 Stevenson street.
#. Lackmanda, 427 Stevenson street
+. Miykai. 423 Stevenson street.
Mrs. Ida Heslip. Geary and Stockton
streets.
DR.. Stinson. well-known young ply
sician, killed in his room ON the eighth
floor of the California hotel by falling
walls.
Unknown dead:
Three Chinese, two unknown white
women, unknown white man, sailor;
unknown man, Hayes and Polk streets:
unknown man. Wilcox House, Second
and Jessie streets.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-19

Inquiry IT several New England
POINTS at which earth disturbances are
scientifically observed. including Uar-
ward University at Cambridge. The AM
horst observatory, the Bluc Hill gov
eminent observatory and the MaSsa-
cnuS"tta Institute Of Technology failed
t. bring forth any information with
reference 10 the earthquake which
wrecked san Francisco. II WAS the gen
"",'l opinion among those in charge ut
The several stations that though tha
shock at san Francisco and along the
Pacific coast apparently WAS very Sc
we're the distance tn the eastern cu,aS.
OF tH" country WAS too great for it to
!.c recorded by Instruments III this Soc
tinu.
i'Tof. VIM. II. Pickering of the lI1r-
ward department of astronomy cE-
pressed the ouini"n that the cause of
the Pacific coast distm Dances were To-
cal and arc in no wise attributable to
the recent eruption of NeSuviuS.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-19
FIRE INCREASING.
At 8. p. NJ. No One Knew Where Con
s'Ggration WoulG Stop.

bhhitni. cHI ArriI 1&. ms +. M.--At
iris h"ur til" tit" is increasing in vio-
lcIr". il is spreading in Hll directions
~ both IN" business ana resi- lent quar-
'clS.
Il is Reported tha; while Il building
Nas being boWn ny with ,!yntmit" Il
!.r"maiIr explosion killed l. men.
Th" Terminal Hotel. at the water
mont Ind Market street. fcl! today and
buried 20 persons under tn" debris.
Fh"y WE" incin' rated and ih"rc is no
"oasihiIiiy Of learning their identity.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-19
INSTRUCTIONS FROM TAFT.
3ccretary OF War Wires Inquiries and
Or.ier to Gen. Funston.

Washington. April 1S.-Secrctary
TAFT has wired Gen. Funston III san
Francisco as follows:
Il wish YOU would report what meas
Ires you have taken. under what au-
thcrity acting, how many people need
Your assistance and supplies and that
ynu would give passes for Associ2 ted
Press representatives and those of 9TH
er press associations. Wire me as soon
s possible.
(SigncdD TAFT"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-19
RENDER EVERY ASSISTANCE
Us Order from War Department to Pa.
eific Coast Soldiers.

Washington. April 1S-Irnon bc,r-
ing the news of the San Eranc;sro
earthquake, Assistant Secretary or w.r
oii'ef IN me absence of Sec. Taft who
IS at the Capitol, tclegraphed Major
General Greeley. commanding the Pa
ci1c division With headquarters at San
Francisco instructing him to Cooper
ate with the local authorities and use
all recourccs at his command to assis.
i'll dlleviating the situation there.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-19
ERRONEOUS IMPRESSION.
Work of Earthquake Is Confined to
San Francisco and Vicinity.

Los Angeles. Cal. April 1S-From in
quircs received III this city from points
in the East it appears that the impress
sion has gone out that the earthauakc
which caused such devastation in San
Francisco this morning also affected Los
Angeles and ether California points. This
is an entirely erroneous impression. There
has been no earthquake in Southern Cal
ifornia and the shocks that caused the
damage in San Francisco We're no. felt
farther south than Santa Barbara.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-19
NOT FELT IN EAST.
no Disturbance in New EnuIard-Bos
ton Extends Sympathy,

Boston, April 1S.--\a soon as he
learned Wednesday Of the disaster in
san Francisco. Mayer Fitzgerald of
this city sent tn" following telegram:
"ifCn. Eugene II. Schmidt Mayor.
San Francisco. Cal:
"Boston extends sincere sympathy in
the calamity that has bcflllen your
city. Can we help you?"
(Si@neD JOHN +. FITZGERALD,
Mayor of i;oSt on ="
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-19
THE BRAVE OPERATORS
Stick to Their Posts and Gave Us the
News of the Disaster.

New York, April 1S.-That the coun-
try and the world have received news
throughout the day Of the Sa Francis
% disaster is due in part to the cOur-
igc OF the telegraph opera tors there.
who stuck to their posts ana contnu-
WI N semi neWs AMI Other messages IN
:, ito of great personal danger.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-19
CITY is DOOM ED.

san Francisco. April iS.--iO p NJ
i looks now as if the entire city would
y" burned.
The .Assn"ilt"d Press men ere trying
20 get matter to Oakland by boat. The
government is furnishing tugs. but the
confusion i, 50 great That they can
not he relied upon. Il will he impos-
siblc to send fun details for several
days.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-19
200 to 300 DEAD.
Santa Rosa Ruined and Many of Her
People Are Killed.

Sacramento. t..l.. April 1S.-Dr
S,"n". SUPP trint"nd"nt Of III, Napa
stat" hospital ted I'rhoncs ihc govcr-
lnl'a office THAT an automobile ar
rived tl'l with news that Santa Rosa
is rUiI"l and That between 2oo ana 300
lt "plc are killed.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-19
NEW YORK ADVICES
Telling Of the Terrible Disaster on the
Pacific Coast

New York. April 1S-A report reaches
here that a severe earthquake wrecked
many buildings and caused loss of life in
San Francisco Wednesday morning. The
shock was felt at SIS, San Francisco
time Following the wrecking of butld-
fngs numerous fires broke out. The Poe
tai Telegraph office was wrecked and
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-19
DOCTORS AND NURSES
Leave Los Angeles by Special Train
for San Francisco.

Los Angeles. Cal. April lS.-A spc-
cidl train with doctors and nurses on
board left Les Angeles for san Fran
cisco over the Southern Pacific rail
road this evening and is due in San
Francisco ton orrOw forenoon Anoth-
cf special will leave tonight with more
nurses. doctors and policemen.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-19
Berkeley Sscapes Damane.

New York. April IS.-The Western
Union operator a Oakland VS. tod Bnrkc-
ley today and reports that thor" was NJ
great damage done. II" went to within
three blocks of the University Of Califor
MIA and saws that so far as he could
tell. there had been no damage done to il
Reports current in Oakland tonight con-
firm this statement
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-19
BURIED IN RUINS.
Insane Asylum at Asnews Wrecked
Many Inmates Lost.

Los Angeles Cal, April 1S.-News comes
to this city from Niles. n small town in
the Santa Clara valley. about 10 miles
from San Jose, stating that the earth
quake demolished the state insane asylum
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-19
Another Shock at 6.54 .. M.

Oakland, cH!.--April 1S.-f.54 +. NJ
Another sharp shock Of earthquake
VAS just f"lt on ihis side Of he bay.
= WAS Of short duration, lasting about
i've seconds.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-19
Los Angeles Clocks Stopped.

Los Angeles, April 1S.-A slight shock
was felt at Los Angeles this morning,
sufficiently to stop the clocks in the
genera! Offices of the Santa Fe Rail-
road.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-19
TIC Ncwspapers Give /. Un.

S'rn Franz iS' q. tnril rs intn H. NJ
III" n"WSnnp''!% have ceased AL e.
frrt% I" collect news. ard Tile Asso-
Grated Press fore" is compelled to act
Independently.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-19
Severe Shock at Sacramento.

Sacramento. Cal, April lS.-A severe
earthquake shock occurred here at an
"afly hour Wednesday morning. There
is great confusion. No loss Of life is vet
reported.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-19

to blow up adjoining buildings to stop
the progress of the fire.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-19

Oakland. Cal. April S-(2.1J r. Nj
Reports from San. Jose indicate shocks
everywhere. buildings demolished. Much
less of life is reported.
Oakland. Cal, April 1S.-(2.15 L. Ny
The telegraph companies have been fore
cd to leave San Francisco and have es-
tablishcd offices here. The Associated
across the bay.