The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-19

OF MARK TT STREET.
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OF the affected area They are in a
building between Sansome and Front
streets.
Mrs. Arthur NJ Brown was a pas
senger on the steamship China due
yesterday at San Francisco from Ho-
nolulu. DR.. Grossman was on the same
steamer.
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II. 2. Wood IS daughter who arrived
on the Alameda, reports that on April
B, the day before she left San Diego
for San Francisco, there were six dis
tinet earthquake shocks in the south
ern city.
]. NJ. Levy and his brother Sidney
Levy are among the anxious ones
awaiting news from the beleagured
city. Their father is engaged in bust
ness in the very section supposed to be
wiped out.
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Speculation about what Clarence
Macfarlane will say if he reaches the
latitude and longitude of San Francisco
bay and finds no city there, supplied
the only CLEAN of humor in the street
talk yesterday.
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New York notified Honolulu last
night, via Manila, that cablegrams for
San Francisco, at sender s risk, would
be taken for $2.6S per word. Over
1000 messages were offered the local
cable Office yesterday.
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Lieut. Commander A p. Niblack and
wife departed for San Francisco on the
Mongolia and arrived there last week.
AS Captain Niblack is stationed on the
Flagship Chicago, it is probable that
both he and Mrs. Niblack may have
been in San Francisco yesterday.
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Oliver Gale who formerly was en-
ployed for a short time on the Adver
tiser, is in the -four and grain commits
sion business at 2305 California street,
in the ruined district. Mr.. Gale lives
on Russian Hill, at 1888 Greenwich
street, point probably above the
danger line.
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Alexander & Baldwin cabled to their
San Francisco Office yesterday to learn
whether the Crockett Refinery had
been damaged. The steamship Neva
dan is at Crockett at present discharg
ing sugar from the islands. The All.
steamship American is now in San
Francisco harbor
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As F. L. Waldron is at present in
San Francisco and j. f. Morgan and
James Wakefield leave on the Alameda
today, all three may be accredited as
of the Chamber of
Commerce and Merchants Association
at San Francisco to act for the local ,
bodies should occasion arise.
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Among the local known vessels in
San Francisco harbor yesterday were
the steamships Mongolia, Sonoma,
China, the barks Andrew
Welch, Albert, Gerard c. Tobey and
Edward May, barkentine Coronado,
schooner w. H. Marston. The trans
port Sheridan left there on Monday.
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George Andrews of the Union Grill
has relative in business in San Fran |
cisco. a commission merchant whose !
store was at 31S Washington street. !
This is east of Sansome, and right in
the heart of the ruined district. This
merchant, whose name is NJ. ID. Van :
Wales, would have been at his 2lace of |
business at the time of the disaster, as
that is the time when the commission |
merchants are busiest
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The members of the Grau Grand
Opera company, including many of the =
most noted singers in America. who
were to make their third appearance
in the opening week of the Grand
Opera House last night. were among /
the guests at the destroyed Palace
Hotel. AS early as six weeks ago mail
orders for tickets for these operate
had been received up to
he amount of 100000.
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NANNY Phillips yesterday sent a
.ablegram to relatives in Portland in
Iuiring about the San Francisco calam
ty. by way of Asia and Europe. The
Message went from Honolulu to Mid
way, thence to Guam, Manila, Hong
Kong, Saigon, Singapore, Penang, Ma
lras, Bombay, Alden, Alexandria, Nal
"a, Gibraltar, Lisbon, Azores, New
FORK and thence across the continent
" telegraph to Portland. He receiv-
ID no answer during the day.
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Any enterprising Fort street office
enant who placed map or picture of
san Francisco in his display windows
was sure of a crowd in front
or the remainder of the day. The of
icial eablegram issued by Mr.. Gaines,
of the Cable Company,
which was posted at the bank of Ha-
vail and other places held crowds all
lay long. Trent & Co, had two fine
pictures of the city and the sidewalks
became jammed with people. j
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A n. Moffitt, travelling passenger
gent for the Oceanic S. s. Co, IS one |
{ the most anxious men in town. HIS
amily are all in the doomed city ana
heir fate as well as the rate