Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-24
Associated Press Disuatoh b, special wires.

San Francisco, CAL, April "a
Arrangements for the reconstruction
for a new and greater San.Frlncisco
are rapidly crystallizing and soon the
sounds Of building Will be heard in
every block of the devastated districts
The blowing up Of the ruins in the
business sections has already begun
and is now we'll under way.
There will not be a dangerous ruin
standing on Market street by this
afternoon. Artillerymen, assisted by
the municipal authorities, are dyna-
hitting all the tottering buildings and
walls. This work has so far been
confined to Market street in order 90
open safe artery from the outlying
district TO the water front The dis
trict north Of Market street and the
business section will receive the same
treatment after Market street is clear.
A commission, last Sunday. investi-
gated all the buildings left standing
upon the main thoroughfare of the
devastated city It was sscertained
that nearly all the steel frame
structures had withstood the earth
quake, and although almost without
exception they had been Quilted, the
loss was in most cases confined to the
contents.
IS showing the disposition prevail
ing among property owners of the
city the action of the Humboldt bank,
which will at once erect a new build
ing II stories in height, may be cited.
Two months ago plans were ap-
proved and contracts let for the
building and the steel for con
struction is already on the way west
Fr1f,, nuufnrr urraufu ,F tho .ns, fr.t.f one
/ Yesterday orders were given to 90
ahead with the work.
Build fast, - was the order, and
| this means the expenditure of every
/ possible energy that money can pur-
chase for tho construction. The site
is on the south side Of Market street,
100 feet east Of Fourth. The site cost
| S4OO 600 and is held by its owner tc
have every cent Of its original val ne
today. The building will cost $500, O0O
and will be of steel and terra Gotta,
| construction that has stood the tes
by fire and earthquake
The whole habitable part of SaI
Francisco has been organized anC
districted for sanitary inspection pur
poses in the most thorough manner
There is no longer danger OF epidemic
because the health department work
ing with the military is prepared C
handle everything of the sort before
10 becomes threatening.
The embargo on merchant vessel
has been removed and shipping ca
now be moved as usual. For the pas
few days vessels of the Pacific squad
ron have been preventing vessel
leaving the port, but this restriction
has been removed by orders fron
Admiral Goodrich, commander-in
chief Of the Pacific squadron, to Ga
shipping commissioner of the port
The big Notifications at the entranc
to the Golden Gate did not escap
serious injury during the great shake
up. The full extent Of the injury sus
tanned by the extensive works is IN
! known, as nothing but survey corr
can disclose the full extent Cf th
damage.
Conditions are said TO be equal
bad at the Notifications back OF ol
Fort Point. The great l3-inch gur
on both sides of the gate, constitutin
the main defence, are practically us,
. less. They weigh many tons each, bt
their adjustment upon their carriap
] is as delicate as that Of a watch Ih
earthquake destroyed this and thoug
the damage can be repaired it vii
a take considerable time and much labc
% before the big guns are ina conditiC
. to do the execution they We're il
, tended to.
Il A safe expert, after examining saf
; and vaults in many buildings in Il
!, burnt district, says the vaults Of u
q banks are all right, but that it wi
J. be several days before they can
Q opened, on account of the heat. III
g safes that are covered by debris wi
: not be opened until perfectly cold.