The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-05-10
FALLING WALLS
BURY SOLDIERS
THREE MEMBERS OF DYNAMITE
SQUAD BENEATH RUINS.
ONLY ONE SERIOUSLY HURT
Mass Of Twisted Iron Shields Men
from Harm While Engaged In
Razing Buildings at San
Francisco.

San Francisco, May THE frst ac-
cident In connection with the dynamit-
Ing Of dangerous walls by the engin-
GERS of the army took place Sunday.
Smaller quantities of explosives than
were used last week are now being
fired, which necessitates two or more
charges Of dynamite being exploded
before the desired result is attained.
Sunday morning the engineers were
working in the downtown district.
Twice had dynamite been exploded
under the facade of tall ruin, and a
third charge was being inserted when
the wall fell. Three soldiers were
buried, but mass of twisted iron
partly shielded them, and only one
was seriously hurt.
Rest for City officials.
This has been the first day Of off,
cial rest that the city has had since
the beginning Of its distress. All of
the municipal departments were closed
with the exception Of the police sta
tfons and hospitals, and Franklin hall,
the seat of San Franciscos govern
ment, was deserted. The police have
had little or nothing to engage their
attention.
Among the churches the same condi-
tions prevailed as upon the preceding
Sunday, open air services being the
rule, even where the buildings were
unframed. At Golden Gate park, the
usual Sunday afternoon concert was
given and was attended by thousands.
That the people as whole are be-
ginning to look for some diversion was
shown Saturday night when a great
crowd assembled to witness a vaude.
willie show in hall ON Fillmore street.
The authorities, however, at the, last
moment refused to permit the per-
Torrance.
Arrest Saloon Men.
Two arrests for selling liquor were
made Sunday, and as an indication
of the determination to suppress the
traffic In intoxicants until the saloons
are allowed to reopen, one Of the Of
tenders was refused bail, and the 9th
( er's bond was fixed at $4,000.
4 hevlSeS Death List.
Coroner Walsh after revising hi!
list OF victims Of fire and earthquake
! informed Gen. Greedy that the tota
number of cases handled by his of
Ace was 319, of which 134 were iden
, titled and 1856 unidentified. This re
port shows 80 less than given by q
previous count.
Sightseers in Evidence.
The streets of the burned district:
were thronged Sunday with sight
seers. Every train from nearby towns
on the peninsula and every ferry boat
in the bay counties was packed with
people eager to get their first glimpse
of the citys devastation, and almost
every third person carried a camera
or kodak. In expectation of the crush
of people booths Of street fakir'
sprung up over night along the curbs
on the cleared streets, prepared t.
furnish refreshments, and most Of
them enjoyed a profitable trade. In
many instances the booths were la
beled with the names Of former fam
GUS hostelries, and the incongruity o.
Hot frankfurters, five cents" be
meath the palace hotel" provoked
smile from each passerby.
Work Of Reconstruction.
The work Of construction and tear
ing down continued Sunday on al
sides, notwithstanding the Sabbath
Several hundred frame buildings nov
i appear among the destroyed struc
lures, and foundations are being pre-
pared for as many more. The SLOW
process Of taking down standing WALL
with pick and shovel is being EN-
! ployed by many merchants who are i'm
patient to resume business, but TIL
bulk of this work is being done b!
stevedores, who are using donkey-en
zine mower to raze the walls.