Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-04-27

another instant the soldiers discovered
that he was chewing the diamond ear.
rings from the ears of the dead wo-
man. Here's where you get what's
coming to YOU" said one of the soldiers
and with that he put a bullet through
the ghoul. The diamonds were found
in the mans mouth afterwards.
After five days of confusion, conf
dence seems restored, and the deter.
mination is to rebuild. There will be
some difference in the character OF the
structures erected. Steel will be more
largely used and it is safe to say that
no sky-scrapers will be erected. As in
Chicago, blessing will be realized by
the removal of many old structures
and the replacing them with new and
safer buildings.
The circumference of the burned
district in San Francisco, from cyclom-
eter measurement, is &c miles, and the
ruin comprises the entire business
district and large portion Of that
devoted to residences, all OF which was
densely populated. The loss has been
estimated by insurance authorities,
who may be regarded as experts in
such matters. at $500. DOC, 900, with an
insurance OF $175, OOO,O OO.
At Los Angeles one OF the most
horrible incidents of the chapter Of
horrors of last week is related. A man,
pinned down by burning wreckage
from which it was found impossible to
extricate him, begged to be killed.
When the fire began burning his feet,
his appeals for relief through death,
became 80 agonizing that an officer,
after taking his name and address,
shot him through the head.
Uncle Sans postal tape relaxss
somewhat in treatment of mail matter
sent out from San Francisco. Mes.
sages written on scraps of paper, pieces
OF woodland one came to this city
from Bert Wilson to his sister, Mrs.
Atkinson, written on q piece of mar
bic from Market street bank ruins
have been transmitted without stamps
under the impression that the Depart.
ment will cbeerfully sanction the act
It was reported, Tuesday morning,
that 10 some of the outskirts of the
city, Telegraph and Russian Hills, and
along North Beach, scores of half
famished dogs we're found devouring
human bodies, that had been partially
buried by the ruins. This much may
be said, however. in extenuatior OF
this form of brute; they were fam.
ished by the destruction OF food sup.
plies and were probably forgotten in
the distribution OF rations.
Miss Hammond. of Tacoma, who
went through the San Francisco hor.
ror safely and is now at home in the
terminal city says she saw q woman
shot down by q militiaman, in the
street, while cooking some food. The
soldier gruffly ordered her to extinguish
the fire; on her failure to comply with
the demand he shot her down. "Rifes
were given even TO boys" she says,
with authority to shoot down any.
body who disputed their authority"
First Mate Appen. of the steamer
ltauri, passing out from Golden Gate
for Hamburg, Thursday morning, says i:
ave anchored one mile out in the
bay at the time OF the Ere. The wind
as it swept from the burning city was
like the breath of . demon. Water 10
the bay was heated. Fish dying came
to the surface as . result of dynamite.
As We passed out. people on the
wharves in the attitude of prayer
beckoned Us to come to the rescue.
Thirty miles at sea flames were still
visible"
Robt. F. Benham, a merchant of
Portland, arrived in San Fran cisco
just after the appalling horror had
began Wednesday morning. on a visit
to his sweetheart. Miss Mary Louise
Hale. He found her after search of
two days, with some friends. They
were shelterless and in dire want.
They had saved nothing but the
clothes they wore. The party pro.
ceeded to Berkeley, where they found
friends, and the lovers were hastily
married, with soda crackers for the
wedding cake. They left Monday for
their future home in Portland.
Victor A. Wiley, . former resident
of the doomed city, arrived in Olympia
Wednesday and is temporarily domi-
ciled with bis cousin, Sam Wiley. He
says the train.load of refugees who
came northward with him were treated
royalty on the trip. They were met at
many stations and supplied with food.
At one place they were fed on fried
chicken. The entertainment was man
aged by the women who had left their
beds At 5 A. M. to engage in the char
liable work. One woman in Portland
has donated the use of fifty rooms for
thirty days to stricken wayfarers.
The Humboldt Bank, which had
been making arrangements for cree.
ton OF . seventeen story structure, the
plans having been approved . couple
of months ago and contracts let, viii
be early in the field for restora-
ton of San Francisco. It IL said that
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