Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-04-20

San Francisco, April 19.-Day dawn
ed on a scene Of death and destruction.
During the night the flames had con-
sumed many of the city's finest struc-
lures, and skipped in dozen direc-
tions to the residence portions. They
made their way over into the North
Beach section, and springing anew to
the south, they reached out along the
shipping section down the bay shore
over the hills and across toward Third
and Townsend streets.
Warehouses and manufacturing con-
Germs fell in their path. This COM
pleted the destruction of the entire
district known as the south of Mar
ket street"
How far they are reaching to the
south across the channel cannot be
told, as this part of the city is shut
off. After darkness thousands of
homeless were making their way with
their blankets and scant provisions to
Golden Gate park, and the beach, to
find shelter. Those in the homes
of the hills just north of the Hayes
valley wrecked section, piled their be-
longings in the streets and express
wagons and automobiles were used
in hauling the things away to the
sparsely settled regions.
Down town, everything is in ruins.
Not business house stands. Big
buildings are crumbled into heaps of
debris. Factories and business houses
lie smouldering on their former sites.
All Of the newspaper plants have been
rendered useless.
1t Is estimated that the loss in San
Francisco will reach from $150,00O,OO0
to $200,000,000. These figures are in
the rough, and nothing can be told
until partial accounting is taken.
On every side there was death and
suffering. Hundreds were injured, be-
ing either burned, crushed or struck
by falling pieces from the buildings.
The number of dead is not known, but
it is estimated that at least 500 met
their death In the horror.
AT o'clock under a special message
from President Roosevelt, the city was
placed under martial law. Hundreds
Of troops patrolled the streets and
drove the crowds back, while hundreds
more were set at work assisting the
police and fire departments. The
strictest orders were issued, and in
true military spirit the soldiers obey
ed. During the afternoon three
thieves met their death by rife bullets
while at work in the ruins. The Gu
rious were driven back at the breasts
Of the horses that the cavalrymen
rode, and all the crowds were forced
from the level district to the hilly Sec
ton beyond to the north.
The water supply was entirely cut
OFF, and maybe it was just as we'll,
for the lines of the fire department
would have been absolutely useless at
any stage Of the confiagration.
Assistant Chief Dougherty super
vised the work of his men, and early
in the morning it was seen that the
only possible chance to save the city
lay Ill all 6HOrC 10 Cn6ck the names
by the use Of dynamite.
All during the day explosions could
be heard in every section of the city
at intervals of only few seconds,
and the buildings not destroyed by the
flames were blown to atoms. Though
the efforts Of the firemen, police and
soldiers to check the flames was sick
ening, the work was continued with
desperation that will live as one of the
features Of the terrible disaster. Pas.
sengers on trains from other cities in
California bring details of destruction
and death from nearly all of them.
$10,0o0,o00 for Frisco Banks.
Washington, April 19.-The secre.
tary of the treasury has authorized
the telegraphic transfer of $4,000, 900
from the subtreasury of New York, to
San Francisco. The cash will be de.
posted in New York and Immediately
paid out on the order of San Francisco,
banks entitled to the same.
Will Transport Supplies Free.
New York, April 19.-Wells- Fargo e.
Co. have announced that thew Will