The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-04-20

residences of many of the millionaires
who, In the early seventies, became
wealthy through mining investments
or the construction of the Central Pa
ctfic railroad. They include the Stan
fords. Huntingtons, Hopkins, Crock
ers, Floods and others. The Fairmount
hotel. not yet completed. stands ON
the brink Of Knob Hill, overlooking
the bay. Tt was not seriously dam
aged.
The hotel was erected by Mrs. Her
man Oelrichs Of New York as monu-
ment to her father, the late United
States Senator James Fair, but she
recently sold 1t to local people for 49,
0O0. 600.
TO the westward. ON Pacific Heights,
are many fine new residences, But lit
tie injury was done there
The Palace hota, a seven-story
building about 800 feet square, was
built thirty years ago by the late Sena~
tor Sharon The Palace was then con-
sidered the best equipped hotel In the
West.
The offices Of the three morning pa
pers, the Chronicle, the Call and the
Examiner, were within 100 feet OF each
other. The Chronicle, situated at
Market and Kearney streets. has ten
story steel frame building, one OF the
first structures of its character put
up here. The Spreckles building. i'm
which were the business Offices OF the
Call. is sixteen stories high and very
narrow. The editorial, composing and
press rooms were in a small three
story building Immediately I'm the rear.
Just across Third street was the
aome Of the Examiner, seven stories
high, with frontage OF 100 feet ON
Market street.
sEsaRYsoArs AGAIN RJN
TO THE STRICKEN ciTx
During the afternoon the ferry boats
resumed running from Oakland and al
might thousands of homeless and panic
The suffering and hardshlps begga1
description Countless numbers in
the poorer sections, including the Chi
nese, Japanese and Italian quarters
have been rendered homeless and un
less supplies and aid reach the city
, within twenty-feur hours, starvation
win add to the awful calamity.
Nearly every landmark that has
made San Francisco famous has been
laid in ruins or burned to the ground
Never has the fate OF a city been more
disastrous.
For three miles along the water
front buildings have been swept clean
and now the blackened beams and
great skeletons of factories and Of
fices stand sflhouetted against back
ground of fame that is slowly spread
ing over the entire city. The whole
commercial and Office section OF the
city ON the north side of Marke
street from the ferry building to Tentl
street has been consumed in the rag
ing hell, while hardly @ building i;
standing in the district south OF Mar
ket street. At O'Clock a. m, despite
the heroic work of the firemen and ths
troops Of dynamiters, who razed build
Ing after building and blew UP prop
erty valued at millions, the flames
spread across Market street and swep1
up Montgomery street, practically II
Washington street. Along Montgom
cry street are some of the riches
banks and commercial houses in Sar
Francisco.
The famous Mills building and thu
new Merchants Exchange, in which Il
situated the Marine and Stock FIX
changes, were standing at a. m. bu
the Mutual Life Insurance buildini
and scores OF bank and office build
ings were on fire, while blocks of othe
houses are In the path Of the fame
and nothing seems to be at hand T.
stay their progress. Block afte
block OF banking houses are nov