Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-21
SAN JOSE REPORTS
NINETEEN KILLED
ALL BIG BUILDINGS BADLY
DAMAGED
Bridal Couple From Benson, Arizona
Instantly Killed by Falling CHM
ney-one Killed at
HolIister

By Associated Press.
SAN JOSE, April 20-Nineteen peo.
pie were killed in San Jose and the
entire business section wrecked; esti-
mated damage $1,000. 900.
One hundred and ten killed and
seventy injured, mostly patients, al
Agnews asylum; building completely
ruined.
Stanford university, Memorial church
and other buildings down; damage
$780, 900.
One student named Hanna and one
other man killed there.
Damage to Pacific Milling company
at Santa Clara S150,000; total loss there
, half million; no loss of life.
At Gilroy about same amount OF
damage; no dead.
Sugar Refinery Destroyed
At Salinas the Spreckels sugar re-
fnery, valued at $1,5o0,0O0, completely
destroyed. Reports from Del Monte.
Hollister, Watsonville, Monterey, Pa
cific Grove, Santa Cruz and other
southern coast points show slight dam
age in comparison.
| At Hollister one man killed, $780, 900
damage.
| Narrow gauge tunnel at wrights,
| three-quarters of a mile long, caved in.
Benson, Ariz., and Mrs Rouzer killed
in bed by chimney falling.
Hundreds Reach Santa Clara
Hundreds of people are streaming
into Santa Clara county from San
Francisco. Company B. Fifth national
guard, in charge of the city. Strictest
martial law. Mayor Worswick has
asked Governor Pardee for soldiers to
maintain order.
A vigilance committee has been or
ganized and placards have been posted
throughout the city warning any per-
son found stealing and pilfering or
committing any act of lawless violence
that they will be summarily hanged.
MoreIand Academy Damaged
The Moreland academy, a Catholic
institute, was badly damaged, but no
lives were lost. Special trains have
passed through here from Los Angeles
with physicians and necessities for suf-
ferers in San Francisco.
-Four companies of regulars from
Monterey and troop C. N. G. c., from
Salinas are on their way to San Fran
cisco. No person is allowed on the
streets here after 1880 p. m.
Santa Clara college and Notre Dame
converts here practically unchanged.
Bridges between Pajaro and Santa
Cruz are badly out. Among those who
we're killed in San Jose are Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Haley of Oakland. Mr.. and
Mrs. Kerrigan of Oakland Thomas
O'Toole of Gilroy, Mrs. Charles Costa,
Mrs. Claude Everett and Mrs. Warden
and Fireman Farrar.
Provisions Running Short
This citys provisions are running
short and the people are greatly ex-
cited over stories that thousands of
half starving and homeless from San
Francisco are on their way here. So
far the greatest order has been main
tanned.
Among the buildings wrecked in San
Jose are the st. Patrick's church,
First Presbyterian church. Centennial
M. E. church. Central Christian and
Methodist church, south, badly dam
aged.
Quake Wreaks Havoc
Every building on the west side of
First street, from st. James park to
San Fernando street, is either down.
topping or badly cracked and every
one of them will have to be rebuilt.
The Auzerais building, Elks club,
Unique theater and many other store
buildings on Santa Clara street are
down on the ground.
On Second street the SiX-Story
Dougherty building and several adj
joining buildings were destroyed by
fire The new high school on Normal
park is a complete wreck.
The Nevada building and Porter
building on Second street, Rucker
building on Third and Santa Clara
streets are also ruined. An annex to
the Vendome hotel was completely
wrecked, Thomas O'Toole being the
only one killed.