The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-04-20
bulletin received at e:47 last night

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1t was decided at noon to blow up all
residences on the east side of Van
avenue and Pacific avenue, a distance
of one mile 1t was hoped to check the
| flames at this point. The Fairmount
hotel on Mob Hill is in flames The
| structure probably will not be serious
| ly damaged, as it is as nearly fire
proof as it is possible to make it.
Mayor Schmitz has appealed to all
California cities for food and bedding
Rations for two hundred thousand
are being sent from Seattle and Van
couver.
There is still much confusion con-
cerning the loss of life. This forenoon
there were 27 corpses in Portsmouth
square 1t is said that elsewhere bod
les are lying in the streets. The death
list may reach thousands. At noon to-
day Chinatown was furnace. Should
the fire cross Van Ness avenue and
the wind continue towards the west
the destruction of San Francisco will
be practically complete. The bulk of
the homeless are seeking safety in
the suburbs.
New York, Apr. 19-The fire has
spread over the crest of Mob Hill, ac-
cording to a despatch received here
by the Western Union late this after
noon. 1t was dated at 2:15, San Fran
cisco time.
(Received in Roswell at S:55)
Chicago, Apr. 19.-The Postal Tele-
graph Company at p. m. received the
following message from it's Oakland,
office: 1.-The fire chief marshal of San
Francisco advises that more than
| two-thirds of the area of the city of
San Francisco has been destroyed,
and that there is no possibility of sa-
wing the balance of the city.
New York (S:5S p. m)-According
to despatch to the Western Union,
the sub-treasury in San Francisco has
been destroyed. The sub-treasury is
not connected with the United States
| mint, which is still standing.
The officials of the Postal Tele-
graph Company in this city at S:35
received the following message from
Mr.. Storer. the superintendent of
their service in San Francisco: 'The
fire is still going on and will proba-
| bly, consume the whole city, except
houses situated between Golden Gate
Park and Webster street, in which
neighborhood there is water and
where the fire department can work
with some chance of success"
VIM. H. Baker, vice president and
general manager of the Postal Tele
graph company at 1890 O'Clock to-
night received the following from the
fire chief of San Francisco: "At 7:30
tonight the fire is still under way, ga
thering force and spreading. Two
thirds of the business section of the
city is devastated, and the fire headed
through the residence districts. All
efforts to fight the fire are futile. By
Saturday San Francisco will be an
ash heap
Vaults of Sub-treasury Stand.
Washington, 10:10 D. m.) Apr. 10
The War Department has received
| the following dispatch from General
Funston: ''An official report at police
headquarters, this date, states that
the U. S. sub-treasury is entirely de-
stroyed by fire, with the exception of
| the vaults, which contain all the cash
| on hands. Guards have been ordered
| to protect this money
San Francisco, M0:22 p. m.) April
| 19.-All efforts to check the spread
of the flames at Van Ness avenue by
blowing up a mile of buildings on the
east side of Van Ness avenue have
proved fruitless. The fire has spread
,across the broad thoroughfare, and
| from present indications the entire
/ Western addition, which contains the
homes of San Francisco's millionaires
and people of the wealthier class, is
| now doomed The destruction of the
| western addition of the city practi-
cally completes the work of the raw
aging flames and marks the devasta-
ton of the entire city.
| Ten Killed at San Jose.
San Jose, Cal, Apr 19.-The latest
reports here today show that ten peo
pie were killed in the earthquake. The
Hall of Records is wrecked, as well
as the Hall of Justice. All the main