The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-23
AWFUL LOSS OF
LIFE IN HOTELS
Horror Was Greatest Where
Flimsy Frame Structures
Fell in Ruins.

SAN FRANCIsCO. April z2.-The an
nouncement Is made that the fire IL out,
only smoking smoldering embers now re-
main. The condition OF tho homeless and
shelterless people encamped in various
points OF the city Is now remarkably
good and offers of substantial financial
assistance are being rapidly received from
many cities in all sections OF the United
States.
Four Million Subscribed.
The grand total of all the moneys sub
scribed to date is 81 Isl, 900,
South Of Market street the loss of life
was mostly brought about by the col
lapsing Of many cheap and crowded lodg-
OF the Royal corner Fourth and Minna
streets, added to the horror CT the situa-
tion by the shrieks OF its manv scores Of
victims embedded In the ruins.
Sixty Were Entombed.
Tho collapsing of the Portland house.
on Sixth street between Mission and Mar
ket, came about in q similar manner.
Fully sixty persons were entombed
midst tho crash Of timbers and brick
Many OF these were saved before the fire
eventually crept to the scene.
Three Hundred Dead Here.
The large fve-story Brunswick room
Ing house, with It's 300 rooms filled with
ard streets collapsed to the ground en-
tirely and fire started amidst the ruins
scarcely ive minutes later. 1t is esti-
mated that over 800 persons lost their
lives.
Part of the large Cosmopolitan house.
corner Fifth and Mission streets, col
lapsed at the very first tremblor. Many
OF the seepens were buried in the ruins.
others escaping In their night clothes,
Very Few Saved.
At IT'S Mission street tho Wilson house,
with its four stories and eighty rooms.
fell to tho ground mass OF ruins. AS
far as known very few OF tho inmates
were rescued.
Tho Denver house, on lower Third
street, with Its many rooms. shared the
came fate, and none may ever know how
many were killed. the majority Of the In
mates being strangers.
A small two-story frame building oc-
cupied by man and wife at 100 Jessie
warning. Both were killed.
Crushed by Falling Brick.
To the north of Market street the room
Ing house people Jared somewhat better.
The Luxembourg. corner OF Stockton and
OFarrell streets, a three-story affair
suffered severely from the falling of many
tons OF brick from an adjoining build
ing The falling mass crashed through
the building, killing man and woman.
At the Sutter street Turkish baths a
brick chimney toppled over, and, crash
ing through the roof. killed one of the
occupants as he lay on a cot. Another
close by. lying on another cot. escaped
Use Pony Relays.
A helpful feature OF the work Is the
| establishment by the Southern Pacific
company OF a chain OF information kept
by bureaus. which Will be served by re-
lays of pony riders. carrying the latest
bulletins and Instructions relative 10
transportation facilities provided to re-
lieve congestion In San Francisco.
\ committee sent by the Japanese Con
sui, representing the Japanese Relief
society, offered It's cooperation In any
manner possible. The society is caring
for many of the stricken Japanese who
still remain In the city. They are render
ing assistance to white people wherever
required. They have wired to every large
city on the coast, asking for supplies 10
be sent by the Japanese.