The Hawaiian star., 1906-04-20

plicants"
The above message was received at
$40 a. m. and was posted by Superin-
tendent GaGines Of the cable office.
The message was from the New York
office of the cable company.
Oakland has a population of 10000
At ten fifteen this morning the San
Francisco cable to Honolulu resumed
operations. The local office heard from
the hut at the Cliff House, and news
is now expected to come rapidly.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 2O-Original
shock terrific, lasted one minute
"The shock only lasted a minute and
was terrible.
'The damage is hundred and fifty
millions.
THE cable hut sank two feet, and
only one man at time is using it, 1t
may collapse at any time, and the
operators are taking their turns alone
at the risk.
THE Preside is O k so far, but fire
is working along below Van Ness All
west of Van Ness was saved though
some blocks are afire.
Everything between Van Ness Ave.
and Market street burned.
St Francis, Grand, Emporium, Flood
building, Call, Chronicle, Examiner Pa
lace and Fairmont hotels all burned
Relief is coming from all directions.
Desolation is something terrible.
believe shipping suffered but have
not heard particulars.
Lord! but it has been a fierce three
days.
Oakland and Piedmont o. X. Shock
there not so heavy. No fire. Would
have cabled from there but would not
have been allowed to have returned to
this city. Our office was dynamited.
From here there is no way of reach
ing the city except to walk and that
4 is well nigh impossible on account of
obstacles.
1t costs SIS for a message to town.
The worst is apparently over
Cant do any business. No use ac-
cepting messages. Staff worked like
Trojans, never knowing when their
lives would be taken. Without clothes
or anything in the world.
Have grub enough several days and
makeshift tent to sleep in"
Nothing of Importance from other
San Francisco papers wiped out
Streets, can't say much about them.
When we got away yesterday situation
looked very bad. Fire all south of Van
Ness, then, with exception of Hayes
Valley, which is wiped out.
"Have told you all know, as soon
as 1 get further particulars will let
you know Believe that towns outside
did not suffer much. Just peninsula
shook so bad.
San Franciscos first word:
! The greatest quake we ever felt.
Fire started in a dozen places. Mains
were broken and it spread like Wild
fire. There was no way to stop it,
On both sides of Market street are
swept to Twelfth and West to Van
Ness avenue. The wholesale, retail
and half of the residence portion of
the city are burned to the ground.
! Martial law has been declared and
panic prevails.
| The fire is still burning but under
control
! Most of us lost everything.
Fire still raging in spots but mostly
under control. Am operating five miles
from city and cannot get a team.
The cables from San Francisco are
all being sent and given out by the
cable company, free for the purpose of
satisfying the public. The news is
from the cable hut at the Cliff House,
which is not in communication with
San Francisco by wire apparently.
Those at the hut left the city some
time yesterday and are telling what
they had seen up to that time.
The cable company's reports may be
the only ones Honolulu will receive for
a time. The New York reports in
dicate that the Associated Press is
working the other way,-to send re-
ports overland from Oakland, and it
may not at once establish communica-
tion between San Francisco and the
cable hut. The hut itself seems not
unlikely to go to ruin at any time, in
which event Honolulu viii be shut off
again.
Hackfeld and Company received the
following about half an hour ago,
BREMEN, April 20-A tremendous
earthquake took place followed by i'm
mense con1agration, The greater part
of San Francisco, including City Hall,
was destroyed especially business quar-
ter. Chinatown and all large hotels
apparently destroyed.
Many lives lost.
Saving other parts OF town seems
very difficult as waterwOrks and pipe
! lines are damaged
Miners powder for. blasting build
ings to check fire. Exhausted. situa-
ton desperate.
Oakland seriously damaged.
Santa Cruz, Monterey, Gilroy. Hol-
lister, Santa Rosa destroyed
MANY California places damaged,
MANY lives lost
Yesterday light shakes continued.
Spreckels' Refinery destroyed"
GLASGOW, Scotland, April 90
Bishop and Company, Honolulu.
Bottomly safe San Francisco