Bisbee daily review., 1906-04-19
Many Leave Bisbee to Join Loved Ones in Stricken
 San Francisco.
SEVERAL ALARMED
 FOR THEIR FAMILIES.
Some Have Wives and Chil-
 dren, Others Parents and
 Some Distant Relatives They Fear May Be Among Victims

 extent of s4o0.00o as a result of yes terday's disaster in San Francisco, H. T. James left Bisbee for that city yesterday evening.
 James has every reason to beliey that Basshueter Paint Companys building at SIG Mission street has been totally destroyed, either by the earthquake or the fire that followed with even more disastrous results than the seismic disturbance.
 Mrs. James and child live at 1136 Jackson street, being outside of any of the districts that suffered. James. while worried over his family, believes that they have escaped unharmed.
 Fears for Family.
 With tears streaming down his cheeks, like a man in a trance, W.. H. Soule, well-known prospector, stood at the depot yesterday after noon. and watched several leave for the stricken city, unable to go him self because of lack of means.
 A wife and four children are the cause of Soule's distraction. They reside on Minnie street, between Sixth and Seventh. Soule heard yes terday that the fire had reached traction.
 Alarmed for Daughter.
 Mrs. Dennis Walsh spent sleepless night last night. Her daughter, we'll known in Bisbee. has been in San Francisco for several months to at tend the Chicago College. She re sided with cousin in the district south of Market street, which Is sup posed to have suffered immense losses from fire and the earthquake.
 Anxious for Loved Ones.
 Though his wife and child reside out near Golden Gate Park, W. w.. Adams, miner, who has been here a short time, left Bisbee yesterday to lend them his assistance. Adams feels assured that no harm has come to his loved ones, but to satisfy him. self will hurry to the scene of the century's greatest disaster as fast as trains can carry him.
 Harmon Alarmed.
 Unable 10 wait for telegraphic ad- vices regarding the fate of his wife and family, who are in San Fran cisco. Mike Hannon left Lowell yes terday He fears that they resided in a part of the city that was par tially destroyed. He left here yes terday after trying without result to get a telegram from his family.
 Insurance Losses.
 Greatest among the sufferers from yesterdays disaster will be the in surance companies. Leslie H. Lord, an adjuster for the Sun Insurance Company, left Bisbee yesterday to be on the ground and look after the in- terests Of his company.
 q fear said he, that this will mean the bankruping of several small insurance companies, which will be called upon to pay millions of dollars in losses. The companies with which I am connected will all weather the storm"
 May Have Been Killed.
 F. B. Mattice, a Review pressman, has a brotherin-law, J. II. Wentworth, who is a pressman on the San Fran cisco Examiner. If the Examiner building was destroyed by fire the oc- of course, had ample time to escape, but if it fell suddenly from the quake the pressmen and mailing clerks were killed probably. The 1 quake came after all other night I force people had gone home.
 Tombstone Peo.Ie There. E. B. Gage, Mrs. Kinsey and two | sisters of Charles R. Howe, clerk of | the Board of Supervisors, are at | San Francisco, and friends and rela- tiyes in the Cochise capital have been | unable to hear from them.
 Wanted to Know.
 All yesterday the Review phone l was kept hot from use Everybody | had relatives, friends or property in l terests in the stricken city and dis | trict and they wanted the news.
 George Buxton is a Bisbee man | who is at Frisco at present E. O. Rouser. manager of the Cop | per Queen hotel, and his bride left l Frisco Monday. They are now at Monterey.
 Judge Mcdonald Anxious. No man in Bisbee was more anx- ous to hear the news from Frisco | han Justice Charles A. Mcdonald. | His parents reside in Contra Costa county between San Jose and Frisco. and he has two brothers, a sister and many other relatives in the afflicted | district. He was unable to get into communication with any of them be. cause of the impaired telegraph serv- Ice, and he will not rest easy in his mind until he does get some direct word from them. He was a resi- lent of San Jose for two years. and 'eit deep sympathy for his many personal friends who must have lost heir all in the collapse of the busi- ness district Judge Mcdonald was much afraid the quake would result lr n tidal wave which would bring in :reased destruction.
 From San Jose Normal.
 Miss Martha Hosmer. one of the Central school teachers, is a graduate ,f the san Jose Normal and, natural y she is eager to hear from her alma mater. Prof. Phiibrook is well ac. luainted with the president of that institution. having been with him at