The daily sentinel., 1906-04-18
TERRIBLE BEYOND BELIEF.
Special to The Sentinel

san Francisco, Cal, April 1S.-An
earthquake, the most disastroI., i'm
the history OF san Francisco. occurred
here at $40 o'clocI, this morning
1000 are dead as the result and the
injured will number as many more.
Scores of millions of dollars will not
total the loss. The City Hail. Il stone
structure erected nj Il cost of 81 7,OOO,-
900, is in ruins. The Majestic Thea
ire is also destroyed. The water
works plant is ruined and the fire is
spreading in every direction The
city is in a horrible panic.
A second and third shock have been
felt.
No water to fight the fire can he
secured, and the scenes of the dead
and dying in the streets have caused
widespread horror.
AT one time il seemed as il the city
would be destroyed by fire because of
the lack OF water.
The fire department is now resort
ing TO dynamite in an effort 10 check
the spread of the flames.
Huge buildings are being blown
up.
The dead are being carted from the
destroyed buildings, and everything
possible is being done for the injured.
Thosands are fleeing the city.
Men and women are running every
where pleading TO he taken TO missing
friends.
Buildings along, upper Market
street and the western addition seem
to have sustained the full force of the
shock. All the big hotels and high
The street car service is ont of COM
mission, both cable and electric trhf-
buildings of the newer city still stand.
fic being stopped. Every trolly in the
city is down.
The city is at the mercy of the
flames. Hundreds of great fires are
now raging. Two blocks ON Market
rtreet next TO the Ferry depot are
still burning 1iercely. Reports Of dy-
Mantle being exploded by iiremen arc
heard hut the flames are unchecked.
Fires are raging near the Palace
Hotel and il is feared that this hos
tclery will fall prey to the Ilnmes'
/ Another fire is raging back of the
Claus Sprecklcs building and every
moment conditions are growing worse.
Everywhere crowds of terrified men
anI women are huddled together in
the midle of the streets. Many of ihc
women are knecling in prayer.
Throughout the city, tops of build-
ings are simply heaps of burning UNI
ber and twisted iron.
/ Federal troops are now in charge
of Market street, the leading Nhof-
oughfare of the city.
The interior of the city Hall -
simply mass of lime ana stone.
Every effort is being made TO relleN'
Thieves are ransacking the runs
and soldiers have been ordered ~
arrest the gouls. and have receiver
orders to shoot, il necessary Inc
money loss will run into many inlli-
| ions. ms "A result of the destruction
of the numerous collections OF chih"
and glass ware for which san fr'lhciN-
co was noted. Relies that have pee"
saved for years by hard work ana 'N-
peuse, are II mass OF runs. lh' ~
has now swept over ten sp"'''
blocks, dwellings and business Prpp-
erty falling ns if paper peior' wv
flames. Gu
The editorial rooms of the san
Eroncisco Can have been destroyed
and the building occupied ny uh'
Exominer - also on fire. The press
es are covered with debris. lhcr'
n,e now twenty-five bodies in "''
morpue aud the big buildings nav
/ heen turned into emergency hospi"is'
! Hodies and mutilated corpses are
niIed in die hall way of the Medlah-
les payiIion and Hall Of Justice. req
nIe are running mad dhroush .l'
streets and il is now laid that the los
Is even greater than il had been e>'i, -,
mated. The Hobart building
which is located the Postal IeleSl"- ,l'-
nbic and Southern Pnciiis oiilees' ~
hecn reduced to ashes. Iecgi,li''"
wires are down. The city :, helptt,ss
in the face of n holocaust. me e,,'i % r.,
water supply having been euI on ,nS ~
the eaI1haualSe II is said th"t m W.
mains under the streets have n''''
twisted and broken and II Is lihir
sibIe for the fire department To "",
tain a flow Of water from the s'r'''
hydriints. ,,, tho one
A second shock follewed thS -
early this morning, about three hour,
LATER. IL toppIed over buildings 'l'",
stiII stood. =. Fire chief Sullivan am @
Policeman Frcnnen are among ."
known dead. 1ostrov-
Berkeley is reported TO ne u's,s 80.
cd II is a swell suburban resiuehe' NJ
district across the bay. Milii"nan.. nan.
by the scores have their homes