Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-23
HUNDREDS DIE
IN BIG HOTELS
ROOMING HOUSES ALSO CLAIM
MANY VICTIMS
Brick Structures ToppIe Over at First
Temblor, Carrying Death to
Thousands of Sleeping
Inmates

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 22.-The an
nouncement is made that the fire is
out, only smoking, smoldering embers
now remain. The condition of the
homeless and shelterless people en-
camped 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.
South Of Market street the loss of
life was mostly brought about by the
collapsing of many cheap and crowded
lodging houses.
Among others, the caving in of the
Royal, corner Fourth and Minna
Estreets, added to the horror of the
situation by the shrieks of its many
scores Of victims embedded in the
ruins.
Sixty Persons Entombed
The collapsing of the Portland house
on Sixth street between Mission and
Market came about in similar man
ner. Fully sixty persons were entombed
midst the crash of timbers and brick.
Many of these were saved before the
fire eventually crept to the scene.
The large f1ve-story Brunswick room
ing house with its 800 rooms filled with
guests, corner Sixth and Howard
streets, collapsed to the ground entirely
and fire started amidst the ruins
scarcely five minutes later. 1t is es-
timated that over 300 persons los. their
| lives.
Many Buried in Ruins
Part of the large Cosmopolitan house,
corner Fifth and Mission streets, col
| lapsed at the very first temblor. Many
of the sleepers were buried in the ruins.
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At 775 Mission street the Wilson
house, with its four stories and the
rooms, fell to the ground a mass of
ruins. So far as known very few OF
the inmates were rescued.
The Denver house, on lower Third
street, with it's many rooms, Jared the
same fate, and none may ever know
how many were killed, the majority of
the inmates being strangers.
| A small two-Story frame building oc-
cupied by man and wife at 405 Jesse
street. collapsed without an instant's
warning. Both were killed.
Big Chimney Topples Over
To the north of Market street the
rooming house people Jared somewhat
better The Luxembourg, corner Stock
ton and O'Farrell streets, a three-story
affair, suffered severely from the falling
of many tons of brick from an adjoin-
ing building. The falling mass crashed
through the building killing man and
woman.
| At the Sutter street Turkish baths
brick chimney toppled over and crash
ing through the roof killed one of the
occupants as he lay on cot. Another,
close by, lying on another cot, escaped.
Relays of Pony Riders
A helpful feature of the work is the
establishment by the Southern Pacific
company of chain of information bu-
reaus which will be served by relays of
pony riders carrying the latest bulle-
tins and instructions relative to the
transportation facilities provided to re-
lieve the congestion in San Francisco.
| A committee sent by the Japanese
consul representing the relief society
offered its cooperation in any manner
possible.
The society is caring for many of the
stricken Japanese who still remain in
the city. They are rendering assistance
to white people wherever required.
They have wired to every large city
on the coast asking for supplies to be
sent by the Japanese.