Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-19

to blow up adjoining buildings to stop
the progress of the fire
New York. April 1S.-According to a
dispatch received by the Western Union
the whole city of San Francisco Is
about gone. especially that portions
south of Market street.
San Francisco, April 18-J r. M
II is reported that the Conried Metro-,
politian Opera house Go. of New York
which had just opened a two weeks
engagement at the Grand Opera house
lost its entire consignment Uf valuable
scenery, and that the artists suffered
heavily in the loss Of personal baggage.
Washing ton. April 1S-A Western
Union despatch received at the war
department Gays:
NO Wire now between Oakland and
Sacramento. Martial law forbids the
lanGing of passengers in San Francisco
from Oakland. Later adviccs state
that the market office has been aban-
doned."
vi one OF the Santa Fe local trains re-
ports mat the insane asylum at Ag-
news is total wreck, many of the in
mates being killed. 1t is reported that
the attaches of the institution who
were about at the time of the earth
quake, were saved. The ruins took fire
shortly after the collapse. There were
about 400 persons in the building.
The above report has been officially
coniirmc'. and il is added scores of the
nm tcS who escaped de ith are roaming
about the country in state of panic.
san Francisco, April 1S.-It was re-
roi ted ut the temporary police head
quarters which have been established 8.
in the basement of the Hall OF Justice
by Chief of Police Dinan. that a terrible
explosion has occurred at Seventh and
Jessie streets. Capt Henry Gleason of
the Golden Gate police station ana
Lieut.. Pulls. in charge of the a1th Coast
Artillery. L. :. A.. were seriously in
Jurcd. Both We're taken to the Mcchan-
les Pavilion. which has been given over
to hospital and morgue purposes. The
explosion was caused by setting off a
blast of powder contrary to the orders
of Mayor Schmitz. Both men were
buried under a falling brick wall and
were rescued by the members of the
fire department.
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San Francisco. April 1S.-Supcrvisor
Fred Horncr OF Oakland. who returned
from San Jose in his automobile this
afternoon states that the Anges In
zane asylum near that city is a total
wreck; that many of the inmates were
killed and that the remainder are run
ming Ground looose terrorizing the
community.
Thn superintendent of tho institution
nd his wife were killed.
New York. April 1S.-The Western
Union is in receipt of message from
Iah Francisco which says that the fire
is sti.l burning fiercely.
Til" papers in Oakland estimate the
dead from SEQ to 100 and %. 900 home
less. The situation in Oakland is not
very bad. a few buildings have had Nj
their walls thrown down.
Oakland. Cal. April 49, p. M.-The
Palace Hotel is destroyed The Postal
and the Western Union buildings and
the magnificent new Union Trust Co.
building. II stories high. have been dy-
namited.
San Francisco. April 1S-At the
Emergency hospital the dead and in
jureI are coming in from all parts of.
the city iii automobiles, police patrols.
wagons and vehicles of every
1cscrirtion- Many physicians have ar
rived at the hospitals and offered their
services. The prisoners confined in the
Hall Of Justice have been removed to
nc basement. the second shock having
weakened the tower. already badly
to Il degree which makes it
Unsafe.
san Francisco. April 1S.-Thc fire is
still Burning ana buildings in the heart
If The business section arc being dy-
lamittd to stop the progress of the
1amcH
The number of killed will probably
each 200 aud the injured 10 times that
number.
Experts estimat" the financial loss
rom lire at over S1O0 600. 900
III" city is under martial law and
have been taken to prevent
disorder and lootinG tonight. Four
thieves were shot by soldiers today for
nntilS. Tho soldiers have orders TO,
,hoot without w2rning any persons
lcting in j suspicious manner.
The City hall mas been burned, also
hanT nf tie principal business blocks
md the Hall of Justice is threatened.
Measures have already been taken
'or tin care Of dcstitutcs. They will be
fed ana protected in Golden Gate park
md the public squares.
San Francisco. April 18-Thc latest
'cportS at police headquarters show
hat the entire district surrounded by
Vallejo. Howard East and Sansome
streets, embracing practically the en-
ire wholesale portion of the city has
Iccn swept clean BY the fire. also the
district bounded by Market. Eighth and
folsom streets, mas been devastated. In
he latter districts are included most
# the city's finest and most substantial
buildings. The area covered by the
lanes up to the present time is about
eight Sftlare miles or several hundred