The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-04-26
THOUSANDS KILLED AND INJURED
Three Hundred Million Dollars OF
Property Destroyed aud Thou
sands Of People Homeless.
Five Hundred Bodies Recovered and
Buried Immediately Without lcen-
ifcstion-AbUndsn Relief Re
ceived From Other Cities.

Earfhuunka and frc caused tnc great
est calamity California has ever
known In SAN Francisco alone 10 -
estimated that from 5000 Co 5000
persons have qcrishcl. while thou
sands more are suffering from in-
iurics.
The dreadful earthquake shock
came without warming at precisely
r.ls o'clock "Wednesday morning. ifs
motion apparently being from east
to west AZ fret the urhcaval of the
earth was gradual. but iu few sec
onls Do increased in intensity Chin
news BEGAN to Gam ana BUILDINGS 90
crack. totteging on their foundations.
People became panicstr.cken and
rushed lnio the Streets most &C them
in their n'rhf attire They were met
hy showers of falling buildings. bricks.
corniccs and wallis
Many were instantly crushed 20
death. while ofhcrs were frlshtfully
maneiel Those Uho remained in-
doors generally escaped with their
. lives. though scores w.re DIE hy de-
+ f-chcd plaster. picture. and articles
thrown fo the fnor lt fle shock.
Scarcely hni fne earth ceased to
shake when lres broke out stimuli
+ nnecaeI1 n man. places The Gre
department promptly responded to the
nr.f calls fnr aiI nnf if was found
chat the wntcr mains had been rem
dsrol useless hy tho underground
movement Tanned hy % light breeze.
iho flames quickly spread and soon
. many blocks were seen to he doomed
Thrn dynamite, Was -asortci to and
& fhc sound of frequent explosions
added to fhe terror of tho ueonie All
aroris to stay fhe rrosress of the fire.
however, proved futile Tho south
, ern sldc 90 Market street. from Ninth
2 street. fD tle hat was soon ah.aEc
Despite the loloic work of thc fire
@ men and the troop of iynamiters. who
d RACED building after huudlne ANA blow
ln property valued at millions. tho
a flames spread to the main thorough.
10 fare of the Citt whore were located
many oi the finest cllhccs in the city
including the Grant, parruu flood
Can. Examiner and Nonadnock build
' inee the Palace and Grand hotel.
0 ANA numerous Wholesale houses
d Af thc same time fho commercial
d establishments and .anks uorin o
iv Market street weIo hurn'ns ln'
,a hnrninr district iu tnia section extend
ID f...-. c,,.,,,, .tr..f Cd fra waite
'' f.,n+ and from Market street q
l' sr.,sv.,, rf-os also broke ont 81
'S- th. vfse.or and the entire cir
ne e,.u,a1 II, bo in flames
es ro~ miles afone the water iron
.s. h.ndtnrs have boon swept clcan an
ll r. hlacErnei boams and ereat skel
,i. toms of factories and offices stan
.,s e1h,neffal AGAINST "A background
81 e.ne
Rlocl after block ~ banking housi
wore soon reduced 90 masses 81 "a
F" ho- ruin. and IN win De months bcfo
ace the money chat was housed in The
the ,ainatl. vauits can De touched
,ke At faran ana satter streets q
ow mon ana "a woman broke from the ]
lice and rushcl into a burning apa
nent house. never 90 rcapnear.
Son r,-.-cisco Aorn 90 The 6
a. dosclated and the theme for
story OF 'ne ''s' ,. 1-,s "a =. San ,,a