The Ely miner., 1906-04-27

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| of the people of California In particu-
lar, and by the entire nation in gen.
eral, to the appeals that went out for
assistance. Food by the carload and
bOatload poured into Oakland Saturday
night and Sunday in sufficient quanti-
| ties to overwhelm the committee
which has in charge it's distribution.
brought into the general depot at Oak
land Mole that the general committee
made an appeal for skilled labor in the
handling of these supplies.
The administration of the city's af-
fairs is progressing most harmonious
| ly Mayor Schmitz and Gen. Funston
| are working hand in hand.
Death List Not Large.
| Washington, April 23.-The loss OF
| life at San Francisco is estimated at
| less than 300 in a telegram addressed
to the secretary of the treasury by
Superintendent OF the Mint Leach. The
telegram is dated at Oakland Saturday
and is as follows:
Stories of loss of life greatly exag-
gerated. Have been in it every day
from the first. Have men reporting to
me continually from all parts of the
city and | do not believe the list will
reach 400. My estimate from state
| ments to me will not reach 800. The
fire did not travel fast and the au-
thorities took trouble to keep ahead of
the flames notifying people of the dan
ger and caring for the helpless"
Stops at Vanness Avenue.
San Francisco, April 2l.-The fire is
under control, with the probability
that one-quarter of the city Lying west
of Franklin street and known as the
western addition, northward to the
Preside will be saved. The stand
made at Vanness avenue was general
ly successful, the flames crossing that
avenue to the west in but few places.
Take Out rs Dead.
The three-story lodging house at
Fifth and Minna streets collapsed and
over rs dead bodies have been taken
out. There are at least so other bodies
exposed. This building was one of
the first to take fire on Fifth street. At
least 100 people were lost in the Co.'S
mopolitan on Fourth street.
Oakland Haven of Refuge.
Oakland, Cal.,. April 21.-Oakland is
a vast city of refuge and intelligence
office for the innumerable thousands OF
survivors who have managed to escape
from San Francisco. A great section
of the world-famous cosmopolitan pop
ulation of the metropolis has taken
every available space that offers itself
in the city and shelter and food are
being provided for all, though the re-
lief committee is taxed to the limit of
its powers.
San Francisco, April 20.-San Fran
cisco is the city desolate. 1t seemed
that the acme of it's misery was
reached at dusk, when flames burst
from all sides of the beautiful hotel
Fairmont, the palace that above
every other structure was APPARENTLY
most strongly entrenched against the
attack of the all-consuming fire. And
surrounding that lofty pinnacle of
flame, as far as the eyes could see to
the south, to the east and far out to
the, west lay in cruel fantastic heaps
charred and smoking all that re-
mained of progressive city. The
metropolis of the western slope was in
ashes.
Acre after acre had been ground in
to dust and ashes, despite the heroic
perseverance of the firemen to limit
the conflagration.
Everything south of Market street
to Twenty-third is gone except the
mint, and the fire is still burning.
The post Office was damaged by the
early quake, also slightly by fire.
Everything north of Mission street
is entirely gone, up to Van Ness ave-
nue., and past Van Ness avenue west
of Golden Gate avenue up to Octavia
street
Nothing is left in the business dis
trict
San Francisco, April 19.-Earth-
quake and fire Wednesday put nearly
half of San Francisco in ruins.
Thousands OF people are homeless
and destitute.
1t was 5:15 o'clock in themorning
when terrific earthquake shook the
whole city and surrounding country.
One shock apparently lasted two min
utes and there was almost immediate
collapse of f1imsy structures all over
the city.
The water supply was cut off and
when fires broke out in various Sec
tions there was nothing to do but to
let the buildings burn.
Telegraph and telephone communi-
cation was shut off for time. The
Western Union was put completely out
of business and the Postal company
was the only one that managed to get
a wire out of the city. About ten
o'clock even the Postal was forced to
suspend in San Francisco. Electric
power was stopped and street cars did
not run. Railroads and ferryboats also
ceased operations.
At Mercy of Fire.
The various fires ragged all day and
the fire department has been powerless
to do anything except to dynamite the
buildings threatened. All day long ex-