The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-05-11
DYNAM|T|NG OF
DANGEROUS WALLS
THREE SOLDIERS CAUGHT UN.
DER A FALLING FACADE.
ONLY ONE SERIOUSLY HURT
First Dny of OnIcini Rest In san
Francisco since the Disaster
The city Throngrd with
sIghtsccrs.

San Francisco. May Tile first
accident in connection with the dyna.
hitting of dangerous walls by the
engineers Of the array TOOK place
Sunday Smaller quantities OF ex
p!osiyc5 than We're used last week
are now being fired, and this neceg-
States two or more charges OF
dynamite being exploded before the
desired result IS attained. Sunday
morning the engineers were working
In The downtown districts Twice
had dynamite been exploded under
the facade of d tall ruin ana a third
charge was being inserted when the
wall fell. Three soldiers were
buried, but mass of twisted iron
partly shielded them, and only one
was seriously hurt.
First Day of OHlrinI Rest.
Sunday was the first day Of official
rest that the city has had since the
beginning of the distress. All Of the
municipal departments were closed,
with the exception OF the police STA.
tions and hospitals, and Franklin,
hail. the seat OF San Francigco's gov.
eminent, was deserted. The police
have had little or nothing 20 engage
their attention.
Open Air Services the rule.
Among the churches the same con.
dItions prevailed as upon the proceed
Ing Sunday open air services being
the rule, even whore the buildings
were unframed At Golden Gate
park the usual Sunday band concert
was given and was attended by
thousands. That the people, as
whole are beginning to look for some
diversion, was shown, Saturday night
when great crowd assembled TO
witness vaudeville show in hall
on Fillmore street, The authorities,
however at the last moment, refused
to permit the performance.
Arrests For Selling Liquor.
Two arrests for selling liquor were
made Sunday. and rs an indication
of the determination to suppress the
traffic in ntoxlcants until the saloons
are allowed to reopen, one Of the OF.
tenders was refused bail. and the
others bond was fixed at $4,000.
Coroner Walsh, after revising his
list Of victims OF fire and earthquake,
informed Gen, Greedy that the total
number OF cases handled by his of.
fee WAS 3l9, of which 1874 were iden.
tihyd ana 1855 unidentified This re.
port shows 80 less than given by a
previous count.
Thronged with SiGhtsecrs.
The streets of the burned districts
were thronged Sunday with sight.
sccrs. Every train from nearby
towns on the peninsula and every
fcryboat from the bay ports was
pacNed with people eager to get their
FIRST glimpse of the city's devasta.
tion, and almost every third person
carried camera or kodak In ex-
pectation OF the crush of people
booths of street fakirs sprung up over
night along the curbs on the cleared
streets, prepared to furnish refresh
mcnts, and most of them enjoyed a
profitable trade. In many instances
the booths were labelled with the
names OF former famous hostelries.
and the incongruity OF hot frank.
| furters. five cents" beneath the
palace Hotel" provoked a smile
from each passerby.
The work of construction and tear.
ing down continued on all sides, not
withstanding the Sabbath. An earth
quake shock was felt Saturday morn
ing, which toppled over unsteady walls
causing clouds of dust and a panic. In
several instances laborers quit work.
FOR ALLEGED LAND FRAUDS