The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-21
ONLY NINETEEN
PERSONS KILLED
Business District of San Jose
Wrecked, With Estimated
Damage of Five Millions.
TWO KILLED AT STANFORD
CORRECT RETURNS. FROM SAN
IA CLARA COUNTY.

San Jose, Cal, April 20.-Nineteen
people were killed in San Jose and the
entire business section wrecked; esu-
mated damage, 100000. one hundred
and ten killed and seventy injured
mostly patients. at Agnew's asylum;
building completely ruined. Stanford
university, Memorial church and other
buildings down; damage So, 000. 900. One
student named Hanna and one other
man killed there. Damage 10 Pacific
Milling company at Santa Clara, $780,
600; total loss there $1,000 no loss of
life.
At Gilroy about same amount dam
age; no dead.
At Salinas, the Spreckels sugar refin-
cry. valued at 81, SOC, 900, completely
destroyed. Reports from Delmonte,
HOlliSter, jacksonville, Monterey, Pa
cific Grove, Santa Cruz and other south
ern coast points, show Slight damage
in comparison. At HoIlister one man
killed; 100000 damage. Narrow gauge
tunnel at Wright's three-quarters of a
mile long, caved in.
Bridal Couple Killed.
In Delmonte hotel, a bridal couple
from Benson, Ariz., Mr.. and Mrs. ROus-
er, killed in bed by chfmneys falling.
Hundreds of people streaming into
Santa Clara county from San Fran
cisco. Company B. Fifth national
guard, in charge of the city. Strictest
martial law Mayor WOTSWlck mas
asked Governor Pardee for more SOL
diers to maintain order. A vigilance
committee has been organized and pla-
cards have been posted throughout the
city warning that any person found
stealing, pilfering or committing any
act of lawleSs violence will be summar-
lily hanged.
MoreIand Academy Wrecked.
The Moreland academy. Catholic
institution at Jacksonville, badly dam
aged but no lives lost Special trains
have passed through here from Los An
geles with physicians and necessities
for sufferers in San Francisco. Four
companies of regulars from Monterey
and troop c, n. G. G, from Salinas are
on their way to San Francisco.
No person is allowed on streets here
after 7:3O p. m.
Santa Clara college and Notre Dame
converts here practically unchanged.
Bridges between Pajaro and Santa
Cruz are badly out. Among those who
were killed in San Jose are: Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Haley of Oakland Mr. and
Mrs. Kerrigan of Oakland Thomas
O'TOOIe Of Giiroy. Mrs. Charles Costa
Mrs. Claude Everett ard Mrs. Warden
and Fireman Farrar-
Provisions Running Short.
This cfty's provisions are running
short and the people are greatly ex-
cited over stories that thousands of
half-starved and homeless from San
Francisco are on their way here So
far the greatest order has been main
tanned
Among the buildings wrecked in San
Jose are the St. Patrick's church, First
Presbyterian church, CenteIIa- NJ f
church. Central Christian and South
Methodist church badly damaged
Every building on the west side of
First street from ST. James .Dark to
San Fernando street are either down.
topping or badly. cracked, and every
one of them will have to be rebuilt
The Auzerias building. EIks' club
Unique theatre and many other build
ings on Santa Clara street are down on
the ground.
Finished by Fire.
on Second street the six-story
DOugherty building and several adjoin-
ing blocks were destroyed by fire The
new high school in Normal park is a
complete wreck.
The Nevada and Porter building or
Second street, Rucker building on Third
and Santa Clara streets are also ruined
The annex to the Vendome hotel was
completely wrecked, Thomas O'Toole
being the only one killed.