Arizona republican., 1906-04-20
LATE LANDMARKS
 OF STRICKEN AREA
The localities of the Principal Build-
 ings Destroyed Latest.

Many of the residents of Phoenix are sufficiently we'll acquainted with the geography of San Francisco to understand the dispatches which de- scribe the destruction of tne various prominent buildings by earthquake or by fire. The first destruction report ed was in the center of the business district-Market street = and from there the fire started. It spread in every direction, but according to the dispatches of late Wednesday night, it was thought it would be confined to that district. though it was known that the Rialto. large building sever al blocks south of Market street. had been destroyed.
 The dispatches of the morning. how ever. reported that the flames had not been controlled and that all means of opposing them had been exhausted. The magnificent new St. Francis hotel had been destroyed and the still more magnificent Fairmount was threaten ed.
 Tlis was alarming news. for if the fire had reached that point there was no reason why the entire city might not be destroyed. The Fairmount is on the top of Mob hill. It occupies the old Fair property, and is surround ed by the palaces of the rich, the Crockers, the Huntingtons. and the Coltons. Here, too, is the Mark Hop kins residence. now occupied by the California Institue of Art.
 If the Fairmount was in danger, so must be the clubs. the Bohemian. the Union. and the Olympic, which are all down the hill.
 Tne destruction of the St. Francis was significant. since it's only exposed side was away from the advancing flames of the night before This hotel had just been finished It had a front on Union Square, was four blocks north of Market street and four blocks west of the Chronicle office.
 Situated about Union Square were the finest stores of the city. This was a comparatively new business district. Here was Shreve's big fOur-story jew elry store. and here were the leading book and furniture stores of the city. Around the corner on Fifth street was the famous Lincoln school. one of the best known schools of the west. Next to Lincoln scnool was the Metropoli- tan Temple and across the street. a block south of Market. the massive mint. built thirty five years ago of solid stone and surrounded on all sides by an open space. The de- struction of the mint had been report ed the night before. Two blocks farth- CT out was the new post-office. which was first occupied two months ago. North on Market was the Emporium, the biggest department store on the coast In this building were the army headquarters of the Pacific coast di- vision, and the PheIan building. farth- CT down on Market was the depart ment headquarters.
 That the loss of life was not great CT than so far has been reported is most remarkable. Between Market and Mission south as far as Seventh street is a congested tenement district it being esmitated that 100000 per sons resided within the space of twelve city blocks.
 The district swept over first was the wholesale district, including the great commission houses. This was the supply depot of not only the city. but of a considerable part of the coast
 North of this was the "Barbary Coast" which seems to nave suffered the heaviest in loss of life. West of it and separated from it by the hall of justice and Portsmouth Square is Chinatown, inhabited by about 25.OOO Chinese.