The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-04-26
SMOKING EMBERS
MARK FIRE Scene
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES THAT
~ LANES ARE sUBDUED.
CRASH OF LODGING HOUSES
Less Of Life Was Chiefly Brought
About by Collopse of Structures
in Which the Tenants
Were Asleep.


San Francisco. April 23.-The an
nouncement is made that the fire is
out, only smoking embers remaining.
The condition of the homeless and
shalterless people encamped in vari-
GUS parts of the city is now remark
ably good, and offers of substantial
financial assistance are being rapidly
received from cities in all sections OF
the United States. The grand total
OF all the moneys subscribed to date
is $4,154,000.
Collapse Of Lodging Housues.
South of Market street the loss of
life was mostly brought about by the
colIapsing of many creap and crowd.
ed lodging houses. Among others the
caving In of the Royal, corner Fourth
and Minna streets, added to the hor.
ror Of the situation by the shrieks Of
its many scores of victims embedded
in the ruins.
The collapsing of the Portland house
on Sixth street between Mission and
Market, came about In similar man.
ner. Fully so persons were entombed
midst the crash of limbs and brick.
Many of these were saved before the
fire eventually crept to the scene.
The large fve-story Brunswick room.
Ing house, with its 800 rooms filled
yth guests, on the corner of Sixth
IAnd Howard streets, collapsed to the
ground entirely and fire started amidst
the ruins scarcely five minutes later.
II is estimated that over 800 persons
lost their lives.
Sleepers Killed Outright.
Part of the Cosmopolitan house, cor.
ner Fifth and Mission streets, col.
lapsed at the very first trembler.
Many of the sleepers were buried in
the ruins; others escaped in their
night clothes.
at No. us Mission street the viii.
son house, with it's four stories and
so rooms, fell to the ground a mass of
ruins. AS far as known, very few of
the inmates were rescued.
The Denver house, on lower Third
street, with its many rooms, Jared the
same fate. and none may ever know
how many were killed; the majority
of the inmates being strangers.
A small, two-story frame building
occupied by a man and wife at No.
450 Jessie street, collapsed without an
instant's warning. Both were killed.
Buried Beneath Bricks.
To the north of Market street the
rooming house people Jared some.
what better. The Luxumborg, corner
4 Stockton and O'Farrell streets, three
story affair, suffered severely from the
falling of many tons of brick from an
adjoining building. The falling mass
crashed through the building, killing
man and woman.
At the Suffer street Turkish baths
brick chimney toppled over, and
crashing through the roof, killed one
Of the occupants as he lay on cot.
Another, close by, lying on another
cot, escaped.
A helpful feature of the work is the
establishment by the Southern Pacific
company Of chain of information
kept by bureaus which VIII be served
by relays of pony riders, carrying the
latest bulletins and instructions rela-
tive to transportation facilities pro-
vided to relieve the congestion in San
Francisco.
Japanese Relief Work.
A committee sent by the Japanese
consul, representing the japanese Re.
lief society, offered its cooperation in
any manner possible. The society is
caring for many of the stricken jap
anese who still remain in the city.
They are rendering assistance to white
people wherever required. They have
wired to every large city on the coast
asking for supplies 10 be sent by the
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