The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-04-19

the dOwut own streets are patrOlled
by cavalry and infantry. Details of
troops are also guarding the banks.
Most OF the principal buildings have
already been destroyed and others
are in imminent danger. Over all the
scene OF desolation hangs a dense
pail of smoke Telegraph and tele-
phone communication was shut off
for IL time. The Western Union was
put completely out of buiness and
the Postal Company was the only
company that managed to get wire
out of the city. About 10 O'Clock
even the Postal had to suspend.
Electric power was stopped and
street cars did not run. Railroads
and ferry boats also ceased opera
tons. Fires have been raging all
day and the fire department has been
powerless to do anything except to
dynamite building threatened. All
day long explosions have shaken the
city and added to the terror of the
inhabitants.
Following the first shock there was
another within five minutes, but not
nearly so severe. Three hours later
there was another slight shock.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY IN RUINS.
Reports from districts outside of
San Francisco Indicate widespread
damage. San Jose, fifty miles south,
lost many buildings and from fifteen
to twenty persons killed. The annex
of the Vendome Hotel collapsed and
fire broke out.
Communication with outside towns
is almsot entirely cut OFF but the re-
port comes from Polo Alto tn ut all
but one of the buildings of the Leland
Stanford, Jr., University have been
wrecked and that the splendid memo
rial church, one of the finest struc-
lures of it's kind in the world, is a
mass of ruins. One student is known
to have lost his life In Oakland five
persons were killed. San Jose and
sacramento, Berkeley, Alameda and
other places heard from suffered Sc
verely, but report no loss OF life.
Stanford University and PalO Alto
suffered greatly. At Stamford many
OF the handsome buildings were de-
mOlished and two persons were killed
The court house at Redwood City
and other buildings collapsed. Men
ton Park. Burlingame, and other
fashionable places suffered greatly.
The sheds over the Southern Pacific
long wharf on San Francisco Bay
have completely collapsed. Many Of
the bunkers fell into the bay, carry
ing with them thousands OF tons Of
coal. The long wharf was one Of the
most important shipping points
about the bay and the freight traffic
will be interrupted greatly.
AS result OF the breaking of the
mains OF the Spring Valley Water
Company. the town OF San MateO
was flooded. 1t was owing to the
broken mains that the fire gained
such Roadway i'll San Francisco.
OTHER CITIES SUFFER.
San Francisco, April 1S.-Reports
from cities near San Francisco show
the destruction was general. Santa
Rosa, sixty miles north, is in flames
and the damage is over a million dol
lars. The loss of life is not known.
At Napa, many buildings were shat
tered and the loss will amount to
100000 No loss of life is reported.
At Vallejo, the damage was slight
in comparison with that suffered in
other cities The loss will be about
$40, 900.
News comes to this city from Niles,
a small town in Santa Clara Valley
about Is miles from San Jose, stat
ing that the earthquake demolished
the State insane asylum at Agnews,
near San Jose, burying many of the
inmates in the ruins. 1t is stated
that San Jose suffered severely.
1870 p. m.-NeWs over the South
ern Pacific wires from Niles, confirms
the report that the insane asylum at
Agnews was demolished and further
states that almost every stone Or
brick building i'll San Jose was either