The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-20
NO NEWS YET.
Situation Of California Delegation
in Congress Heartrending.

Especial to The TimeS-Dspnt ch.)
4 WASHINGTON, D. c., April 19.-Noth-
Ing could be more heartrendng than the
situation that confronts the members Of
the California delegation in Congress in
rt>Sect to the overpowering catastrophe
that ,has overwhelmed their State and
brought destruction Of homes. friends
and worldly interests. But amid the
terrible ordeal that faces them Is tho
fact that they are without private advccs
from their friends. Senators Perkins and
5i?lint up to to-day had received no direct
news from their friends.
Senator Flint's home being in Los
Angeles. he fears no danger to his family
circle or TO his friends there. but like
Senator Perkins, who lives in Oakland,
Just ncross the river from San Fran
cisco, he has thousands Of friends who
have gone down in the awful dcvasta-
tsnn that has come upon the state.
Probably Safe.
Senator Perkins does not fear for the
personal safety OF his wife and daughter.
who arc at their home In Oakland Their
home. q frame structure. occupies
central locati III a square Of ground
about an ac1" and q half in extent. Re-
ports Indicate there has been no great
{ destruction in that vicinity, and It Is
probably safe from any danger of nre
The story OF how Senator Perkins came
10 build his home OF frame is Interest,"
4 Ing.
when we made plans for our house,
said Senator Perkins to-day, "T wanted
: to build 1t Of stone and brick. In fact.
] had my mind made up very thoroughly
on that point, but when came to dis
cuss it with my wife she suggested that
SHE would rather have it built Of wood
= Remember she said that 1t was
Z only fifteen or twenty years ago that we
I had a heavy shock of earthquake in this
State, If we should have another the
stone house would go. We should have a
frame house and ! would feel very much
better II you walld build 1t that way
THAT Is the WAY We got the frame
house" continued the senator. 1T was
something Of a disappointment to me. hut
now feel very glad to know that had
such good advice
Newlands Interested.
Senator Newlands Is probably moro
largely interested in property In San
Francisco than any other senat tor or per-
son living In this city The Sharon estate
owned the Palace Hotel. which cost
100000, and has been destroyed. but 1t
Us quite heavily insured. and as the IN
surance companies have declared TINT
they will pay all damages to property,
+ without regard to the earthquake, 1t does
e not seem likely that there Will be any
question about ,he settlement In this case,
y But the destruction qf the Palace Hotel
was by fire. as, accounting to reports, no
damage was done 10 il a)y the urthQIake.
n "As 1t happens" said Senator New
lands, speaking OF the calamity to-day.
some years ago the sharon estate trans
fcrred many investments from san Fran
cisco to other parts Of tho country, so
that the Palace Hotel Is practically the
only property held by the estate"
III MIR. Ncwlands has quite a number of
agents in San Francisco. who. under ordl-
nary conditions, would probably make re-
ports on conditions In the cnsc of any
Important happening but nothing has
been heard by him from any Of them.