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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-19

lowing Washingtonians were recently regis
tered In San Francisco: st. Francis. r. Il.
Smith: New Russ, j. H. Lupton and j. A.
Ruden. Hotel California. G. c. Hussmann;
Occidental 7. Riggs: Palace, r. M. Stuart.
Among the Washingtonians registered at
the California Hotel. San Francisco recent
ly, was G. c. Husmann, viticuiturist. and
connected with the division of pomology
Agricultural Department. His home is In
Napa, Cal. and both Mr.. and Mrs Hus-
mann, who reside at 1908 @ street north
west, are now In the west, whefe Mr.. Hus-
mann is engaged in work for the depart
ment.
j. A. .Ruden. ]. II, Lupton and Hugh K
Haitung who are said to be Washing
t0nians. but whose names do not appear in
the directory. are stopping at the New
Russ Hotel
Another Washingtonian. Thomas Riggs
jr., Of Eli 8 street northwest, connected
with the geological survey and now engaged
IN the work OF the Alaska boundary COM
mission. Is stopping at tho Occidental Hotel
San Francisco. His father, Thomas Riggs
is now at st. Augustine, Fla Mr.. Barnet
q close personal friend OF Mr.. Riggs, IT.,
when communicated with this morning said
that he believed Mr.. Riggs to be in no dam
ger, and that he would leave San Francisco
on his way to Alaska at ouca.
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ATTEMPT TO RESTORE TRAFFIC.
Southern Pacific to Spare No Cost in
Efforts.

CHICAGO. April 19.-The Southern Pa
ciic Company, which has the largest trans
portation interest in San Francisco, has
been endeavoring to establish both rail ana
wire communication with San Francisco Tor
over twenty-nine hours without success
Rail communication on the north is cut OH
above Santa Rosa, which Is sixty miles
above San Francisco. On the south trains
cannot run north of Fresno. On the east
the railroad wires are gone west OF the
Utah line 1t is believed that train can
get from Sacramento to Oakland or San
Francisco via the long route through Stock
ton and an attempt to get this tram
through is now being made,
E. II. Hartman, chief owner and presf-
dent of the Southern Pacific. has issued
orders to establish rail and
wire communications with San Francisco
without regard to cost, and every possible
effort is being made simultaneously on
the three lines of the Southern Pacific
from the north, south and east to restore
communication, but so far without result.
1t was announced at the offices of the
Santa Fe road in this city today that
employees of the road in San Francisco
had taken great many people from San
Francisco across the bay in barges. land
ing them at Port Richmond. Who they
are and how many could not be ascer-
tanned
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NO HOPE
FOR CITY
FLEEING FROM FLAMES
Many People Reported Burned
to Death.
MILITARY IN ABSOLUTE CONTROL
Fire Situation Could Not Possibly Be
Worse-LiSt Of Dead VIII Reach
Thousands.
MILITARY IN ABSOLUTE CONTROL

The fire is still raging through
out San Francisco, and there is no
possibility OF stopping it until it
exhausts itself for want of mate
rial. The city is doomed. The au-
thorities are still dynamiting build
ings in the vain hope of checking
the progress of the flames, but
new misfortune has befallen the
place.
The explosives for blowing up
buildings are becoming exhausted;
even the powder of the government
arsenal is all gone. Every business
building and half of the residence
portion of the city is destroyed.
The entire district up as far as
the New Fairmont Hotel, on top of
Mob Hill, and California street be-
tween Powell and Mason streets,
is all gone. 1t is reported that Ioo,-
600 people are homeless, and at
ego am. (San Francisco time) the
fire was not under control. The
water supply is again cut off.
Later reports from Los Angeles
show the earlier information as to
loss of life and property in San
Francisco to have been greatly un-
derestimated. Ten thousand home
less are reported at Santa Rosa.
The St. Francis Hotel and Mer-
chants Exchange are gone The
Fairmont Hotel is threatened. A
portion of the Mark Hopkins In
stitute of Art is destroyed. The en-
tire structure will probably go. The
Chronicle building is skeleton.
The James Flood building, Market
and Powell, is leaning.
Fire continues burning in a dag
onal line up hill, commencing at Nc
Allister and ending at Battery street,
and on Mission as far as 10th street,
with rising winds and scarcity OF
water. No one is allowed to enter
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Thousands Of Refugees.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LOS ANGELES, Cal, April 19-At Oak
land ferries are carrying thousands of
refugees to that place. No one is now
allowed to land in San Francisco as dam
ger is too great now. Millions of dollars
in banks are exposed to looters. who are
willing to risk their lives to soldiers bull
let's Reports from Leland Stanford Uni
versity are that damages there will reach
5000, ,OGo.
Though the big University of California
buildings at Berkeley have apparently es-
capped demolition, the city Jared worse. The
town hall, the deaf and dumb asylum, the
high school are in ruins. So are dozens of
buildings.
From Oakland the sight of the doomed
city is awful The flames are past De-
visdero street which is mile from the
water front. All the business and half the
residence section. covering more than ten
square miles, is wrecked
Thousands are sleeping under the trees
of Golden Gate Park. The Chinese are
quaking with terror. praying continually
There is not a building east of Mont
gomery and I'd streets which fire and dyna-
mite has not razed. The Chronicle building
still stands, though badly gutted.
Since daybreak the earlier estimates of
deaths have largely increased. the figures
now being from 5,009 to 1o,0e0 dead and
$3.50, COO, 600 to $500 900 0U0 damages here
alone. Dynamite and gun-cotton have been
exhausted. and fieldguns are being
employed TO cut a gap in the flames.
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Other Towns Destroyed.
WORK OF THE FLAMES.
Splendid Structures Ruined-Disaster
at Other Points.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
LOS ANGELES, Cal, April 19.-The new
Merchants Exchange building started
burning last night in the section where
scores of bank and Office structures were
red-hot towering masses. simultaneously
the Crocker-W Woolworth. a fourteen story
structure, was ignited. The Lick Occi-
dental and New Russ hotels, and the fam
Gus Mills building, nearby, were surrounded
by fire.
The Grand Opera House. where the Con-
ried Opera Company played Monday, and the
Majestic Theater were gutted. What wa
ter is being used on the burning buildings
Is pumped directly from the bay with long
coupled lines Of hose. Word was received
that Terminal Island, a beach resort 20
miles from Los AHgeles. has been sub
merged by tidal wave, supposed to be
back wash from the earthquake. Near II
are the famous beaches. though on higher
ground.
Voluntary subscriptions left with the
newspapers here reached $23 600 last night,
Henry E. Huntington heading the list with
$4,000 The Y. M. c. A. sent 81 500 cash
to Frisco president. Arthur Let's carry
ing 1t.
Advtces came that the Southern Pacific's
long wharf at San Francisco had been de-
stroyed. thousands of tons of coal going
into the ocean.
A section of Iona Prietta, a noted noun
tain at Santa Cruz, slid down, engulfing
q sawmiIl and all hands, numbering fifteen.
The earthquake at Salinas inflicted losses
of 81, 100000. Spreckles' sugar refinery was
wrecked involving loss of 81 100000. At
the big tourist hotel, the Delmonte, the
roof collapsed. killing a bride and groom,
one of the hotel help, and fatally injuring
others.
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account of the defective or destroyed CHM
neys, gas pipes, gas fixtures and the like -
SANTA ROSA WRECKED
ALL COUNTY BUILDINGS RAzED
10000 ARE HOMELESS.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 10 {via Oak
land] Reports from the interior are most
alarming. Santa Rosa, one of the protest
cities OF the state, in the prosperous county
of Sonoma. is total wreck. There are
10,000 homeless men, women and children
huddled together. The loss OF life Is not
to be estimated. 1t will probably reach the
thousands.
As the last great seismic tremor spent
Its force In the earth the whole bpsiness
portion tumbled into ruins, The main
street is piled many feet deep with the
fallen buildings. Not one business build
Ing is left intact.
This destruction includes all the county
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COULD NOT BE WORSE.
Gen. Funston's Terse Comment on the
Situation.

The following telegram was received
at the War Department this afternoon
from Gen. Funston at San Francisco:
AT this time-9:15 am.-Nothing new
The city is still burning and it could not
be worse. Lieut.. Pulls Coast Artillery
mortally wounded. No other casualties"
Western Union bulletin says:
SAN FRANCISCO-Entire district up
as far as the new Fairmont Hotel on top
of Mob Hill, California street between
Rowel1 and Mason streets all gone Re-
ported that 100.o00 people are homeless
and AT $50 am. fSan Francisco time) fire
not under control. Water supply again
cut Off. Ten thousand homeless are re-
ported at Santa Rosa.
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was Grace Church, at the corner of Califor-
mia and Stockton streets.
The entire district from Channel to Broad
way and from the water front to Octavia
and Golden Gate avenue was a mass OF
flames. The st. Francis Hotel, which hith-
erto escaped the breath of the great fur
mace, was one of the last buildings 20 take
fire.
The flames seem entirely beyond control
The fire fighters have destroyed block after
block of residences with dynamite in the
hope of hemming in the flames, but after
each such effort the blaze would leap across
a seeming impossible gulf.
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FLEEING FROM BURNING CITY.
Resistless Rush of the Teror-Stricken
Populace.

I
OAKLAND, Cal, April 19.-Streams of
panic people are flowing In every
direction away from San Francisco, which
Is burning more fiereeiy than ever tonight.
Soldiers watch all who go into hotels to
prevent loot. The stricken city stands help
less. though every human endeavor is be-
ing made to send relief supplies, money
and shelter. There is a resistless rush of
the terror-stricken inhabitants for the ferry
and other boats, and men and women
fight for places aboard the steamers. Wo-
men crying Historically and children Weep
ing piteously add to the confusion. In the
excitement many little ones were separa ted
from their parents, and frantic mothers
and fathers endeavored to get the mem
bers of the families together.
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gret to inform you provincial headquarters,
buildings and entire equipment, all records
all social Institutions corps halls and prop
critics completely destroyed by ravages Of
fire following severe earthquake San Fran
cisco. Thousands homeless. Army has
rendered services city authorities for relief
among sufferers.
Compelled to open temporary headquar-
ters in Oakland citadel. No casualties re-
ported among our people, although hun
dreds dead. Our hearts appalled, over in
tense suffering of victims. Both cities over
MheImed with grief. Pray for US
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DEWEY MONUMENT AND ST. FRANCIS HOTEL

Francisco since 2 o'clock. The dispatch
read:
Fire is still raging and the entire city
Is doomed. They have no water except
along the bay shore. and are dynamiting
buildings in an effort to check the flames.
THE powder supply is nearly exhausted
even to the powder in the government ar
senal. which has been emptied. The fire
cannot be checked until IL burns itself out
Every building in the business section
and one-hah of the residential section has
been destroyed now. Not a large building
is left. So far as We can learn our force Is
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PROCLAMATION ISSUED.
Mayor and Committee Of Safety Ex-
hort Populace.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LOS ANGELES. Cal, April 10 (San Fran
cisco)-Mayor Schmitz and the committee
of safety have issued this proclamation:
ITO the citizens Of San Francisco: The
federal troops which are now policing a
portion of the city well the regular
and usual numbers OF the police force have
been authorized by me to kill any persons
wfomsoever found engaged in looting the
effects of the citizens or otherwise engaged
in the commission of crime.
'suJnder these circumstances l request that
all citizens whose business does not impera-
lively require their absence from home
after dark to remain at home. I beg to
warn all citizens Of the danger of fire on
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the city and soldiers are distributing

the CITY and soldiers are distributing
water.
A correspondent of the Oakland Tribune.
writing from San Francisco at O'Clock
am, says:
"At this writing there seems TO be prac-
tically no hope of saving any OF the city of
San Francisco. Those who were most san
guine OF the ultimate success OF the firemen
In controlling the flames have now given up
hope and are fleeing from the flames In de-
spair Many people are being burned alive.
imprisoned In the doomed buildings where
the rescuers could not reach them.
The last big structure to burst into flames
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THE PACIFIC SQUADRON
Informed at Sea by Wireless Of Dis
aster.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
Los ANGELES. Cal. April 10. 1906
The Pacific squadron left San Diego,
bound for San Pedro, the nearest port to
Los Angeles. where target practice was
to have been INDUCED in. Admiral Good
rich, on the Chicago. on hearing Of the
disaster at once put on forced draught
and steamed for San Francisco The Mar
blehead and Boston are prepared to rush
north too as are the torpedo boat de-
stroyers Perry and Jones'
Mayor McAleer sent a second message
to the Eorth, offering "a train with ifty
doctors and all the nurses which Los An
geles has In readiness IL necessary. The
message Is addressed to Mayor Schmttz,
mayor OF Oakland or any oficials In
charge of either city. and reads AZ fol-
lows:
Heartfelt sympathy Of Los Angeles Is
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Victims Came From Ohio.
MILITARY IN CONTROL.
Not a Soul Allowed to Land in the
City.

City.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, April 19.-The Western
Union received the following message from
the Ferry building at / so % clock today:
THE military authorizes will not allow
a single soul to land in San Francisco to-
day. The situation at present could not
be worse
Up to this afternoon the Western Union
Telegraph Company cable across the bay to
the ferry tower was the only direct means
of communication to San Francisco
1t is hoped however. that within day a
new telegraph system will be installed in
the devastated city.
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SALVATION ARMY LOSS.
The Buildings and Entire Equipment
Destroyed

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, April 19.--The Salvation
Army here has received the following teie-
gram from Col. French, who has charge Of
the work on the Pacific coast:
''oAKLAND. Cal, April 19.-Deeply re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-19
FLAMES EATING THEIR WAY.
Fire Extends Along as Far as Broad
way.

NEW YORK, April 19.-Dispatches to the
Western Union describing the zone In
which the fire was most widespread stated
that the flames had eaten their way out on
Mission street west as far as 10th street,
and that beginning from McAlIister street
they extended along the bay as far as
Broadway.
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FIRE MUST BURN OUT.
No Means Left to Stay the Confiagra-
tioY

NEW YORK, April 19.-At 11:15 this
morning the Postal Telegraph Company re-
ceived what is probably the most impor-
tant dispatch from the stricken city thus
far. It came by the way of Oakland. and
was the first word the city had from San
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buildings. The four-story courthouse, with
its high dome is merely pile of broken
masonry. Nothing is left. Identified. ton
is impossible.
What was not destroyed by the earth
quake has been swept by fire. Until the
flames started there was hope Of saving
the residence district. 1t was soon appar-
ent that any such idea that might have
been entertained was to be abandoned.
This was appreciated by the citizens and
they prepared to desert their homes. Not
even their household goods were taken.
They made for the fields and hills to watch
the destruction of one o fthe most beauti-
full cities of the west.
Other Towns Destroyed.
Messengers bring the saddest tid!ngs Oh
the destruction of Healdsburg, Geyservilie'
Cleverdale. Hopland and Ukiah. This report
takes In the country as far north as Men
doclno and Lake counties and as far west
as the Pacific ocean. These are frontier
counties and have not as large towns as
farther south.
In every case the loss OF life and property
is as shocking as here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-19
CLIFF HOUSE AND SEAL ROCKS.

Mrs. Griffith was killed, and her husband
went insane over the shock
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WESTERN UNION EQUIPMENT.
Special Train Off for San Francisco
Today.

CHICAGO, April 19.-The Western Union
Telegraph Company today sent to San
Francisco ten miles Of aerial cable and
wire necessary to completely equip Its
new offices in the city. The consignment
went by special train. following a carload
of telegraph instruments, which went with
the overland limited. Chief Electrician Nc
Kissick and a number OF assistants left
for San Francisco last night. Salt Lake
and Portland, Ore, have been drawn on
for additional operators to man the extra
wires as soon as connections made.
Victims Came From Ohio.
BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio, April 10.-Dr.
Edwin Kelly, superintendent of the de-
stroyed hospital for the insane at Ag-
news, Cal. formerly lived at Columbus,
Ohio His wife, who was from Bellefon-
taine, was Miss Mollie Miller. Both are re-
ported killed.
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Weather.

Fair tonight and tomorrow.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-10-13
BEGINS MONDAY.
Fall Festival and County
Fair Will Be Big Success.

Unless the weather changes for
the worse, the big Fall Festival and
County Fair will be a huge success.
The different committees of the Fra
ternal Union have been working like
beavers this week and by tonight
their part of launching the big event
will have been completed. Monday
will be the first day of the festival
and with propitious weather a large
crowd will be in town, increasing
regularly as the days of the week
drop out of the calendar. Thursday
and Friday the County Fair will be
given. Plenty of fun, paid exhibit
tions and a quartet of free shows
will doubtless attract the people
from all the surrounding country.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-10-13

Nixon & Zimmerman's Great
Musical Play October Is.

There will be a laugh every minute
next Thursday night at Hollands
opera house, when Nixon & thinner
mans opera company presents Sim
pie Simon Simple" that great musi-
cal play. Concerning the company,
the Washington Record says:
The largest house of the season
greeted Simple and his aggregation
of fun and music furnished and
everyone was loud in their praise of
the company, which certainly deals
in high grade line of comedy. The
principals were all good in their parts
and had voices which it was rare
treat to hear. The chorus comprised
not only good singers, but pretty
girls, who could dance and sing and
keep things lively to the tune OF
hurry up" The costuming of both
principals and chorus was elaborate
and beautiful. All in all, Simple
Simon Simple is better this year
than ever.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-10-13
DIRECTORY FOR 1907.

Mr.. Thornton has already begun
the canvass of the city in the interest
of our 1907 directory. This work is
greatly needed and its publication
will supply a long-feltwant, So many
new people have come to Hopkins
vile within the past seven years that
it is almost like new city. The book
will be invaluable in many ways and
at only 81 per copy everybody ought
to have it. The correct house num-
bers will be given in the book. Mr..
Thornton will assign numbers where
they have not been put up.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-10-13
DavenpOrt's Private Zoo.

It was recently announced that
Homer Davenport, the cartoonist,
has returned from abroad with the
largest and finest collection of Ara
bian horses ever shipped to America.
There are twenty-seven splendid
steeds in the above collection and
they represent a little side issue to
Davenport's trip to Turkey and
Arabia where he went to write and
illustrate series Of articles for the
Woman's Home Companion, Dav-
EXPORTS great admiration for
horses is not generally known, nor
the fact that he owns a regular ZOO
Of wild fowl and animals near Nor
ris Plains. New Jersey. The car
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-10-13

X. of P. Had Big Crowd to
Witness Competitive Drill.

A large crowd gathered at Moay-
on's Hall Thursday night to witness
the fine competitive drill Of the Uni
form rank, Knights of Pythias.
There were two contests. In the
first Mr.. Vivian Atkinson was the
winner. In the second Mr.. c. f.
West stood first. The contest be-
tween these gentlemen was very
close. The judges finally had them
to drill off" and Mr.. Atkinson won
the Meerschaum pipe offered by Mr..
L. E. Fowler for the best drilled
man. but Mr.. West won the medal,
which he will wear until the compa-
ny returns from New Orleans.
GO TO NEW ORLEANS.
The members of the company will
leave here Sunday afternoon about
8 o'clock for New Orleans to attend
the biennial encampment of the Uni
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-10-13

CHAs. 0. PRoWSE, CAPTAIN U. R. KIP.
form Rank and Supreme Lodge K.
of P. in the u. S. 1t is thought that
about Is of the Rank and nearly as
many others will go from here. The
party will go over the l. c. from this
point to Princeton and their car will
be attached to a special train there
for New Orleans.
The meeting in New Orleans will
be one of the largest in the history
of the order, and not less than $4,000
or 20, 900 visitors will be the guests
of the city. The competitive drill
will be the feature of the program
of the meeting, which will continue
in session during the entire week.
The commissioned officers Of the
local Rank are: Chas. o. Prowse,
Captain; j. w. Stowe, LIST Leiuten-
ant; Clyde M. Hill, I'd Lieutenant.
The company has been drilling for
the grand gathering for year or
more, and will no doubt make good
showing at the encampment at New
Orleans.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-10-13
Off For Chicago.

Quite number of people from
the city will attend the annual meet
ing of the stockholders of the ILL
nois Central railroad, which con-
venes in Chicago the first of next
week. The party from the city will
be composed in part of the follow
ing: Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. w. Long,
VIM. Mel. MCGOWAN, Robert Fair
leigh, John Sites, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Skarry, John Bell, Howard
Stowe and Miss Jeanne Graham.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-10-13

Fifty-four counties are represent
ed at the Development Convention
m Winchester this week. A COM
mittee of one from each district and
two from the state at large was ap-
pointed to device means for giving
Kentucky representation at the
jamestown Exposition. Tax reform
was the dominant note at Thurs
days session and some recommends
tons on the subject will be made to
the Legislature. Christian county
is not represented.