The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-04-23
UNDER COMPLETE CONTROL
SAN FRANCISCO FIRE CHECKED
BEFORE REACHING THE BIG
g. FERRY DEPOT.

San Francisco, April +23.-The fire
bn the water front north OF the ferry
'is now under control. 1t has burned
as far south as the: lombard street
dock. where it was checked and is now
smollldering... The ferfy depot aud
some OF the docksr inet tiftstttt vicinity are
safe
The ruls Of martial law Is not near
ly so rigid and.in many of thesdistricts
has been withdrawn and only sufi-
cient guards left to prevent any possi-
bility OF theft or lOoting.
The fire at o'clock was burning
grain sheds ON the water front about
half mile north OF the ferry station,
but WIS confined to a comparatively
small area. On the north beach the
fire did not reach that part of the wa
ter front lying west of the foot OF Pow
ell street. The entire Western addi-
ton OF the city lying west OF Van Ness
avenue is absolutely safe. Forty car
loads Of supplies, which had been run
upon the belt line tracks near Meiggs
wharf, are reported dest, ,oyed.
Immense District Burned Over.
In the section north of Market street
the ruined district is practically
bounded on the west by Van Ness ave-
nue., although in many blocks the
flames destroyed squares to the west
ot that thOroughfare. The Van Ness
avenue burned line runs northerly to
Greenwich street, which is few
blocks from the bay. Then the bound
ary goes up over Telegraph hill and
down to that portion Of the shore that
faces Oakland. Practically everything
Included H6,ween Market, Van Ness
avenue, Greenwich and the bay is in
ashes. On the east side of Hyde
Street hill the fire burned down to Bay
street and Montgomery avenue and
stopped at that intersection. All south
IT Market street, with perhaps some
exceptions in the vicinity Of the Pa
:ific Mail dock, is gone. This section
Is bounded on the north by Market
street and runs out to Guerrero street.
goes out that street two blocks, turns
west to Dolores, runs west six blocks
to about Twenty y-second, taking an IT.
regular course southwark, spreading
out at Twenty-tifth street and going
down that way to the southerly bay
bhore
Loss Not Less Than $2oo,0oO, 600.
Rolla V Watt, Western manager OF
the Royal and Queen Insurance COM
panies, one of the prominent insurance
men on the coast, was asked ii he
would hazard ansestimate on the finan-
cial loss. He said:
My idea is something like $2OO,08O.-
900. | have heard other Insurance
men place the figure at $500, 600 900.
We don't know, it is simply too big
Tor any human head to figure out at
this time. 80. ~.
Dissatisfaction is being expressed at
the conduct Of some OF TIE sufHfg gfs
Many of those doing guard and patrol
duty are little more than mere boys,
who are wrought llp to a high pitch of
Excitement by their position and have
been shooting at pedestrians in cir
Ieumstances where milder orders would
have answered jast as we'll Chief Ct
Police Dinan has asked the military
authorities to withdraw many Of these
companies from the cit,
MiIdeW<s Linen.
| MildeW can be removed from lin
! en- BY preparation Of soft soap,
| powdered starch and salt, used in
equal proportions and to which the
Juice of lemon has been added.
i Paint both. sides Of the linen with
this and put the linen out in the
lif until the stain "a rem n,va1 sssS