The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-04-19
SAN FRANCISCO
A CITY OF HILLS
Made Giant Strides in Population, Com
meree and Wealth, and Effect Of
Earthquake Blow Will be
Severe.

San Francisco occupies d tongue Of
land about six miles across between the
magnificent Bay Of San Francisco and
the narrow strait known as the Golden
Gnte. The bushes section, extending
westward from the bay shore, Is divided
diagonslly BY Market street, which ex-
tends from the fine new stone ferry
buildings southwest 10 the Twin Peaks.
All Ok the biz business blocks are corn
prisrd within tlin segment Of circle
bordering the bay and extending back
to the beautiful City Hall, b distance Of
two miles The lower or bayshore hslt
Of this business section, II occupied prin.
cipally by wholesale houses. IL situated
on fiat sandy ground made by filing In
the shallow bay.
West Of Montgomery street, on either
side Of Market street, Which corresponds
III broadway in New York, circle Il
mile In diameter would include most Of
the great business houses, including
Newspaper Corner at I0ttAH Fountain,
the hinge hotels, department stores,
,tbestres and retail section, M we'll Az
the more sTunlid buildings Of 1iiiaa-
town, which cover ten square blocks
north Of Market street.
II IL on this higher ground, contain
ing great bricS and stone businsss blocks
and few sLyscrrptrs, that The earth
quake wrought The greatest havoc. Mark.
ing the eeHfrs 81 this BUSINESS district.
rises the iofty, dDned Claus Sprectels
building, occupied by the Call
Across the street. on the corner oil
Krarney aud Market street,, ere Tire
Chronicle and Examiner bindings, and
u few doors To the east, near The Pal
ace Hotel, j. tile building occupied BY
The Postal Telegraph, This building
was one Of the FIRST 10 fall.
Back of this business district. extend.
ing fsiishaped " the southwest, vest
and northwest. on All ascending series
Iof stpp sand hills, rises The residentisl
district, including the magnificent Ssl
Hill nsnsion. and the newer Golden
Gate Park and Richmond residential sec
tiOss, extending " the Padfc Ocean. fn
previous earthquakes IL il this seetion
M she most part set high On hills, rhst
hos besn the most srsatly affected BY
the shocks.
San Franeiseo contains AZ The present
time sssat 10000 inhabitants Owing
70 the fact that there are fsw large
apartment buildings IN the city, ard
tss4 most Of the resident, occupy their
own houses. built chiefly OF wood, fires
opce started in this immense section
sasily get beyond control.
Wills the rity by the Colder Gate
contains fssvsr buiIdinF Of srehit%etursl
importance than any city II it, sfxe In
she country. there are few well.
known exceptions, notably the great y.
To- Mills efhee building on IoweT Msnt-
govery street. the now Croker buiidix9
occupying the site Of the old Lucky
Baldwin Theatre, a. the corner of Mar.
kst and Pownal streets; the PArfstt
building, corrupted BY the Emporium de-
psTtneHt store; the new ST. FYsneis
Hotel, on Union Square, one OF the finest
bSstelriss in tie United States: the
Palace Hotel; the Spfeekels zkysrapeF
on MARKET street mar Ie,tfa's Fountain
and the beautiful Feyrs bHiIiiEg.
The City Hall, possessing considerable
architectural beauty, j. Wnm0untef bs
great Dame rising 10 TIE height Of $40
ge-4. TIE third biss-st in the world.
San FrsHctaeo. like Rome. Il city
Of bills. When one Isnves the business
section 2t thu lower era and goes inte
the Tesidssee district, he climbs npwsrd
AZ very sharp angie. TiIiz Is one ii
the things which strikes the stranger on
first coming 70 tar city. The streets
are 80 steep in many plsces that IL +
utterly impossible for teams or trucks
% 10 tip 81 down thsYB, and grass grows
thpk betNen tire eobbI.stcnes. N06Ien
cheats are fastened on the -iiewsIks in
some Of the sleeper places 10 sid petIes.
tfisns Ia climbing upward When the
cars toll up these ascsnts one locking
from below would think taey WE'RE
standing on end, 80 pronounced Is TIE
grade.
The City Hall stool almost At tie
end Of TIE business section Of the city.
Market street, extending from the bar.
which j. over sixty NILES IoHg, and one
Of tive masf magnificent IN the world
since Il epuid coneaia The nsyies cf every
country On th- glcbe without crowding,
10 tho two green bills knovn ss Twin
Fessz, which shut in the otbsr end 4
walk II Ten nainusss aloag Market street
or short trip by ear bTjngs one -
City Hall square and 10 the City Hall.
Of which the city vas Justly pro'gd. II
vas Of eTaY-stone and covered two
hlscks, Il t5ek - many years 70 build
Il that i wa standing joke that BshY
remarkable tair4s would c0me 70 pass
h-fere the city hall wss built Around
II stood gTrvn lswns beautiful with the
flowers p-euiler 10 CaiiSefnia, and III ii.
besides the municipal aEces weYe fhv
superior Courts. tfe Public Library and
The Central Emergency hospital. tie
chief hospital IN tss eity devoted t.
emergency easez Patients awaiting 81
animation - 20 theF ssuitg we're kept
IN ore 81 ta- hospital vsrds, and there
may have hem thirty Of foriy ismzfes
81 the institution wheR tke rsgttqezk<
oeeeTel The pelice used - HAZE their
headquarters IN thr CITY hsB. hut after
ward they located In the Hall az Jmstire.
on krsrnrg street, WHERE the four p0giee
courts are. The Han ~ Tustice probab
iy suffered with other bindings. Ii r
very Hear Montgomery stfert, one IF
the affected svepncs.
Montgomery sfrest IA The aext street
IN importance to Marker II Il liae1
with banks, business houses sbd oh1ee
htniSisas
The P<iaee Hotel. o. Market street
until tlr erection ~ ths 81. FrarciS was
the most Impogtant and most beautiful
hetei IN the City. II wae about hall 4
mile from thn waterfront and covered
q hioek Msnp famous prr4oas matc II
their Stopping psser ard ~ fsiroas coHst
md palm ~nre-n and cnurt - H. centre
- th- bulsiaz we're known " every
efsffov "a fts atfv