The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-19

tablishments and banks north of Mar ket street were burning. The burning district in this section extended from Sansome street to the water front and from Market street to the bay. Fires broke out in the Mission and the en- tire city seemed to be fin flames. THE FLAMES SWEEP
 THE WHOLESALE DISTRICT.
 The flames famed by the rising breeze swept down the main whole sale business streets to within 100 feet of the Union Ferry depot, the high tower of which stood at dangerous angle. The big wholesale grocery es- tablishment of wellman, Peck and Company was on fire from cellar to roof and the heat was so oppressive that passengers from the ferry boats were obliged to keep close to the wa ter's edge. in order to get past the burning structure
 1t was impossible to reach tho centre of the city from the bay without skirt ing the shore for long distance, SC. as to get entirely around the burning district. At about s o'clock the South- ern Pacific officials refused to allow any moro passengers from trans-bay points to land and sent back those al- ready on tho boats. The ferry and train service Of the Key route was entirely abandoned owing to damage done to the power house by the earth quake at Emeryville.
 At a, m. a thousand men from the Preside arrived down town to patrol the city streets. The 18th Infantry, 1000 st.-ong, arrived from Angel ls- land little later and went on patrol duty at once. The soldiers have been ordered to shoot down thieves caught in the act of robbtng the dead and 10 guard with their lives the millions or dollars worth of property which has been placed in the streets, that 1t may escape the ravages of the flames
 The 1st California artillery, 200 strong, two companies, have been de- tailed to patrol duty on Ellis Street. Two more companies are patrolllng Broadway in the Italian section. The Ellis Street contingent of guardsmen Is under the command of Capt. G A. Grattan. Capt. w A. Miller is com manding the forces on Broadway.
 At an early hour this morning Mayor Schmitzs who has established his of flee at police headquarters, named fifty of the most prominent citizens ds q committee of safety
 FOOD AND SHELTER FOR
 HUNGRY AND HOMELESS.
 Mayor Schmitz sent out word to the DakerleS ana I1llh StdlloHb the city that their food supplies must be harbored for the homeless. Pro- visions have already been made to place tents in every park in the city and in these those who have lost all will be given food and shelter.
 Early in the morning the prisoners confined in the city prison on the fifth floor of the Hall Of Justice were trans efrred Into the basement of the strue- ture. Later they were removed to tho Broadway jail and if necessity arises will be taken to the branch county jail on the Mission Road.
 Commissioner F. Myron Wolfe an- nounced at noon that the eighty fire in- surance companies interested had de- cided to pay dollar for dollar to every one insured with them. The compa- nies will not discriminate between fire and earthquake. and every one insured will be paid to the extent of the loss. But two of the companies affected are Pacific Coast concerns. the others hay ing principal officers in the East or In Europe and all will stand the loss with out danger of failure.
 One ofthe first orders issued by Chief of Police Dinan this morning was the closing of every saloon in the city. This step is taken to prevent drink crazed men from rioting in the city streets.
 There was little dynamite available In the city. At 9 o'clock Mayor Schmitz sent a tug to PInole for several cans of explosive. He sent a telegram to Mayor Mott of Oakland also
 At 10:30 he received this reply to his Oakland message:
 Three engines and hose companies leave here immediately. Will forward dynamite as soon as obtained"
 A. w. Hussey came to the station at lDl nf ah hnf o'clock this morning and told how. at the direction of d policeman whom he did not know but whose star num- Der he gave as 6l5, he had cut the ar teries in the wrists of a man pln~ned under timbers at the St. Catherine Hotel.
 RENDERED INSANE BY
 THE CALAMITY.
 Chief of Police Dinan directed that Hussey be locked up. There has been no opportunity to investigate his story but the police believe that the awful calamity rendered him insane and that the incident reported has no existence except in the imagination of tho man who made the report
 MT. Schmitz sends out orders that physical necessities of the sufferers be first attended to.
 Berg, Bowen and Company send word that they have placed all thelr stores at the disposal of the city, including the provisions contained therein.
 The sheds over the Southern Pacific long wharf on San Francisco bay have completely collapsed. Many bunkers fell into the bay, carrying with them thousands of tons of coal The long wharf was one of the most important shipping points about the bay and freight traffic will he interrupted com siderably.
 As q result of the breaking of the mains of the Spring Valley Water Company, the town of San Mateo was flooded It was owing to the broken mains that tho fire gained such head way in San Francisco. The town of San Rafael despite It's own troubles. fire fighting anna ra tua to