Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1906-04-19

damaging. AS far as can be learned
there has been little loss to the ship
ping in the bay.
The coming of the morning reveals
nothing but tangled mas of ruin and
twisted iron, the hospitals are crowd
ed to their capacity and hundreds of
dead are to be found with the new
day. The city passed a night of
terror. Men who were classed among
the wealthy day before are now
broken financially. 1t is the greatest
loss in Americas history, while the
list of dead will never be known.
owing to the destruction of the bodies
IN the frey furnices that have been
raging since yesterday at daylight
Trains Wrecked
Two Southern Pacific trains were
thrown off the track near Tacy. In
the vicinity Of Benicia the s. P tracks
have sunk several feet and are i'm
pasable for trains No loss of life
is reported in that direction.
The Santa Fee terminals are des-
t1oyed at Port Richmond and the town
is reported sunk.
Searching For Relatives
On every side are frantic people
searching for lost relatives. In the
utter confusion which prevails land
marks are wiped ont and people whose
homes have been destroyed are wand
ering aimlessly about the streets
searching for scattered members of
| the family. Half the people one
! meets belong to this class.
A Relief Train
! Tonopah Nevada was among -ho
! first to offer assistance to the IN
| fortunate city A special train was
dispatched to the scene of destruction
and a number of cars were added at
Reno The object of the train WAS
| to carry influential people to the
scene and make reports of what is
needed and this will be sent as far as
! the purses of Nevada will stand.
The News in Carson
Carson experienced the earthquake
| shock a few minutes afte~ five y2ster
| day morning. But little attention was
| paid to it for several hours after when
| the news began to come in from San
, Frencisco telling of the terrible lis
! rrction of property and less OF lie.
Nearly every one in Carson hes
friends or relatives in San Fran
cisco but communication by wire vas
nrossible and many here are spend
ing anxious hours of suspence wait
ing to hear from loved ones at the
| Pay.
The official record of the sismo.
graph located at Friends observatory
was on exhibition at his iewelcy
store yesterday. 1t is by far Ii, larg
est record ever seen here AMI locks
IKE tangles skein of silk thrown
I onto the paper.
Carson People
A great deal of w''rry was express
/ ed in this city, as IN nearly every
family there is some one near and
| dear in the fire stricken city 1t
/ is believed that they are all safe and
away from harm, as they are nearly
all in a position to help thems Elves
! among those who have lately CO. =
! the City are the following:
Mrs. 7. r. Hotter Sr and children.
Mr. Hofer and Theo departed for the
| scene last night in order to learn of
! them. Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Watson,
are in the city, Mrs. Watson being in
J one of the hospitals having lately
! undergone an operation. Frank Evans
was operated upon at Lanes hospital
| few DAYS ago and this causes CON
| siderable anxiety, Mrs w. U. Mackey
and clGld are in San Francisco. Miss
| Stella ColcOrd, is in the city. Earnest
Essef was in the Grand Hotel but
as that building did not go down until
! late in the day he should be safe
! George Cowing VIM. Friend, W. Bray
! Chas Cults and several others left
for the City last night in order tC
hunt up their relatives or lear person
ally of them. In fact this city is
crowded with people who are wait
ing news from relatives, but OWN:
to the crowded condition of the tele
/ graph office no communication coult
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