The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-04-25

their homes will be given food and
shelter.
The prisoners confined in the city
prison on the fifth floor of the Hall Of
Justice were transferred in irons to
the basement of the structure. Later
they were removed to the Broadway
Jail and if necessity arises they will be
taken to a branch county Jail on the
Mission road.
Commissioner E. Myron Wolf an
nounced at noon that the 80-odd fire
insurance companies interested had
decided to pay dollar for dollar to
every one insured with them. The
companies will not discriminate be-
tween fire and earthquake and every
one insured will be paid to the ex-
tent of the loss. Only two of the COM
panies affected are Pacific Coast con-
Germs, the others having principal Of
fees in the East or in Europe and all
will stand the loss without danger of
failure
One Of the first orders isued by
Chief Of Police Dinan TO day was one
closing eve..y saloon in the city. This
step is tak=a to prevent drink-crazed
men from rioting in the city streets.
Los Angeles, California, April 19.-
At least 1000 lives were lost in the
San Francisco earthquake and con-
fiagration which followed.
The hospitals and improvised asy-
lums are able with great difficulty to
care for the injured, of whom hun
dreds have been treated.
The panic stricken people, who have
thus far escaped injury, are preparing
to leave the city in large numbers.
Flames ran along path in trian-
gular circuit of the business sections.
At night fall the fire had made its way
over into the North Beach section and
south along the shipping section down
by Bay Shore, over the hills and across
toward Third, and Townsend streets.
The warehouses and manufacturing
plants fell in it's path. This completed
the entire district known as South of
Market street. How far south the
flames extended has not been told, as
that part of the city is shut off from
the city proper.
After dark thousands of persons
were making their way With blankets
and scant provisions to Golden Gate
Park for shelter Those in their homes
in May and Vail streets piled their
household goods in the streets from
where they were carted by trucks and
automombiles to the outskirts Of the
city.
Everybody in San Francisco who
can is preparing to leave the city, be-
lievlng that the town will be totally
destroyed.
Down town everything is in ruins
Not a. business house is left standing.
Theatres have been crumbled and the
newspaper plants are useless.
The loss will reach s150.O00,000 or
s2O0.O00,00O. but nothing definite will
be known until partial accounting
can be made.
On every side is death anl suffer-
ing. During the late afternoon three
ghouls were shot by soldiers as they
we're at work in the ruins. Hundreds
.. Buildings not destroyed by fire were
brown down, but the gaps they made
did not stop the mad rush Of the fiery
elements. The brave fire fighters are
now working in reliefs. being COM
PEELED by their long battle with the
DANES to seek a badly needed rest.
Ey.6 O'Clock all the city's big build
ings were gone. The fire then spread
TO the north and into the residence
district. where it is leaping from build
ing to building in its mad rush Of de-
structon IN city hall every document
of record was burned. The Mechanics
oav:llicn caught fire just as the last
OF the injured had been removed from
i.
Women tainted everywhere and the
scenes enacted have made brave men
weep. Weeping men We're driven back
~ the police while their homes burn
ed before their eyes.
S5O.O00O For Relief.
Special to The Daily Item.
New York, April 19.-M. Guggen-
helm & Sons, the copper magnates
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