The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-07

+ if they had not checked it at this point
! the city would have been wiped off the
map. L tell you ii is pretty near that
now, about all that is left is the West
! ern Addition and the scattered houses
on the outskirts. a good deal of the
water front is gone and all of the
wharves that are left are damaged
some with the roofs lying fiat, others
are serviceable.
DIR Grossman and 1 got passes to
go over into the city yesterday and
we spent all day, 1t was sight never
to be forgotten; there are a few walls
standing and those will have to come
down. The Cali building is out of
plumb but otherwise it seems 10 be in
fair shape. The Chronicle looks as
though the building is O K so does the
Flood building and the ST. Francis and
few others, but such wreck 1 never
saw before. We stood on Mob Hill and
looked for miles on nothing but smold-
ering ruins. Market Street has sunk
in a great many places from one to two
feet, on the lower end.
The people are living in the parks
and on this side of the bay, Oakland
has thousands of them and they have
gone all over the State. The Relief
Committees are doing good work and
there will be no real suffering. The
Masons are doing good work.
Money and supplies are coming from
all over the United States and l have
no doubt that little Hawaii will do her
share. But John. you are going to be
up against it for supplies and also your
mail All the steamers are being held
and no one seems to know when any
will leave here. The authorities are
holding them for the supplies they had
on them and also for use as hospital
ships and shelter. The Spreckels are
all living on the Sonoma. 1 expect to
leave here tomorrow for Tacoma and
stay there. l will not go to Los An
geles, l have no money, lucky haole),
1 had hundred dollars when l landed.
This will get me to Tacoma and there
is no telling when 1 would get any
here. All strangers who can get away
do SO. The McLeods are all right and
so is Mrs. Edgar. Tell the Angus boys
their mother is all right and say to
Sheriff Brown that his wife has gone
up into the country with Captain Mat
son. Captain Matson's home was saved.
[ called on Mrs. Vesper last evening
but she was out. Will go to see the
Martins and Miss Lynch today If 1 can
find them
The second letter is dated "On board
Train No. 16 bound for Portland April
25
4 have given up the idea of going
to Los Angeles and there may be no
at all; if anything it will
be only a business session.
DIR. Grossman leaves Oakland today
for Los Angeles and Charlie Hoswell
will try to get away on Saturday Ga the
Alameda for Honolulu and he will
bring all the papers up to the date he
leaves and as he has been all over the
burnt district he will be able to tell
you just how it appears to him.
THE papers are very sanguine of
how they are going to rebuild the city
and make it greater than ever. If the
insurance companies pay up they prob
ably will, but if they don't it will be
long time before there is much of
city. 1t is said the insurance will be
them, and 1 guess it will, some of
them. There are all kinds of rumors
and you can hear almost anything
They are blowing up the walls and
clearing the streets. Only a few of
he wharves are serviceable. The S. S.
China is discharging over at Long Pier
n Oakland and if that sleepy town had
enough wharfage to take care of the
shipping San Francisco would have to
take a back seat and Oakland would
oe the City of the Bay; it would do
away with transportation of the freight
across the bay. OF course the South
arn Pacific does not want to see this
and you know the ferries are a gold
nine but you hear it on every side No
more San Francisco in mine That is
he way they feel now. OF course,
here was damage done in Oakland
and all around the bay but nothing
n comparison to what was done on the
peninsula. San Mateo, Palo Alto, Stan
,ord is a wreck while the university
1T Berkeley is practically intact San
lose is badly damaged in fact every
place on that side of the bay was dam
aged and it will take them long time
o win back the confidence of the peo-
DIE
There was quite shock on Monday
hight and this put the fear into them
/ little deeper. The big fellows are do
ng the talking while the little fellow
s sick and does not know what is
going TO become of him. I realize that
money will do anything and if they
make up their minds to rebuild it will
De done. California has received a
black eye and it is going to hurt us in
he tourist trade. If you mention
lOlcanO it is like waving a red flag
o a wild bull. In time these things
Will wear off but it viii take time.
The banks are all trying to keep
in San Francisco and they
nave announced that they will not
move across the bay. OF course they
lad thousands of dollars invested there
md it is to their interest TO see it build
ip again. On the other hand nearly
Ill of the mercantile companies are
opening temporary quarters in Oak
and; the newspapers are all published
here and will be for some time. The
Chronicle building is, to all appear
noes, in about as good shape as any
building in the city.
"Welch and Co. have opened offices
It 1865 Washington Street, Oakland. 1
lid not draw anV money there thew .