The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-08
EARTHQUAKE ON OAKLAND SIDE
although the Havoc Was Not Nearly so Great
as in San Francisco, There Was Still Much
Damage Done in the Suburban Towns on
4-- the Alameda County Shore.

from second story window to save
herself from death The fire started
from a gas range which the Earring
disconnected.
An alarm was promptly turned in
and the firemen arrived on the scene,
but there was no water. Until the
building had been RACED to the ground
the owners of it were forced to watch
it burn.
The home of Policeman George Ely,
at No. 440 Edward street, caught fire
from the Martin home. as did that of
s. C. Brown, at No. 446 Edward street.
Both these fires were controlled before
they had done great damage.
APPALLING DAMAGE.
The damage and devastation in the
fashionable residence district was ap-
palling. There is hardly a house along
the lakeside that has not been more or
less damaged. Interiors suffered the
most. the finest paintings were thrown
to the floor and costly bric-a-brac, the
collection of years, have been demol-
ished
While the windows and chimneys of
almost all of the buildings are down
and broken out there is but little dam
age to frame work, owing to the fact
that most of them are wooden struc-
lures. Along the lakeside great assures
were opened in the ground, and in
many places the water mains have
been broken and the streets are being
flooded.
Across the Twelfth-street dam the
flood gates sunk and the water of the
lake is running out of the canal. The
street along the car tracks was opened
up and the Bon Ton boathouse was
all but thrown into the lake.
THE SCHILLING HOME.
The home of A. Schflling, the San
Francisco millionaire, was extensively
damaged. and the terrace work in the
fine grounds was almost ruined. The
Francis Cutting home in the lakeside
district was also badly damaged, as
was the Crellin home. The chimnsys
on the residence of Mrs. Mein were
hurled into the yard and some costly
statuary demolished
The home of State Senator Lukins
was wrecked about the interior and
the chimneys were sent into the yards.
The residence of r. d. Brown was
damaged, as was that of George G.
Morgan. All over the fashionable dis
trict there is hardly a building that
is not more or less damaged, and
scores of owners report the loss of
costly art work.
At the home of George D. Collins the
damage was confined to the loss of
chimneys and the walls in the interior
We're ruined as We're also some fine
pictures.
ARE BURIED ALIVE.
Buried beneath tons of brick, NOR
tar shattered timbers and twisted |
iron, the bodies of five occupants of the |
above the Empire thea |
ctr We're taken from the pile of debris |
two hours after the terrible earth |
quake.
They met death as the result of the |
topping over of the wall of the build
ng adjoining the theater. All the vic
inns We're asleep when the avalanche
If stone and timber crashed through
Upon them. Their bruised and batter
"a bodies We're taken from their beds,
where they hal been pinned.
Freida Witcher, youngest daughter
If one of the dead, was taken alive
rom beneath the ruins an hour after
he wall had caved in and buried her
ather and sister.
-z<f4e orr s escape was most wonder
ul. Occupying the same room as her
ather and sister, she jumped out OF
,ed when the first trenor of the earth
Iuake was felt and attempted to reach
he doorway leading into the hall.
Before she could carry out her plan,
oweyer, the crash came and she was
urled against the further wall. Inc {
ulk of the debris fell upon the bed ]
he young girl had just vacated and /
Ipon which her father and sister lay
sleep. Frieda finding herself weighted
own with many pounds of brick'
queezed against the wall and attempt i
d to push forward towards the door {
'ut it was no use and she gave up
he attempt. :
Unable to move the fraction of an
,ch and pinned in on all sides, the {
tile miss managed to get just enough
ure air to preserve life until the
escuers reached her.
MIRACULOUS ESCAPES c
An escape as miraculous as that OF :
[iss Witcher was that of A Benjamin :
an Slyte. a stage hand. Van Slyte
coupled a room a few doors down !,
lie hallway from that of the Witch
s. Like the girl he was awakened :
' the first trembIe. Likewise he made -
dash for the doorway and safety. ;,
He had just placed his hand on the 4
mob and was in the act Of turning it,
hen with an awful crash part OF the =
all Immediately above his bed gave !.
ay and flooded his room with some .
ght feet of debris. Van Slyte was !,
.mmed up tight against the door =
nd it was in this position the tiremen :
uud him. L
The only part of the body that he -
,uld move was his head. When they -
uttered in the upper door and the
an was dragged from his perH"nS -,
,sition he fell limp into the hands ot =
q rescvers. It was some time before ~
was revived. -
The members of the "Lifeboat Quar- :,
w. &. Mcknight. K Turner and -
arold Leon-also narrowly escaped <
.ath from the falling wall, Their