Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1906-04-20


cation with outside points was broken
Tor. three hours
Berkeley Reported Destroyed.
San FraEcisco, April 1s.-Berkeley Is
reported 10 be destroyed. II is the
sweil slrburban residence district
aoross ~ hay. Millionalres by the
score have their homes there.
severe In Nevada.
San Francisco, April 1s.-At the of. |
fees OF the St Louis & San Francisco !
/ railroad, in this city, a message was
received from the company's agent in
Navada saying that the earthquake
shock was severely felt throughout Ma
vada, and that all wires we're thrown
down west OF Reno.
! Three Miles of Railroad Sunk.
/ New York, April 1S.-A telegram
from Sacramento to the Western Union
Telegraph Co. reports that three miles
! Of railroad sank out Of sight as a re-
suit of the earthquake. between Suisun
and Belelea, and all wires were taken
with II
| Flames Visible at Hnywurds.
! .Haywarls. Cal, April ls.--Flames
and smoke In San Francisco are visible
here.
SAN FraRcisco and Oakland.
The city of San Francisco is peculi-
arly susceptible to isolation in the event
Of a great catastrophe Of the elements
It encircles San Francisco bay, lying
on a gently-sloplng plain and extend
ing outward around the bay to the tips
lof the two tongues Of land that jut out
into the Pacific.
The southern peninsula Is narrow at
its point OF contact with the mainland.
The city sweeps across this isihmus
and continues lts curve around the bay
. to the opposite peninsula. which has
wider Junction with the main shore
Many Of the line residences are erect
ed on the narrow point which is ole-
+ waited above the bay. The wholesale
districts are along the water front on
the main shore The new town, as it
may be termed, however, lies out into
the water.
The population is approximately $780,
900. Nearly 10000 is made up Of Chi
nese, who dwell in what became ma
tionally designated as Chinatown, which
} lies near the bay shore, near the in-
tersection OF the narrower peninsula
!, with the main. Stockton and Dupont
stf7rss, In the southern section, aAai on
the same tongue are the han&somest
/ Residence streets Luxurious homes OF
9 stone and brick ornament these thor
oughfares.
n The buildings In the business section
o are OF stone and brick, among them
4 many skyserapers The Palace hotel,
4 which cost nearly $2,000,000; the Occi-
: dental hotel, the Bank Of California,
d the United States Mint, Mercantile ID
: brary and the Baldwin hotel, all fine
architectural piles. are located on the
d narrow peninsula.
Oakland, which felt the shock almost
q as severely as San Francisco, Is sltu-
e ated directly east, across the San Fran
II cisco bay, from San Francisco. Its pop
d ulation, with the suburbs, Is over l20,-
* 900. Large steam ferryboats ply be-
tween San Francisco and Oakland
"a Felt In Colorado.
A. Grand Junction, Col, April 18.-Tht
~. shock of the earthquake was distinctly
,e lett here Wednesday morning. The
I'd earth seemed to quiver for nearly II
re minutes, and nearly everyone in the
Is town was awakened The nrst shoci
,e occurred shortly after O'Clock.
- Partial List Of Damage.
az San Francisco. April 1S.--Followint
Is a partial list Of the damage wrough
BY the earthquake and subsequent fires
=, City hall, a $7,OO0,o00 structure, to
~ tally destroyed,
n Public Library, handsome osiflc
- donated To the city by former Mayo
James D. Phelan, destroyed.
= Armsby building, q skyscraper. wipe
y out by fire.
= Western Union Telegraph building
I. wrecked
Associated Press building. wrecked
ii New York Life Insurance buildinl
wrecked
g, e THE Examiner (newspsper) building
- q damaged; vacated.
~ The chronlele tnewspaper) buildina
damaged; vacated.
-. The Call (newsparer) building, bur
!. Ing. vacated.
~ Postal Telegraph Co. building, pa
tally wrecked
Palace hotel, one OF the finest hot
- structures in the world, rendered Vi
on inhabitable.
Il Grand hotel, uuinhabitables
sle Occidental hotel. untnhsbitable.
nc The Lick houss. unInhabitabls.
s Valencia hotel. total wreck.
aa- Kingsley lodging house. total wrec
Grand and Crystal theaters. destroye
Winchester house, destroyed.
ing Aroason hcuse, DESTROYED