Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-18
T. n. OFFICE WRECKED.
shock Came at 5:i5 This Morning
with Frightful Results.

New York. April ls.~-The Postal Tele-
graph office at san Francisco was
wrecked and communication was lost
at $50 New York time
At about $40 the Postal Telegraph
company had communication with its
San Francisco office but lost the con-
nection again almost Immediately. In
the brief period that the wire was
working the San Francisco Office re-
ported that number Of buildings had
collapsed and that the dead and In
jured were being taken from the ruins
as rapidly as possible. At the time
this message came through the prin-
cipal danger was from the fires, a num-
Der Of which had started and were
making great headway owing TO the
lack of water
The electric lighting plant Of the city
has failed and gas mains are disrupted.
The damage extends through the en-
tire city.
The Postal building was badly
wrecked and the operators room Is out
of use.
The Western Union telegraph Office
nj Fresno says that It Is the most
severe shock ever known
\ telegram from Sacramento TO the
Western Union telegraph company re-
ports that three miles of railroad sank
out of sight as a result Of the earth
quake between Suisun and Benecia,and
an wires were taken with Il. At Pleas
anton there We're several cars burned
on the main lire, blocking trains. Up
to the time Of receiving this dispatch
the Western Union had been unable TO
get into communication with San Fran
cisco,
At 1910 o'clock this morning, the
Postal company received the following
message:
AT 5.l5 this morning terrific earth
Quake shock at san Francisco. dlo
mitch damage In the district east OF
Market street. practically destroying
six or eight blocks IN the manufactur
ing and wholesale districts. The bank
ing district Was not seriously damaged,
although small damage had been done
over the whole town Many persons
have been killed and injured and por-
ton of the town is on Ere, The water
supply being cut OF AT this moment
they are dynamiting several Of The
| buildings.
The Associated Press office was also
! badly damaged.
AT HOS the Western Union received
| report that serious fire Is burning
at Berkeley. whore the state university
| Is located.
The report came from piHola. a sta
! ton 10 miles out of San Francisco. anl
/ tho nearest point TO the Latter lily
! which the company had been able 1,
raise up 10 the time OF this dispatch
Berkeley is betwecI Pinola ana Sar
! Francisco.
1t Is also reported that the earth
quake shock was severely felt through
! out Nevada.
The Postal Telegraph company re
ccived Information that the creates
damage from the earthquake was don,
to property on the following streets
Druma, Davis, Front Battery. San
som Montgomery. Gearney. Spear
Main, Bcal and Fremont
The Western Union has received
! report from Sacramento that the South
ern Pacific railroad viii attempt {,
get train into San Francisco. start
ing from Sacramento and taking
round about route TO Vallejo. which /
on The Bay Of San Pablo From tha
! place the passengers VIII be taken b.
boat TO san Francisco. This course wa
made necessary by the sinking OF
three-mile section OF railroad track be
tween Suisun and Bcnecia, which ar
on the direct line between Sacramento
ana san Francisco. tn, road crosse
some lowland at the point where ID
tracks are reported sunk by shocks
The location Of this reported sinking O
the earth Is about 30 miles from Sal
Francisco.