The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-20
FIRE FIEND
CLAIMS ALL
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FIRE SWEEPS ALL.

o,x,,nn III FIRE r SWEEPS ALI. au , : ;,
show that the disaster still increasing The fire Mob
Hill early this morning The district north Of Hayes Valley gone
Exchange Mark Hopkins destroyed Flood building leaning Fire burn
ing diagonal line commencing MeAer and ending at Battery
and on Market far as Sixteenth Oakland Tribune paints
things the worst light lie says those who hoped the fnen
would get control discouraged and fleeing for life pursued by
flames Dynamite given and emit any III didn't do any
good anyhow the flames jumped the gap blasted out mat
ter how wide During the night the people north of Hayes Valley dis
c piled goods The streets and in vehicles and carcd them the
park Oakland full Of refugees the number s not given The
Pacific squadron " safe
According the Western Union the fire has way Of
Mission street west fur Sixteenth and beginning McAiscr
street extends towards the bay far Broadway Everything
cyed points the actual complete and total destruction Of the whole
city.
There Of Van Ness and
o TINT street the supply has been made any by breaks
the pipes due TO the earthquake Yet nj Van Ness the Gn
though practically exhausted from "a hours work and lack OF food
determined to make their utmost stand Should the fire
Van Ness and the wind continue M earlier direction toward
The west the destruction Of Sn Francisco will be practically complete
West of Van Ness aud north of McAr constitute the finest
10 do Weather classes and if they should fall before the conagraon
there will be little left Of the city except few scattered suburbs II
is these latter places and especially The beach,
the bulk of the homeless seeking safety although tn rush to the
ferries too is in the nature Of panic
FLIGHT FROM CITY CONTINUES
oAKIoND April 9Thc flight Of residents from the city
nued today the nature Of panic slight earthquake
O'Clock this morning accentuang the terfo Ferry boats the ad
counties crowded to the this forenoon and
ward portion of the peninsula constant one of homeless pe
pie carrying portable household belongings The Golden Gate Park
and the districts south and north Of the park already presenting
FIRE SPREADS OVER MOB HILL
NEW YORK April l9Fire has spread the crest of Mob
Hill into the residence section according dispatch received here by
the Western Union
The flames travelling norhery direction 1t was 80 by
San Francisco time when this dispatch sent
BLOWING Up ALI, RESIDENCES
SAN FRANCISCO April 10 to blow up all
the residences the side Of Van Ness avenue between Golden Gate
and Pacific distance of mile 1t hoped check
the flames at that point
Dead in Santa Rosa 500
SAN FRANCISCO April 80 Via 0akland Reports from the
interior alarming Santa Rosa the beautiful
cities of the state the prosperous county wreck
There 900 homeless and children hnddd together
The loss OF life " not to be estimated II will probably reach the thou
sands AS the last great seismic spent force the
whole business portion mbed ruins The main piled
feet deep with the fallen buildings Not business is
left This destruction includes all of the county buildings The
ourstoy court house with dome mounting heavens
is merely pile of broken masonry, Nothing is left
What destroyed by the earthquake swept fire
Until the flames capd into the heavens there hope of saving the
residence district 1t was soon apparent that such idea that might
have been entertained to be abandoned This appreciated by
the citizens they prepared desert their house
hold goods being taken.
SACRAMENTO April 9Ocar Lucas arrived here TODAY from
Santa Rosa lie said There is brick stone building left
standing Santa Rosa and the entire devastated territory has been
burned Dead bodies being debris and wrecked
houses are on all sides 1t IN estimated the death roll will foot 500
War Department Active
WASHINGTON April Secretary Taft early today sent the
following dispatch to General Funston: -
A available hospital wall and conicalwal will sent
once by express from Vancouver Douglas Russell
tonic Monterey Smelling and Sheridan The will be sent
from Philadelphia depot Little definite information far received
as to limits Of burned districts conditions Wire details cmpre
hensyely possible "TAFT" "
One Miracle Recorded er
BERKELEY, Ca April l9By seeming miracle the bic Uni
Very building standing the elevation escaped the
earthquake shock Rector James Sutton of the University said
II have made personal examination the building and have
received reports from the deans OF the college appears that
one of the buildings is injured. -