The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-19
SHOCK CUTS OFF
TELEGRAPH WIRES
City of San Francisco Is Almost
Isolated From the Out
side World.
REPORTS RECEIVED ARE
FRAGMENTARY AT BEST
Efforts Are Being Made to Get
a Train Into the
City.

NEW YORK, April 1S--The Postal Telc-
graph office at San Francisco was wrecked
and communication was lost at $50 New
York time.
At about 90 the Postal Telegraph COM
pany had communication with It's San
Francisco Office. but lost the connection
again almost Immediately
Taking Out the Dead.
In the brief period that the wire was
working the San Francisco office reported
that u number of buildings had collapsed
and that tho dead and injured were being
taken from the ruins az rapidly as possi-
Ole.
At the time this message came through
the principal danger from the fires,
number OF which had started and were
making great headway, owing to the lack
or water.
The electric lighting plant OF the city
has failed and gas mains are disrupted.
The damage extends through the entire
city.
Telegraph Office Wrecked.
The Postal building was badly wrecked
and the operators room is out OF use.
The Western Union Telegraph office a
Fresno says that 1t is the most severe
shock ever known.
A 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 earthquake
between Suisun and Benlca, and all wires
were taken with 1t,
Cars Burned Up.
At Pleasanton there were several cars
burned on the main line. blocking trains
Up 10 the time OF receiving this dispatch
the Western Union had been unable to
get Into communication with San Fran
At 1910 o'clock this morning the Postal
company received the following message;
"At $40 this morning terrific earth
quake shock at San Francisco, doing much
damage in the district east OF Market
street, practically destroying six or eight
blocks In the manufacturing and whole
sale districts
THE banking district was not seriously
damaged. although small damage had
been done over the whole town
Many Are Killed.
MANY persons have been killed and In
jured, and portion OF the town Is on
Are, the water supply being shut OF. At
this moment they are dynamtting several
"The Associated Press office was also
At 1l:0o the Western Union received
report that n serious FIRE Is burning az
Berkeley where the State university Is
located
From Nearby Station.
The report came from Pinola. station
ten miles out of San Francisco, and the
nearest point to the latter city, which tho
company had been able to raise UP TO the
time OF this dispatch Berkeley Is be-
II is also reported that the earthquake
shock was severely felt throughout Ne
yada.
THE Postal Telegraph company received
Information that the greatest damage
from the earthquake was done to prop
crty on the following streets;
Drumm, Davis, Front Battery San
some, Montgomery, Kearny, Spear. Main.
Beal and Fremont.
Will Try to Get Train.
The Western Union has received a re-
port from Sacramento that the Southern
Pacific railroad Will attempt TO get q train
Irto San Francisco. starting from Sacra-
nento and taking O roundabout route 10
Vallejo which is on the Bay OF San Pab-
10 From that place the passengers Will
be taken by boat to San Francisco. This
course WAS made necessary by the sink
Ing of a three-mile section OF the railroad
track between Suisun and Benica. which
ore on the direct line between Sacramento
ard San Francisco The road crosses
racks are reported sunk by shocks. Tho
location of this reported sinking OF the
earth is about thirty miles from San
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