Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-26

Hotel Roanoke was completely de-
stroycd by the earthquake and fire. The
letter was written the day following the
earthquake.
". D. PAroNf AND FAMILY SAFE
Mrs. Eugene du Pont yesterday re-
ceved a letter from her daughter, Ms
W ID Patton of San Francisco, stating
that She and her husband were unharmed
by the earthquake and fire, but that their
property was destroyed They are now
quartered in a part oi the Patton Chemical
Works, which escaped destruction,
MR.. AND MRS. SAMUEL SUTTON ARE SAFE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Sutton of Vallejo.
Cal, formerly of Smyrna, have written
relatives at Smyrna that they were not
injured by the earthquake and are safe.
Mrs Sutton 3 mother and sisters live in
San Francisco.
LEW BAILEY TO GIVE A BENEFIT SHOW.
Lew Bailey. the manager Of the Broad
way Athletic Club, in Philadelphia, who
has been the referee for the National
Sporting Club. in Wilmington, during
the season Just closed, will give "a benefit
boxing show al his club tonight for .tho
San Francisco sufferers Mr. Bailey gave
a substantial sum to the relief fund hlm-
self and expects the receipts to be large
at the show tonight.
FELT SHOCK an PASADENA.
Wilkes Bowen. AN omploye of the
du Pont Powder Co. here is IN receipt
Of an interesting letter from Shermer
Stndley, "a former resident of this city
who for eight years was 10 the employ of
the pusoy & Jones Co.. bat who Is now
a resident OF Pasadena Cal Mr. Strad.
ley states that he and bis wife felt the
shock.
5AMEs u. roDn rs sArE
Jdmo3 Todd ilihs feeeiQhdI postal card
from his SON. James HjIlodd a resident
of Berkeley, Cal stating that himself
his wife and his daughter are all saie
AWAITING NEWS or A BROTHER.
John r. Walmsley OF OPS Lowering
avenue has heard nothing from his brother
Harry b Malmsley, who resided in Sar
Francisco.
HEARD FROM RELATIVES.
Constable Charles Green has received
a letter from his wife and daughter. wh,
arc IN Pasadena. Cal II is the first vor,
he has heard from them since the earth
/ quake They are several hundred mile
from san Francisco and while they iol
the shocks they were not injured or badly
frightened.
WORRIED ABOUT RELATIVES
Mr. and Mrs Isaac Dillon have re
ceived a letter from their daughter, Mrs
j. w. Thompson, who left San Francisco
several days before the earthquake 70
Toulumne. CAL about i70 miles from Sai
Francisco In the letter Mrs Thompson
states that her husband is greatly wor
ried about relatives, WHO resided IN sal
Francisco. He has heard nothing from
them since the earthquake lie has tele
III graphed, % Gen. Funston, but had no
Il received "a reply
'it 'lfeaffst mdRit6 afaVehere since th
earthquake. states the letfer. "nm
last evening on train that was 90 hour
late He was dazed and when we wouli
ask him a question he would look at u
for a full minute before replying. II
said he was in the Grand Hotel when th
shock came and Il threw him clear ont q
bed lie stated that It was like bein
rocked violently in a cradle When b
left the city he said people could be see
dragging trunks and other luggage an
they would sit down and rest until the fin
drove them on
Mrs Thompson says that bread is sci
ing for s ] a loaf and that the sugar suppl
in Ioulumne is about exhausted