The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-04-25

.borakes and fire have put
b1 -. half of San Francisco in ruins
s'lIs st two hundred persons have
y .' Tiled. thousand injured, and
:, ssI nroperty loss will exceed one hun
Dc PloiIIion dollars. Thousands are
F7u .lass and destitute, and streams
o .aonIe have been fleeing from the
'.l pJo city to places of safety.
IL W. was 5:13 Wednesday morning
1 ~ terrific earthquake shock shook
W n' TboIe city and surrounding coun-
n0 One shock apparently lasted two
y! ,+os and there was almost imme-
1.ato collapse of fiimsy structures all
l@' tho citv. The water supply was
of and when fires broke out in
.;ons sections there was nothing to
J. bullet the buildings burn.
~ communication Was Cut OFF.
molograph and telephone communi-
LION was shut off for time. The
frostarn Union was put completely out
business, and the Postal company
ras the only company that managed
not a wire out of the city. About
o,oIock even the Postal was forced
suspend
Electric power was stopped and
moot ears did not run. Railroads and
orrv boats ceased operations. Fires
Eagod all day, and the fire department
rss powerless to do anything except
7vnamite buildings threatened. All
Law explosions shook the city and
3dpd to the terror of the inhabitants.
second Shock in Five Minutes.
Following the first shock there was
mother in five minutes, but not nearly
d severe. Three hours later there
Fas another slight quake. Reports
rom districts outside of San Francis
% Indicate widespread damage. San
ose fifty miles south, lost many
buildings. and from fifteen to twenty
bprsons we're killed. At Stanford
nanv handsome buildings were de-
s nOIished and two persons were killed.
The court house at Redwood City
nd other buildings collapsed. Men
on Park, Burlingame and other fash
enable places suffered to large extent.
The greatest destruction occurred in
hat part of the city which was re-
laimed from San Francisco bay.
iuch of the devasted district was at
bne time low marshy ground covered
" water at high tide. AS the city
rev it became necessary to fill in
nany acres of this low ground in
order to reach deep water. The
Merchants Exchange building, a IA
Story steel structure, was situated on
he edge of this reclaimed ground. 1t
bad just been completed and the exec
ptive Offices of the Southern Pacific
Ompany occupied the greater part of
be building.
Injury Slight Among MilliOnaires.
The damage by the earthquake to
|he residence portion of the city, the
fneSt of which is on Mob Hill and Pa
flfc Heights, seems to have been
light. On Mob Hill are the residences
many of the millionaires, who in
|he early los became wealthy through
flnng investments or the construction
the Central Pacific Railroad. They
include the Stanfords, Huntingtons,
hopkins. Crockers, Floods and others.
The entire business portion of the
lty is in ruins and the flames, which,
wing to the lack of water, could only
checked except by the blowing up
IN dynamite of buildings in their
thousands of people. are homeless
w many are huddled in the parks
~ public squares besides the house
Vlo goods they were able to save.
ne CITY Is under martial law and all
~ Qo|n town streets are patrolled by
VARY and infantry. Details of
EoopS are also guarding the banks.
|loss OF the principal buildings were
s'Noyed. Over all the scene of
saGatlon hangs u dense pail of
s"'5O0,OOO Loss at Salinas.
Hs salinas there were three shocks o
'aquake lasting respectively five,