The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-04-26
A CITY IN RUINS.
Beautiful Santa Rosa Has Not a
Building Left.
ONE THOUSAND DEAD.
AS Last Great Seismic Trenor Spent
Its Force The City Toppled to the
Ground. Many Other Towns
and Hamlets Badly Shak.
eu Up.

Reports from the interior OF Gal.
ifornia are most alarming, Santa
Rosa, one Of the prettiest cities of the
state, in the prosperous county OF
Sonoms. is a total wreck. There are
10000 homeless men, women and
children, huddled together. The loss
of life Is not to be estimated. It will
probably reach one thousand.
AS the last great seismic tremor
spent It's force in the earth, the whole
business portion tumbled into ruins.
The main street is piled many feet
deep with the fallen buildings. Not
one business building ts left intact.
The destruction includes all the coun-
ty buildings. The four story court
house, with Its high dome, is merely
pile of broken masonry. Nothing
Is left. Identification is impossible.
What was not destroyed by tn
earthuuske has been swept by fire
Until the flames started there wa
hope of saving the residence dis
trict. 1t was soon apparent that any
such idea that might have been en-
tertained was to be abandoned.
This was aprehended by the citi'
zens and they prepared to desert
their homes. Not even their house
hold goods were taken. They made
for the fields and hills to watch the
destruction Of one Of the most beau
tiful cities Of the West. :
Mes lengers bring the saddest It'd
lngs of the destruction of Healdsburg,
Gsissr1ille, Colverdale, Hopland and
URtah. This report takes In the
country as far north as Mendocino
and Lake counties, and as far west as
the Pacific Ocean. These ere frontier
counties and nave not as large towns
as farther south. In every CASE the
loss of life and property Ii shocking. ~
KILLED IN A HOTEL.
a report from San jose, SO miles
sru-h Of San Francisco, says that the
Vendome hotel annex was wrecked, 10
nr is persons being killed. The Do
herty block was burned and one NO
man was killed. DR.. McGrow was
killed and his wife Injured. The
mayor deput'z=d 500 men to watch
property. 1t Is estimated that 30
prs ,rs were killed in San Jose. The
pos5office was half wrecked. The
First Presbyterian church was de-
molisaed and the court house Is a
wreck.
Passengers arriving from many
o:her cities In California, bring tales
OF d aSh ann disaster. Santa Cruz
Monterey, Gilroy and Holster are
fatally wrecked. The death list at
Santa C7uz is reported to he large.
a report ssY7 thai Santa R 'sa Is q
wreck, ten thousand being homeless
TIE loss will probably reach into the
unouSands. Main street Is piled many
feet desp with fallen ouildings. Not
one business building is intact. Ths
four story court house is a pile OF
broken masonry. I ratification OF
the dead is inpossibl'. What was
not destroyed by earthquake wa
swept ty lire. Citizens flsd to tie
nils ard fields TO watca the oestruc'
zion OF Santa R).a. The water sys'
.em was destrUi ed by the eartt quake
BURIED IN THE RUINS.
News c-mes from Niles, a small
town in the Santa CLARA valley, about
Is miles from San Jose, stating that
sre eartl quake demolished tns st@te
Insane asylum at AgaewS, near San
Jose, burying many Of the inmates IN
the ruins. 1t is stated that SIN Jose
suff, red severely. T2is ness wa!
brought by an automobile from Sar
J nse to points wbicn communications
Lad been est blishe1 10 LIS Augsles
temporarily.
Mayor McAler, Of Los Angels, has
filed messages to Maynr Sclml,z, OF
San Franscisco; of f:ripg 20 render
any assistance prs inle and asking 70!
a1vics az to the situation, and villa,
aid uay be needed. President Sum-
nerland of the city c1uucil, called q
special meeting of that body, and
forwarded a telegram to the mayor OF
San Fiancisco, offzrlpg In the nan7
Of Los Angeles to render any aid
possible. Blth the mayor of Lo'
Angeles and the president Of the city
council request the Associated Press
TO communicate, If possible, their
tenders OF assistance, as they do not
e9psct to be able 10 Tosch then.
through the ordinary channels OF
communication.
SHOCKS AT SALINAS.