The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-24

EDIif anu lip trucker blllINtIlR across
tie street from the Palace Hotel il
on fire.
No afternoon papers were issuei
ana It j. doubtful if the morning PIT
pers Will appear. The Southern p
cific tracks are in such condition That
nuly 4 crippled train service has h""a
possible.
The Chronicle building ana its new.
annex are still standing.
Freak, Of the Destroyer.
The freaks Of the earthquake were
many. Wide assures were made in tn
streets, street railways were twisted
out Of line, sewers and water pipes
we're burst. and 1t is feared that ther".
will be an epidemic Of disease. Pro-
visionE are sofd at fancy prices and
even water is vended by the glass.
It is impossible to give a list Of the
lead and wounded. or even q list OF
the principal buildings.
Proclamation by the Mayor.
At a meeting Of the committee Of
safety today Mayor Schmitz issued the
following proclamation:
Proclamation to the citizens Of san
Francisco:
The Federal troops. which are no"
policing a portion Of IN" cily, as Wen
as the regular ANA special members
Of the police force. have been author
lied by me 10 Kill any person whom
soever found engaged in loolIng lh'
effects Of any citizens, or olhcf" Use
engaged in the commission OF CRIME
Under these circumstances thry re-
quest that all citizens whose business
does not imperatively require iheIf an
sence from home after dark. to re
main at home during TN" night Tune
until order shall have been restored.
! beg to warn all citizens OF the IAN
ger Of fire On account of defective or
destroyed chimneys. gas pipes, ga
fixtures, and the like.
+. T.. SCHMITZ. Mayor.
Five O'ciock-On BOARD the Flames
At + o'clock tonight the iiremen
were as far as ever from checking the
OF the flames. In the norlh-
ern section of the downtown business
section the fire swept around the Han
of Justice and communicate I" emma
town, hence proceeding westward INTO
The heart of that colony. 1t th"n pc
gan rapidly eating its way southwark
on both sides of kcarn"} street ana az
7 y. m. was w:thin u block of TIT" cal
irornia Hotel. This point is near the
plant of the Evening Bulletin, IN
which the three morning papers had
agreed to issue a four sheet paper to-
morrow morning. Tha Eian was
abandoned as the Bulletin lies directly
in the oath of the flames.
About 6 o'clock tonight the world
famous Palace Hotel. built at a cost
CT n million fell Il prey to til" coniid-
grafton, and the tIorkc: building
across the street, began |" emit
smoke.
one of The bic losses of the day was
the destruction of -. Augustinc's
church n colle9n, at Van Ness ave
nue and Hayes street. This VAS the
greatest Jesuit institution i'll the West
and was built at a cost of a couple of
millions.
Seven. aud They still Rage.
At Z o'clock tonight the fire swept
from the south side Of the town across
Market street into the western ;-ldi-
ton and wsS burning houses ut Cole
On Gate avenue and octaV.a street.
This result was reported after almost
the entire south district from Ninth
street to he eastern water front had
been converted into 4 blackened waste.
In this quarter wrlr hundreds of fac
tories. wholesale houses and many
business firms. i'm addition to thou
sands Of homes. ON the north side tle
fire tonight was not making such rapid
Roadway as in the western addition.
where there IS Il limited water supply
available. The firemen are making
desperate efforts to prevent the en-
croachments of the devastation. Tenn
porary headquarters were established
in tents in Portsmouth Square th.s
evening for Mayor Schmitz, Chief of
Police Oman and General Funston, !
~ thi- site became too dangerous at
6 O'Clock and was abandoned. Later
the flames swept the square.
In the Southside district on Rincon
Hill. st. Mary's hospital, a landmark
by the Sisters of Mercy,
was reduced to ashes.
Throughout the city, wherever there
is d public square a scene of desolation
is presented. Tents have been pitched
by fortunate possessors of canvas. !
but most of the homeless people are
huddled in frightened groups abou
the household goods they managed to
save from the general ruin.
From Colder Gate Park comes
news of the total destruction of the
immense building covering a portion
of the children's playground.
Exodus OF the Pconle.
This afternoon the ferry boats re-
surned running To and from Oakland. |
and tonight thousands of homeless ana |
panic stricken people are leaving the
city and seeking shelter in Oakland
and other suburbs. The suffering and
hardships are great. Countless mum
bers Of the residences of the poorer
parts of the city, including Chinese.
japanese and Italian quarters, have
been rendered homeless. and unless
supplies and aid reach the c ty within
- 1ou tAil oAl'9 iOl It iit
calamity.
Nearly every amous landmark that
has made San francisco famous has
been aid in ruins or burned to the
ground. Never has the fate of a city
been more disastrous.
For three miles along the water
front buildings have been swept clean,
and tonight the blackened beams and
great skeletons of factories and offices
stand shouted against a background
of flame that is slowly spreading over
the entire city. The whole CONNER.
cial and Office quarter on the north
side of Market street. from the ferry
building to Tenth street. has been
consumed in flames: while hardly a
building is standing in the district
south Of Market street. At > o'clock.
despite the heroic work of the firemen.
and the troops of dynamiterS, whu
RACED building after building. and
blew up property valued at millions,
the flames spread across Market
street to the north side and swept up
Mpntoonaary street almost la WASH |