Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-04-26

Rosa is ruined and that between 200
and 300 persons are killed.
Los Angeles, Cal. - At 1898
o'clock Thursday afternoon Los An
| geles experienced a distinct earth
quake shock of short duration. No
damage was done, but thousands of
| persons were frightened. Occupants of
Office buildings, especially of tall
structures, ran out into the streets
hatless. Many stores were deserted
| in like manner by customers and
clerks. The shock passed soon and
most of those who had fed returned
| to the buildings The San Francisco
horror has strung the populace here to
a high tension, and spell of sultry
weather serves to increase the gen
eral nervousness.
e. e. Calvin, general manager Of the
| Southern Pacific at San Francisco, on
| Thursday wired Superintendent In
gram to get a railroad train, buy five
car loads of canned goods and send
them to San Francisco at the earliest
| possible moment. Calvin says condi-
| tions in the stricken city are SO ap-
palling as to be beyond belief or com
prehension. Gov. Pardee has wired
Mayor McAleer in behalf of Mayor
Schmitz, of San Francisco, to send all
provisions possible to San Francisco
at once. Mayor McAleer has been en-
deavoring to communicate with Mayor
| Schmitz since the catastrophe oc-
Cured, but has not been able to get a
message delivered.
Reports from Brawley, a small town
on the Southern Pacific, 120 miles
south of Los Angeles, state that the
town was practically wiped out by the
earthquake. This is the only town in
southern California known to have
suffered from the shock. So far as
known there were no fatalities. Braw-
ley Is about two years old and had a
population of about 500.
San Jose, Cal. - Latest reports
show that ten persons were
killed by the earthquake in San Jose.
The hall of records is destroyed, as
well as the hall of justice. All the
main buildings are damaged.
San Francisco, Cal.-The South
ern Pacific hospital at Four
teenth and Mission streets has been
dynamited, the patients having been
removed to places of safety. The
| Linda Vista and the Pleasanton two
large family hotels on Jones street in
| the better part of the city, have been
blown up to stay the progress of the
conflagration.
Here the council, composed of the
financial leaders of the city, met and
decided to resort to the most heroic
| Ix,,1 lr,,- h.
city has been in the path of devasta-
ton. This decision was to lombard
the entire section of the city lying
along the east side of Van Ness ave-
nue. from Golden Gate avenue to Pa
cific avenue, 16 blocks in all, contain
ing the homes of many millionaires
and apartment houses.
Orders were given to concentrate
every fire engine in the city at Van
Ness avenue, to marshal soldiers, po-
lice and all workers and make one last
stand to save the remainder of the
city.
Huge cannons were drawn to the
avenue to aid the dynamiters in blow
ing up the mansions of the million
aires on the east side of the avenue.
was hauled to this point and the sight
was one of stupendous havoc, as the
cannons were trained on the palaces
and the shot tore into the walls and
toppled the buildings in crushing
ruins. At the other points dynamite
was used and house after house, the
dwellings of millionaiTes, were lifted
into the air by the power of the bel
lowing blast and dropped to the earth
a mass of dust and debris.
Gen. Funston is cooperating with
Mayor Schmitz, whose orders to all Of
ficers are to kill without warning all
malefactors. When men have been
needed to carry out the plans of res
cue, they have been pressed into serv-
ice. In a few instances it was neces-
sary to resort to the cooked revolver
and drawn sword, after which there
was no hesitancy. The Preside res
ervation, the vast Richmond district OF
thousands of acres, Golden Gate park
and the surroundings hills, resemble
one vast picnic ground. Tents and
improvised coverings have been erect
ed everywhere, with fires built in the
streets, beds and mattresses thrown
down all over the section. The people
thus situated are philosophical.
There is only one danger, and that is
that the food supply will run out
Every grocery in San Francisco has
been taken by the authorities and
each family is being sold only one arti-
Gle at a time.
Golden Gate park is the main refuge
and supplies will be sent there. Boats
are being provided to take people
across the bay and thousands are
ayailing themselves of the privilege
The University of California at Berke-
ley has volunteered to take care OF
1000.
Mayor Schmitz has appointed a COM
mittee of 80 citizens with full power tC
represent him and with power tC
requisition men, supplies, vehicles and
boats for public use.
Unless supplies are rushed and ar