Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-19
"A. r. OFFICE WRECKED.
Shock Came ut 5:i5 This Morning
With Frightful Results.

New York. April lS.--The Postal Tele-
graph Office at San Francisco was
wrecked and communication was lost
at $3.50 New York time.
At about $50 the Postal Telegraph
company had communication with its
San Francisco Office but lost the con-
nection again almost Immediately. In
the brief period that the wire was
working the San Francisco office re-
ported that number OF buildings had
collapsed and that the dead and in
jured were being taken from the ruins
as rapidly as possible. At the time
this message came through the prin-
cipal danger was from the fires, num-
Der OF which had started and were
making great headway owing to the
lack of water.
The electric lighting plant of the city
has failed and gas mains are disrupted.
The damage extends through the en-
tire city.
The Postal building was badly
wrecked and the operators room Is out
Of use.
The Western Union telegraph Office
at Fresno says that II Is the most
severe shock ever known.
A telegram from Sacramento to the
Western Union telegraph company re-
ports that three miles OF railroad sank
out OF sight as n result of the earth
quake between Suisun and Beneca, and
all wires were taken with It. At Pleas
anton there were several cars burned
on the main line blocking trains. Up
to the time Of receiving this dispatch
the Western Union had been unable TO
get into communication with San Fran
cisco.
At 1910 o'clock this morning, the
Postal company received the following
message:
"At 5;l5 this morning a terrific earth
quake shock at San Francisco did
much damage In the district east of
Market street. practically destroying
six or eight blocks In the manufactur.
ing and wholesale districts. The bank.
ing district was not seriously damaged,
although small damage had been done
over the whole town. Many persons
have been killed and injured and por-
ton Of the town is on fire. the water
supply being cut Off. At this moment
they are dynamiting several of the
buildings.
The Associated Press Office was also
badly damaged,
At HOS the Western Union received
q report that serious fire Is burning
at Berkeley, where the state university
Is located.
The report came from Pinols. sta
tlon 10 miles out OF San Francisco. and
the nearest point to the latter city
which the company had been able ia
raise up to the time OF this dispatch
Berkeley Is between Pinola and San
Francisco.
II is also reported that the earth
quake shock was severely felt through
out Nevada.
The Postal Telegraph company re-
ceived information that the greatest
damage from the earthquake was done
to property on the following streets:
Dr,ima. Davis, Front. Battery, San
som, Montgomery, Gearney. Spear
Main, Beal and Fremont.
The Western Union has received a
report from Sacramento that the South
ern Pacific railroad will attempt to
get train into San Francisco. start
ing from Sacramento and taking q
round about route to Vallejo, which is
on the Bay OF San Pablo. From that
place the passengers will be taken by
boat to San Francisco. This course was
made necessary by the sinking of q
thret-mile section OF railroad track be-
tween Sulsun and Benecia, which are
on the direct line between Sacramento
and San Francisco. The road crosses
some lowland at the point where Its
tracks are reported sunk by shocks
The location OF this reported sinking OF
the earth is about 30 miles from San
Francisco.