The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-04-26
BURNED OU 7
And Stricken City Sees One Ray
of Hope.
LOSES VERY HEAVY.
Thirty Thousand Houses Are Destroyed
In San Francisco Alone and One
Thousand More In Balance of
the State. Loss of Life
Two Thousand.
Two Thousand.

AWO
A dispatch Friday night said San
Francisco's darkest hour has dsWned
into q day of hope. It's time Of over.
whelming disaster and peril has ended
and its future Is now subject Of gen.
eral consideration.
The fire Is practically under CON troll.
A clear sky over the mission district
shows that the fire there has been eG
tingulshed. The spread of the flames
toward the western addition, the best
part of the city remaining, has been
stayed, and the only portion Of the
confagration that demands the atten-
tion of the iremsu is that extending
from the Mob Hill section down to
the north western part Of the water
front.
The western addition danger was
aVerted at 2. 80 o'clock Friday morn
ing by the use of gun cotton, dyna-
mite and two streams Of water. The
explosives were handled by the chief
gunner Of Of the Mare Island navy
yard and his accomplishments proved
him to be q master of his profession.
The fire at San Francisco was stop
ped. or practically burnt itself out on
Friday afternoon, and for the first
time since the first earthquake shocks
at half-past five o'clock on Wednesday
morning, the people Of the stricken
city had q breathing spell, and some
sort of estimate Of the disaster. Oae
thing is certain the city Of San Fran
cisco is practically destroyed, and will
have to be rebuilt. It is estimated that
at least three fourths Of the city has
been wiped out by the earthquake and
fire together.
There ts ten square miles Of ruins
and fully thirty thousand houses OF
various kinds have been destroyed In
theclty of San Francisco alone. Oaher
cities and towns have also suffered
severely. The entire loss in the State
will amount to $500 600. 900 In money
and the houses destroyed will number
at least forty thousand. The money
loss in San Francisco Is something like
5000, 600, COO. The city is no" under
martial law, 5000 regular troops from
the Preside acting as policemen, stop
ping thieVery and doing all sorts OF,
rescue and relief work.
Ills estimated that the loss Of life
In San Francisco will reach at least
one thousand when all the returns are
I In. At this time the people are 30
badly scattered that 1t Is almost i'm
possible to get any where near the
correct figures. The loss Of life IL
the rest Of the State will reach a
Thousand more, which will make the
total loss Of life two Thousand. Hos
p tai and improvised asylums are able,
with difficulty, to care for the injur.
ed, of whom hundreds have been
treated.
Gen. Funston, who Is In command
of the United States troops In that
district, sent the following telegram
to the war department. oD Friday:
I'VE need thousands Of tents AID all
the ratlons that can be sent. Busi-
ness portion Of city is destroyed and
about one hundred Thousand people
are homeless. Loss of life probably
one Thousand. Best part Of the resi-
dent district not vet burned"
After dark on Friday thousands OF
persons were making thier way with
blankets and scanty provision to the
Golden Gate park for shelter. Those
in homse In Mayes valley piled house
hold goods III the street from where
they were carted by trucks and auto
mobiles to the outskirts Of the City
Everybody in San Francisco who can
is prepared to leave the city, belieV
irg the town will be totally destroyed
DOWN town every thing is Ia ruins.
Not a business house Is left standing.
Theaters have been crumbled. News
paper p ants are useless. On every
side IL death and suffering.
The country between M Mlntrey, Cas-.
'rovllle and Tajaro SHOWS unmistak.
ab,e signs Of the terrible wrencning
yesterday Ia upheavel OF earth. Great
sinks extending along railroad tracks
4s far as tne eye Can reach, running
from four to Six feet in depth, have
been left on the surface o. tue eartn,
mute testimony of the power OF the
internal forces. For distance OF
nearly mile, the road has sank into
the earth. Between Castroville and
Monre mud geysers have been In.
cited into action, showing hot blu
ish colored mud to the height OF from
ten to fifteen feet. Between Seaside
and Belmont railroad tracks are
twisted until all resemblance to
tracks have disappeared.
The destitution and suffering Is
indescribable. Women ana children
who had comfortable homes few
days ago slept several nights-if sleep
came at all-on hay on the WhsrVes, Cd
The sand lots near North Beach, some
of them under the little tents made
of sheeting which poorly protected
them from the chilling ocean winds.
The people In the parks are possibly
better off In the matter Of shelter,
for they left their homes better pro
pared. Instructions were isoued ny
Mayor Sohmilz Friday to break opsu
every store containing provisions and
to distribute them TO the thousands
Under police supervisor.
The work of relief vas started ear.