The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-05-18
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San Francisco

On the day alter Cannae the greatest OF Hannba vic
tories the Washington Post the Roman Senate offered for sale
the land which the Carthagnan encamped
the spirit which made the Romans the world
The Post points spirit Of San Francisco for as the
Ealtmore News declares known that before the fire check
cd plans for rebuilding begun
material given out Indeed while the fire still progress
Mayor Mcclellan received from Mayor inquiry
many architects and architectural craftsmen you furnish
how quickly aney leave for San Francisco Confidence and
like that the Detroit Free Press compel admiration
fact is the Words of The Wall Street Journal this
spare San francisco any more than New York Chicago
New Orleans She needed her ashes gate
way to the Hawaiian Islands, wachower the Pacific She
must not weaken o but ever be that point vantage
of God,S Headds
at does exist transportation have agreed nd
on site but because it is the only natural Site the only possible
ste for the port Of entry and the metropolis California and all the
country which lies back Of it to the Rockies"
And should Eastern capital halt this writer why the
local California capital can do the work But why should Eastern
IN Northern California enough considerable
number OF buildings since the early part century
away And the New York Hod points the fact that the Lisbon
ea1tnfnafe which in z55 slew possibly 10000 people has been
and Chronicle Of the rebuilding that gives this sketch of the
San Francisco will be cleaner saner and safer city,
The ooker and enements have been annhated Chinatown
has disappeared The San Francisco will
onsof the pioneers the gold rush. the vigilance committees and
redsmrtcd miners will be city than in the past for
neen Punhed by fire. but to those who know and love the old
FanciscoSn Francisco the improbable the maddest gayes
Fest and most rocng city the counythee something
ePessb sad in the reflection that the City the Golden
rever be quite the same when it is remodeled and rebuilt
There may be difficulty doing all that years
the Chicago Tribune ST. Louis Globe Democrat remarks op-
unsteady One year is likely work wonderful transformation
the chaTred city, And San Franccans will but follow advice
Of the New York Evening Post they will hereafter live frugal
simple life for which St. Francis of Assist patron saint that city,
is Celebrated
AS to the fear earthquakes The lightly remarks pen-
~ OF sane people will connue regard California with earthquakes
better than other place without San Francisco dispatches
the newspapers that within the days plans
be outlined for of the beautiful cities the
committees citizens work and study being
the plans drawn by Daniel Burnham architect long
earthquake and fire. for San Francisco always expected
form itself
The country large seems its faith buildings constructed
steel skeletons Builders and sending eng
ner and architects to San Francisco make close study
effects OF the disaster upon steel buildings AS the Philadelphia
qurer observes nothing that makes Withstand the ravges
OF time but the steel structure it, From
advance reports likely thinks the Chicago News, that
experts observation will tend confirm the superior value of steel
skeleton construction the strongest Pitts
burg Dispatch San Francisco against syscrapers
stories make the falling bricand- coating
to life The New York Times suggests REINFORCED
safe material Above all urges the Philadelphia Press avoid
those brick houses such Philadelphia has miles Of Better wooden
buildings than brick Nobody recalls however in past
Francisco much given to copying Philadelphia.