The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-04-25

save the city from starvation. lhele
is little food in San Francisco out
side of the little that each person
possesses and this cannot last but
few days. San Francisco gcographi.
calIy is an isolated city. Its nearest
largcs, nrighbor on the south il Los
Angeles, 800 miles away. The cities
nearby arc making every sacrifice for
the destitute, but it is to the great
cities Of the East that the most sub
stantial assistance must come, and
these are rallying nobly to the humane
work.
No financial panic will result from
the disaster. San Francisco is
city Of great wealth. All the banks
and safety deposit vaults in the city
were examined after the destruction
and these we're found to be intact.
This makes it certain that the money
and pspeEs On deposit are safe. The
banks Of the western metropolis have
large sums on deposit in New York
and in European cities, and this capi-
tai will be called in to begin over
again.
San Francisco was the metropolis of
the Pacific coast. The population in
1860 was Sc, ,S02 and in 1870 149, ,473;
in 1880 233, ,959; in 1890 298, ,9y7; and
in 1900 342 ,7S2. One. third of the
population IL of foreign birth. OF
these the Germans number 35, 1874;
Irish 1868; English: Scotch and
Welsh 12,342;; Italians 1903; Chinese
1854. The Chinese live in dis
tinot quarter, which has taken on
many Of the characteristics of their
own native land, and Chinatown Of
San Francisco is one Of the sights to
be visited by the tourists.
The oity's area is ~ square miles.
It's site is largely hilly, and it pre-
sents a picturesque appearance from
the harbor. The part devoted to COM
merce lies along the shores Of the bay,
and is moderately level, with the resi-
Dental district on elevated ground.
Tho most fashionable quarters are
those which overlook the ocean, bay
and town. Knob Hill, upon which
the men who constructed the first
overland railroad built their palatial
residences, is about 300 feet above the
ocean.
A part Of the site of San Francisco
was reclaimed from the bay. Some Of
the most substantial structures Ia the
business section are reared on piles
driven to bed rock through made
ground. Market street is q thorough
fare several miles long and the streets
south of it arc level, but those from
the north and west interesting it have
grades in some places as great as 80
per cent. 1t is this feature that gives
the town striking skyline, and from
the bay it presents the appearance Of
city with houses piled on top Of one
another.
Among othe: memorable earth.
quakes o. resent times may be noted
that o. Li6bon, Nov. 1. l7s5, which
left the city heap Of ruins, destroyed
10000 lives and was felt from the
Msde,ras to Great Britain; that in
Calabria in 1888; that which destroy.
ed Caracas in 1912; that which De.
stvoyed Aleppo in 1922; that at Mt
Ararat in :e4o; those at Brusa, Asis
Minor, iu 1855; Naples, 1857; al
.Qa::o, 1859; Mendoza, Argentina
South America, 1860; Manila, 1868
| :s Perm, 1863; Manila. 1880: Valpars
| iso, 1880; Ischia, 1853; the earthquake
| phenomena accompanying the volcanic
eruption Of Krakatoa, 1883; Colohes
ter, in the eastern counties Of Fog
land, 1884; Malaga aud Granada ii
1884, and 1885; Charleston, 1886; ia
pan, 1891, Chilpauciugo, Mexico, 1892
| anu duatemala, 1867. .-.
ANDERSON 8 DONATION TO THE EARTH
| QUAKE SUFFERERS. ;.I.:,&
As soon as the extent Of the San
Francisco disaster became known in
| Anderson a movement was started Of
once to raise money for the relief Of
the sufferers. Several gentlemen
made q canvass, principally in the
business portion Of the city, and es.
cured about s400 in cash. The City
Council, at the request Of q great
many ci.izeus, met 10 special session
at 6 o'clock Monday afternoon aud
donated $3.50, thus making, a total Of
$3.50 for Anderson. Contributions In
the same liberal spirit are coming
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