Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-21
EARTHQUAKE HORROR
FURTHER DETAILS OF DEATH
AND RUIN AT FRISCO.

From three-story lodging house which
collapsed Wednesday more than seventy-f1ve
bodies were taken out yesterday. There are
fifty other dead bodies in sight in the ruins.
This building was one of the first to take
fire on 9th street. At least 100 persons were
killed in the Cosmopolitan on 4th street.
Many persons dropped dead yesterday of
heat and suffocation. More than 40 per-
sons are reported dead in the Brunswick
Hotel 7th and Mission streets.
Eleven postal clerks, all alive, were taken
from the debris of the post office yesterday.
All at first were thought to be dead, but it
was found that although they were buried
in the stone, every one was alive They
had been for three days without food or
water All the mail in the post office was
saved.
Fourteen men were killed Thursday night
by soldiers guarding the mint. and Police
man Myers was bayonetted and killed by a
National Guardsman over dispute as to
authority. The men at the mint were killed
for attempted robbery.
Two men were shot and killed yesterday.
Policeman Flood on entering his home en-
countered q stranger, who attacked him.
Flood shot him dead. Special Policeman
Snyder killed man. but the details are not
known. The only bank in the huge ruined
district that escaped destruction was the
Market Street Bank. at the corner of 7th
and Market streets.
Cathedral Saved by a Fireman
While 1remen were blowing up a cable
power house at Suffer and Polk streets and
the McNutt Hospital and the st. Dunstan
apartments near by, in a vain effort to
check the flames, the steeple of st. Mary's
Cathedral. Roman Catholic edif1ce, which
had withstood the earthquake shock caught
fire. fireman with hose tied to his belt
scaled the high steeple and played a stream
on the burning section and the blaze WAS
extinguished. Thousands of people cheered
the heroic deed, and the handsome building
was saved.
Holiday to Avert Crisis.
Gov. Pardee issued proclamation de-
claring today a legal holiday 'fn the in
terest of the public welfare" and In con-
sequence legal business be trans
acted and all banks will remain closed.
The proclamation 1t is believed, will give
the bankers of San Francisco time to be
in a position to meet the demands of the
depostors and the danger of a financial
crisis will be averted The state banks
and banks of the United States in general
have telegraphed guaranteeing support to
financial institutions in Sacramento and
arrangements have already been made
whereby II can be stated every depositor
will be paid in full.
Leland Stanford University Loss.
President Jordan OF Leland Stanford Jr..
University. In signed statement says:
1.-THE earthquake did great damage to
the buildings of Stanford University. Only
two lives were lost--one student named
]. A. Hanna of Bradford. Pa, and fire.
man, Hans Stroh. Eight students were in
jured. none seriously. The buildings
wrecked are the Memorial Church, the new
library, the gymnasium. the memorial arch
and the power house. Many buildings of
the outer quadrangle were seriously dam
aged, as well as some of the shops The
chemistry building, Escina Hall. and the
inner quadrangle were practically unin-
jured. The damage VIII approximate 81
100000 The books. collections and appa-
ratus are not greatly damaged. This mes
sage together with 100 private messages
from the university community. are sent
from Sacramento. as all teiegraphic COM
municafion TO Palo Alto and all around
the bay is out OF commission
The Losses at San Jose.
San Jose. which was the prettiest city
in California said william White. sheriff
of Los Angeles county. when he arrived
from San Jose yesterday. rs the worst
looking wreck I ever saw. The residence