The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-19
TWO HUNDRED MILLION
Property loss al San Francisco I.
Thus Estimated.
FIRE CHIEF FACTOn
somr OF the Nest MagHiflern, ~peci
mems Of Modern Architecture
Fall Prey to the Fury
Of the Flames.

NAL TO the modern steel buildings. A
score Of these structures were IN
course Of erection and not one OH
these suffered Uneompleted mod
-ern buildings were also immune from
harm by the earthquake The build
ings that collapsed were all nimsy
and old fashioned brick structures.
The damage by the earthquake does
not begin to compare with the loss by
fire.
The heart of the business section
OF San Francisco has been destroyed
by fire
An area of eight square miles OF
thickly covered ground has been burn.
ed over.
Mayor Schmitz was about early. and
took measures for the relief and pro.
lection of the city, General Funston
was quickly communicated with and
by 8 O'Clock 900 Federal soldiers were
guarding the streets and assisting the
firemen in dynamiting buildings
General Funston realized that stern
measures were necessary, and gave
orders that hooters were to be shot
at sight. Four men were summary
executed before 3 O'Clock in the after
noon. At a meeting Of fifty citizens
called by the mayor, it was announced
| that 1,400 tents would be pitched in
Golden Gate park. and arrangements
had been made to feed the destitute in
the public squares.
A finance committee with James D.
Phelan at the head was appointed, and
Ma or Schmitz was instructed to issue
drafts for all funds needed on this
committee
1t is probable that even with the
spirit and willingness shown by the
Seople of San Francisco that outside
aid will be necessary. A message
from President Roosevelt was receiv-
ed and it had a cheering effect.
George ], Gould also wired offering
assistance.
The burned district extends to the
water front south of Market street
and west to Eleventh street north of
| Market The fire extends out Hayes
and McAlister streets nearly to FIJI
more, and from the water front along
4 Market street to Montgomery, and
| north from the water front to Mont
/ gomery street. Manufactures, hotels
wholesale houses and residences com
| prising the principal part of the bus
/ mess section have been destroyed
! The city hail, structure costing 81
/ 600 600 was first wreced by tn
I earthquake and then destroyed by fire
I The Palace hotel, value estimated a
4 Q oil burned The beau
| tiful Claus Spreckles building, at Third
and Market streets, was Quilted The
1 Rialto and doze.s of other costly
structures were also destroyed
/ The Odd Fellows temple on Market
/ street the st. Nicholas hotel and Call
and Examiners buildings and the Par
4 rott building are gone, while the big
! city hall caved completely in when
! the earthquake struck the city,
Nearly every big factory building
| has been wiped out of existence, and
/ complete enumeration of them would
| look like a copy of the city directory
1 Many of the finest buildings OF the city
were leveled to dust by terrific charges
of dynamite in the hopeless effort to
stay the horror of fire. In this work
/ many heroic soldiers, police and fire
men were MANNED or killed outright
| At 10 O'Clock at night the fire was
/ undated, and thousands of people
were fleeing to the hills and Chamber
! ing for places OF safety on the ferry
/ boats and the ferry building.
| The damage is believed to have
| reached 5000 900 900. and SO 600 PEG
/ pie are homeless.
! At 8 O'Clock "wednesday the firemeu
4 f.r from, oh AEk N q
| the progress OF the flames In this
| northern section of the down town bus
/ mess portion the fire swept around
| the hall of justice. and communicated
] to Chinatown. thence proceeding west
/ ward 10 the heart OF that community
| II then began rapidly eating It's Way
! southwark on both sides OF kearney
/ street
1 From Golden Gate park comes news
/ Of the total destruction OF The immense
I building covering a portion OF the chill
drens play ground.
4 In unlon Sauar. park. where mum
her of the homeless are being given
temporary shelter the mighty Dewey
NOR umeut has been shifted from IL.
base II nov stands leaning At angle
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os the Immense structure falling
t'nasf the fierce heat ~ the noon
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