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PYhV.V") AN FRANCISCO D00 THE DEST TERRIFFIC MED TNG RUCTION BEGUN il Early Morning Tremors of Earth Kill Hundreds of People and Destroy Thousands of Buildings Mad Panic Reigns and is Intensified by Second Shock People Fleeing From City. Fire Breaks Out in Ruins and Sweeps on Unchecked Owing to Failure of Water Supply The Greatest Conflagration of Modern Times is Imminent in Pacific Coast Metropolis. DYNAMT IS USED TO CHECK ONWARD MARCH OF THE FLAMES A Only meager reports continue to come from San Francisco which was wrecked at 5:15 this morning by an earthquake shock. All telegraph and telephone wires in the region are out of commission save one? Enough is known to make it dear that hundreds of lives have been lost, millions of dollar's worth of property destroyed and, according to latest reports the city seems doomed to destruction by fire which broke out in many sections of the city immediately after the earthquake. The fiame3 have got altogether beyond control and apparently nothing can save the business district of the city.

BULLETIN. New York, April 18. At 11 a. m. San Francisco time 2 o'clock New York time The employes of the Postal Telegraph company had to leave their office on account of the fire.

At the time they left the Palace hotel and the Grand hotel were not yet on fire, but were in imminent danger. The militia is in charge of the town. BULLETIN. Rochester, N. April 18.

"Another and even graver disaster tthan the earthquake threatens San Fran cisco. A tidal wave would not be an unlooked for accompaniment to the present seismic disturbances," said Professor Fairchild, of the University of Rochester today. "Wuch of San Francisco is only twelve feet above the water and this fact renders it practically liable to destruction in such an event." BULLETIN. San Francisco, April 18. 10:45 a.

m. Mayor Schmitz has called for the assistance of the entire Oak land fire department and has ordered that all dynamite available be used to blow up buildings in order to stay the prc gress of the flames. BULLETIN. San Francisco, April 18. 10:45 a.

m. The Palace hotel is now on fire. Other buildings on fire are the Claua Spreckles structure, seventeen stories high; the Phelan building and the O'Farrel store. The south side of Mar ket street between Fourth and Fifth streets, is now on fire and the flamed are spreading in all directions. The city is now under martial It seems that the entire business section of San Francisco must be destroyed.

BULLETIN. San Francisco, April 18. 8:40 a. m. As reports come in the magnitude of the disaster grows, fires are raging in all directions and people are moving out of the down town section.

The loss of life may reach into the hundreds, and millions of dollar's worth of property destroyed. BULLETIN. i San Francisco, April 18. 4 8:15 a. m.

Tb.ere.bas just been another shock, which intensified the panic, People have started to rush into the streets, but the shock was of short duration 'and thealarm soomrabsided. BULLETIN. Washington, April 18. The San Francisco, earthi quake has reached across the entire continent. The seismograph at the weather bureau here showed such a violent agitation about 8:30 o'clock this morning that the pen passed off the recording sheet.

The instrument at 12 o'clock was still under vibration, showing that the earthquake has not ceased. The seismograph at tfce weather bureau here 12:45 o'clock was still recording violent ihrutious, The second shock felt in Han Francisco at 8rl5 o'clock this morning was clearly indicated by tlio weather bureau 'h instruments, thus showing that the entire continent ia still affected. BULLETIN. San Francisco, April 18. Fire can be seen raging in al down town districts.

A brisk wind is coming up and the destruction of the entire business district is threatened. Practically the entire water front is on fire. MORGUE IS CROWDED. i No More Dead Can be Accommodated Relief Committee Appointed by the Mayor to Aid Distressed. San Francisco, April 18 0:15 a.

in. TwentyHuic bodies have been taken to the morgue which cannot accommodate any more. Mayor Rcjimitz established headiuiaiters at the Hall of Justice, and has appointed a relief committee of fifty prominent citizens. The military arc patrolling tho streets, guarding the banks and other establishments. I They have received orders to shoot on sight anyone de leiueu wuml.

The Jessie street side of the 13 lace hotel is" burning. The burning district at this hour runs from Houth street on the west ta the water front on the east, south of Market street, north of Market street Jiom Sansmno to the water front, and from Market in "Washington. There is also a block burning on Mission street, betweou Twenty firstfirst and Twenty second. The new spa pers having had their power cut off have combined and will issue one paper for all from the office of tlio Chronicle, which has its own power plant. There was a great rush at the different banks by depositors who wanted to draw out their deposits but the banks decided to keep the doors closed.

Uy order of the chief of poljre all the saloons have been closed. The damage already inflicted is estimated roughly at $40,000,000. The fires are spreading rapidly, and unless the wind comes up from the west and blows the flames toward tho bay, nothing can stop the destruction of the city. The whole north end of the city is wrecked and tho flames are spreading in all directions. In tho absence of water the fire department has resorted to tho use of dynamite and buildings are being demolished in the hope of staying the conflagration.

The block bounded by Hansome, California, Pino and Battery streets, is practically doomed, th6 flames sweeping clear across it great sheets from Pine street with no apparatus available for its salvation. Mayor Schmitz, Chief of Police Dinan and General Funston, commander of the department of the Pacific, met this morning and General Funston called all the available troops for.servico if necessary in the emergency. CONFUSION REIGNS EVERYWHERE. Almost Impossible to Obtain Details of the Calamity in the Stricken Han Francisco, i April 18. 8 a.

In the confusion which reigns everywhere hero, it, is almost impossible to learn details of the disaster caused by the earthquake this morning. In general it may bo said that the district lying between Market and Howard from the bay as iar wesi as me eny nan, nas ucen nauiy wrccKcu. UiC hotels in tlio vicinity Third and Market streets weic badly shaken up but there seems to have been no loss of life. The Call and Examiner buildings, as wejl as the Western Union building, have been badly wrecked. The large department stores in tins neighborhood were also ruined but the earthquake oecurrcd at an hour when they were empty and no loss of life is reported.

Farther east on Market street toward tho ferry blips, is a section occupied by cheap lodging houses and hotels, and here the loss of lifo Is reported to bo very great, though the extent of it could not bo ascertained at this hour. Fires are burning in a number of places along street, an dtho'Water mains have burst, the authorities have resorted to dynamite to 'check tlio progress of the flames. The residence section of tho city, while badly' shaken, reports no loss of lifo or serious damage. CITY PRACTICALLY WRECKED. Early Report Which Forecasted Indescribable Havoc Wrought by the Earthquake and Fire.

Ran Francisco, April JR. San Francisco yas prad tically wrecked by an earthquake at ,1:10 o'clock this morning. The shock lasted three minutes and thousands of buildings were damaged and destroyed. The loss of life is. reported Thoje, is no water and, flies are breaking, out all mer the city.

AH "wires, with the exception of one are gone. The city hall costing secn millions, is in ruins. Modern buildings suffered less than brick and fiaem. The terror and excitement is indescribable. Most people were asleep and rushed the streets undressed.

The buildings swnjral and' crashed burying the occupants. There was a panic in the down town hotels, Te lack house is badly damaged but jio lo.s of life there is Tho Palace and St. Francis hotels stood tho (dioelv The people flocked to the telegraph offices to send messages to friends, and were frantic because there were no wires. The greatest damage to buildings was south of Market street where mostly frame buildings and tenement houses were located. There were fires in every block in that district.

A disastrous fire is eating its way up the south side of Market street, and at last accounts was within three blocks of the Palace hotel. Water mains wero bursting and tho tiro department was absolutely helpless. Business has been entirely suspended. BURSTING OF WATER MAINS Left the City Practically at the Mercy of the On Speeding vuuuagiiuiuii, San Francisco, April 18.5 8:50 a. m.

A disastrous fiio lias, broken out on the south side of Market street and js now within one block of the Palace hotel. Tho water mains have burst and tho fire department! is prac tically helpless. The utmost confusion exists. AH'miSi ness is suspended. At this momnet there only one wire, out of Han Francisco a postal wire.

The Postal build ingr isbadfy damaged. Tho operating room is total wwjk Tho powcr of ovetry.kinU4 goneuaji(14)icre are JUJI lights either gas or electric. Neither the Palace hotel nor the SUFraneis is gone, that is, as far as tho 6utsido goes, but the inside plastering? iai greatly damaged, Between thdJPostal oflico'and the water front there has been great damage by fire which is burning fiercely and mere is uiuo or 110 water. EAGER FOR NEWS OF AWFUL Extra Editions of The Sentinel Were Snapped Up Rapidly. ALAHM l'OR FtttKNDS Some I'tnr tor Safety of I'licud I located Tlirnr IIjiiI liram lie In Hun, I'lanitaio (Continued Pans Two.) News nf llm riiilliquakn horror In Suit Frajioluro, 1rl ptven mil In Fort W'ajiie ihrmiRli (he, Hciillnf I bulletins nuil later told lit mrire complete detail In spi'dal editions of thK newspaper Issued, 11; and at 1 00 o'clock tor rn).

nriiwil Intense Interest hi Fort nine. anil for seveiHi hour telephonic Inquiry to (he Sentinel Jhulldlng for Hdillllnnul nes of (lie dbinitter yas frequent Five tlioiiHunil iciplen of tile BpeclaT million were iiriutpi! and nractteally all of them were tip front tho newborn wn tile Hireeta lis eager wlihln Jmlf an hour front tlu time thev win Isneil from. Uib in edit Was Much Apprehension. In nnnj risen theie wiif grave an (irehi nuloii for the alet of friend ho wer heillewil bfl In Sail Fran i lneo, though Kline eonifort Is carried, In the halletln to ihe ITert thai lsl toia In the cit am not likely to Im'vs tieen MopnlitK In thoe neetlona of the rll) whre (he destruction wa greatest anil thit In rill protiahlllty they ft el jfe Quito a Unco nutnhr of Fort Wnyn neuiiln arc ill t'tillfornla imlnta though. far enn be Itnrnei), Very few are likely to have been In San Francla eoloda.

Mr aitd I. Olija and daughter, llarunn cre (here a few daj ago And mo to nhVo remained, dining this ucc but fortunately ctiansed thelf plans and went to.Beatt tie last Sunday Mr 'and Mm. John. Shoiift loft San Franplarp homo day bko and are experted to reiiclj home today Lieutenant Fred Freeman la believed to have been aboard a baUlenbifi In the harbor of Ban Franitnco Sunday, but the boat presumed to have proceeded to Mare Island navy yard. Ma Frances "Welngartnef, former 1 ly of this rlty, baa a Music nliidto In the heart of the rlty.

and reside) near Jt. and frlcrl are very apprehensive as to her tiiifety Lee Old, son of Judge and: Mrs. Walter Olds. In In bualneita at San Francisco, with an ofljco In the Call building, tint his residence! la tteveral miles ami at that ItouV In the morning it ta hardly probable that Mr, Old was in the imperiled district. Ills friends no cymmunl cation from him during lh day Home Was Destroyed.

Mrs. Bollne. traldUut on Baiter' street, received a. telegram shortly before noon advising her that (ha home, of her, (rtaler, Mrs, Fred Tbonn located a Vermont' street, had beed completely destroied. Mrs.

Thomas at, Seattle, but her tiiiHtiufiny vu 'Was 'i'intr cad Injury. They, former resi dents oi rojz wayne Albert Mobeulhat and Mrs. Jacob ljexybrotlier and sister of Mrs. Isldor Mantner, Brs. residents, of San Fran Cisco, but no word has been received rrom mem oy irs.

ninitner. Mrs. Rachel Eckert and Miss Eckert are" fa Los Angeles. Uu (Con (Continued ait Pae Twe.) jje) i i'yA ntn.