The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 18, 1906, Page 1

00 P.M. EXTRA —— = « — 4 The Only Paper in Seattle That Dares to Print the News SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1906. VOL. 8. NO. 45. 25 CENTS PER MONTH ~ ‘The Seattle star {One Cent} WEATHER FORECABT—SEATT] BF air ; Gentle Easterly Winds. -_ —— _ - > a PERISH IN SAN JOSE ASYLUM _ Sacramento, Apr. 18--It is reported that jan Jose has been razed, and 95 per cent of s buildings destroyed. Santa Rosa is said io be inflames. The St. Agnes insane asy- lum was wrecked and 400 killed. | BERKELEY DEMOLISHED — =} WASHINGTON, Apl. 18--The War Department has been Informed that Berkeley was demolished by a recurrence of shocks at 1:30 P. M. The bulldings left standing after the first shock fell before noon. Federal troops are hurrying to the devastated district. CLIFF HOUSE THROWN INTO THE SEA; pa ieeenincteimennsseeiball | “There are 3,000 dead in San Francisco.} ‘There is nothing known here of a Five have been killed in Oakland. Prop-|tigat_ wave or destruction of shipping in ty to the value of $1,000,000 has been} ine harbor.” — = = —=== ee - === — ————EE —] 4 __ fis still burning. The city hall is a ruin. 1:30 P. M.---At 18th and Valencia COAST WIRE IS DOWN. 7 At 2:45 this afternoon The Seattle Star} “The loss of life was confined to the dis-}street a crevasse six feet wide has opened James A, Forehand, local manager of the Postal Tele- ‘ teftanc » > aecagel, - | eloc . j . | Meeived a long distance telephone message trict south of Market street and in the ten-|and the street car tracks are badly twisted, ib eect catpesy.'st 2:c'etech thie moening receives te from the Sacramento Star, as follows: ement district. | lowing message from San Francisco: } | “The greatest damage done is by fire on account of } no water. They are getting at it now, but it has such head- way that they cannot control it. The damage by earth- DALLAS, Texas, April 18.---A Postal quake is very severe, and there has been considerable loss iestroyed in Oakland. Telegraph Co. message says there are ¢ life by — ange The on bee wo in fal Ty - . ati Saar eserves » . as ; 2. Srancicc * »laze now, and it is only a question of minutes for us in In San Francisco the Call, the Exam-| inearly 3,000 dead in San Francisco, From |} ** ee — § Merand the Chronicle buildings have been NO INSURANCE an elevation the city appears to be a seeth- “10:45 a. m—The fire is within a few doors of the destroyed. The News is the only paper NEW YORK, April 18—H. K. Miller, of the National J) Ng furnace. Postal Telegraph office now. We are moving out being published, as it was moved to Oak-|f bo" of fire underwriters, said this afternoon that standard §} Cate hacia = . adits land this |} insurance policies do not cover losses occasioned by earth- ff] SAN FRANCISCO, April 18,—Lines of hose have been this morning. esises.” Mutiy palicy couthinn’n claves which roids deh sama, | run from the bay and relay engines are pumping water on the othe Cliff House has fallen into the sea. lf jn. insurance company shall not be liable for fire which TEN THOUSAND LOST flames, but with little t. The bursted water rr . one ea ? 4 was out tl ts and making it almost The Palace, Grand, California, St. |] resutts from the collapse of buildings by earthquakes CHICAGO, April 18.—A’ report through the Santa Fef| cope with the flames Francis and Valencia hotels are all de-| headquarters this afternoon estimated the dead and injured SAN FRANCISCO, Ay ole blocks have Moyed. Seventy-five persons were but | Beatecitaiall ‘ ie anda Secs Sie tna. te nd the department has been ied in the col ipse of the Valencia | SAN FRANCISCO, April 18, 1 P. M,--lfby Mayor Dunne, which has raised $26,000 for Vesuvius suf- calla I a. ‘ ferers, has decided to divide with San Francisco, and will lives were lost in the hotels whic “The. entit holesale district of San|The Valencia hotel has collapsed, burying 7 = Francisco ha wiped out and the fire 75 people. Vee ~ Fa FERIERIE fi | i i i