TBE PACIFIC COAST DISASTEi.
Tbioogh the bulletins of tlu
two local telegraph companies
tke public waa apprised earls
yeeterdajr afternoon of tbc awful
disasters op the pacific coast
That Saa Francisco and five 01
** citka within a radius of sixty
■siles of it have suffered tearful
hr ia certain—how fearfnlly li
caaoot now be determined, bui
each socceefiog bulletin onl]
•dda to the terrible intelligence
which has preceded It.
8ao Francisco ia a city «
wore than 390.000 Inhabitants
It occupies a peninsular betweet
the hay and the ocean, asu
covers the northern point of thi
peoinsnlar. It is the caslcn
sideof the city, froetiag oa tbs
bay. that collapsed wbec
the earthquake
cansiag so atany fires to start.
As we go to press s bulletin
how Chicago, dated 3 r. u.,
•«r» there is practically no bops
•I saving any part of If* city.
after block of residences
have bees destroyed by dyo*
wite to no purpose. The flames
h»p across the gap and seem
entirely beyond control. Many
people imprisoned ia the doomed
hafldisgs where the rnesen
aaald aot reach them are boded
sHve. Those who have been
Terrible Earthquake Followed by Fire,
Wednesday Mornings Awful Catastrophe On Ike Pacific
Cnast Other Cities Wrecked nt Barnia*-$2M.0M,0M
Destroyed tad Thousands ol People
Uv» pot pearly half of San
Francisco la mins. At least
MO persons have been killed, a
thousand injured, and the prop
wty iOBWl exceed one hun
dred million dollars. Thou
•*5* are homeless and destitute,
•ad all day long streams of peo
ple have been fitting from the
stricken districts to places of
safety. It was $:13thN morn
*?* 5 terrific can..quake
•hock shook the whole city sad
surrounding country. One shock
•PPweaUy lasted tiro minutes,
***« tb*re TJf alwost immediate
collapse of flimsy structures all
over the city. The water supply
**■ Cttt of and when flies brake
o«t hi venous sections there was
notblag to do but let the build
***» bora. Telegraph and tele
phone commnnicatioo was shat
ofl lor a time. The Westers
Union was put completely not of
bamneaa and the Postal Com
paay was the only company that
■aaaged to gat a wire out of the
City. About 10 o'clock even the
Festal waa forced to suspend.
Electric power was stopped and
street can did not run. Rail
raada and ferry boats ceased
operations. Fires have been
raging all day and the fire de
partascot has bean powerless to
do anything except dynamite
buildings threatened. All cay
long explosives have shaken the
®i*T «»d added to the terror of
the inhabitants.
KOT COK FIXED TO CITY.
Following the first shock there
was another within five minutes,
hut not nearly so severe. Tbr&
**‘tr there was another
slight quake. Reports from
districts outside of San Francisco
indicate widespread damage.
San Jose. SO miles south, lost
many buildings and from IS to
20 persona were killed. The
annex of the Vendomc Hotel
collapsed and fire broke out.
1 Stanford University and Palo
Alto suffered greatly. At Stan
i ford many handsome buildings
were demolished and two per*
1 sons were killed.
The court house at Redwood
City, and * other buildings
collapsed. Menton Park, Bur
lingame and other fashionable
places suffered greatly.
WOEST IX FILLED-IN PAkTS.
The greatest destruction oc
curred in that pnit of the city
which was reclaimed from Soil
Francisco bay. Much of the de
viated district was at one time
low, marshy ground covered by
water at high tit*. As the city
jerew it became necessary to fill
in many acres of this low ground
in order to reach deep water.
MtLUOXAlEB HILLS ESCAPE.
The damage by the earth
quake to the residence portion of
the ettr. the finest of which is
on Nob Hill and Pacific
Heights, seems to have been
slight. On Nob Hill are the
teaUeaeeeoi many of the mil
liotiaires who in the early seven
ties became wealthy through
mining investments or the con
struction of the Central Pacific
Railroad. Tltey include the
Stanfords, Huntingtons, Hop
Wj». Crockers. Floods sad
others.
1®** W» sustained by nearly
*wy family is tbe dty.
SKYSCBAPEBS BKRAVK WJtlX
tall steel-frame stroc
*"!*• «to®d the attain better than
bndc buildings, few of them ba
in* badly damaged. The big
11-story Monadoock office bnikf
. COUT¥€ ®f construction,
adjoining the Palace Hotel, waa
“a„ejM:«Plio.". however, iu rear
wall collapsing and many cracks
being made across the front.
Some of the docks and freight
sheds along the water trout
slid iotothe bay. Deep fissures
opened in tht fiUed*io ground
near the shore and the union
fcny depot was injured. Iu
high tower still stands, bnt will
hsve to be torn down.
A Portion of the new city hall,
watch cost seven million dollars,
collapsed, the roof sliding into
tbe cemt yard and imailer
towers tumbling down. The
great dome was moved, but did
not fall.
The new postoffice, one of
the finest in tbe United SUtea
was badly shattered.
Tb* Valencia Hotel, four-story
wooden building, sank into the
basement, a pile of splintered
timbers, under which were
pinned many dead and dying
occupants of the house. The
basement was full of water and
some of tbe helpless victims
were drowned.
POWERLESS TO STAY VLAMES.
Scarcely had tbe earth ceased
to shake when files broke out
simultaneously in many places
Tbe fire department promptly
responded to the first calls for
laid, but it was found that the
neater mains had been rendered
useleaa by the underground
movement.
The flames, fanned by the ris
ing breeze, swept down the main
streets until within n few hun
dred feet of the ferry depot, the
high tower of which stood at
a dangerous angle. Tbe big
wholesale grocery establishment
of Weelman Feck & Co. was on
nre from cellar to roof, and the
heat was to oppressive that pas
sengers from the ferry boats were
obliged to keep close to th; wa
ter’s edge in order to get past
the burning structures.
REGULAR TROOPS TO SCF.NK.
At 9 o’clock this morning a
thousand men from the Presidio
arrived down town to patrol the
city streets. The Thirteenth In
fastry, 1,000strong, arrived from
Angel Island a little later, and
went on patrol duty. The sol
diers have been ordered to shoot
down thieves cangbt in tbe set
of robbing the dead and to guard
with their lives the millions of
dollars worth of property which
has been placed in the streets
that it may escape the ravages
of tbe flames.
The Firm California Artillery.
2.000 strong, two companies, has
been detested to petrol duty on
Ellis street. Two more compa
nies are petroling Broadway in
tbe Italian section.
WILL CARE FOR HOMELESS.
Mayor Schmitz sent out word
to the bakeries and milk stations
throughout tbe city that their
food supplies must ba harbored
for the homeless. Tents have
been pieced fa every park In tbe
city, and those who have lost
their homes will ba given food
flail aliflliflfl
The prisoners confined in tbe
city prison on tbe fifth floor of
the ball of justice van trans
ferred to tbe iron and steel base
ment of the structure: later they
were removed to tbe Broadway
jaU. and If necessity arises, they
will be taken to a branch county
jsil on the Mission road,
tsunuvet compaxius um at.
Commissioner B. Myron Wolfe
announced at noon that tbe 80
odd fire iaetrraoee corn panics in
tereated had decided to pay dol
lar for dollar to every one insured
»**h litom. The companies.will
Mt discriminate between fire and
sarttMuakeand every mw insured
will be mud to tbe extent of tbe
lorn. Only two of tbe companies
affected era Pacific coast coo*
lorn whboat dnMHtof failure.
&JA utfassLr,nm
Bgl«HES
SMn reduced to ashes. Prom
te opera boose tbe Ira leaped
from boOdtear te build I aw. level
iaaFvsafasa
and mechanical departments
were totally destroyed in e few
urinates, and the flames leaped
Mtou Stevenson street toward
the fifteen-story stone and lion
Claoa Sprcckela building which,
with ita lofty dome, is the most
notable edifice in San Francisco.
Taro small wooden atrnctares
furnished fuel to ignite tbe
splendid pile. Thonsands of
people watched the flames lick
ing the stone wells. At first no
impression was made, but sud
denly there was a cracking of
glass end an entrance was
effected. The inver furnishings
of the fourth floor were the first
to go.- Then, as if by magic,
smoke issued from the top of
the dome. This was followed
bv * most spectacular illumina
tion. The round windows of the
dome shown like so tnsny
full moons; then long, waving
streamers of flames burst forth.
Women wrung their htndt, and
wept, saying: "It is so terrible."
hikk pamack worsu hy far.
To-day’s experience has been
a testimonial to tbe modern steel
building. A score of these
structures were in course of con
struction, and not one suffered
from the earthquake shock. Tbe
completed modern buildings
also irnmnne from bins
5?m. acismic movement.
Tfc* that collapsed
were all flimsy wooden and old
brick structures. The damage
by earthquake does not begin to
compare with the loss by fire.
The heart of the business quar
ter of San Francisco has been
destroyed by fire.
Fire has done tbe great dam
age. An area of thickly covered
ground of eight square miles has
been burned over and there is
no telling when the fire will be
under control.
* rw Vik/ » siruciurt coat
In* $7,000,000. was first wrecked
by tbe earthquake, and then de
stroyed by fire. The Palace Ho
fei. value estimated at $3,000.
000, also burned. Tbe beautiful
Claus Sprockets building, * at
Third and Market street, was
gutted. The Rialto building
and dose ns of other costly bulkf
>»gs were also destroyed. The
ball of iustice ia threatened and
will undoubtedly go. The Ex
aminer and Call buildings are
gone and tbe Crocker building
across the street from the Palace
Hotel is on fire.
No afternoon papers were is
sued and it is doubtful if tbe
morning papers will appear.
Tbe Southern Pacific tracks are
in such condition that only a
crippled train service has been
possible.
The Chronicle building and
its new annex are still standing.
FOUR LOOTERS SHOT.
General Punstou realised that
stern measures were necessary
and gave orders that looters were
t» be shot at tight. Four men
were summarily executed before
3 o’clock this afternoon.
OUTSIDE AID KBCESSARV.
It is probable that, even with
tbe people of San Francisco,
outside aid will be necessary.
A message from President
Roosevelt w a a received this
morning and it had a cheering
effect. George Gould also tele
graphed offering assistance.
SOCTTIKRN CALIFORNIA SAFE.
No shocks were felt below
Sahta Barbara. Los Angeles
was not affected.
*ix cmssauiKKi).
Every batineu building in
Sen Jose, 30 mile* South of Sen
**r^K?*co* was damaged or de
molished. Santa Cru, Monte
rey, Gilroy, and Hollister are
fatally wrecked. Santa Road,
60 miles north, ia in flames and
the damage is over $1,000,000,
aod 10.000 people are homeless.
People fled to fields and hills to
watch tbe destruction of Santa
Rota by fire.
PA3LSOB $200,000,000.
Sen Franciaco, April 18.—At
10 o’clock to-night the fire was
naabakd and thousand# of peo
ple are fleeing to tbe bills and
clamoring for place# on tbe ferry
boats to croaa tbe bay.
The damage ia aow believed
to have reached $200,000,000 and
50,000 people are thought to be
homeless. It look# now aa if tbe
entire city would be burned.
ATTMTMff, KfMClATS t
Csuoty Kxecmthre Committee te
Meet la MIm May 7tk
Tbe Democratic Executive
Committee of Oaatpn County
ia hereby called to meet at tbe
Court House ia Dulles at two
o'clock ». M.t 00 Monday, May
7th, 1908. foe tbe transaction
of such businesa aa may come
before it. AH members arc urged
to attend tbio meeting aa matters
of imooruoce will come before
tbe Committee at that time.
Tbia April 18tb, 1908.
O. F. Mason, Cbalmsn.
1 • ."I'. t, . •
• dependable store like ours
to supply your Clothing
need*.
Year after year we go to
the asm* manufacturer* and
they know that the cloth**
we buy must be right, or
back they gn.
Schlos* Bros. & Co. and
8. hi. & 9. are reliable.
You are anK-gusrded when
you buy thalr garment*, for
they protect us and we pro
tect you.
Soring atyles are now
ready for your ioapection.
Swan-Slater Co.
Haad-te-foot Outfitters
far Mud and Buys.
LOCALS FROM THE LORAY.
AbxIom A boat Relatives In
S«a Frud>co—Water System
Will Sapply Artesian Water
to MUl Boases-Taking Notice
of the Fourth-The Ossetia le
Farad Newsy end latereatlag.
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I.oray, April 19.—Things are
lively in baseball circles at
prricnt. The ground is being
fixed up and the boys are prac
ticing with enthusiasm.
Yonr correspondent was ne
McAdenvHle Sunday. He wa*
glad to see so many of his old
friends, who gave him such a
cordial handshake. Although
Mary's, still tbe Sunday schools
and church were well attended.
The protracted meetings at
Union Grove and West End
have close d. We feel sure that
much good has been done.
A protracted meeting will
start at the Loray Wesleyan
church next Sunday.
Our people have been shocked
at the uews of the disasters in
San Francisco. Mrs. J. H.
McDowell of this place just re
turned from there a few months
ago. where she had been visit
ing her mother and family, and
of course she is anxious to hear
some reassuring uews from
them. Up to the preseut time
all efforts to hear from them by
wire have failed. We sympa
thise with Mrs. McDowell in
her anxiety and hope she will
soou hear that her relatives are
all safe.
Our people are interested in
the arrangements that aTe being
made for the celelnation of the
Fourth of July. A number of
them are expecting their people
from a distance to visit Gasto
nia on that occasion; others are
inviting ibeir friends aud if
others are doing the same we
will have a very large crowd at
tbe celebration of oar gTest
national holiday.
Many improvements are being
made here. Water works are
being built to supply water from
the artesion wells to tbe dwell
ings. This water is being need
in the mill and is really better
than most of the well wster.
The nineniffalinn nf the
Wesleyan chorea her* went over
to the Avon church Sunday
morning to bear Mrs. Ann C.
Boardman lecture on Missions.
Mrs. Board man is a returned
missionary from China and is on
her way back again.
Thk Gazkttk is always brim*
full of news and other interest
ing matter but we think the last
issue was especially interesting.
We wish all oar people could
have seen it for their own good
and for the good of Thu Ga
zette itself.
HERE All Tim MOtE.
These Parents el Old Seldiers
Live on Hr. V. If. Eh rue's
lento—let os lour tram
Other Carriers.
To the BOU< at tsa Qaaataat
Dallas. N, C.. April 18—1
notice that yon nave been in
quiring through Ton Gazkttk
for the names of the parents of
old soldiers. I send you the to'
lowing who live on my mail
rente:
Mr. Moses Thornburg, father
ol L. A. Thornburg.
Mrs. Annie Hnfstiekler, moth
er of Jacob Hoff stickier.
Mrs. Susan C. Rhyne, mother
of J. H. and P. J. Rhyne.
Let us hear from other car
riers how many parents of old
soldiers live on their routes,
whether they can muster three
or net
And we would suggest, Mr.
Editor, that yon will And those
parents more readily by in
quiring ol the mail carriers then
M any ether way. They oover
the county and ere in position
to know. W. M. Rbtwk,
Rami Letter Cartier.
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J. A. LI7.E3,.Gastonia, N. C.
Residence, Near West End Church. Phone 136. p
Veteran Policeman Dead.
Assistant Chief J. L. Orr died
Monday night in Charlotte. He
had been on the police force of
that city for 40 years. He lost
an arm at Chancellorsville al
most at the same boor Stone
wall Jackson was wounded. In
Gastonia he had a number of
warm friends who sorrow that
this good and faithful officer
is gone.
HOW JAPS
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Such a thing as a weakling ia
hardly known in Japan. The
wonderful endurance of the
Japanese soldier* and sailors in
the recent war has been the
marvel ol all nations. Both
men and women are well, happy
and strong.
The n asoa for this, so careful
investigator* tell us, la that the
Japanese irons childhood up
know bow to keep wall through
care of the digestive system. If
they have trouble with indiges
tion, heartburn, wind on the
stomach, loss ol appetite, sleep
lessness. headaches, rheumatic
pains, backaches, or any of the
other troubles caused by a weak
stomach, they treat them selves
with some ,of the principal
remedies that compose Ifi-o-na,
a stomach remedy that has al
ready a large sale in Gastonia at
J. H. Kennedy & Co's,
So uniformly successful has the
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They take a*
have any £tm
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