Daily Democrat, Volume 4, Number 107, Decatur, Adams County, 18 April 1906 — Page 1

VOLUME IV

SAN FRANCISCO IS DOOMED

EARTHQUAKE ruins pacific metropolis

first SHOCK FELT AT 5:10 A. M. Fifty City Blocks go Down and Five Thousand Lives are Lost

A FIERCE FIRE RAGES Property Loss will Reach Many Millions most terrible in history _ - — Li« of Dead and Loss of Property Ma-.- be Doubled by Report:. Fron. Interior of State San Francisco. April 18 —2 p. m.— This city is gradually, but certainly being wiped out of existence by the earthquakes and the unconquerable times Fire has destroyed the mil Uoa dollar docks unmolested. The lame'-, can be seen thirty miles, but there is no way of reaching here, either by rail or water. San Francisco. April 18.—The area covered by the earthquake covers fifty city blocks, a mile square, m which ?very building is destroyed The loss of lives now is estimated at over 5.000 in this city alone. Sau Francisco. April 18. 3 o'clock. -The last shock was felt at 8:17. The fire is still raging and the city is doomed It is only a matter of time as there is absoluely no fire ap paratue to prevent it. and not a drop of water available. Every vehicle in town is conveying people to places of safety. People are fleeing by thou sands In the panic many fell dead from fright. Old people were Jammed to death by the younger and stronger one Men, who were millionaires yesterday, are penniless today. ban Francisco, Aprl 18.—At 5:13 a rumbling noise awoke tin 1 city I'u.’ steel and stone structures in the heart of the city rocked like ships in " wild sea and then t unibled over like so many children’s play blocks, thei! they crumbled aqd crashed into ruins. Kan Francisco, April 18. —The greatest damage done i> cast and 'l'tith of Market street to the bay. Hus includes Sampson, Mission. Bat Icrjii Front, Davis, Drutunmnd, Moul-

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ginnery. First. Freeinont, Heal. Manti, Spear, Stuart. South and other prominent streets, where are located manti* facuring enterprises mid the principal banking institutions. The *7.0. Hl, 0t)(> city hall building is in ruins. More than I,OW building* have I wen destroyed today. Th'' gn* mains broke and hundred* j were asphyxiated ami killed from ex i plosion* when gas and tire came together. The It'll Telepliolie building was shattered by an explosion, mid the wirck wa» destroy'd by tire. Th' Mill* building is going. It is believed thousand* were killed in other cities of the interior from where no news can Is 1 received. „ t I" ■ ■ I II — ♦ San Francisco. April 18. The Lyk house wa* among the others elan aged mid the tire is now spreading to the Grand Palace. The city i* more than ever at the mercy of the flames, as the tire engine houses were all wrecked. The work of rescue is retarded by the lack "1 organization mid the fear of further quake*. Only the dynamiting of block* of buildings can save any part of the city, ami tin* is being done now. The St. Francis hotel and palace I have been de strayed by lire. Re|H>rt» from the Murnipnding country coming in slowly show the quake extended several hundred miles. All wires me down how ever, ot Ogden and byway <>t the Central route where the damage is probably the worst, outside ot iiere. While the police were carting the dead from the building tire broke out in the wholesale district along the water front mid the city i* i* menaced with us terrible ii foe as the earthquake of a lew moment* before. The quake wa* fell as far south a* South Barbara, but did no damage al Los Angele*. All power line* in this city were wrecked. The Pacific cable was nut damaged. Slight earthquake shocks have been felt nil day and the danger is by no means over. The greatest number of killed are south of Market street. The better residence district didn't sutler so severely. Washington. If. April 18. The government i* endeavoring to get information f rom Sun Francisco by

DECATUR, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL IS, 1906.

wiri'lt-* tet'-vraptiy. It ha* been learned the earthquake was the worst which ever ocurred uu the Pacific coa*t. The city is burning and dozen* ot house* have been blow it up w ith dynamite in the fruitless efforts to stop the (lames. Washington. D. ('.. April 18. An j earthquake of miniature pnqwirtiinis occurred in Washington mid throughout the country till* nwrtiiug. tti< only «rni(is results Iwing reported, the district between Sacramento mid San F uiiici*'-". Details f rom there can not lie obtained, a* the telegraph ofi tire* were destroyed. _ t . San Fiam-isco, April 18, A di*a«lions earthquake ocurred here at •' 3d this morning, wrecking the |s»*lal Telegraph building, breaking the water main*. A terrible tire followed and all |>ower to tight it being stint off. th? results were disastrous. Many people are reported kill'-d in the many building* wrecked. The greateat confusion exists the city tx-ing ( >miii stricken. A dozen skyscraper* ernne near toppling ov-raml thou Mind* "I people tied to outlying districts. Frequent sliovk- Illi*' been felt all day. The Postal building is ill the heart of the liiimiic** district, surrounded by newspnpei and railroad block*. Owing t" th® fact that business here never begins until nine o • clock, the streets were deserted ami this fact saved many live* Ali telegraph coniniiHiiciitioti with this city is shut off. u* the employer from both the Postal ami Western I non office* have lu-eii driven out. San F raneiwo. April 18. Al nine o'clock it is estimated that the los* of life i> 1,100. The work of rewiie began nt seven o'clock, lint there i* no organization. owing to the pmii' The dead are being carried from the building* by the scores. The first rumble was beard at .»:!•• •» clock. Several building* toppled soon litter mid fell in every direction. Chicago. April 18. The following message wa* received here by the Postal officials. San Francisco. via Ashfork, Aiiz... Au earthquake at 5:13 this morning I w recked this budding and our office. j\'o water ami we lost our power. I •am going "lit of office as it is ready 110 topple. They are carrying out ;dead from fallen building* and tin-.* i jme raging qli over tow n. Fearful jiaiiic. Manager. Sacramento, Cai.. April 18- Ihe

•iirtbquuke dill some damage here, * purring at 5:15 and hittm- three mintite*. Panic- oei iirt'd at hotel* Plaster fell ill many building* ami telegraphic eommimicatioii with the r.a-t wa- broker <•"•>1 anxiety is fell f"t town* ill the interior No new* hri<- from San Francisco. MRS. HART DEAD One of the PiDneers of this County A RESIDENT FOR SIXTY YEARS Wai Nearly Four Score Years of Age The Funeral to be Held Saturday Afternoon I S uth ha.* again entered our eom munity uud taken from our mid«t one i of the oldest ami best known women hi the city, Mr*. Jacob Hart. Tieend came tins morning at seven o'clock after an illm*» id over a year's duration, during which time she sufl ferrd patiently ami without a mur i mur. with cancer of the stomach. I Mrs. Hart wa* born m Wayne county, Util" "Il NoVi-mtu-i th'- I*l. 1821' wlierv *he lived until *lic wa* a | young lady, when her paiont* moved Ito Ashlaml I'oiuity, in the sani»' state, it wa» here that she waa met by Jacob Hart, their marriage taking place April 2ml. ls|t> The happv coiiple resided at this place until the xeirr 18-17, when lhey moved Io Ad am* county, and for nine year* they rvsi'ied on a farm, when* they propered. In 18.5(1 they moved to the city where Mr. Hart engaged in the bitek business ami later in the milling busine** ill 18t.ll. which he followed until a tew year* ago, when lie »"id out and ha* 'iitee lived a retired life. Mr*. Hart was a member of the Pre* byteran i-huri'h of tin* city and wa* a devoted Christian and an eaiit«-*t worker in it» behalf. The funeral service* will Ih- liebl Saturday altci uouo at two o'elock a’ the resulrnre OU Moline- street, KeV. Fowler off ciating ami interment will I*- made in the Ib-'-alur (-enictery She leave* a hnsbutid ami five children, namely Hi 'ry Hat \M i - I -- ! k Ko* Mt*. Mai ' Hrrnu-ikamp. J ■ Hart ami Haney l> Hart, to mourn thei: loss. COURT NEWS A Marriag' in the Couit Room Other News. Dyuui* Sehmidt wa* appointed guardian for Peter, Leo. Henry. Mary. John and Catharine Beam and tiled Ihuul. B \V. Sholty v*. City ot Decatur, suit on city orders, defendant ruled to answer. Charles Dicer vs. City of Ik-.-ntur. S2.IMHI damage*, answer tiled, ease set tor trial Monday. May 21st. Martin L. Lehman and Mi** Erma Stanley of Geneva, were married in the court n»m this morning. Judge Erwin officiating. A marriage lu-ense ha* lieeti issued to .luliu* Reichert ami Emma M"*er of Monroe township. You will enjoy the midweek prayer service at the Methodist chureh tonight nt 7:30. The Rev. C. G. Hudson will lx- present’ am! speak. Come ami greet our former pastor. The Rev. D. I. Hower will also be present

G ENEVA NEWS I Sanford Muizks Loses Two of His Toes A PLOW FELL ON HIS FOOT Another Five Cet Social at the Ma tonic Hall The Band Stand ia Beinj Beautified (>«•; . »a, lint.. April 18. Sanford Mntxler, 18. had tlw misfortune to lose two t<»* of hts right font yesterday while getting some farming inqdemeula from the liaru loft on the hinitb taim south-east of here. He ««• cmleavunng to get a plow down •nd jti»t a* Io- got it where it had to come whether or n»>, he h«l In* | iadd ami a* a result the plow share ; struck hi* fm-t ju*t right to mash tin- *mall t'<e and ttie one next to it. Both bad to be amputated. Me«iiaine» N, Shepherd ami Car penter gave another of the (aipulnr ftve-retit «oeial» u> the Masonic banqtl<‘l hall U'i evening and again the Ea.*t«-ni Star plan fund »a* increaaed by quite a I'l'-e little stltli I tori g tlu evening ti ■ > Ih W. ft. Hub. • -urprio-d hi* .tniii i ftn-mi* by hi* acron phdicl I piano playing. That Mr. Hale ia an j artist <hw« not half ejtpre** what we would like t<> -ay IL u*'* a pianola I though. After nine u'clock the H<~»r I was cleared and given over to dam mg for tlir remainder oi the evening. pijt«. t . ; a Lu..*. Lu'.g .time, the bam! stand at the corner of High ami Line stn-et* lias brett an eye'sore, berauw of the fart that it i* 1 nothing more or tea* than a puldir I bill bnanl and now it t» to be done I away with a« tai n* bill |»-»tiuv l» leonrernr'l. F.iau- -A ( lurk, painters. ' an- making an rstmmte an the cost •>f tvatoving all the mlverisenomt' and giving the stand a few euat* <-f paint It would add a hundrtsl per cent, to ttie appvaraitee of the romer ami as the stand belongs to thr people exrryom- »la>illd assist, wle n asked. to improve it. FOR TEN DOLLARS Contract Given for Congressional Tickets TO BE PRINTED IN ANDERSON Sixty Five Thousand Tickets Order ed and Chairman Boltz Geu a Fat Job. ■ w . The contract tor printing the ballot* fur the Republican ruugressiotial primary lut* lieeii awarded to Chairman John II Boltz, of R.imlolpii county. Instead of costing *.(.•(> as stipulated in the bill of rules a* tii-st formulated by the trteml* of Candidate Stilwell, the ("iitrii.-t pine is $lO. The specification-* call* for (kS.(HK> ticket*. 5x7 iuche* in *ize. The other bid* ranged from *47 to SiO. ami would have perhaps lieen a fair and reasonable compensation tor the work. Chainuau Boltz i* a partisan of Mr. Cromer and the conclusion to Is- drawn is that at least some ot the friend* of Mr. Cromer did not pro|*»e to give the 'Subsidized pres* an opportunity to print the ticket*. Mr. Boltz, i* not a printer, but the rules did not exclude his right to bid on the job. District Chairman Terhune made u little rid*' of his *tw u after the contract was awarded to the effect Hurt said ballots must be printed, counted uud sealed in AmlerM»n, under his owi personal - \ isioti.

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COUNCIL SESSION C. 0. France Apoointed City Clerk FROM MONROE TO ADAMS Spitting Ordinance Advanced to Final Reading Other B-isinew of Importance. The city ■ council met last evening in regular -•-*» . wit Mayor ( offer pr.-sitting ami ali roum-ilmen pre* e»(. The minute* <>t th«* L»*t meeting were t-ad by • let 1. M. Fr« iy a-d were appro*rd by the emv -if and this dtsI tlfiguishrd body at lIH •• pt'M '-rded I to gel >low n to biisii.'-»«. Several pro I (dr w ini ir»idr Sawdust .Venue were present an I laid a complaint in regard to a defective drain along that street and ufsm m--ti*»u by Porter, (hi* maltet «as referred to the city engineer, wL-. w.■* instructed to report buck to the coll "'it. Tiie bill* of Fire Chief Hein* .err then mid and u|hhi a mutton by Porter were al- ' !. - •- 1 Ihelp, w htrh i« a direct l wlatiotl of a city ordit.aace, whir’i declare* the city ,«ball not be Uabb for at v extra help during the pnar »•«* of a fire. Eli Spruuger, mi brhiif of tlw (Wqstrty uwimrw "ti F irst street niej a petilntl before th*' roiinnl asking that First - street be paved with modern pa*mg tilock fi,on Munroe to Adam* street*, a di’laneg of three *quare». This petition ••» r» cried to toe street com I * 5.1."!. I .(tig.. - - ’ -o.- - * ...» then advance,! to it- *ev»trd reading land carried, every member of the , jruum-tl voting m favor of the same. *J R M F.' iy, ti- p > - * clerk, tlwn tendered hi» rr-signatmri t<» the <wmucil to take effect May lr»t. lit* resignation was arrep<e,l. Teeple then moved that the retiring clerk be allowed ln» salary fur the month of April, v* hi.-h ni,»ti** varrie<i. The Mayor th' •(.(..mte.l ( O France, clerk elect, to th! out t' uneipiml term "I * htrk MrFc-ly. and upon a moltoii by Teeple the coined rat; ■ tied the iip|*>mtmerit The following hiii« were then allowed: ,;i.. M * - > • 1 I t i M I I . . . . ..u |j..*h . m - •••- ' ■»» I>«M Haiiar t I« a K It H. ' *'«h: [ h,hC r> ,"I«, s>-• ll» z « -at l". V 11». r" teeple, ,lr»>wa*11. r Hrlnt are *o?< , Il G H ■a ■ -* c-o I :•« p | H « l (mingle* A X greet * H- ■ • .plies KH. k A Ttb.UII la's--K k a T»« t.'H. supplies No other Irusmcs* ,-ommg bef»»to the csumcil they alfournol to rm-el hi c«Hitiiiur*l *e**i,»n next 1 .*e*day . evi i o wl - ob’»-*-*io- * ot* tic nurth s»,-,. d sreet petition for a bru-k street will be heard. WAS SICK ONLY THREE DAYS Post Mortem to be Held— Deceased Was Brother of John and Gaurge Everett Jor.othan Everett, a prominent and influcotraf citire' ot Van Wert n'ttlify, and gw Im is well known in thia cits ami county, being a brother of John aiuUGeontv Everett ot this eity. died this morning at hi.* Iw>me two Hilles cast of the state line at tour o’clock, after an dim*- of three ilays' duration, the exaet cause of hi.» death not beii g known at thus tilin', a* a (tout mortem exaininatioti w ill Im- tiecv**;'.ty to det, rmine the cause ot his den *e. The disease which eausci hi* death attacked him last Munday ami I is |>.m: ami * offering were great, it Im- ■ g in t'"ibh for the il 'ctors to give him auy thing to bring relief, a I his demise oeeur- * red jn-t three d y** after the attack. I The funeral air,: .enient* have not as ' yet been made a* i>" word ha.* I* on / n-<-eiv, I from a daughter in Indian Territory, or a hr,'tiler in Kansas and it is possible that laith will d'-- *■ to •trend. The ; : ’j-nw-t' raxl late.