Daily Democrat, Volume 4, Number 108, Decatur, Adams County, 19 April 1906 — Page 1

fOLUME IV

HORRORS MULTIPLY TODAY

devastation of golden city complete

UNTOLD THOUSANDS OF LIVES LOST Twenty Thousand May be Swept into Sea Before Night.

SYMPATHY IS PROFUSE Comes from Every Nation and State. LOSS ESTIMATED AT 5500.000.000 8- -4 That 15.000 Are Dead — Mat Terrible Catastrophe in Many Decade* Scripps Mcßae Oakland. Cal., April 19 2 p. m. The city is practically wiped out. The loss will reach half billion mark. Over 300.000 are homeless. It is be lieved the loss of life may reach 15 000. It is probable not a building of any kind will remain standing. Scripps Mcßae Oakland. Cal, April 18 2:30 p.m. Unless lome unseen power stays the flames, 20. 000 people who took refuge in trees in the Golden Gate Park will be swept into the sea by evening Flames are already in the > irk, * a '• ripps M< line Spec lai. s »n Francisco, via Oakland. April Ik—The property loss is con tervativcertimated at five hundred million dollars The known death list is over 5.000 but 15,000 will be nearer the total. Wires have connected San j Fiancuco and Oakland and thousands °F offers for assistance are coming in. Ths fire is not yet under control and ar ‘ only burn itself out. Urripps M. Hae Special. Oakland. April 19.-10.15.—Fire at this time is eating up the residence district even on Nob hill, where the millionaires live. There is not a single *'' re teaching into San Francisco at thi hour. 3.000 federal troops are pa--rolimg the streets. Five minutes ago t- ? ghouls were shot dead while robbing hodier, in the streets. in n ’ qcrl DP s -M< llae Special. 10 SO—The United States Mint has Jnst caught fire and is doomed. Every

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i hotel and theatre in the city is gone The poetoffice and city hail were fin Uhed today. The conservative estimate of the dead is from 5.000 to 10.000 here and many more through I the state Santa Rosa has been completely de ■troyed. A hundred thousand people have tied to the fields and hills in the country between Montgomery and Cnsterville and Tajare. Thu coun ■ try shows the tenfic wrenching of yesterday Great sinks reaching as fas u the eye cam «ee Great gem err suddenly came into action and wind bi spouted through the sand. Crevice* of untold depth have been formed where two days ago were beautiful farms and orchards M Lrtt> < -a! Oakland Cal April 19 11 a tn -Twenty-five fires are now raging and the high winds are sweeping the j flames back acroar the city The »nf I sering of children during last night : was terrible and many died from ex ‘ posure in their mothers arms Dr I spite the soldiers, the vandal* are •till at work and every few minutes the crack of a rifle sends the soul if a thief to hell. During last night .randair broke into saloons and he ime beastly intoxicated and nvny died that way. Several hundred people have been killed today by falling walls and burning buildings and the death list is growing every minute , s. rlpi>» M l; i» Mpr. Ist Oakland April 19.-12 o’clock. — I The mechanic*' pavilion, where wore hundreds of wounded has gone up in flames leaving not a building in the city for a hospital. Just before the fire 300 wounded people were re moved from the pavilion to parka, but as many more were left to their fate. The flames have now enveloped every section of the city People are dying every minute from exposure and hunger Men are crying aloud in their ag ony The scenes are amply inde scribable. People are suiciding on every hand and everyone seems insane Ex Mayor Phelon hae been appointed chairman of a relief committee. — ft, rlpps M< Hue t pt tat. Oakland. April 19 12 30. Santa Rcsa is ruined Every building is down and 500 are dead there The reports have been confirmed Oakland. April 19 I o'clock The Cliff House, a monster stone building at Golden Gate, has toppled into the sea. Not ascrap of it is left. No one leaving Fnsco is allowed to return. Dynamite, gun powder and even field gnns are being nsed to blow up whole blocks at a tune. The fine residence district is being slow ly eaten up. Four more robbers have just been shot. The number of peo pie killed by the earthquake has been more than doubled by the firesScripps M< sitae Special. Pittaburg, Pa.. April 19- Andrew Carnegie has sent $25,000 to the relief fund. Scrlpps-M<’Rne Special 1 Paris, April 19.—The nation of j France is aroused with sympathy for • the San Francisco disaster. I S, rlpp* Mcßae Special. J Washington, April 19 —Cablegrams ■ of sympathy are pouring in from rulers of all countries today. Sc-rlppMcßae Special Washington. April 19 — Secretary Taft has ordered a special train to

DECATI’K, INDIANA, THURSDAY EVENING, APttIL l‘», 1906.

I carry rations from Denver to San F rancisco Springfield 11l April 19 -Gov De nee n has called a meeting of the •Ute officers to consider a movement I for relief of the sufferers New York April 19 Morris Jes sup. president of the Chamber of Commerce, has received a check for 125.000 from J P Morgan, for the Frisco relief fund Washington. D C April 19 Im mediately after convening, the Sen ate passed an appropriation for 1500 000. for the California snfferera. aec reUry of war to distribute it. Oakland. April 19 Fire commis I sionert have announced that the in • urance compantea will pay dollar for dollar for every thing insured with no distinctcn for fire or earth quake lo«a. New York. A*iH 19 E H Ram man. representing gn inexhaustible relief fund of millions of dollars from Wall street left today for Frisco on a pectal train, which will make a record run to th» scene of distress Washington. D C April 19 President Roosevelt has ordered Sec reUry Bonaparte of the navy to op en the store* at Mare Island Enough rationr there to last WO 000 two days and by that time more can be had from Vancouver N.-» York. April 10 The Well. ■ Fnrgw Cotnpuitv. hate authorized th, nu.uurfcrmert this! they sill transport, free «f charge, pro >. im» < or am r• ' what > Ver . address’d | w sh» atrwkcn stiff-T- --<•:* in Sa Fran.-o or to urn n tirial. to he by them given >»ut W.nlor.gfon, h < . April l’» Ti.f Gdhtwing u« creep rd from Griwral Fuo-ton thi» morning patches acre rrcrhid ami I hair already tiled several to you. It is »m possible h» inform you i»« to the full csfent of th«’ <H«u«ier. Tn»q»> are aiding the police iii maintaining order You mu not send too ninny tent* or rations. About two hundred thmisami are home|e»». fis»l is searre atir all provision bouse* arc destroyed All gnvenmwM bidding* are gvuw New York. April lH Mi Gugg’rn heim A Sou* I’oilt ribufrd fifty thou* and dollar* to the Sun Francisco suf freer*. This morning they wired General Funston aw follow - “We de •ire to express deepest sympathy for rtfif ml ling disaster which visited, San Francisco We Ino'e wired the sum of fifty thousand dollar* tv I ii.-t National bank of Oakland, wliieh thev are instructed to place at yntit disposal for the relief of su!7«rir.g ami distil'**. I’lea-e tise it in ar cordanee with your best judgment " YESTERDAYS AWFUL STORY SkTlpps Mcßae Special Oakland, t'al., April I l ’. The si'ct.i - in the early hour* nf Wednemlay. which worked the trapsfor mation of Sun Frain !•<•>>. the gayest, must gittlessly happy city on the continent into n *w reck and hell, no |>eii can adei|uately ttewribe. It was pandemonium, resistless. I appalling, in which tens of thousand* blindly fled into the streets. The day started with n'blind and gener a! panic. J'eople awoke with a start to find themselves floundering on the fliMii-s. In sm-h an earthquake it is jhut human to try tn get out of doors. | away from falling waib. They stunit bled ueross floors of the pitching I houses to find the earth ii|sm w hich |they had placed their reliance, swayling and rising and falling, sidewalks I cracking, great rents opened in the 'ground, swallowing some people up. iTln minutes which followed were filled with cries of horror, many dying of pure fright. Suddenly then a roar like a great bur*t ot thunder ami from ail about came a. .crash of falling walls.

I It died ilown at last, leaving the earth |>|itakiug and qnicrrtiig hke jelly I pie Wiwdd run forward, then •topping, I*« another *imck greater than before ■Hid which M»n>ed to take the earth un*irr tlMFtr ?•*•»(. thrt wotthl 1 throw* tiieniwhe. di.wnuanl m tlw Igroiiu.l jn a perfect ag”nr of fear. It -ei-med two or three milihtr* he- | fore the aboek aae over and before I’hi j* I’i’ 7 aciuiil reeover their voter. than wouhi follow the *g»»ni/.ug I servant* of women and cliihlrm, b* st.h- tteeniorrir. with terror With <ne impulw. the (»*.|4r ran for the pork., Ito get *• far a» possible from the falbiig wall* These were |«ark rd with |«..plr in their tiigfit dre-o-s who sent up ,wavers of agimixed tear *» thi earth still Irrtn'iled. The 14a*i» was I'l’t breaking, but before tin day ranw* there flashed before ibe frightened pmfdr. the light of the refill horror <>f flame* from the ! 'hr aii ftravr m’ ’i and tb”*r without j famiii*. to care for .truck out half pad to a5.1.1 the nrrsh In the earn I euoraing light if eoiitd he own ijial I the bu.iries* »h«tnet hj'low wa* Mt ’ . .-UV- • . ■ ■? wtrtrifcrf f4art% abml ih*» early rtfy fr .t.rl.u . T pa I. ■tme madm-« M*> v t'hmamrn *tab .. k f Ml tl t I aH'ul t • IL* i-'»' ■ ' » ' - t-’ 4 ’ ’firms’ “i un- ■■ |* : lir‘ it » ft Mru work*Wlten h«i bntir (hr rill Wi*t* ••( e «»i f tu« !»».> ! r - f H e ki ; ' d . ; V2*f. » I >t : ’ ! t. • . f»■ . .» «t i» sl . . - h. •artird <»tif D AD MHPttritM * iind Wild thrif: h» tb*' h 111*" «-mK MkhalMM for thr »•*<•« Ihir old drivrrs ?ti**d frsgbl, hfllllrd at *hht I»m<| m»»ir f a m.ilmn dollar, in .n.n •' Men piiin. oo|so < lr«>n !!>• ruin * I bmui mg*, .toppesl to eui th •' prove strata of dollani. Tlw U vandals went to work, routed from their dvr ■ alntig th« wharves, tie rat* of ban Fran .•taro’s water froiit. drifter* who have reached here from the hack eddi of Enro|.’aii eivthcation. eras led about aiol began Co plunder. Earlv during tin- panic tiiv polirv caught manv of thee and *hot them dead witteoU further retCiaraty Mayor Hehmidt beard of the van ilaltsm ami ordered General knn.ton to siusit anyotie caught stealing. AH this time the earth wa* <piakitig with httle tremor*, many of winch brought low it wall* and rhmm y> The only way out of the city »*• ’ninth by rad and north by water. Thr eastern exit wa~ rut off by tire. |u>ople being mi able to reai’li the ferry at Muntrom erv street. People on the streets car - ried ridiculous bundle*. *omt’ having a pillow, mirror. Easter hat or what eirr they grabbed first, showiiig the terrible panic. Order i» Is riiiiiu>-’ *« grow out of the chaos, with admiral work by troop*. Hundreds of dead Isidie* have been rvetocred. Imt this work has stop|«’d thr th. injured may !«• eared for. Thousands o’ |»m|»le slept in the [ t»rks last ni; a with nothing ah mt ' uetn hut a t i.'.i I !’* Gohlen t«.ite I’ark was sint| y low-led. l.xerybody who can. is leaving the city. I town town not a bu—i'cs* house is *l.niiling today A terror of a terrible tidal wive, which usually follows an eaithqunke. has seized the [teople ami tlioii'm-ds air fleeing to the hill*, while other thousands too f'rjrhtenend to move are huddled together in the park*. Aetual hlll’giT i* to-day adding to the horror and suffering. Food must lie L ’.-1 somehow. Supply’ of drinking water is pone amt many 'rill die from thirst, as helpless as though in a de—i rt. General I'unston -ays over !'»•>.-

’ I •>' >-! ,w*.p ■ it, .• ’i.ri > i I ho’ . * . I* . 1 San Fraiictwn, Apni I‘* -Hnlhrtin The entire di.tnvt up aa far a» the New Fairmount .."t. top of Nob hill. • lll'lf .t’l-vS >s ■ .. .. p *. . s Mason st reel I* g . At «• >■’ till* morning. Sa . Fr*i. r ■■*... •.> the fire wa* not mi I, i , tr-.j and t • water •tipplr i* stiff cut off latter reports froti I*-* Angele* *liw*qr a great I.*** of life amt proper!* It re Owr !’», (M>*» Sint* a? '** •- A'ORRIED ABOUT RELATIVES Many Hw.tur pmqde hat* nMm ol>vi f fWHtt’i* i MTd’. •ti Sai •iwl Ms*’ AiitMW* r ' Hr *r A a • • h r pw itrrwli* r-hrv ’ bt* father* hirvl t, * \! h ■ - tw<» Mans I- » ■ I ! ■ • jwtrr* hvr al *>*’•« Mt* HlarM> a* h a > * » «laT»_ tflrf’U|M. imp •; o*fip 4li*k ' f. 45, LAST MEETING Shakeroeare Ladies He!d Closing Session EARLY HISTORY THE SUBJECT I !ntcre»t;ri< Incident* as Adam* C --a ty In It* Ftasawr Day* Club to Ha id P.«e»ptior. f Mr* J. A’ • -fatridh M<- K.t <» • iip Mr* ff H Alli*-' and Mr* 5.... K I were gwest’- ami meh tidd immlcnf* Lt mfetewt in t»- IV eniG life II hatjii* • * (ulk wa* r '*l*.♦* hw Ihr # ? d Mttkt u- I’ • land limtarr !•—t gn< their names, tier i fathri havus-tf rhrtwtefWw tltrwr fa I mihar *•* Vlawi* Sh«* Dw* tl»< Eagle, now G* Itrni.er-U » the for Ur., and of man* Ot . so l. \tfet the lesson light rvffi-hmrntw were pervert. The eoterfainmenl commit ter derided Io bold rt n ”plios> for the club member* vol lluir i*l>aml». the eveaf to rumor next M»ndav *** ning at the bnmc *>f Mr*. J M Fva ' Jail Al yesterday '• mvrto „■ of the club, Mrs. Morrison tri-b-n-l h*« nsngnatioii ”lt aronnt of h*r i health preventing her from .loth* th. work. She W 3» *’• oldest tlw* rhih, CROMER MEETING LAST NIGHT John M Frtninger and F L Litterer the Speaker* Thr Prairie whol honsc m Pltf» ( iwk township «a* the - - hot evening of a very rtlfiltwiudi ’ < omer mis ting, thr *|»esker* oW’ . John M. Frisingcr and F. 1.. Litieirf. «t this city. Thirty-five votets were out and it was ten o’i’hwk before the speakers close.l their «r."K.ei'o and finished the story of the no u < --loiial mutest Intrtt" in be'iait’ Mr. Cromer is equal to t int of IM’ vein* ago. when they cans? near making the nomination unanimous. NOTICE TO BEN HURS. The selection of delegates to the Fraternal • 'oiigivs* Muy Ist ami 2nd, will lie made on Friday evening. There will lie initation and business of much importance will lie transacted. All members are urged to at trill MARY V. HAILEY. Si-rib* I'IH-21.

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COURT NEWS Dora Houser Filed a Divorce Suit JUDCiMFNT AGAINST THE CITY i I B W Sholt; o*t»s Vtidirt A New C»*e Filed <»a City Order* — Other BuMaeat ■on "s-wsauMamaa F M t'«»ttr«- *.* attorney tor i mi III**! !&•■*■£ w. U ’l, ’ IL «. T ‘ mapfar w«m • J- - v... T .. . ~ t »* jfc * f •r* < ; ?g*qg 5 j *1 ; ? ft# - « Im -i * L. March k’7 U> , j.. *»••» I •• • - - I a. s i .’ ’ y . ■ J . . ■■■ : «’».* of l> W. . * i ? t. W -■!.*« F H id A W * • di** ■■ .ItljfcYP’i PROF GALVANI CAUSES A STIR Put* Dent Spencer to Sleep Make* Mad Drive. Isi-.it isjwncrr i- slvrpittC Iraarpully m the window ”t Myers, Ihuwv A < „mp*nv'• ci.’!’.. . *l<«rc. T- all •<{*• -sranev* tie i» r«*tli"« tn>ti<uibi>-d b' 11 ' carv* o ti * •»» an* oth"' wold. I’od Galiant. the hypnotist, njipCarvd in the wimlow last night ns ad'erti-rd. acmmpa:ned by ••Ntority,” tlw latter grarnral in a white night robe amt five niinitt** later. the Ind had started an hi* twen-ty-four hour trip in ‘•midland. Alter hyuotiatng hi* »ttbjwt. the pn*ran a hut pm through the l<*.*r skin on tlw boy’» neck. A cr>.«’d of several hundred witnessed tlw |"’rt’..finance. This afterms. .ii 1 :.’>U, Galvani made In* mad drive through tlw city in search ol three hidden articles. previously placed hy a eommitee ap|Miinted by Mayor Coffee. The committee comp'sed ot Mayor Coffee. Auditor Lewton. Marwlial (irtwn, .les.*,* Robison. Leslie Amlreww ami C <• France .Iron to six n>u*e*. finally hiding three different articles ill E. X. Ehinoir's house. where liouseeleaninu was in progivs- Galvani, hlindfolde.l. then got ii[«'ii the . call, grasped tlw veins and drove directly to the Ehingi-r home, where he found the articles. H <’* perI’m in;'.nee at Ute oj>e!”’. *i v.