. A history of the earthquake and fire in San Francisco; an account of the disaster of April 18, 1906 and its immediate results. Postal, on Market street near Montgomery, thechief operator sent this bulletin: The city practically ruined by fire. Itswithin half block of us in the same block. TheCall building is burned out entirely, the Ex-aminer building just fell in a heap. Fire allaround in every direction and way out in theresidence district. Destruction by earthquakesomething frightful. The City Hall Domestripped and only the frame work St. Ignatius Church and College areburned
. A history of the earthquake and fire in San Francisco; an account of the disaster of April 18, 1906 and its immediate results. Postal, on Market street near Montgomery, thechief operator sent this bulletin: The city practically ruined by fire. Itswithin half block of us in the same block. TheCall building is burned out entirely, the Ex-aminer building just fell in a heap. Fire allaround in every direction and way out in theresidence district. Destruction by earthquakesomething frightful. The City Hall Domestripped and only the frame work St. Ignatius Church and College areburned to the ground. The Emporium is gone,entire building, also the Old Flood of new buildings just recently finishedare completely destroyed. They are blowingstanding buildings that are in the path offlames up with dynamite. No water. Itsawful. There is no communication anywhereand entire phone system is busted. I want to get out of here or be blown Operator Postal Telegraph Francisco, Cal., 2:20 P. M. Meanwhile some messages were going out fromVallejo and nearby towns, and wireless items were. to u V 13 CO >. u(d uO a e So f 154 THl x<ELIEF started forth to whatever office would take were made to reach Washington by Manilacable. Toward the end of the afternoon residentsfleeing in automobiles reached working telegraphs,and sent out their frightened versions of the dis-aster. Thus in various ways the news went forth. Everywhere prompt action was taken. For thetime business was at a standstill. Relief committeeswere appointed, funds collected, supplies donatedand purchased. Public subscriptions were became the depositories of performances were given. Oranges, papers,and such articles were peddled at special prices hypopular celebrities. In Los Angeles a woman raiseda goodly sum by calling for contributions, at the topof her voice, on a crowded street corner. In Wash-ington a little boy spent his spar
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