Show STEAMERS STEAr ERS SAVED THE DOCKS llOS Gallant Fight Made by Sailors and Passengers of Several Coast Liners loners Los Angeles April 23 Saved from destruction by b fire at et San Francisco the steamer State of California from front San Francisco arrived at Port Los An Angeles Angeles Angels geles gels last night She was two days and several hours overdue She brought a list of passengers from the stricken city as well as a lot of freight Myron Hume one of the Cle passengers passengers passengers gers on the State of California cred credits credIts credits its Captain Thomas of that vessel Captain Alexander of the steamer Santa Rosa Roa Ro a and the captain of the th ferryboat Ukiah with the saving of or orthe the San Francisco Franeisco water front When the flames crept down among the houses and the freight cars carsby carsby carsby by the water front said he last night fire engines seemed to be use useless useless less loss because of the lack laek of water in inthe the he 1 city mains and the firemen said it was too far to the bay to reach with the th hose Lines of hose were laid from the steamers and skippers and passengers made a gallant fight The State of California also brought brou ht news of vo steamers wrecked at the Union Iron Works in San Francisco One was the Columbia a passenger boat about as big at the State of California which was on the way The earthquake caused her to topple off of the ways and roll over oyer on her side She was practically wrecked 1 The steamer City of Pueblo Puebla Pue ln was ly lying lying ing at the dock there thee when a huge change falling struck her and smashed I her so that she sank I II I |