| Show A i 1 OIt Shod Rhod Si Commit II at lt l I I This II u hi Morning pig With Wih 1111 fil fill k I New Nev XII York Yok rk April The Postal Tele Telegraph Tte graph office 01 nt ut San al Francisco l o was ns wrecked and communication was WIS lost host WI r t Ine at lt 8 80 60 O New Nel York ork time tl At about the time Postal Telegraph hal had communication with its hat wih Is IsHan Sun Hun chico but hut lost lo t the the con Comm connet COl net Iton again almost Immediately tel In Inthe II the Ihl brief period that thit the lie III wire was WIS working the tho Sari office re ic reported 10 ported that a 1 number numb of buildings had collapsed ed find Ild that the tho dead and In Injured II jurel were vere being taken front fm the ruins us tIM rapidly ns as ni possible At t the time this Illa message came through the prim prin principal dual cipal danger was WIM aH from the fires Ires IreK a 1 num number her ber of which unit started an were making great Ireat headway owing to the lack of or water The electric el eh lighting plant of the city his immis hf failed timid Ild gas gns gRI mains tire are lre disrupted Time Tho The damage extends exl IHS the time en entire entire tire city cl tre The rue Postal building wn Wn badly Imd wrecked amid tho Ito operators room Is IH out of use UIE The he Western Ullon telegraph nt at lt lf fM ets that It I Is him II the tho most mere ie H ttE ett shock ever ec known knowl A from to tl the tho U re reports Western lter telegraph company 11 ports harts that three 11 miles of railroad sank out lUt lt of tiC sight as LS a I of or the inn earth earthquake Il rth quake between n and HI till nil ni wires were wern wert taken with It I At Pleas Picas anion wem 11 several s rn cars burned 1 on no 01 the main line blocking trains tp lp In tn the timi time of or this dispatch tim thA Western Weater Union Ulion had been nimble to tl chico get Jet into communication with wih Sun San Fran Frn At t 1040 1010 this tiuis morning moring the th Postal Po tn company received reed rec vei the following message go goAt At t GI lS this morning a terrific earth shuck shock at mit lt San Francisco din munch much Ilch damage In him mime Hie district east nf of o Market practically destroying six nix or eight block In iii II the til manufacturing ing In mm nil wholesale The hp bank banking ing iii II g district I 1st was Will not tin t seriously ii lr Y ml it ilium gemi although small damage had hit been done untie over the whole town Many ILI persons have been heen killed nail Injured and u a lair por portion tion lon of nr the timo town intuit l II is on 11 tire fire 11 the water supply upI being cut off miff At this moment they 11 th tire are Irp dynamiting several ever l of ot the buildings Time The he Associated Pro IrM office was nuts Wit also 11 0 bully badly damaged ell At 10 lime Hie Western III received a report lint a it I lire r IK is burning at itt lt whore who time the sUite state university U I i located lorl tet The Time report ri port came en ft C from Ph a I sin sta station HIl tion on 10 ii miles out Olt of o Um San o amid the titi nearest point to time the th latter 4 lly I which time tho COl I I hUll hud been nb tj ti t melee up to 10 time the lima 1111 nf ot this Ihl Berkle Is i betwee h t timid mid I UtI Situ San Frim lie isco It 1 Is 1 also reported 1 that the earth earthquake quake shuck shock was WI severe severely felt el through throughout throughout throughout out Nevada The Postal Telegraph company is 1 4 Information that the greatest damage o firm this the th wits was Wil done dOle dOleto to property on m time HIP following streets Davis Hi out flattery Baler Stun Han som nm Montgomery barney Spear Main 1111 Heal Bul anti The Fhi hue bus received a report from fm that time the South Houth Southern ern rn I lie railroad rum ii mum ml will 11 attempt a t I elmi Pt to 10 get It n mm I train limit Into 1110 Kan Sami Francisco start starting tart ing imig mum anti and taking a I about route rOUIl to tip which Is IH nn mum In the Ih Hay ni of oC K HII n Pahlo Iahlo that nine hue pal ahil b I taken by b bout boat to 10 San Salt nn Francisco This ThIl course tour o was Wil made mlle necessary by ly b the til sinking of nf a L threemile section I lon of ot railroad track be he between tween and which Ill are on Ian time the Ihl direct line lne between Sacramento auth all San The Th road crosses some Clinic om lowland nt at II the polio point where Its It tracks ire url reporter reported sunk bv by I The Time location of or this reported sinking Milking of the tho Francisco narth Is It about 10 af 3 mile from Crom Stun un |
