Show CONTUSION Tho Coll 11 uni 1 Newspaper mock Blocks Were Damaged amu It Sat Francisco co April Apri IS 18 S a 1 m In I tho confusion which reigns everywhere heio It Is Impossible to learn lear I of the catastrophe In II general It II may mi be paid that tho district lying between ld Howard streets from tha tho bay its I fur west weil as tho city cl hall has boon been badly haI wrecked Tho hotels hll near Third and Market streets were badly bally shaken up hut but thero n nto to 10 have hl been no loss IORI of ot life le The Cul buildings as well wel as I tho Iho Western We tern Union building ve been Lon badly ball wrecked The ho largo lane department depart ment Mores In this neighborhood were ruined but bul the earthquake oc occurred occurred nt an n hour when they the empty no loss of life lo Is reported Farther east on Market toward tho ferry ferr clips Is a It section occupied by cheap lodging houses and hotels and hero here tho loss lo of life le Is reported to bo bovery boer very er great though the tho extent of at It Il could not be ascertained at It this hour Fires are arc burning In a number of places along Market r street and all the tho water mains hurst burst tho au nu authorities have ho resorted to t dynamite to check the Tho residence sec section lec lecton tion ton of tho city cly while badly shaken reports no less lees of life lo or serious Herlous dam lm |