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Few Earthquake Freaks The tiio that laid waste to three-fourths three-fourths of San Francisco plajcd some strange freaks. The Kohl building, one of the linest class "A" structures suffered some damage on all of the ilrst four floors, the other six lloors remaining absolutely abso-lutely intact. The big live story building or J. A. Folger & Co. corner Spear and Howard How-ard streets was not oven scorched and a largo lumber yard across the street escaped although everything adjoining adjoin-ing was burned to tho ground. Messrs. Folger & Co. carried an Immense Im-mense stock of coffee and tea and as soon as tho II. S. government will permit, per-mit, regular delivery to customeis will be resumed. Tho steel (ramo of tho new Newman & Lcvlnson building, although right in tho midst or a seething furnanco shows no marks of tho llamcs, the paint in the steel work remaining un-scorched. un-scorched. The destruction of ancient Homo was but an incident In comparison with tho havoc wrought In San Francisco Fran-cisco and it is sare to say that the lire of April 18th, 1000, can be classed as, the greatest and most destructive lire In tho history of tho worlo. |
