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TWIwt'A'WfiSKj TW1CB-A-WEEK VALDOSTA, GA„ SATURDAY, APJ Lost-Fires that Somethingof San of Ruin. Francisco. The new, from San Francisco turns the mind to the earthquake of Aug. 31, 1886, known locally as the Charles ton earthquake On the date mention ed the hardest shocks were felt. These were succeeded by lesser shocks, which lasted for several days. These followed the eruption of Mt. Aetna. The shocks were felt In 20 states, from Ontario, Canada, to Bartow, Fla. as as far west as Detroit. The direc tion of the vibrations was from the southeast to northwest. The celebrated Lisbon earthquake of 1755 was severely felt in the east ern and middle ’.'nited States ano ftigh waves appeared in the harbors •of New York and Boston. In Octo ber, 1811, an earthquake extended from the mouth of the Ohio river 300 miles southward and continuing its disturbance, until March 26, 1812. Travels Like Lightning A shock, Oct, 1870, covered the area including Quebec, St. John, N. B. Chicago and New York. The veloc ity of the wave was estimated at 14,- OOO feet a second. On November 18, 1878, an area of 150,000 square miles r'fn the Mississippi valley was dis turbed. The heaviest earthquakes on the Pacific coast .in this century were .In 1872, In August, 1884, the lljll^Hludincj Washington, Toledo, gggl^HPortland, Me., was shoken. ffll^Beory of earthquakes It a tim- San Francisco has about six hun- drsd thousand people and la the great est city of the west- It la on a pro montory extending out In the Paelflo ocean, the San Francisco bay extend ing for around to one aide on the north. At the foot of Market etreet, the principal thoroughfare, is th« great Ferry Boat landing, where the boats from Oakland meet all of the trains from tne north and east. Market street Is Intersected at triangles by all of the side-streets, which diverge to all parts, of the city. . About four or five blocks from the ferry Is,the Grand Palace hotel, which cost 17,000,000 and a block or two further on are the Call and Examiner buildings, both sky scrapers, standing on opposite sides of Market atreat. Twelve or thirteen blocks out,. and Just a half a block from Market street Is the magnificent City Hall, whlcn, with the Examiner and Call building, la In ruins. On the northslde from Market' street is the bay, with most of the great warehouses and manufacturing Industries, and on the southslde are the finer business blocks theaters, cafes and residence sections. The city of 8an Francisco Is built upon a great escarpment. and many of the streets are up and down-hill sides, almost like mountains. Out to ward the Golden Gate and the Paelflo pecan, whlph is five or six miles from the main business center, are preclp- Itlsus cliffs, against which the waves of the P.iclflo ocean lash Incessantly. There 'hr'ns-tesst. at that point and as far as the eye can feHh 'tMUMlL. rectlona, there are mountalncue. ele vations that would lead one to believe that the landscape was too solidly grounded to be shaken by an earth quake. But earthquakes have been very frequent In San Francisco tn the past and to guard against them, minjf, of the houses there In the business dis tricts are o.’ wood. It has been only re cently that fireproof buildings have been constructed, the earthquake be ing regarded as a greater and, more dreaded foe than fire. V . .Most all of the other splendid build ings in the city are in the "down town district," which le reported as having been wrecked by the earth quake and later ravaged by the, flames. j San Francisco, April 18.—San Francisco was practically San . wrecked by an earthquake at 5:10 this morning, or 8:10 Valdosta state iHa time. The shock lasted three minutes, and thousands of build* thousani ings were damaged or destroyed. j l^ e ca ° i The loss of life is great. There is no water and fire is w; J s ] e f t breaking out all over the city. All wires except one of the Pos- ji$ s tal Telagraph Company are gone- Geyserv The City Hall, costing seven million dollars, is in ruins, loss of II The confusion and excitement is indescribable. Most of the Okla people were asleep and rushed into the streets in their night ^ ave .°S clothes. The buildings swayed and crashed, burying occupants, tarne “. ® There was a panic in down town hotels. ' " 1 San Francisco, April 19.—Day. dawned on a scene of death cl ^’ and destruction. During the night flames consumed many of the F/J?l jril 19.—Reports from the interior of the 1' Santa Rosa is a total wreck, and ten >ple are huddled together. The loss of 1, but it will probably reach thousands, lestroyed bythe earthquake, and what Ridings of the destruction of Healdsburg, se, Hopeland and Ukiah. In eyery case |v is shocking. 1 *ril 19.—Thousands of homeless refugees tn San Francisco. Idora Park has been nd churches and theaters opened to shelter le' ydt to.estimate the damage done in this md food is v<!ry scarce. The 'provh all government buildings destroyed. i the floor by the «hock. ■*—« It it believed that more or less at wat auatalned by naarly every coLlstent with the rigidity that ae- 8acramento, Cal., April 18—2:30 p. troiomers have proved the earth to m—All wire 1 *communication with 8an possess. j Francisco is practically lost. A gale p m Ciuae of Earthquakea. | blowl and telear , ph , ro But although the earth must be mainly eolld, It le yet believed to be badly mixed ' honeycombed structure and that LOSSES IN NEIGHBORING TOWNS kthe cavitlea contain In many placet Communication with outside towns Sake* of molten rock, between which *• almoat entirely cut off, but the and the surface volcanoes are orifice* re P° rt com,! * ,rom Pal ° Alto that * u of communication. ' Into these cav- but one ° f the buildings of the Le- I ties water, oinking / down through lend Stanford, Jr., University have crevice* from the ocean or the land b ” n wrecked, and that the splendid must be constantly finding Its way,! jrr->r T-. f*. n r~ and the ateam thus generated exerte j—jI 1 /l/7 j-i / H \ V such enormous preature as to forced * "* * 1 the molten matter to the eurface, It- j Oakland, Cal., April 19-3:30 p. m. Itelf mingling and escaping along with _ .. . . - _ I .... , . , ;—From the burn ng c ty of San Fran- It When a mats of water It eudden-f |y precipitated Into a hot cavern the ci,e ° homel<! “ P«°P'« »''« flocking l explosion of steam will cause an with blankets and such baggage as earthquake concussion and where they can carry in their arma to refuge there it no vent may be sufficient te acr0i , the bay . A „ trafflc toward ths rend the euperin-cumbent strata. , . . . .. r e tv ■ itannerf hv thr ml itarv au. memorial church, one of the finest 1 The people becam structures of Its kind In tee world, and. rushed .ntc the It a man of ruins. One student la them in their ntgl known to have loat hit life. were met by shower The dreadful earthquake shook Ings, bricks, corn! came without warning at precisely' Many were . Instant 5:13 o'clock, its motlonl apparently death, while other* being from east to west At first mangled.':, - the upheaval of the earth was grad- THOSE INpOOR8 ual, but In a few eecondt It Inereae-, Those who remali ed In Intensity. Chimneys began to [erally escaped wl fall and bulldlnga to crack, tittering : though scores were on their foundations. / ] plaster, pictures am buildings have been destroyed, FREAK8 OF THE EARTHQUAKE. L San Francltco, Mprll 19.—The | freaks of the earthquake were many. Wide fltturee were made In the streets, etreet railways were twisted out of line, towers and water pipes buret, and It le feared that there will be an epidemic of disease. Provisions ere sold at fancy prices and even water It vended by the I Blase. Itlee are still using dynamite to stay I the flames, but new misfortunes hap pen at th* Wxplotlvet become exhaust- ed. |very business building and half of th«i ! JwMpnee portion of the pity, lo destroyed, j .The powder supply In the city 1* nearly exhausted and tven the gov ernment atienale have been emptied- Two hundnid thousand famlllta are homeless. All of the government wounded, tick and dying/ together, with what houshold effect* could be gathered together. Tho| Oakland hospitals are filled with Injured and dying who are be ing conveyed to this side of tho bay as rapidly aa poaalble. It i* aald that If the flames are not checked In the. next twenty-four hours the city of 8an Francltco /will bo a mass of ashes and nothin J more. Tho olty Is doomed and ,the author- I-awn mowers from 13.50 to 315.0 j at Boyd-Fry Stove &Chlna Co. For the coming weddings go to Boyd-Fry Stove & China Co., for cut glass and the latest patterns in ster ling silver. Vote for Jesse Scruggs for tax re 3 celver. It isfimply Per^ct and Will Stand the Test of Time. Look at it. Think About it. Size it up. Order Now. Get Prompt Delivery Good fences pay bigger dividends in the enhanced value of the farm than the houses and barns. Are you farming for profit? if so, put up a fence that will neither blow down, burn down, rot down, and is time proof, rust proof, rabbit proof, pig proof and “billy” goat proof. ’ See how close the wires are woven with six Inch stays, ‘it is simply perfect. See Coin—(loin and Cumin—the fence and plow man SK Valdosi Harley Cleans Hardware, See How the Names Link Together. Site Pine Sash, Door:. Paints, Brick, Lime, Cement and Cooking Sto- WE PAY FOR ATX T PNG DISTANCE TELEHONE MESSAGES THAT ARE ORDERS FOR GOODS. LEY’S DWARE - • 581 6 rif 6 T~ 6 6 34 6 -*2 Cl V cM