Yukon Valley News
EXTRA
Rampart, Alaska, Sunday, April 22
EXTRA
(Extra Editions free each day. Left at Business Houses, with enough for all at the Postoice)
WIRES FROM SAN FRANCISCO UP TO NOON
Received Yesterday
Evening.
SAN FRANCISCO.—A mile of water
front wharves are gone, from Fishermen
wharf at the foot of Powel street to the
ferry.
The ruined district is practically the
whole city from the wrater front to Van
Ness avenue, with stretches west of Van
Ness where the flames crossed from
Mission.
Insurance men are arriving. They
place the loss at fully three hundred
million.
General Funston is ruling with an
iron hand. Twenfy-two. persons caught
thieving have been killed and ten seri
ously wounded. One who cut off the
fingers of a dead w oman and put them
in his pocket to secure her diamond
rings w?as shot through the heart.
The city is now7 supplied with twelve
million gallons of water.
The fire on the water front is under
control.
General Funston has issued orders for
no lights ©r fires indoors. Soldiers stop
eooking-camp fires.
The mayor urges the stricken to keep
in sanitary condition.
Fifty thousand were taken by the
ferries to Oakland today.
A hundred thousand will sleep in the
parks tonight.
All are cheerful since the arrival of
food and water.
The list of dead it is now thought will
not exceed seven hundred. [A palpable
error.]
SEATTLE.—The Northern Pacific
posts a notice that it will sell no tickets
to San Francisco. All lines are carry
ing refugees from San Francisco free.
City of Seattle sails tonight. Cableship
Burnsides carries relief supplies to San
Francisco.
SACRAMENTO.—The governor wires
the president: “California applauds na
tion’s generosity. Three hundred thou
sand homeless.”
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Received Today.
SAN FRANCISCO.—Small pox and
typhoid fever hag broken out in the
camp of the homeless. Germs from de
caying human bodies and animals fill
the air and pollute the water, adding to
the horrors.
Arthur Green, novelist, says there are
scenes of hell such as Dante never im
agined.
A hundred and fifty thousand million
aires, Chinamen, society belles, saloon
loafers, etc., are still camped at Golden
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[ Gate, fed by relief committees. No
tents yet.
Twelve babies born in the park.
Nearly a hundred children have died
of pneumonia and other diseases and
exposure
Fire making no progress west of Van
Ness. Burning still on the water front.
Estimate of the calamity by the po
lice laet night: Twenty-five bundled
dead and thousands injured; three hun
dred thousand homeless; property loss
four hundred million, burned area ten
square miles.
The Pacific Coast coal bunkers fell
into the bay. They will be rebuilt im
mediately.
Fort Bragg, a lumbering town near
Berkeley, was entirely wiped out by fire
following the shock Thursday.
The military authorities are collecting
bodies in Jefferson square and making
the first attempt at identification. Ref
ugees are assisting. Handicapped by
decomposition and disfigurement.
Soldiers are driving all residents from
the city, fearing the use of toilets.
Sailors, landed from the Pacific squad
ron, relieve worn-out soldiers and mili
tiamen.
The government orders the mint to
open tomorrow. Will immediately turn
two million dollars to trade develop
ment.
The government orders the best sani
tary engineers in the army to assist in
improving health conditions.
Barracks are being constructed for the
homeless everywhere.
It is declared the city will be rebuilt
better than ever.
In Chinatown and the Italian and
Spanish districts were many queer res
taurants that can never l)e duplicated.
Hundreds of Chinese bodies are in
Chinatown. Crazed with fear, they re
fused to leave, and when soldiers began
dynamiting and hid in underground
passages where in the cavein they were
crushed to death.
OAKLAND.—Latest arrival of refu
gees so weak they are falling in the
street.
SEATTLE.—Relief fund now a hun
dred and fifty thousand. Buchman off
full of urgency supplies last night.
Queen sails tomorrow.
Governor Meade decides' to call the
legislature to make relief appropriation.
SAN FRANCISCO.—Soldiers have
shot twenty-five ghouls to date. Fun
ston says it is absolutely necessary.
Water plenty now.
SEATTLE.—J. E. Chilberg received
telegram last night from C. A. Ferrin,
saying all Nomeites in San Francisco
are safe. It says: “Dave Davidson and
family safe. Mrs. Oster, baby and
mother with me. Metson, Lindeberg
and Bliss safe. Can get no telegrams
delivered here ”
WASHINGTON.— Presidelit Roose
velt asks congress for a million and a
half more for the relief of San Francisco.
NEW YORK.—It is estimated relief
funds exceed ten million.
SEATTLE.—Alaskans at the Rainier
Grand last night held meeting to raise
funds. Committee appointed: Austin
W. Ashby, Jack Dalton, J. D. Meenich,
Carl M. Jolianson, Ed Dunn. J. M.
Davidson, secretary, will open subscrip
tion books immediately and will also
take charge of contributions from
Alaska.
SAN FRANCISCO.—Forty dead bod
ies taken from the ruins of the Borneo
hotel. It was thought all were out
when the building collapsed.
Government wires commanders of
transports to make headquarters at Se
attle until further notice.
SAN RAFAEL.—Town of Tamales,
near here, was totally wrecked by earth
quake Thursday.
SEATTLE.—Owing to the San Fran
cisco calamity the Pacific Coast Sailors
Union abandons a contemplated strike
for higher wages.
HOGGATT AND BRADY
BOTH SEND OUT
SITKA, April 21.—The sudden calam
ity which has befallen San Francisco
touches us. The suffering is terrible
and will doubtless be long continued.
Alaska owes much to California. I urge
that all public officials and organized
bodies take immediate steps to raise
funds to be sent to the stricken people.
Send to Robert A. Kinzie, Treadwell.
JOHN G. liRADY,
Governor.
SEATTLE, April 21.—At the request
of Alaskans now in Seattle I haved
named the following gentlemen as a
committee to collect and disburse funds
contributed by Alaskans for the relief
of the distressed in San Francisco: Ed
H. Dunn, chairman; J M. Davidson,
secretary and treasurer; Carl M. Jo
hanson, Jack Dalton and D. Munach.
Request therefore that money contribu
ted by Alaskans be sent to the banks of
Seattle to the treasurer Alaska San
Francisco relief committee, .‘102 Globe
building, Seattle, Wash., that they may
purchase such supplies or contribute
such relief as conditions best warrant.
If the distribution of this fund is left to
this committee quicker, better and
more suibable provision can be made
for the sufferers than in any other way.
W. 11. HOGGATT,
Governor.