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Earthquake and Fire Ravage San Francisco City
The April 18 disaster leaves San Francisco in ruins with about 1000 dead and many more injured. Fire belts spread through downtown as water mains fail and dynamite is used to blow burning buildings. Martial law, troop patrols, and a mayoral safety committee attempt to manage a city losing hospitals, banks, and landmarks.
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San Francisco
Cal
California
Weelman, Peck & Co
Southern Pacific
Trans-Bay
First California Artillery
Ellis Street
Broadway
Schmitz
Committee of Safety
James D. Phelan
Herbert Law
Thomas Magee
Charles Fee
W. P. Herrin
Thornwell Mullalley
Garret W. McEnerney
W. H. Leahy
J. Downey Harvey
Jeremiah Dinan
John J. Mahoney
Henry T. Scott
I. W. Hellman
George A. Knight
I. Steinhart
S. G. Murphy
Homer King
Frank Anderson
W. J. Bartnett
John Martin
Allan Pollock
Mark Gerstle
H. V. Ramsdell
W. G. Harrison
R. A. Crothers
Paul Cowles
M. H. DeYoung
Claus Spreckels
Rudolph Spreckles
C. W. Fay
John McNaught
Dent Robert
Thomas Garrett
Frank Shea
James Shea
Robert Pisis
T. P. Woodward
Howard Holmes
George Dillman
J. B. Rogers
David Rich
H. T. Cresswell
J. A. Howell
Frank Maestretti
Clem Tobin
George Toumey
E. D. Pond
George A. Newhall
William Watson
Spring Valley Water Company
San Mateo
San Rafael
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
Oakland
Chronicle
Market and Kearney Streets
Spreckels
The
Call
Third
Market Streets
Third Street
Examiner
San Francisco Bay