19 Apr 1906
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1906
Page
1
Earthquakes and fires devastate San Francisco with estimates of 5 000 dead and 20 000 homeless. Water supply cut, rail and electric service halted, and major buildings burned including hotels and theaters as rescue and cleanup begin.
Special dispatch reports thirty thousand houses destroyed or damaged and up to 150,000 homeless. Damage estimated at 200 million dollars with as many as 5,000 feared dead. Firefighters and soldiers quell looting while rescue efforts unfold amid widespread ruin in the city.
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