Frisco Fire Devastates City Amid Widespread Destruction
April 19 reports describe San Francisco’s utter ruin from a massive conflagration. Fires rage across Nob Hill and Union Square as residents flee by wagon and foot, with water and fuel scarce. Oakland, Berkeley, and other areas mobilize relief while detailing looting, evacuees, and collapsing infrastructure.
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Death toll mounts from Santa Clara hospital collapse
San Jose reports 103 bodies recovered and 207 injured after the main building of St. Agnew's hospital collapsed trapping patients. Little damage to Santa Clara college noted as responders work. The day includes other dispatches from San Francisco and Washington on fires, looting fears, and relief actions across the region.
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Frisco Fire Relief Efforts Across Cities
A flood of dispatches reports San Francisco fire nearly under control with martial law considerations and massive relief efforts. War department orders ships and rations to the coast as Oakland and Seattle coordinate aid, with prominent donors and banks pledging funds for earthquake survivors.
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Earthquake Telegraphic Brevities Reach West Coast Shock News
San Jose reports 150 dead as a vast ruin floods the business district under martial law with hospitals filled and rescue crews at work. At Agnew state lunatic asylum 100 killed. Oakland proclaims holiday and martial law, insurers poised to lose. San Francisco mint reports 9 million saved. only that building spared.
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Preston and Hales Shoe Oil Keeps Water Out
A box of Preston and Hales shoe oil promises waterproofing for footwear. The brief item notes the product’s protective quality and suitability for rainy or damp conditions.
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