27 Apr 1906
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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1906
Page
1
San Francisco reports the worst over at 3 o clock as fires subside and water supplies stabilize. Tug boats battle to protect the ferry house while thousands flee toward the East seeking safety amid dire sanitary conditions and mass displacement.
General Funston reports the city fire making no westward progress from Van Ness as a strong west wind threatens the western district. Fort Mason seems saved though risk remains. water supply now 10 to 12 million gallons daily. San Francisco crews list hundreds dead or missing with many bodies cremated. Fiji Minna lodging house, Cosmopolitan, Brunswick, Hotel Vale, and others show collapses and casualties. Oakland and Stanford efforts mobilize aid and relief shipments.
Reports from Berkeley and Oakland describe refugees and distributed food, with boats ferrying San Franciscans and camps opening registers to reunite families. Authorities pledge funds, relief missions, and military transport, while rumors of Honolulu's submergence are dismissed and donations surge nationwide.
New York reports Crocker predicts a grander city as San Francisco faces ruin. Bay area camps, water supply, and refugee relief details unfold with Oakland groups aiding 100000 evacuees and Chinamen among those resettled. Authorities warn against price gouging while pledges to rebuild persist.
This salve is advertised for sore nipples burns frost bites chapped hands itching piles chronic sores and many skin diseases including tetter ring worm scabies and eczema. It promises unparalleled success in treatment and costs 25 cents per box sold by Bowman Brow.
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