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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1906
Page
5
Eyewitness reports from Salt Lake City describe brutal killings during the San Francisco fire and earthquake aftermath. Soldiers allegedly shot poor onlookers, robbers and ghouls were said to prey on corpses, and witnesses recounted panicked crowds and deadly confrontations near city hall and Union Square. The dispatches mix survivor accounts and sensational details from multiple cities, painting a chaotic scene of violence and fear.
Coroner Walsh cites deputy coroners reporting 700 buried in the city after the quake. Locations include Polk and Hay streets 32, Portsmouth Square 23, Washington Ave 12, Six-Mile House 67, Laurelhill 23, with many more scattered. He warns death toll may reach 1,000, noting unsearched areas south of Market and Chinatown. Soldiers and police reportedly buried waterfront dead, though no official report exists.
A fashionable young man on the way to Berkeley is halted by soldiers in San Francisco. He is forced to work five hours clearing brick and debris from streetcar tracks, joining city workers and volunteers as the draft drives rapid street cleaning.
Conductor Vigna of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra escaped the Oak hotel with feet wrapped in napkins and little clothing. The orchestra lost instruments valued at $25,000 and Taurino Parvis, a baritone, fled in oversized slippers after suffering blisters and bruises. He was among the few to suffer bodily harm as the city collapsed around them.
Des Moines operators relay the first muffled distress from San Francisco after the quake. G Walter Barr recounts how Postal Telegraph workers in Oakland and Des Moines kept lines open while fires and destruction raged, with Chicago coordinating the response as the world learned of the disaster.
New York April 23. The Metropolitan Museum of Art has lost nearly all of the painting bequeathed by Collis P Huntington. The fire destroyed the old Huntington house and the collection he spent years acquiring. After his death the best pictures were willed to the Met but remained in the Huntington family during Mrs Huntington and Albert Huntington's lifetime.
Military authorities in Lens France move to crush disorder by making wholesale arrests among the revolutionary element of the strikers. Frese reports in France on April 23. The crackdown aims to quell protests and restore order.
San Francisco April 25 two hundred bodies found in the Potrero area near Shannon street and Union Iron Works were cremated by order of Coroner Walsh. Most deaths from ptomaine poisoning with many unidentifiable. forty bodies removed from a five story building at 119 Fifth Street which collapsed in the earthquake and caught fire. Mrs Henry Murray and A J McNear and wife feared dead. Births and weddings noted amid disaster with couples marrying quickly after losses.
In San Francisco on April 23 Major Til den, a leading member of the general relief committee and governor's staff, was shot and killed in an automobile from Menlo Park by men believed to be in the citizens' patrol. Two other occupants were wounded. three men, FE. S. Boyneten, George W. Simmons and Malcolm Vance, were arrested. The car bore a Red Cross flag. Boyneten says he did not see it and fired when Tilden did not stop. The coachman fired as well. Indignation followed the killing.
Washington reports the treasury department orders duty free entry for relief goods and provisions from China. Refugees from San Francisco arrive in Colorado Springs including S. D. Wyatt and E. J. Nichols. John Van Laun, VP of C. W. Dillingham Publishing, commits suicide in New York, amid suspected temporary insanity linked to a lack of communication with his mother.
President Roosevelt advocates alleviating distress in San Francisco with emphasis on humane treatment for the Chinese and all affected. San Francisco reports 48 banks with combined capital about 60 million dollars and deposits near 250 million, much in vaults from the fire. Traffic Director Stubbs warns outsiders not to come to San Francisco to avoid congestion and ensure supplies continue to flow.
Manchester Guardian prints a Russia rumor that Father Gapon was secretly hanged April 10 by four revolutionists after he admitted spying on former revolutionaries for the police. St. Petersburg reports the claim as uncredited and unconfirmed.
Chicago April 21 Thos Krizenk who was bitten by a mad dog yesterday became hy drophobic at the Standard Slaughtering company plant and armed with a large butcher knife drove about a hundred employees into the street. He was captured and taken to a hospital bound with ropes.
President Roosevelt and French Ambassador Jusserand attended the funeral rites for John Paul Jones in Annapolis. The ceremony included remarks by Roosevelt and Gouverneur Warfield, praising Jones as a fearless naval hero and urging future officers to study his life and deeds.
General Greely commends General Funston for calm, effective leadership in San Francisco during the crisis. He notes rapid troop deployment and relief efforts, estimating 26,000 residents fled the city in a day and predicting further needs to maintain order.
Paris reports the national French committee handling marriage reforms proposes separated property for spouses. Wives would contribute up to half their income to household support while retaining absolute ownership of personal possessions. Married women to gain equal civic rights with husbands. Italy plans Alpine telephone service for climbers seeking aid.
St. Petersburg reports a final draft of Russia's basic law with seventy articles. The text enshrines the imperial manifesto of October 20, creating a parliament but preserves the emperor's control over the army navy and foreign affairs. The changes mainly reinforce royal powers and keep martial law prerogatives.
Alfred H L Castle a former Chicago banker cautions San Francisco officials not to prematurely open bank and office vaults after the Chicago fire. He warns oxygen contact during cooling could ignite contents and cause vast losses that might be preventable with proper timing.
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