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The Horror I
April 19tht 5 p. m. The
a Bulletin announcilig that
wiped froip the face of the
fire Is still raging.
EARTHQUAKE AND FIrE.
Ban Francisco In Ruins-Hundreds
Killed-Thousands Injured
Milions of Dollars Damage
-Shocks in 0harleston.
San Francisco, April ,18.-Earth
quake and fire today have caused the
greatest- calamity California has ever
known. In San Francisco alone it is
estimated that 1,000 persons have per
ished, while as many more are suffer
ing from injuries. The entire business
pqrtion of the city is in ruins, and the
fipaes which, owing to the lack of
water cannot be checked except by
the blowing up with d'namite of
digs .in. -.; path, are still
sweeping through the ity. It is ut
terly impossible at preset \to estimate
the property loss, for the e %nt of the
conflagration cannot be told \til the
fire has burned itself out. Tho iands
of people are homeless and man )are
huddled in parks and public squAres
beside the household goods they were
able to save. The city is under mar
tial law, and all the down-town streets
are patrolled by cavalry and infantry.
Detaili of troops are also guarding
the banks. Most of the principal
buildings have already been destroyed
and others are in imminent danger.
Over'all-the scene of desolation lialgs
a dense pall of smoke.
Communication with outside towns
is almost entirely cut off, but the to
port comes from Palo Alto that ,all
but one of tlie buildings of the Leland
Standford, Jr. university have been
wrecked and that the splendid memo
rial church, one of the finest struc
tures of its kind in the world, is a
mass of ruins. One student is known
to have lost his life. In Oakland five
persons were killdd. San Jose and
Sacramento,'Berkeley, Alameda and
other places heard from suffered se
verely bit report no loss of life..
The dreadful earthquake shock
came without warning at precisely at
5:13 o"clock this morning, its motion
apparently being from east to west.
At first the upheaval of the earth was
gradual, but in a few seconds it in
preased in intensity. Chimneys be
gan to fall and buildings to crack,
tottering on their foundations. The
people became panic-stricken and
rushed into the streets, most of them
in their night attire. They were met
with showers of falling buildings,
bricks, cornices and walls. Manywere
instantly crushed to death, while oth
ers weore dreadfully mangled. Those
who remained indoors generally escap
ed with their liyes, though scores were
hit by detached plaster, pictures and
articles thrown to the floor by the
shock. It is believed that more or
les loss yvas sustained by nearly ev
ery family in the city.
. Fire Broke Out.
Scarcely had the ear'th' ceased to
shake when fires broke out simultan
eously in many places, The fire depart
ment promptly responded to the first
calls for aid, but it wvas found that
the water mairis had been 'rendered
bent. Fanned by'a'light breeze, the
flames quickly spread and- soon many
blocks wtere seen to bee doomed. Then
,dynamite was resorted to 'avd the
sound of frequent ekcplosions added 'to
thme 'terrorE of the- people. All efforts
to stay ie progress of' the fire, how
ever, Pr9ved futile. The s'outh' side of
M!arket sti'eet. ffom Ninth 8treet .to,
the ltay was 20on alIaze, thme iro cover..
ing' a belt twvo block wide' On this,
the *nain theoretghfare of the city,
are located man.y of the :jlest hiAese
in the. cityn iieludirig th'G?ant Par
aria Mona'dnoe bt es4ng
Suld Qfrat,d '4he unA
wholesale liopsee. #s *
At theo ame ti jo
ostablishmnents ai aiiul e
icreases
SFr ancisco.
associated press is out w Ith
San Francisco is practically
earth. It is said that the
Market street were burning. The
burning district in this section of the
city extended from Sansom streets to
the water front, aid from Market
street to Broadway. Fires also broke
out in the Mission and the entire city
seemed to be in flames.
Unler Martia Law.
At 9 o'clock this morning 1,000
men from Presidio arrived down town
to patrol the city streets. The Thir
teenth infantry, 1,000 strong men,
arived from Angel Island a little la
ter and went on patrol duty. The sol
diers have been ordered to shoot,down
thieves caught ini the act of robbing
the dead and to guard with their lives
the millions of dollars worth of prop
erty which has been placed' in the
streets, that it may escape the ravages
of the flames.
The First 'California artillery, 200
strong, two companies, has been de
tialed to patrol duty on Ellis street.
Two more companies are patrolling
Broadway in the Italian section. The
Ellis street contingent of guardsmen
is under command of Capt. G. A.
Grattan. Capt. Wm. A. Miller is com
manding the forces on Broadway.
Mayor. Schmitz, who has establish
ed his office at police headquarters,
has named a committee of safety,
comprising many prominent citizens.
Mayor Schmitz sent out word t6 the
bakeries and Milk stations throughout
the city that their food supplies must
be harbored for the homeless. Tents
have been placed in every park in the
city, and those who have lost their
homes will be given food and shelter.
San Francisco, April 18, 10 p. m.
It looks now as if the entire city
would be burned. The Associated
Pres men are trying to get matter to
Oakland by boat, but they are very
uncertain. The government is fur
nishing tugs, but the confusion is so
great that they cannot be relied upon.
It will be impossible to send full de
tails for several days.
San Francisco, April 18, 10:15 p.
m.-The newspapers have ceased all
efforts to collect news and the Asso
ciated Press force is compelled to act
independently.
San Francisco, April 18.-Earth
quakes and fire have put nearly half
of San Francisco in ruins. At least
200 persons have been killed, 1,000 in
jured and the property loss will ex
ceed $100,000,000. Thousands are
homeless-'and destitute and all day
long streams of people have been flee
ing from the stricken districts to pla
ces of safety. It was 5 :13 this morn
ing when a terrific earthquake shock
shook the whole city and surrounding
country. One shock apparently l asted
two minutes, and there was almost
immediate collapse of flimsy strue
tures all over the city. The water
supply was cut off and when fire
broke out in the various sections there
wvas nothing t6 do but let the build
ings bur~n. Telegraph and telephone
communication wvas shut off for a
time. The Western Union was put
completely out of business and the
Postal company wvas the only company
that managed to'get a wire out of the
city. About 10 o'clock even the Pos
tal was forced to suspend. Electric
poyer was stopped and street cars did
notr un. Railroads and ferry lponts
ceased operations. Fires have been
raging all day and the fire department
has been powerless to do anything ex
cept to dynamite buildings threatene,i.
All day long explosions have shaken
the city .and added to the terr'or of
the inhabitants.
'Another Shock.
Following the first shock thero was
another within five minutes, but not
nearly so severe. Three hour s later
there was another slight quake.
Iteports from districts outsmide of
8n Francisco indieate widespread
tnauuge. San Jose, 50 h iles south,
lost many buildilio, and from
20 persons were kill6d. The anie
of the Vendome hotel collapsd ih
fires broke out. Standford uimiversit
and Pala Alto suffered greaty. A
Standford many handsome buildin
weile demolished and two persons %el
killed. One of them was Julius RN'
eR Hanna of Bradford, Pa., and tb
other was Otto Curts, a firemaw.
Six other students are lying in tj
Pala Alto hospital with bruises, oti
and internal injuries, all Californi
studflnts.
'ie court house at Redwood Cit
and other buildings collapsed. Uel
ton Park, Burlingame and other fast
ionable places suffered greatly.
The greatest destruction occurred I
that part of the city which was r4
claimed from San Francisco ba;
Much of the devastated district was a
one tIme low, marshy ground covere
by water at. high tide. As the cit
grew it became necessary to fill i
many acres of this low ground in oz
der to reach dcp water. The Mei
chants' Exchange building, a 14-stor
steel structure, was situated on tlh
edge of this reclaimed ground. I
had just been completed and the e:
ecutive ofices of the Southern Pacifl
company occupied the greater part o
the building.
SHOOKS IN CHARLESTON.
Two Shocks Said to Have Been 1I
cently Felt in Oharleston.
The State.
Charleston, April 18.-It was state
today that there were two distin<
shocks of earthquake felt here yestei
day afternoon and the presumptic
is that it was the same seismic dit
tWrbauce wave which came closer i
the surface on the- Pacifie coast an
did the terrible damage.
The Latest.
Special to The Herald and News.
- New York, April 19. 12 M.-All r
ports of loss of life and property
San Francisco underestimated, rathi
than1 overstated. The 'entire distri
up as far the new Fairmount Hotel o
the top of Knob Hill between Powe
and Mason streets is wiped out. It
reported that not less than 100,0(
people are homeless. At 6:30 o'clo<
this morning (San Francisco time, oti
time 9:30) the fire was not under cot
trol and the water supply again ei
off.
Louisiana Teachers Meet.
Baton Rouge, La., April 19.-T
first annual session of the annual col
vention of the Louisiana State Pul
lie School Teachers' association wi
meet here this afternoon. Hundre<
of teachers and principals from a
parts of the state are here for ti
purposd of..attending the conventi<
and the hotels are well filled. Tli
first business session will be al
ed to order by President- Caldwell th
afternoon. There will be anothi
session this evening, when Preside1
B. C; Caldwvell and several other prior
inen t speakers will deliver addresse
The program. provides for five gei
mral sessions and a series of depar~
ment meetings of the' primary, Ki:
dergarten, grammar, high, musi
drawing, physical cultur0 and prunt
pals department. The subject for tI
general discussion / wvill ho ''TI
Teacher's Equipment.'' State Supe
intendent Aswell will speak on 14
(lay night.. The convention wvill ai
journ on Saturday. The sessions wi
be held in Garig Hall. At the san
time, the Alumni of the State No
mal school "will hold their annual se
alon.
North Georgia Bible Conference
Gainsville, Ga., April 19th.-TI
annual, conference of the North (Geo
gin Bible Conference, which has bei
session here cornes to a elese this a
ternoon. It has -been the most su
cossful .conference of'- the M.I
church in this district and the pr
ceedig vere n'nusually interestin
The closing May progrgmime is p-:i
ularly interestijg and includes a
th'esses by th4 1ev. Dr. Waler Lewi
of Atlanta,fid Ie Joel T. Dave
of .'Mllledgo'illso i e Rev. J. E. En
land, of' fta do and others.
REFUSES WHISKEY FUNDS.
4 ZXed Bluff in Marlboro County De
clines To Use Dispensary Profits
For 4chool's Support.
The State.
- Bennettsville, April 17.-Another
6 Marlboro school district has refused
o use the dispensary funds. - A reso
6,lution to that effe6t was unanimously
passed at a meeting of trustees and
i patrons of Red Bluff district. This
district adjoins Willis, and its peo
'pie are also intelligent and high-mind
SOd. Dudley McColl, the clerk of the
board of trustees, and A. W. Mlin
tyre, the chairman, areb oth sturdy
f and well-to-db Scotelmen. The coun
iy superintendent of education has
. been officially notified of the action in
t the following letter:
11 Clio, S. C., April 11, 1906.
y Mr. W. L. Stanton,
Bennettsville, S. C.
Dear Sir: After a full discussion
this morning by the trustees and some
e of the patrons of Red Bluff school dis
I trict No. 4, known as ''Long college,''
it was decided not to use the dispen
c sary fund appropriated to this dis
f trict for this year ind also to refrain
from the use of such funds in the fu
ture. The vote was unanimous in fa
vor of rejectin; said funds; and in
order that none could complain or be
. injured in any way, the amount nee
essary to reimburse the district was
voluntarily contributed. We desire to
go oI record that we are opposed to
the whiskey evil and will not be lured
d-.ito suporting the dispensary, or its
it advocates, by the bait held out in the
school funds.
* The amount of dispensary funds
coming to this district is $15.81. You
0 m--'W iIn4 qnclosed .herewith $16 to re
S-irburse the district to that am'ut.
Yonrs truly,
Dudley McColl,
Clerk Board Trustees.
- OL. E. A. GARLINGTON ILL.
a
tr But His Condition is Not Serious and
t 'He Is Now Improving.
n
It Washington, April 17.-Col. Er
is nest A. Garlington, of Newberry
0 county, has recently returned to this
k country from the Philippines, is now
ir on sick leave in San Francisco. He
I- is not dangerously ill, however, and
it advices received from him at the war
department today state that his health
is improving. Col. Garlington is now
the first assistant 'nspector general of
e the United State. -my.
- The above is fr. the Washington
correspondent of the News and Cou
rier. Col. Garlington's many friends
Is in Newberry hope that his illness will
11 be only temporary.
le
n News From Blairs.
I Blairs, April 16.-A peculiar in
- cident or accident happened in this
s community on Monday evening.
r While chopping around some yoitng
i plants in the garden, Mary. Graham,
- 14 years old, saw a hawk as- he fe
-over her head, (lie had darted dlown
- after a little chicken) and struck at
I- him with the hoe that she had in her
i- hauid and killed him, a thing that has
-, never happened in this neighborhood
i- hefoi-e .to my knowledge.
e The Mount Pleimsant school taught
oby Mrs. W. D. Rutherford, has closed.
~- IThere are plenty of peaches yet in
-this community if they do not drop
-. off.
II Farm work generally is a week or
Cten day's behind former years. Far
-mers are p)reparing their land better,
;- planting more corn and using more
fertilizers under corn thtan ever be.
fore. Can 't afford to buy corn, let
cotton sell at what it may.
- Excursion To Columbia.
aThe Kinards, Reederville and Bush
- River Sunday schools will run an ox
.eursion Saturday, tomorrow, oier thie
~. C. N. & L. using the regular morn
i- ing traini down and the regular after
~. noon back with plenty of extra coach
-es. *The fare for the children for the
- 'round trip will be0 fifty cents. It will
b e a pleasant outing and give, the
,ehydren And the older people as well
-aiopportunity to see Columbia at ita
b.e',
PROSPERIT- .NOTES.
Beautiful Easter Services at the
Lutheran Ohurch-Personal
Mention.
\Ve are requested to announce that
the Prosperity Democratic club will
meet in the city hall on Friday, April
27th., at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
Lot there be a full turn out.
The Easter exercises in Grace Lu
theran church were very flne. The
church was tastefully decorAted with
evergreens and lilies. The pastor had
as his subject "Behold the lilies.''
Showing how the lily was typical of
life. That after a winter of darkness
it came forth in the spring and soon
developed in the beautiful lily. So
it will be with the Christian after the
winter of this life, (death) the soul
will blossom in the garden of God
forever. The exercises of the even
ing Uy tlt" Ch1idren 01 tl Suniday
school were the best, that we have ev
er seen rendered. Mesdames Kreps,
Wise. Singley and Miss Lester do
serve great credit for training the
children so nicely.
We are now looking forward to old
folk 's day, a full prograimmc of which
will be given next week. This will be
on the third Sunday in May.
Dr. Perry D. Simpson, who gradu
ted a couple of weeks ago at the At
lanta college of I'harniaby, is expected
home Thursday. lie has been before
the Georgia state board and has been
licensed to transact business as a
pharmacist.
Misses Lulie Hunt and Rebecca
Mahon, of Newberry, spent Easter
with Mrs. C. M. Harmon.
Messrs. Charlie Meisonheimer and
Tom Wicker spent Easter with their
college mate, John Pat Wise.
Mrs. 0. Y. Hunter will entertain
the Sorosis Friday afternoon. Sub
ject Study, Charles Lamb. Discus
sions by Mrs. Morris and Mrs. W.
A. Moseley. Selection. by Miss Rea
gm. ..
Miss Marie Reagin will entertain
the Jolly Dozen on Friday evening.
The Newberry giants practically
wiped ill) the field with our midgets
on last Friday. Never mind, sonic
body had to winl and somebody lose.
Miss Gertrude Simpson, of the
Newberry graded school, spent Eas
ter at home.
News From Excelsior.
Excelsior, April 19.-School closed
Friday. The pupils all enjoyed anl
Easter egg hunt on the school grounds
in the afternoon which was much en
joyed.
Master Magnus Kibler spent Eas
ter with relatives in Newberry.
Our farmers are very nearly all
planting cotton this week.
Mrs. Crumpton is visiting her son,
Mr. Rufus Crinpton here this week.
Our early gardeners have beans ill)
and looking nicely.
Mr. P. S. Cook and little daughter,
Bertha, of Columbia, came up and
spent Sunday with his mother's fam
ily.
Mr. Aumerlo Singley, of Newborry
college, spent Easter at home.
Mr's. J. D. Lorick and Mrs. .J. F.
Wheeler gave a number of the little
folks an Easter egg hunt on Saturday
afternoon, which ;was much enjoyed.
Miss Lucy Wheeler, of Kinards,
accompanied by Miss Maude Miller,
have been visiting her father's family.
There will be communion services at
Bachman Chapel church next Sunday
morning with )Cpeparatory service on
Saturday afternoon previous.
Last Sunday was a lovely day and
your correspondlent at tended the Eas
ter' communion at Mt. Pilgrim church.
The pastor, R1ev. 5. P. Koon, p)reached
an able ser-mont appropriate to the
Easter occasion. The ladies of the
congregation had the church beauti
fully decorated for the occasion.
There will be preaching at Mt. Pi1
grim church on the fifth Sunday morn..
ing at 11 o''clock at which time the
Sunday scolwill -be reorganized.
schoolSigma.
Picnic Excursion.
Kinards to Columbia, Train passing
{ewvberry 8 :35, a. mn., returning leave
Gervais street, Columbia, 5'S:20 p. m.
Fare roundl trip, adults $1.00, chil
dien under 312 years, 50 cents.
DEATH AND BURIAL, OALKOUN.
'A Study Which Will Swell Resolve,
Breed Haridhood, Be Stuff for
Strength" and Which Con
tains Last Tribute of Fa
vorite Daughter.
Clemson College, April 14.--Sever
il weeks since the Y. M. C. A. invit
)d Prof. William S. Morrison, head of
he department of history and politt
3al economy, to address the associa
;ion in its hall Sunday evening, April
l, he to select his own subject. Your
5orrespondent has secured the fol
owing extracts from the address:
Soinetines, young gentlemen, the
late determines the discussion-the
-alendar seems to choose our subject.
It shall he so this evening, Paul Re
7ere's friend in the church tower, so
hie poet tells us, felt for a moment
tie spelf of the piace and the
Let us for a little while do our best
.o ''feel the spell'' of this place
wenty-five years the home of the no
>lest Carolinian of them all, and of
:his anniversary of the death and bur
al of the great Calhoun.
Calhoun's Death Bed.
His death occurred at Washington,
sunday, March 31, 1850. An old
iewspaper clipping shows us the
Icene:
'At 2 o'-lock this morning lie call
0d in a very feeble voice: 'John, come
;o me.' He did so, when Mr. Cal
ioun put, out his arm and asked him
:o feel his pulse, remarking: 'I have
to pulsation at the wrist. Take my
vatch from the table and put it in
Four trunk,' which was' done. He
hen pointed to a bureau of drawers
and said: 'Take my papers and put
them also in your trunk.' (These pa
pers are the manuscript work on
'Government and the Constitution.')
He then remarked: 'Tihe iedicine has
had a delightful effect. I am inl a
pleasant perspiration.' At about 5
'clock his soi took a seat by the fire
1esiring his father to take sonie rest,
who said lie had not, rested at all.
His son asked if lie had any pain?
He replied: 'No, I have not had the
s lighitest painl throtghout this whole
at aek.' His son aske,l : ' Are you
com1fortable now?' He replied: 'I
min perTectly coifortable.' These
were the last words of Mr. Calhoun.
''At about a quarter before six lie
made a sign with Iis hand for his
Sol to approach the bed. Holding out
his hand, lie took that of his son,
'rilasPed it very closely, lookini very
intently into his face, and moving his
lips as if lie desired to speak., His
soi, 1reeivinr that lie was s1echless,
at once called the HIon. Mr. Venable,
of North Sarolina. When the latter
went to his bedside, Mr. Calhoun took
hold of his hand, pressed it, and pro
Rented his wrist, apparently to in
dicate his approaching dissolution.
Heb looked Mir. Venable very intently
in the face while lhe was feeling lisa
puilse. Mr. Venab)le remarked: ''You
are pulseless, sir, and must take some
wine,'' andh called for Maderia. Mr.
Calhoun pointedh to the wardrobe. Mr.
Venable got the wine from thence and
poutredl out hahlf a tumnblcir full. Mr.
Calhiouni took it in lisa hand, raised
his hiead and draink it. Mr. Venable
then left the room to summon some
friends, and was absent about five
minutes.
'' Soon after the Hon. Mr,. Orr, and
also the lHon. Mr. Wallace, both of
Souith Carolina, entered the room.
When lie door op)enedl his eyes were
dhirectedl towards it, and were fixed
upon01 Mr. Orr as lie walked towards
him, until lie reached the bed. Mr.
Orr leaned over to feel hisa pulse8. See
ing his purpose5 Mr. Calhoun extend-'
ed his arm. HIe was asked if he would
have the p)hysiciani, Dr. H-all, sent for.
He shook his head, lHe then presented
his wrist to Mr. Venabhe, who.remark..
ed1: ''The wine has produced no ef
feet-there is no return of pulsation.'
lie adjusted his head on the pilliw,
looked Mr~. Venable in the face, with
an expriesion which seemed to say:
'I am perfectly conscious that it is
all over.' A fewv minutes after, when
breathing with some difficulty, he
put one hand to the top of his head,
then passed it through his hair, and
brought it down again upon his breast,