THE DEATH LIST.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1728, 20 April 1906, Page 2

THE DEATH LIST.

REPORTED .TO BE 2500. A SUBURB DESTROYED. SOME " TALL ” STORIES BY E: WITNESSES. Received 12.23 a.m,, April 20. London, April 1! General Funston hat practically eßt lished martial law at San Franoisoo. NUMBER KILLED. Conflicting reports have been reoeij as to the number of people killed. ■ '■ The federal authorities at Chicago he been advised the killed number the sands. Another account places the number i two thousand five hundred. SUBURB OF BERKELEY DESTROYED. It is reported that the suburb o Berkeley has been destroyed. This suburb contained the Universit, of California and other State institutions. STREETS BULGED AND WAVERE] Eye witnesses state that the street bulged and wavered as if about to orack. People were dumbfounded and inec herent in their statements. They threat ened to shoot if pestered by interviewers.

STARTLINGREPORT^"' ALLEGED SINKING OF PACIFIC SQUADRON. ' JOURNALISTS KILLED. j Received 12.23 a.m , April 20. gfj London, April 19, ' An epparently baae'oss report *!•.. >\ that tho American Paoific squadron ear? I while anohored in (he Bay. ' Communiea ion was for a long tire limited to odo wire. Ii is feared that many journalists wet killed through the collapse of the Ei am-ner and Call’s ten-storeyed buildings..

SENSATION IN AUSTRAL!/ ENQUIRIES REGARDING RELATIVES. TELEGRAMS OF SYMPATHY. telegraph, Presa Alts'n, CopyiHgM Raceived 1,10 a.m., April 20, Sydney, April 19. Details of the San Franoisoo disaslg created a sensation here. A large number of oablos have heel sent making enquiries about the safety o relatives. Mr Carruthers (Prem of New Soutl Wales) and Mr Bent (Premier of Vietoriar - ' sent a joint telegram of Bympatb^__

A SAFE ' .(Per Press Association.) Auckland, last night - A prominent New Zealander who haresided frequently in San Franoisoo, ar’ who knows the city and country W lll states that from his observations SruT®^ 1 perienoea he fully beliovos that San p oisco is very liable to experience quakes. Last December twelve mom?' three shocks were experienced in ’EnUb two during one night, and the an interval of some tea days. Tfi? 6 damage was done, ,o setf o(M ,