LATER DETAILS OF THE DEVASTATION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8089, 20 April 1906, Page 2

LATER DETAILS OF THE DEVASTATION.

EIGHT SQUARE MILES ABLAZE. involving Hruxifiips ok BLOCKS. FISSURES IN THE STREETS Received 111, ll.u p.m. London, April 19. Mauy buildiugs after withstanding the shocks, iuccumbed to the fires. Up to eight o'clock lust night the tires extended for eight square miles, invotviug several hundred oity blocks. The damage amouuts to at least one hundred million dollars. The district surrounded by Vallego, Howard East and Sansome streets, embracing almost the entire wholesale district, was clean swept by fire. The district baindcd by Market, Eighth and Poison stwets is also devastated. The latter iuoludos the majority of. finest and most substantial buildings.

Crevices six feet wide opened in several streets. Entire side-walks

were torn up and tram tracks strange, ly twisted. The Palaco hotel was burnt. Two ships, anchored in 'he Bay, sunk.

FURTHER DESTRUCTIVE SHOCKS. THOUSANDS MORE BUILDINGS DESTROYED. EXODUS FROM THE CITY. GREATEST MORTALITY IN CHEAP TENEMENT AREA. TWO HUNDRED KJLLEO IN ONE LODGING HOUSE. FLAMES LEAPING ALL BARRIERS. THREE NEWSPAPER OFFICES DESTROYED. Received 19, 11.9 p.m. Londok, April 19. 1 A continuation of shocks in the afternoon caused a flight from the city. Thousands of buildings were destroyed. The greatest loss of lifo occurred in the cheap tenement area, near the water front. Ti.e gas aud water mipplj J, as |,„, n wrecked.

The fireman arc powerless to «p» jjjij itk the flames, which are leaping ore* ■s§ 11 barriers. *"?^1 Block after block in Lower Market «." treet, the main thoroughfare, hai been •itroyed, ~ Huge building, ia Eddy itreet eol- ' < »p«ed, one lodging-house killing two * , J lundred. Jfcj • The chief of tie fire Brigade wu *U«i beneath the ruini. The offloei of the "Call," "Ex. . and "Chronicle" weredes- " royed, also the Western Union Poital wd Telegraph Office., the Grand * Jpera House, (he Paoific States Tele« ' ihone Exchange, Eialto Store, Mutual f, jifo Office, Ariglo-California Bank and he|Fish Market. ~|