One hundred bodies have been recov
ered many perished miserably in the
broken down wooden houses along the
water front in the Mission and along
Call building, the great Phelan block,! Market street. Falling walls pinned
and the immense Palace hotel, said many victims fast and they were com-
to be one of the largest in the world, pelleu to suffer untold agonies while
practically are in ruins. The Majes-1 fiery flames crept toward them.
tic, the Grand, the Columbia and the Estimate Dead at 5,000.
Orpheum theaters are piles of smok-1 Some believe that the number ot
ing ruins. deaths will reach the appalling figures
Chinatown Wiped Out. of 5,000, but the figures may be ex
Chinatown Is now a reminiscence. cessive. The entire city presents a
The Chinese theaters and joss houses scene of indescribable confusion. The
are in ruins and rookery after rook* fire zone is so large that it takes two
ery has collapsed, covering alive hun- and onerhalf hours to go around it
dreds of the celestials. Panic reigns Marvelous deeds of heroism-are re-.
ainoilg the countless thousands of the ported on ati ^ides. There were many
Chinese, and they fill the 'streets,, thrilling rescues. The deeds of vahr
-$£ -Til 'Mi
org
oiim|.' J#
Nlfeht+added to-the horrori ^The1
iwas Illuminated in all directions. Aa
Ithe flames spread into the residence
'districts people left their homes a,nd
fled to the parks and squares
The series of rather severe- shocks
at seven o'clock further increased the
^terror and many left homes that were
not in danger.
