foM SAN FRANCISCO AS IT WAS, NORTH FROM CALL BUILDING This panorama shows that portion of old San Francisco lying between Market Street, north toward Telegraph Hill. The t ° w ^ 0 ‘ ' Cliinatown! 'l^ccept^or 1 ' two^small oases ^a^T^legraph HiU^ all the^tmiUlings ^clud^l^n" thi^v\ew were^ompletety ^^stroyed hy lire.* Nothing hut fragments of blackened walls and gaunt and twisted steel frames remain standing above the rums. IHIt AL>\ ANCE Oh THE FLAMES Copyright, 190G, by Judge Cc. This view is looking from the residence quarter toward the Merchants Exchange Building which appears in the center. The Mills Building shows at the extreme right. All the towering skyscrapers of this section suffered from the effects of the earthquake, and their wrecked fronts and broken windows afforded easy en- trance to the devastating flames as the fire worked westward from the water-front. The photo was taken on the second day (April 19) while the flames were advancingrapidly toward the camera. The houses in the foreground were soon enveloped and destroyed. Copyright, 1906, by Hodson & Walsh. THE INDESTRUCTIBLE POST OFFICE Courtesy of “ Collier's Weekly. . . . . „., n Fl . aT1( , isco enjoved a singular immunity from the worst effects of the earthquake ami fire. The Mint escaped witliontserious The U. S. Government edifices damage from either source, an.. , • • ■*. * *.v ^ able condition again. Nowhere was the fire hotter than in the immediate vicinity of the piles of brick, stone and steel debris REMARKABLE EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS Copyright, 1906, by Hodson. In the vicinity of the Post Office Building are several extraordinary evidences of the terrible force of the passing earth-wave— the initial causfe of the destruction which overwhelmed the city. The upper view shows a fissure into which the pavement has fallen, while in the background. may be seen the cracked and distorted sections of the base stones of the Post Office. The lower view shows a bit of street railway and pavement which has been violently thrust upward several feet beyond the street level. It was this wavelike movement which destroyed the water mains. Courtesy of “ Collier’s Weekly.” THE PALACE HOTEL Copyright, ;i90G, by San Francisco Ruins Pub. Co. PALACE HOTEL IN FLAMES For many years this famous hotel was known as the finest hotel in the world. Its interior furnishings were regal in their magnificence. The edifice covered over two and one-half acres of ground, fronting on Market Street, San Francisco’s great business thoroughfare. It was destroyed by fire with almost incredible rapidity. Mesdaines Barnes, Semlirich and Homer, Signor Caruso, and other grand opera stars of international renown, barely escaped with their lives. OLYMPIC CLUB RUINS RUINS Y. M. C. A. BUILDING Coyyright, 1906, by Hodson. The Olympic Club building was the home of the swellest social institution in San Francisco. The local Y. M. C. A. was housed in a structure equal to any devoted to the Association purposes in America. Both edifices were totally destroyed by fire on the second day. The gallant and exhausted firemen had doggedly retreated beaten by the lack of sufficient water, and the military, in spite of a liberal and determined use of gunpowder, dynamite and artillery, could not stay the sweep of the flames east of the broad driveway of Yan Ness Avenue. TWO SCENES OF RUIN ON MARKET STREET Copyright, 1906, by Hodson. Market Street was the broad main business artery of San Francisco and run athwart the city in a southwesterly direction from the Ferry Building to the suburbs. It was lined on both sides with massive structures. The lower view shows the wreckage of the famous Poodle-Dog Restaurant at the left; in the center appears the gutted Flood Building, and to tlieTight is all that remains of the Emporium, San Francisco’s immense department store. HOMELESS CITIZENS ENCAMPING This view shows the smoke and flame of the fire steadily working its way toward the fine residenee district on _Nob_HiU. Copyright, 190G, by Judge Co. In the foreground is a multitude of the refugees were later supplied with tents, and made as comfortable as possible, under the circumstances. FIRE THREATENING REFUGEES’ CAMP Copyright, 1906, by Judge Co. A view of a camp on a vacant lot at the junction of Market and Valencia streets, looking toward Sixteenth, on the second day (April 19). The fire department and its volunteer assistants had abandoned the business section to its fate, but although almost dead from exhaustion continued to battle desperately to save the homes in the Mission district. The rapid approach of the flames threatened to envelop the camp of the refugees, and a retreat was about to be made. Fortunately the heroic firemen were able to hold the conflagration in check at this point. Copyright, 1906, by Hodson. Copyright, 1906, by San Francisco Ruins Fub. Co. Courtesy of “ Collier’s Weekly.’ RUINS ON AND NEAR NOB HILL Were it not for the buildings with steel framework yet standing with fairly whole exteriors, San Francisco would now pre- sent from tile summit, of Nob Hill a neculiar likeness to Pompeii or similar old excavated cities. The lower view is of the BURNED BUSINESS BLOCKS AND THEATRES Copyright, 1906, by Hodson. The upper view shows the burned History Building on Market Street, near Kearney. The charred telegraph pole is evidence of the fierce heat which enveloped the street at this point. The wall at the left in the lower view is the burned front of Fisher’s Theatre; to the right are the walls of the Alcazar Theatre— both were modern amusement palaces of the highest grade. RUINS NEAR MILLS BUILDING Copyright, 1906, by Hodson. This scene depicts well the effect of the fierce conflagration on the modern skyscraper of steel construction. The great Mills Building situated on Montgomery Street a rear view of which is shown in the center of this picture, was gutted from top to bottom, but the walls and floor trusses and beams remained in place and the building may be refitted with a new interior. In the left distance is the Merchants Exchange Building which passed through a similar ordeal. Courtesy of “ Collier’s Weekly.” Copyright, 1096, by San Francisco Ruins Pub. Co. RUINS OF TEMPLE EMANUEL SIDEWALK REFUGEES The Jewish synagogue on Bush Street, known as the Temple Emanuel, ranked among the more imposing places of worship erected in America by men of the Hebrew faith. The view shows how thoroughly it was destroyed. The lower view was a typical one in the wake of the fire. Hundreds of well-to-do families were forced to take to the streets immediately with a few petty belongings— reduced in an hour or so from comfortable circumstances to the level of the poorest. THE CALL BUILDING RUINED CALL BUILDING Copyright, 1900, by Hodson. The Call orSpreckles Building stands at the corner of Market and Third streets. It is sixteen stories high— the highest of San Francisco skyscrapers, and con- tained the offices of one of the leading newspapers of the city— The San Francisco Call. The steel framework of this building stood the strain of the shock, but it caught tire early and was gutted completely from basement to tower. It may be necessary to rebuild the structure entirely. In the right-hand view the fragment of wall in front of the Call Building is all that remains of the great plant of the San Francisco Examiner. CHINATOWN AS IT WAS The picturesque section of San Francisco where the large Chinese population herded covered the territory between Kearney and Dupont street Hill. The shock wrecked hundreds of these flimsy buildings. On the 19th the flames raged through the narrow a lleyways and reduced ' number of Chinese who perished will never be known. Old Chinatown, with its mysteries and strange oriental ways, is gone forever. Chinese to an outlying section of the rebuilt city, and make them conform more to western ideas. south of Telegraph all to ashes. Probably the It is proposed to confine the SUNKEN FLAT HOUSE AND EARTHQUAKE FISSURES This view, taken shortly after the shock, shows the effects of the earthquake in a residence district spared by the flames. Great yawning Assures have broken up the street surface in the foreground. The end of a snapped water main can be seen in the lower left corner. In front of the store the street railway tracks have risen above the surface level. The flat in the left background has sunken to the depth of one story below the street. An ambulance in the center is gathering the injured for transportation to the nearest hospital. Groups of excited citizens are discussing the situation. v ALEJN (J1A HOTEL RUINED BY EARTHQUAKE ^ oon-P-ed » a result of the writhing of the ssr - ™ — - - — -* — - ^ ~ss MARK HOPKINS ART INSTITUTE AND RUINS OF SAME Copyright, 1906 by Hodson. A beautiful memorial of its liberal founder, located on Nob Hill. It contained thousands of priceless works of art and wonder- ful curios— the result of years of effort and an almost unlimited expenditure of money. Strenuous means were adopted in the attempt to save this structure, but in spite of dynamite and artillery, it was reached by dames and consumed. Courtesy of “ Collier’s Weekly.” Copyright, 1906, by San Francisco Ruins Pub. Co. RESIDENCE OF F. W. CROCKER AND RUINS OF SAME This set of views will give a fair idea of the complete ruin wrought by the advance of the flames through the fine residential district after the first day. The home of F. W. Crocker, a millionaire San Franciscan, was a veritable modern palace. It was a total loss, together with the magnificent private art gallery, a bit of which may be seen at the right of the upper view. ur EAK 1 nyUAA E OJN MEMORIAL CHAPEL rry. „ .. - +1 , — oiAi^runu uwiVi^KSlTY Courtesy of “ Collier’s Wee EARTHQUAKE RUINS IN OAKLAND The force of the twisting and grinding of the earth during the first shock was aliout as severe in Oakland, across the Bay from San Francisco as in the lara-er metropolis. It was not followed hy any fierce conflagration, but the streets were littered with fallen walls, and five people were killed by the collapse of one fine 1 8 th e ' , r° V ‘,7 here Sll0Wn , depicts th ° wreck of a store at tke comer of Twelfth and Telegraph streets. For many hours the parks and squares were filled with people afraid to return to tlieir shaken houses. It will take millions to repair the damage. A VIEW OF FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE This whole business section of San Jose, a city of 50,000 people, located 40 miles south of San Francisco, was practically destroyed by the earthquake, with a loss of nineteen lives. The property loss is estimated from $8,000,000 to $10,000,000. Fire started here and the experience of the metropolis was in danger of being duplicated, but as the firemen had no difficulty in obtaining a sufficient supply of water, the flames were prevented from gaining a headway. The fine court'house and high school edifices were shaken into ruins. W THE GETTY CENTER LIBRARY SPECIAL EARTHQUAKE RUINS AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY Courtesy of “ Collier’s Weekly. ’ The upper view shows the wrecked interior of the Memorial Chapel. The damage to the sculptures, rich mosaics and wonderful mural paintings can hardly he stated in money terms. It will cost a fortune to restore the edifice to its former perfection. The glorious Memorial Arch at the entrance to the Quadrangle, de- signed liy Richardson, was also rent and ruined by the shock. The ornamental frieze in has relief was battered beyond repair by the fall of the heavy blocks of Stone which crowned the arch Several statues were overthrown. One of Agassiz was thrust head first violently through a granolithic pavement. THE PRESIDIO This great military reservation of the U S. Government is located on the extreme northwestern tip of the San Franciscan peninsula, directly opposite the famous Golden Gate. Here thousands of regulars are always stationed. These troops were ordered into the burning city on the 18th, and earned the everlasting gratitude of the people by their faithful efforts to save life and property. The Presidio became a great camp of refugees, maintained by the War Department, and kept in splendid condition under strict military rule.