VOL.TJME XCI— NO. 142. PEICE FIVE CE1STS. SAJSr! FKAN^ PROMINENT MEN* WHO ARE PLATING AN IMPORTANT PART j IN TRYING TO BRING ABOUT. A SETTLEMENT IN THE ECONOMIC DISTURBANCE N^^^^^RW^^^^fw^^^^S^^^TC^^^J^^h^^^^^^^UA^ TERSOF THE STRIKERS AND SCENES WHICH OCCURRED YESTERDAY AS "A RESULT OF '. THE TROUBLE. Amid the streams of water on all sides, the flames from the lower deck and dense clouds of smoke, the passengers rushed from their staterooms and a frightful panic ensued. The ap peals of the officers and crew could not stay the terror-stricken Most of the passengers were still in bed when Second Clerk Phillips gave the alarm. The en gineers started the pumping en gines and the crew brought all the hose into play. The fire was discovered in the forward hatch larboard at 4:05 o'clock and burned fiercely. shortly after 4 o'clock this morn ing close to Ogdens Landing, near this city- While almost all on board were asleep, the steamer City of Pittsburg was discovered to be on fire and in a few mo ments was burned to the waters edge. The loss of more than $80,000 on the steamer does not include the cargo, both being a total loss. The latest estimates are that there were 150 persons on board and that not more than v ¦ half of them were saved, many of the latter being burned or in jured. As the register of the steamer was burned, no list can be given either of the victims or the survivors and in the confusion it has been impossible to com plete lists. Captain Phillips ad mits that the death list may reach sixty. CAIRO, 111., April2O.— One of the worst dis asters in the history of river navigation occurred The following: is a partial list of the pauengeri lostt Captain 'Wesley Dom, re tired river pilot, Cincin nati. Mtes Marie Te«sim, Cannel ton, Ind. Three children of Mrs. Me- Cnllum. Iseavenworth, Ind. Patrick Burke and seven members of his family, Owen^boro, Ky. Child of Pilot Al Pritchett, Memphis. Tenn. Clay Breeze, wife and son, I'ntontown. Ky. Chtld of A. M. Allen, Pltts bursr. Miss Mary Litter, Carrollton, Ohio. Sir. Adams, Ohio. Mr. Downs, Memphis. Miss Sweeney, Owensboro, Kentucky. L. L. Hunter, Litlntl. Pa. Members of the crew lostt Joe Redding. Cincinnati, striker engineer. Fred Jonei, Newport, Ky., '< striker engineer.* Tom Smith, Memphis, tteen- WiuirB* rt. Bollln'ter. . Cin-' cinnatL. first steward. Henry Thomas (colored), Cincinnati, second stew ard. John Botts, Cincinnati, cook. Tony Gilfoyle, Cincinnati, baker. These members of the crew, names unknown, are misBlnfrt First pantryman, three colored firemen, six cabin boy*, two chamber maids, six deckhands, two cooks. THE DEAD. Panic-stricken Pas= sengers Retard Rescuers. More Than Sixty of Those Aboard Are Lost. Fire Destroys a Mis= sissippi River Packet SCORES DIE IN FLAMES ALL LINES OF THE MARKET-STREET RAILWAY SYSTEM ARE COMPLETELY TIED UP AND 2800 EMPLOYES AWAIT ANSWER OF CORPORATION RELATIVE TO THEIR DEMANDS V, The, failure' of the cars to run a* usual was a source of great , inconvenience -to the : residents along the. various lines "of the system : Hying ' in ; the outskirts of the' city. . Many, of "these '/walked' two .'-miles down town: in search of*' information,: but the'news obtained by them was not en- employes, in which he said he was will ing to : treat i directly with the men them selves', : singly or collectively, , but . that • he would gj not> recognize the, men affiliated with the 'union; who, he said, were ; dis charged "employes. Following his address he took a; car. to the ferry, and among his s passengers were * • several employes who areriotin sympathy with the strike. "I will never consent to place ' policemen on .the street cars of -the company. The. company | will j be | gfiven ample-"-, police ¦" protection should ¦ it be required, but until. the "necessity for it ex ists no police will escort the cars>about the city. I expect to Hold n. conference 'with the - • officials of the street railway company to-morrow. 'F am convinced that the Mrtko -will not be ' of long duration." ) "I .consider the situation as being: full of promise for the street railway employes -who are'; striking for better pay and :':thc recession ;' of unreasonable regulations en forced asrainst them by.'the rail-way i company. . % *- There has .been no violence and my conviction is- thnt there will be none. The 'strikers are orderly and'.. they, have' as sured me that they .will pre serve the 'peace at all haz ard*. MMAYOn SCHMITZ made / \\ the •» following ' state- Went to the i .-strike «it nail on late last nlcht: MAY0R SAYS NO VIOLENCE IS EXPECTED Continued on Page , / -•¦¦-¦ • .- ¦-¦.'- •" i . . .¦ ¦ -:"¦.¦ *..-¦. ¦ :' ¦ Continued on Page Thxet, Continued on Page Three, "¦'¦ E street railway employes* k ¦ E • strike is now in full effect, and ' r -.''-B r all the," lines of the United .' ;'¦•• mt' ' \..: Railroads. ; of '¦.. San Francisco . * -^*- '¦•' ', ' : and ' also .the Independent ,\ . > •, ' ; Geary-street line are thor oughly THe tieup was ren dered -complete • yesterday morning, when f the'day-;forces, after reporting, at the va rious car.ho'uses. heeded the importunities of -th'eir :fellow;-carmenand almost unani -refused to go to work. Scarcely the wheels '"of a single car on any line re .volved'y^sterday.wlthput permission hav ing first been 'obtained frpm . President Cornelius 'of ,'the union. : Probably never ,was' a /strike of any kifid' inaugurated so pftacefuilyyet so,' effectively as the pres ;'eht «.phe. :; ' .". ", ; ;... •¦'. , . - .V. When ¦ the strike w-as put in effect Sat ,urday : night,' it was. the night forces that •quit; ' » At that '. time ¦ there was serious doubt 'existing; even in the minds of the ;le'aders'thernselycs,.as to whether the day • hands "would cast their lot with the strik ers'. -'.When .these; men";. went. to. the car sheds lyestprday. .it.Is safe to assert that three-fourths of them had no intention of striking.- ..They were ''met, however, at the sheds; by deiegates'from the union, and in a remarkably. short space of time they had-decided'tojoiri 'the strikers arid were • on i their, way.: to the. Turk-street 'Temple ' tojoiri the union. ., i. : 'The most- 1 exciting event in regard to the " employes, quittiAg; their positions oc curred out at : the Mission-street carhouse, near^Twerity-ninth street;.,' About 30) nien are employed on the Mission street lines, ; arid* tlie'leaders of 'the strike had deter .irilned.to.make a strong appeal for their assistance. {When the, men arrived at the carhouse' theyovere met by F.'R. Whitney fof;' the SutrO; line and several. other dele gates, who went among the riien exhort ing them : to sustain the union. The cause • of -the organization finally prevaile'd, and ! '1.0 .of the men formed in line and, marched down' to \the ]• Turk-street' Temple to* be- . Continued on -Page Two. '' F"t IC HARD 'CORNELIUS,' ' | ; #^ ' Prestdent- of. v and ' Buccessf nl-; ter- ' , ' 'mlnatlbn "of " tiieVfitrike. ;Otir ' men arc all ont: not a slnijlp ; .. one ,Tras disloyal, to. tlie^prln- ¦_¦.. '.: '¦ clples of ibJ.K'; onion. \ JTkeViiIt- v -; nation .-. ronlil : not be. more ¦ ' -.. ' fnvorableVfor the'trinmph'bf ,. ' - our '.\ 'cause! >-'irtafch'j'> ** Vthe .; . canse^of '^rlffht'and; justice. . 'f- 1 /, ¦ : ¦'_ "¦ . •«Onr > ' men vhave !'been ¦ l^ n - "-: :'.'• utructed '^.nit "to ' : th'e':' course / ','.'.' ttey - are to V.PUr*ue.' w i' i Under. ' •, '/} no clrcnmsiances Bre.they to ':-, •• " resort -• toj any, ."Tiolence ; : and • . I they are nottopermlt^othersV ; :''"tb \ destroy \ .the |j property^ ; of \ \ ,^the^-cbnipanies.: ..The" United,; • . ¦ '. States ;'mall. service ..ttIII ; not, . '. . under ¦ any: clrcnmstances.-" be, v. - Interfered .-n-Ith.'-. •";.>¦.'¦'!'';',' -.1 :...'; ¦. ; . "We Unow.that in thlii flght . "i ,V the^' sympathies . of "the-. Ken. ¦¦ .. :•..' eralrpubllc.^.Trlilch; i»ia,ltvii5^~s \'-. -J for;- the ; cause. i;.of ;jrl^fht t 1; "li« ¦'• E -t Tylth/us. ;VOur. meii- could, not.,'' . vbe.^uiorc;', enthnslastle.'-.-and ,.T.. V while; I- nm •'"certain? th'at- the •> ' ,. strike 'Vvill'ibejshbrt.t I^knoiv,-. -.;that- if -it-Is 'proionifed.Vthe.s^ ';nienf rrlll .hold : toKether '.until . ': ; -v'Jthey; 1 . i/liave. •'¦'"/ 'sained." "i'tUeir.^--; .' rights.''. . .••/¦•'.'W'-'M; " : 'r:. ¦'- .'-.'¦•..'• At ¦ the carhouse of the ¦ Sacramento jitreet line Manager Vining. played a' con- | spicuous role— that, of "conductor. ' I Vin- Ing made several trips over, the line'.dur ing the morning and collected fares'; with the dignity of an old-time conductor/ He was Jeered good : naturedly ;. by the crowds, but paid little attention to the cries of derision that xr«"eeted;; him. Later J in the afternoon, he visited .the Mission-street carbbuse and raade an address to several. VINING AS CONDUCTOR. rHE. strike of - the conductors and motormen of I the Market street railway system ¦ was on in real earnest yesterday. The tie-up was complete in every respect, and barring one car on each line, which was sent over, the system, in order that the franchise rights of the company might not be impaired, and the running of the mail „ cars, not a wheel on the entire "system moved throughout the day. The completeness of the tie-up was a matter of surprise not only to the offi cers of the railway '. company, but to the public as well. The unanimity of action on the part of the employes in walking out almost to a man is an indication of the deep-seated feeling that existed among the men against the company for the stringent regulations '¦ Manager.-Vin ing has seen fit to enforce. ;One of those which has been most obnoxious to ¦ the men was the espionage to which they were subjected on -their days off. A rule which has worked a ! hardship on the conductors is .one forbidding \ them to lean against the rear railing of the car while on duty. The most obnoxious, reg-. illation of all was, that which ..practical ly forbade the men, from joining the union under whose auspices the strike Was in augurated. A feeble attempt was made toturnout some of the cara of the Mission and; Va lencia street branches at the usual hour yesterday morning. As fast -as trie 'men appeared at the carhouses they, were met by the pickets of the strikers, and a mo ment later they walked^ away: in com pany. One car -was turned : out without opposition, and, manned by two men, it proceeded to the ferry." The strikers' were orderly, and although a number "of police-" men were on the scene their services were not called into reauisltlon. Strikers Join Union by Hundreds at Big Meeting. jgg -y-ATOE- SCHMITZ sought, In /B /S valn yesterda yVto] secure. a" / HX B : conference •:. with 7 the ¦ bffl / •v '¦•-.cials: of .'the. railway 'com_ -A -r JBL':'. pariy,wlth;a view to brings " ing' about a.speedy^settle ment of the strike; Most of the afternoon was spent ; by him, in seeding, to gain com munication with. Mana-ger Vining or Pres T ident • Holland, but neither' ..was '¦• to '-\ be found. . As a last \ resort [ Tirey | L. ; Ford, who is said to>have a- power; of ¦. attorney to act for:the company, in the settlement of the dispute, was communicated with; and he announced that'; he would'ilet the Mayor know later in the evening what ac tion he would," take relative" to '; the pro posed cohference. t ;,'•... - /. - At 8 o'clock Mayor ; Schmitz; was at: his office In*the City Hall awaiting' the com ing of Ford, : but -the ; Attorney,' Generai came not. instead ,there_came a- telephone. menage, from V him - announcing': that -'no I conference; could;- be;- had' for i the reason that ¦President; Holland Vas unable to a't- F tend, and he did not" consider, himself au ! thorized to act independent of Holland in the premises. -^Ford's •..declination'' was couched In the following language : > . - ; . W ."I have no personar disinclination what ever,to meet his) Honor the; Mayor.'; this evening or at j any; other time. .'Indeed, • I should bever^much pleasedjto'meet him. But as, at '! such.; a 'j conference / matters would be .discussed ¦• concerning '.* which V: I have but a 'lirnited.'power.^arid. \. as pur, president, ' Mr." Holland, ¦ whom -I 'would ¦wish to ' accompany,; me, , if ¦ such' a, confer ence is to jbevhad,' is jriot ; iiv physical con dllion. to attend, no* conf erenceVcan take place' to-night." ••/;' ; ••;. ' ' '-. ' -_. • ¦ : • ' The J MayorJ expressed/greatv annoyance at .the i failure of his .'.first', attempt- at: mod-; iationi f lie;had'corivinced; himself, that the proposed conference would\ result' in much • good ' and ' he '.added' j that he ¦ would * renew , his -effort yio'-'day.*; L "]{ '~-\ .' Y. '0-i " ? f v ,¦:; ; :; . : : ; President Holland was reported • to; be"ill ; iast' nlghtTj Tlie';^trlkelis ,-^id Tier-be atie] caused' Holland: spent*, trie greater part of yesterday, at '.his "office; and : the reports 're-; ceived • by him ,"f rom : the various ; parts iof ¦ the , system ' seem iy to 'indicate ! that / aVpro- ' tracted . struggle; is ; to - be " counted - upon.; The" situatibn-'was;' riot "and. when the subject' ofVafcoriference with, the' Mayor was, broached , he expressed; himsel f \ as" being too ill to discuss . the* strike", until to-day^ Ford ¦ thereupon sent ' his -rdeclin-^ 'ation to "the 'Mayor.' as' statcd.*T V ¦*¦¦ ' ' " CORNELIUS IS HOPEFUL OF SUCCESS Events of the Day Are Eagerly Watched by Public. Mayor Schmitz Makes Futile^ Attempt to Bring About Confer* ence With Officials qi 'the United fRailrdads. Special Cable to The Call and the Ne-wr Tork Herald. Copyright, ] 1902. by the Heraid Publishing Company. GUATEMALA CITY, Guate mala, April 20. — Three earth quakes Friday night reduced to ruins Quesaltenango, the second city of importance in Guatemala and having 25,000 inhabitants, and completely destroyed the town of Amatitlan. Both of these towns were capitals of depart ments of the same name that each It is reported that 500 persons were killed in Quesaltenango, but the rumor lacks confirmation. No direct telegraphic communi cation has been obtained and the exact loss of life cannot now be ascertained, .The disaster is greater than first reports led the ."public to be lieve. News of the destruction, which extends . 100 miles along the western part of the republic, is coming in slowly, because all of the telegraph wires are down. It is known that Amatitlan exists no more as a town, the seismic disturbance having been so great. The inhabitants — that is, those of 10,000 residents who escaped death in the cataclysm — are camping in the, open air for safety, not daring to return to the ruined confines of the town. Some of the inhabitants are build ing temporary mud huts. More news has been obtained about the condition of affairs at Amatitlan than at Quesaltenan go, as the former town is only fif teen miles south of this city, while the latter is more than 100 miles to the northwest. •:.-•¦"• , Couriers say earthquake shocks are still being felt at short inter vals in the neighborhood of Ques ailenango. There have been serious seis mic disturbances along the Cor dillera, affecting towns and vil lages between Amatitlan and Quesaltenango. No reliable in formation regarding the loss of life or the extent of property de struction in these intermediate , places'has reached here. DAMAGE IN 1 MEXICO. MEXICO CITY, April 20.— The earthquake on Friday even ing affected a large extent of terri tory and reached down into Cen tral America. The lower section of the Pacific coast of this country felt the shock very severely and at Tapachula, an important town in the state of Chiapas, near the Guatemalan frontier, the damage done to property is estimated at fully $1,000,000. One wealthy man estimates his loss at $200,- Ouesaltenarigo was, next to Guatemala City, the prettiest town of Guatemala, while Amitit- Earthquake Shocks Continue at Short Intervals. A mat it Ian and Que saltenango Are En* tirely Destroyed. Guatemala Temblors Claim Hundreds of Victims. CITIES LIE IN RUINS The San Francisco Call. \- CLIFF >JS > DESERTED.. ;: - ? .''The;Dcscrtcd;yillageV'. would hav^.been an appropriate;name, for. the-reslbn around the Cliff House'and park yesterday.; About a'/riuridred"pedestrlansVvIslted'" the "beach yesterday i'and, these all •.had '¦tow come, by way of . the ' Calif ornla?street : line. ' '.The < air 'was-quite chilly.' ajs a. cool .west ,wind ; was blowing. ;The. breakers'; were . unusually la'rcp. : '•.;,,>•_., ? : ¦::-¦¦: ¦':'¦''¦¦'.. ¦ : ¦ * ~j>-/.' '.¦ '.'¦ *¦ .' ,"" If, thedlff-was deserted >. the. park/.wus even i more . so," as there "were' no cars, run ning to 1C-, except'- :• an' occasional^ EIUs street car.-"; ',' /-,' ,*,.!••¦,' ;',' .¦*.¦¦',.".''•«¦ ; :'*••_ ' . ;,' The* California arid}. Union-street f .lines tlldVa\ rushing lbusiness"'Vestefday. \ being .the .'only-^llnes-jin^the-cityf In •operation. Each "car ; was v , pressed ,;int« r service -and oach,'of;these..was so crowded that- stand- Ins room.w*a3*at*a'premlum".* " \ v "" '¦" ' ...