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Tulsa Daily World.
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TalniihoiM No 2U
VOL. I. NO. ITS
TFLSA, INDIAN TKRRITQKV, FRIDAY, APRIL 'JO, llliiti.
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Generous Tulsa Will Contribute Liberally Toward the Relief of the Famine Stricken Hundreds of Thousands in the Destroyed City by the Golden Gate
"The Wants of the World
rm the Wants of the World"
On ("ml a Word a Week,
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MORE THAN TWO-THIRDS OF
THE CITY ALREADY LAID
WASTE BL FLAMES.
FOOD AND WATER GONE
Ex-Mayor Phelan's Great Generosity
He Gives a Million to Relief
Although a Very Heavy Loser.
KANSAS CITY TO RESCUE
Citizens Already Talking of Building
Finer, Grander City on the Ruins
of the Old.
TEN THOUSAND CHINESE FLEE
ACROSS THE BAY.
General Funston Reports Supplies Ar
riving And the Situation Not So
Bad Anticipated.
San Francisco Golden Gate Park
and surrounding hills resemble one
vast picnic ground. Tents have been
erected everywhere. People thus sit
uated are philosophical. One great
danger is that the food supply will
run out. Every grocery in San Fran
cisco has been taken by the authorities
and each family is being Bold only one
article at a time.
The police and military prohibit
over-charging. Funston announced
that rations would soon reach the city
and then the people will be supplied
from the Presidio.
From- the' water front burned the
city can be seen in all its smoky na
kedness. From the Pacific mail dock
to Vallejo street, on the west side, a
distance of two miles, wreckage and
ruin is the rule.
Looking up Market street the city
can be seen, a smouldering mass of
ruins. The great mercantile manufac
turies, mercantile houses, banks, rail
road office buildings, are nowhere to
be seen, and only in spots is there so
much as a tower of a burned structure
remaining. There is scarcely any wat
er to relieve tho thirst of the suffering.
The heat is the threatening danger,
for in many instances the dead are
lying in the ruins and the streets.
The authorities are doing all in their
power to remove the bodies in order
that pestilence may be prevented.
Water is the incessant cry of the fire
men and the people one wants it to
fight, ;he other to drink, but there is
only a scant drinking supply.
San Francisco 1:35 P. M. The
Oakland ferry house is crowded with
about three thousand men, women and
children, of all nationalities, and frcm
all conditions of life. Many of them
are scantily clad and are carrying ar
ticles which they are trying to save.
A train load of provisions reached
Oakland last night from Los Angeles,
and this morning the ferry house
crowd had their first meal in twenty
four hours. This forenoon a hospital
train from Los Angeles arrived. Fun
ston dispatched an order to Los An
geles to purchase two hundred thou
sand rations, consisting of bread, vege
tables, meat and sugar. Three hun
dred thousand army rations from Se
attle are expected early in the week.
San Francisco Bulletin, 9 P. M.,
Tulsa Time The post office building
with most of its contents is saved and
under guard. At 5:30 p. m., New
York time, the fire was at Larkin and
Geary streets, on a line diagonally
from there to the northeast to Paci
fic avenue. Strenuous efforts will
be made to stop the fire at Van Ness
avenue, which is 100 feet wide. .The
residences will be dynamited if ne
cessary. Telegraph Hill is on fire.
San Francisco, April 20. All ef
forts to check the flames at Van Ness
Avenue by blowing up a mile of build
ings have proved fruitless. .The fire
has spread across the broad thorough
fare and from present indications the
im
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SAN FRANCISCO'S
San Francisco has suffered greatly from fire in the past, but
has always arisen from its ashes in renewed beauty. A condensed
history of these great conflagrations fellows:
December 24, 1849 First great firo. More than $1,000,000
worth of property destroyed.
May 4, 1850 Second great fi'e. Three blocks of buildings con
sumed. Loss, $4,000,000.
June 14, 1850 Third great fire. Loss, $5,000,000.
September 17, 1850 Fourth great fire. An extensive area of
comparatively inexpensive buildings destroyed. Loss, $500,000.
December 14, 1850 Fire on Sacramento and Montgomery
streets. Loss, $1,000,000.
May 4, 1851 Fifth great fire. Eighteen blocks entirely burned,
and parts of six others destroyed. The length of the burned dis
trict was three-fourths of a mile, and its width one-half a mile.
Loss, $10,000,000 to $12,000,000.
June 22, 1851 Sixth great fire. Ten blocks and parts of six
others destroyed. Loss, $3,000,000.
BUILDINGS
' San Francisco, April 20. Following is an incomplete list of
the principal buildings destroyed or damaged:
Call building, entirely destroyed.
Claus Spreckels building, gutted by flames.
Hearst building, collapsed.
The W'hite House, walls badly cracked ; all plate glass windows
gone; every piece of stock in building removed before 9:30 a. m.
Winchester hotel, Third street; totally destroyed.
Grand Opera House, entirely destroyed.
Claus Spreckles' house and stables on Van Ness Avenue, badly
damaged.
St. Luke's Episcopal church, Van Ness avenue, will have to be
pulled down.
Crocker building, slightly damaged.
Lick House, walls and roof largely caved in.
Upham building, Pine and Battery, totally destroyed; loss,
$550,000. .. -
Fire House, adjoining California hotel, on Bush street; Chief
Sullivan and wife, sleeping in engine house, severely injured by
bricks crashing through the roof from hotel.
California hotel, Bush street, upper walls collapsed and upper
floors wrecked.
The building in course of construction to be occupied by the
Jamman baths will have to be rebuilt. It is located on Post street,
near the Olympic Club. The walls are badly warped and twisted
and the roof has fallen in.
St. Francis hotel, exterior slightly cracked and seamed, but not
seriously damaged.
Pacific Union Club, Post and Stockton streets, front damaged
and fissures in rearVall.
St. Dominic's church on Pierce street; total loss. The interior
of this church is wrecked and there are large fissures in the walls.
The ornamental top on St. Dunstan's, the apartment house at
Sutton street and Van Ness Avenue, fell into the street
San Francisco Gas & Electric company's Post street plant only
slightly damaged.
entire west end, which contains homes
of the San Francisco millionaires and
people cf the wealthier class is now
doomed. ' The destruction of the I
western addition of the city practical-1
ly completes the work of the ravaging
flames and marks the devastation of
the entire city.
existence and thousands of its homes
Washington, 1:10 P. M. A special destroyed, the feeling prevails that a
train of 12 express cars, chartered by neWi grander city must and will rise
the government to speed supplies to from its ruins. On every hand is this
San Francisco, left Washington this i manifested. Fear of other earth
morning, taking aboard such stores as ; quakes has vanished and faith in the
had been collected here. General Bell, i futnre 0f a new and costly metropolis
chief of staff, arranged for an unob-1 on the of the old one i8 generaL
struma ngnt or way, and tne train
will probably make a record. It is
loaded with tents and commissary sup
plies. At Chicago the train will take
the Northwestern, and then the Union
Pacific and Southern Pacific. An ef
fort will be made to cover the distance
in three days.
Washington 3:45 P. M. Funston
wires the following report from Fort !
Mason: "The fire situation this morn-
ing is better. The flames have been
checked at Franklin street, the hose
being stretched from Franklin and
Broadway towards Russian Hill, ab
out Union and Leavenworth streets.
It is hoped that the fire will be stop
ped there. South of Market street
the fire has passed to the west of Do
lores, but north of Market the entire
line is under controL From Fillimore
and Market to Van Ness and Broad-
ELKS SENT $200.
The Elks of Tulsa last night
forwarded to the stricken peo
ple of San Francisco $200. This
splendid example will be wor
thily followed.
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DESTROYED.
way this region of the city is worst
This line will probably be saved. The
weather is fine. Supplies are begin-
ning to arrive and the situation is
somewhat better than was anticipated
San Francisco While the city is
i prostrate, its business swept out of
New York, April 20. "The Postal
at 10:30 o'clock received the follow
ing from the San Francisco fire de
partment:; '7:30 tonight the fire is
still under headway, gathering force
and spreading. Two-thirds of the bus
iness section of the city is destroyed.
The fire is heading for the residential
district. Efforts to fight the flames
r f nfji
Three hundred thousand
Wjvj De homeless tonight By Saturday
San Francisco will be an ash heap.'
Sim , Francisco, April It wns
reported at the temMmry oliec
headquarter which have been es
tablished in t he basement of the
Hall of Justice by Ciief of I'oliee
Dinan that f terrilie explosion oc
curred at 7tli nnd Jessie streets.
Captain Henry Gleason of Golden
Gate Hlice station and Lieutenant
Pulis, in chnrge of the 27th const ar
tillery, 1. S. A., were seriously in
jured. Both were taken to Mechnn
ices pavillion, which has been given
over to hospital and morgue pur
poses. The explosion was caused
by the Jetting off of a blast of
black powder contrary to the order
of Mayor Scbmitz. Uoth men wen
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COLORED UN
IT ID HILLED
TRAGEDY IN A CAB LAST NIGHT
ON THIRD STREET.
i WAS RESISTING ARREST
Coroner's Jury Today Exonerated
Marshal Baber By Returning Ver
dict of Justifiable Homicide.
Robert A. Westbrook, colored, was
shot and killed la.-t night by City
Marshal Baber while resisting arrest.
A coroner's jury this morning exon
erated Mr. Bahcr nnd brought in u
verdict of "Justifiable homicide." ..
Westbrook, according to letters
found on his person, came originally
from Dallas, Texas, and for somo
! weeks past has been running a boot
! blacks' stand to the rear of Willinm-
miii Bros.' dry goods store, opposite
the post otliee. lie was returuin.' l,t-l
night from Independence, Kauvis,
and was drunk.
Shortly after the Santa Fe train
arrived at f :!(," o'clock, the police
station received a telephone message
calling for tluce policemen to arrest
a colored man who was drunk and
raising a disturbance near the Mid
land Valley depot. Ollieer Michael,
taking a cab which stood at the sta
tion, drove to the opera house, where
Chief Baber was, and called him out.
The two picked up Ollieer Reynolds
in the lobby of the theatre and drove
out to the Midland Valley. There
they found Westbrook surrounded by
a crowd cursing and creating a dis
turtiatice. With some difficulty they
forced him into the cab and Reynolds
mounted to a seat beside the driver,
Ollieer Michaels and the Chief enter-,
ing and seating themselves side by
side with their backs to the horses.
Westbrock sat alone, facing them. . .
What happned in the cab was tes
tilied to by Officer Michaels at the in
iiest, and his statements were sub
stantiated as far as possible by other
witnesses.
Mr. Michaels said in brief that
the deceased was violent and abusive,
that he threatened all the olliceis, and
that while in the cab he said ihat lie
would die before going to juil and
"you fellows will all go to with
me." lie caught Michaels by the coat
collar with his left hand, nnd that of
licer, while holding his left arm with
both his hands, saw him insert his
right hand into his breast pocket, and,
the next instant, by the light. ( f a
street lamp, saw a razor, partly open,
and saw him make a cut at Baber; at
the same time Baber lired three shots.
Michaels picked the razor up from the
floor of the cab nnd produced it at
the inquest. .They were then about
opposite the Cincinnati hotel.
llackmen Martin and Cagle testified
to the language at'd threats used by
the dead man, and so did Ollieer Key
ti' Ids. .Harry Young, n colored man
who works at the Midland Valley de
pot, testified to Westbrook 's condition
when he was put off the train. He
said that he w as very drunk and tin t
a brukemun knocked him down on
the platform. He got Mm on his
feet and tried to get him to g- s.wic
wliere nnd lie down. While Myuiiig
. iili 1 1 i i ti and wh'k- Westbroo'i was
c.irsim.' and sweat ing the ofl'rers drove
i.p.
A statement made by Condueto: .1.
I). Keith last night wan read. It was
to the effect that Westbrook got on
l'is train at Independence, Kansas,
and was a soir.-j V .i.i'ioyance from
th-r to De.vry, he.c V. S. Marshal
Brouii took vi i. ti iii.t(,e as lm a
"unl'Kville. H; insured the p.i, en
Leii i nd had trouble with the crew
'lief Baber, demur under '.ho ad
--e i his attmii'-y. I.. M ;' , nTus
t 'I i innke p ste. em i't.
Some letters and about two dollars
were on Westbrook 's person. His
body now lien at the Mowbray & Win
terringer morgue.
THE SEQUOYAH PRESBYTERY
A number of the Presbyterian 'o
ple of Tulsa joined the delegates
from Haskell, Muskogee, Bnrtles
ville and Skiatook at this place yes
terday enroute for Claremore to at
tend the Sequoyah I'resbytery.
Among the delegates "frcm Tulsa
'were: .1, M. Hall and wife. Kcv. an. I
i Mrs. K. II. Broyles and A. .1. Uomig.
The Kcv. Strogh of Muskogee, re
tirinir moderator, pleached yester
J thy evening at S p. m. The Rev.
Kerr left this morning at f a. m. to
I attend the liiceting.
HE GOT THE CONTRACT
Frank F.ell uus awarded the
contrail eslcrday for grading the
streets and removing the dirt from
around the two school houses-the
work to commence immediately.
This is in accordance with in
structions given to the street and
alley committee by the council at
last Monday night's meeting..
The st 1 board appealed to the
council to have the streets reduced to
grade so that it could begin the work
of laying sidew alks around the ndiool
building and improving the gr.ninds.
When the work is finished Tulsa's
two line school houses will be im
proved a thousand per cent.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
The committees appointed this
morning to arrange for the raising of
a relief fund for the San Francisco
sufferers were as follows: To inter
view and assist the holies, C. S. Wal
ker, F. L Martinis and W. F. Tuck
er. To see the preachers about Sun
day services and collections, .1. M.
Hall. I,. K. Cone, W. K. Chiisfain. To
see secret organizations, (!. W. Mow
bray. Sr.. Ir Hull and Dr. Ilawley. A
ci minittee on the character of the en
tertainment. S. W. Marr. H. C. Ash
hv and N. J. (iubser.
ONE TULSA LADY SAFE.
.1. F. Gillette and Cail Gillette,
brothers of Miss Lillian Gillette, who
is playing in "Babes in Toyland,"
which company is in San Francisco
this week, received a telegram from
her this morning, saying: "Don't
worry I'm alrighU" The Messrs.
Gillette were very uneasy nnd the
message greatly relieved them.
THE COMMITTEE OF BOTH THE
HOUSES
WILL MEET THURSDAY
Senators WTio Have Pledged Support
to the Foraker Amendment Are
Tenacious.
Washington, Apr. 20 Senator Bev
cridge and Representative Brick of In
diana have returned from the Repub
lican convention of the state and ar
rangements are made for another con
ference on the statehood bill. Senator
Xewlands of Nevada has been named
in place of Senator l'atterson who at
tended the llrst conferences, so that
all conferees are now in Washington.
It is expected that the next meeting
will he on next Thursday. There is
less hope of an agreement now- than
when the bill was first in confer
ence. Inquiry among senators who sup
ported the Foraker amendment ha de
veloped the fact that they are rather
tenacious for the last amendment and
insist on a fepnrate vote. The house
conferees seem more disposed to stand
for the original bill thnn before, which
would mean no agreement.
FRATERNAL AID ASSOCIATION
At the Masonic Hall last night
occurred an interesting meeting
brought about by the addition of
many new members to Stella Iiodge,
Ml." Tulsa. I. T..
II. K. Don Carlos, General Presi
dent of the association of Lawrence.
Kansas, was present and assisted
in the reorginaztion and the initia
tion of candidates.
Sixty-two members were received,
but only thirty-seven initiated, the
balance being postoned until next
night of meeting.
There was immense enthusiasm
and the Stella Lodge starts off under
the most flattering and favorable
auspices.
STATEHOOD
CONFERENCE
TO RELIEVE
THE SUFFERING
I PREPARING TO RAISE MONEY
I FOR SAN FRANCISCO
A COMMITTEE AT WORK
Plans Being Formed Whereby Every
One in Tulsa Can Contribute
His and Her Mite.
That Tulsa will do her share toward-;
relieving the frightful suffer
ing and distress in the stricken city
of San Francisco is as certain as
that the sun will rise tomorrow. Tho
sympathies of the people of Tulsa
are with the homeless and helpless,
the injured and dying in that once
fair, but now ruined city, and they
can he depended upon to do all with
in the-ir power in the matter of re
lief. At the Commercial Club bust
night M. B. Baird introduced a mo
tion that three committees be ap
pointed: One to confer with tho
clergymen of the city, a second to
confer with the members of the dif
ferent ladies' dubs in the city, and
the third to make arrangements for
the securing of the Grand opera
house for one nigty soon. Tho
clergymen will be asked to preach
sermons appropriate to the occasion
and take up collections in their con
gregations; the ladies will be asked
to unite in giving dinners, suppers
or other form of entertainment they
deem wise, nnd the Grand will be
the scene of some kind 'of entertain
ment to which' all will come the
proceeds from all to go to the same
worthy object.
The intention is to give every one
in Tulsa a chance to contribute ac
cording to his nnd her ability. What
they feel able to give will he wel
come in the Sunday collection; what
a dinner or supper will cost would
cost the same any time anywhere,
and if the show at the Grand is
even fair in quality nobody will ob
ject to pay 2")e or Tide, especially
when be knows his money goes to
San Francisco.
It would be superfluous to say
anything about the righteousness of
the cause for everyone's heart is
sore anil sad for the unfortunates
in San Francisco. Fvery succeeding
calamity in this country has more
and more developed the noble, gen
erous qualities of the American peo
ple. Tulsa will do her duty.
The committees will be apppointed
today and in t a minute should be
lust in the formulation of planR
the citizens will do the rest.
CITY RECORDER'S COURT.
Broken heads and bloody i'ace9
were strongly in pideiice in the police
court this morning. Bug juice, peruna
or some other ardent spirit, not per
mitted in the Indian Territory, was
the cause of most of the disfigure
ments, and a policeman's club vigor
ously used finished the business.
Ollieer Michaels, in trying to get
three men to safe keeping in the city
hastile, found that he had his hands
full, and to prevent a gct-uway, used
his baton with considerable effect.
The arrested men had resisted the of
ficer from near the school house until
in front of Mnyo's furniture store
on Main street, where the (inal quietus
became necessary.
Judge Abbott fined one of the three,
who had been before him twice al
ready, .f 1 r and costs. The other two
got $" and costs.
Ollieer Reynolds had two more be
fore the magistrate for fighting and
disturbing the peace, and in each
case the V nnd trimmings were ad
judged.
SHOOT AT OREAT BEND.
Great Bend, Kansas, April 'JO.
The Kansas State Shooters' tourna
ment opened here today, with shoot
ers from all parts of the state present.
A large number of experts from In
dian Territory, Oklnhoma, Missouri
and Nebraska are participating. Ov
er two hundred are in attendance.
Premiums to the extent of $2,000 ar
to be shot for. The tournament will
last three dnvi.