The water famine has become even worse than the dearth of food. The people became desperate in their efforts to get water, and furious fighting for ...
Article : 143 words"The history of the theatre will enduringly chronicle his achievements, and tradition will fondly render an account of his personal qualities; and so, from generation to ...
Article : 1,333 wordsNear the city an extinct volcano is becoming active, and is emitting smoke from a new fissure in the side. The heat from the fissure is melting the snow on the summit. ...
Article : 51 wordsDriven frantic with terror at the sight of the flames, the animals in a menagerie broke loose, and rushed madly, through the crowded streets, roaring horribly, creating a great ...
Article : 74 wordsof the Nellie Stewart Company, who fortunately escaped the 'Frisco inferno. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 16 wordsof the Nellie Stewart Company. who forth[?]nately escaped the 'Frisco Inferno. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 18 words'Frisco fire. Practically under control. But situation very intense. It is hoped that a fourth of the city will ...
Article : 771 wordsThe Canadian House of Commons has voted 100,000 dollars (about £20,000) towards the relief of the sufferers. ...
Article : 27 wordsA sensational development occurred yesterday in connection with the case or Henry, White, ex- solicitor, who was recently releas[?] after serving a sentence as the result of a ...
Article : 901 wordsThe sewerage system all over the city has been disorganised, and great efforts are being made to restore it in order to avert a pestilence. ...
Article : 42 wordsMr. Andrew Carnegie (the American millionaire), the Standard Oil Trust, and the Steel Trust have each given 100,000 dollars (about £20,000). ...
Article : 29 wordsIn order to cope with the hundreds of lawless characters that are hanging about ready to take advantage of the confusion to pillage and steal, drastic measures have been ...
Article : 55 wordsIn order to prevent the spread of the flames, great guns unsparingly bombarded the millionaires quarters for hours. The destruction wrought eventually ...
Article : 77 wordsAfter most strenuous efforts, the lines of docks between Howard and Folson streets were saved, also thousands of pounds worth of valuable merchandise. ...
Article : 33 wordsLater advices state that supplies of food are beginning to arrive by train from different parts of the State. In order to enable those who have lost their ...
Article : 60 wordsJan Kubelik (the famous violinist) and family left San Francisco a week ago. ...
Article : 22 wordsMr. William Collier, and his company of 25 artists (who were to have sailed by the Ventura for Australia tinder engagement to Mr. J. C. Williamson, the morning following ...
Article : 53 wordsBankers and merchants are conferring at Oakland (about five miles front San Francisco) respecting the rebuilding of the city on a greater scale than over, and also ...
Article : 59 wordsThe Mayor of San Francisco has cabled that he hopes one-fourth of the city will be saved. Chiefly the suburbs and the best and richest sections of the city have been ...
Article : 55 wordsSir John Forrest has started for Brindisi. In an interview before his departure Sir John said he considered that his mission had been satisfactory, and expressed a belief that ...
Article : 169 wordsIn order to deal with the thousands who are homeless, and provide food, relief stations have been established at Golden Gate Park, Presidio, and San Bruno. ...
Article : 35 wordsIn one of the city post offices 11 clerks were found amongst the debris, apparently dead. They had been without either water or food for three days. ...
Article : 54 wordsA committee of bankers have inspected the banks vaults, and report them intact and securely guarded. They are confident that the depositors will ...
Article : 46 wordsAmong the few buildings which have escaped demolition is the Sailors' Home, one of the finest on the water front, and which was erected a few years ago at considerable ...
Article : 40 wordsCannon are being used to assist the operations of the dynamiters at Van Ness. ...
Article : 23 wordsThe police have taken possession of all the grocers' stores, the provisoes in which are being sparingly distributed to long queues of applicants. ...
Article : 76 wordsWhen the flames were sweeping along the water front strenuous efforts were put forth to save three warships in course of construction at the Union Iron Works. ...
Article : 75 wordsHundreds of bodies litter the streets of the ruined city. The citizens are being compelled by force to assist in the burials. ...
Article : 40 wordsThe Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman Allen Taylor, received from San Francisco last night the following cable, signed by Mr. Alex. Bethune, acting-Mayor of the city, ...
Article : 78 wordsThe London "Daily Telegraph" states that the shares of 15 British insurance companies have depreciated £6,000,000 during the last four days. ...
Article : 52 wordsMany refugees have died of exposure and exhaustion. ...
Article : 22 wordsWhilst engaged in target practice at Tyeres an explosion occurred on the insruction ship La Couronne, whereby three men were killed outright and 22 others ...
Article : 48 wordsThe soldiers guarding the Mint have killed no fewer than fourteen miscreants for attempted robbery. ...
Article : 28 wordsFive babies have been born in the parks of the ill-fated city. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe New York "Times" estimates the total insurances in connection with the disaster at £50,000,000 sterling. ...
Article : 28 wordsEnergetic measures are being taken to assist the 250,000 people who have been rendered homeless, and are suffering so seriously for the want of food. ...
Article : 45 wordsYesterday afternoon Senior-constable Jordan and Constable O'Brien, of the Randwick Station, arrested Nurse Jackson at her residence, St. Peters, and conveyed her to ...
Article : 148 wordsShortly before 2 p.m. yesterday afternoon a posse of police, headed by Inspector Sherwood, Senior-sergeants M'Crimmon and Brooks, Sergeant Cheney, and ...
Article : 137 wordsMany thousands of refugees have left the city. ...
Article : 19 wordsLONDON, Saturday 5 p.m. Despite the tremendous confusion, and lack of supervision, the conduct of the people is generally exemplary. Those who are able to do so are assisting ...
Article : 49 wordsMagnificent work has been done by the firemen, soldiers and police. They stuck to their posts, fighting the flames, until at last utterly, exhausted they ...
Article : 66 wordsAs the fire swept onward yesterday the R[?]ld Abattoirs caught, and three hundred maddened cattle rushed the streets. Terror-stricken they charged the bewildered crowds ...
Article : 48 wordsThe Waverley Swimming Club will bring the 19[?]5-6 season to a close on Wednesday evening next at Rowle's Bronte Baths. Two events will be contested, viz., 66 yards ...
Article : 39 wordsThe parks of the devastated city present a piteous aspect by night. All social distinctions have disappeared. Rich and poor, criminals and respectable ...
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The Sunday Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1903 - 1910), Sun 22 Apr 1906, Page 1
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