RUINED CITY
AID FOR SANTA BARBARA
RELIEF FUNDS OPENED
PLANNING FOR NEW CITY
BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. NEW YORK, July 1. Gangs of workmen are clearing away the wreckage from ~.Santa Barbara streets. From the ruins of the Aldington, the leading hotel, a trunk was taken containing jewels valued at £30,000. which had been for two days near the body of Airs. Perkins, a widow of a former railway president, one of the victims of the ’quake. All the Western cities are hurrying to the lelief of the stricken towns. San Francisco headed the list of subscriptions with £IO,OOO. Architects are planning the reconstruction of the town ,on Spanish lines, with no building higher than three storeys. . No fires, pestilence, or looting followed the disaster. insurance adjusters appraise the damage at thirtv million dollars.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 3 July 1925, Page 5
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133RUINED CITY Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 3 July 1925, Page 5
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