The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-11-01
board jaw. partially mixed with tears.
Michuel scrapsd it off and resumed his

board jaw. partially mixed with tears.
Michael scrapsd it off and resumed his
weeping. :.
But soon we came where the fog-veil
was not so thick, and the top Of the
shot-toWer was seen piercing the haze.
I remember that some enthusiastic spir-
its gave three cheers for the safety of
the city, And as we gradually ap-
preached the pier, it was seen that the
city was apparently all there. We did
not learn until later that the shock had
been lighter on the San Francisco side
than on the other.
We fastened up the streets, looking
for damaged houses, ruined walls, and
corpses. We did not see as many as we
had expected. Coming up Clay street
however, near Sansome, there was a
frightened boy who, surrounded by a
crowd of people, was pointing at a mass
of blood and brains on the sidewalk.
His jaws were working convulsively, but
no sound came from them, A bystander
told me that the boy bad Witnessed the
death of the man who formerly used
the brains, and that the sight so horri-
fed him that he had remained in that
condition ever since the sbock-a mat
ter of a couple of hours. The man, it
seems, had run out of the building
when the first shock came, and had got
to the sidewalk just in time to catch the
falling 6re-wall upon the top of his head.
[ do not propose to weary my read
ers with an account OF the earthquake.
1t is ancient history. But these things
came into my head the other morning,
when I was awakened at one o'clock by
the familiar vibrating, twisting, grinding,
motion-the creaking of the grooming
bricks, the ominous rumble of the shud-
dering metal roof. said to myself:
"rhe most severe shock since 49,"
And, so saying, these recollections came
to me, and jotted them down.
But I will indulge myselfin telling one
or two anecdotes which I recall. There
was gentleman here from the east at
the tipe, who had been signing for an
earthquake. I have met many like
him, by the way, but I never saw any
of them who wanted to feel two. do
not refer to temblors, but to good stiff
shocks. No one who has ever felt one
wants to feel another.
This pilgrim, then had been yearning
for an earthquake. Fortunately for
him, it came before he went away. He
went away as soon as he could get away,
may add. He was living in Bre nham
Place, and was awakened by the shock.
He knew what it was. No ruan needs
an introduction to an earthquake. He
fled through the door. He nearly took
it with him. He was clad only in a
short night-shirt, but despite that fact
he went into the centre of the Plaza.
and there he remained. He could Rot
be induced to re. enter the house. Fl
nally, he hired small boy to 90 and
get his clothes, and dressed himself be.
tore the populace. ~
Later in the day he ventured out OF
the Plaza, and, accompanied by Tommy
Newcombe, went to Barry & Patterns to
get a drink. The barkeeper mixed the
drinks and placed them upon the coun-
ter. Newcombe pushed his back, re.
questing the barkeeper to take the ice
half past ten o'clock. There was a
ana the bar leaned forward
and courteBied to the two friends in the
most familiar fashion. The barkeepel
was almost buried in a vitreous ava
| lanche. The eastern man knew, with
out being told, that this was another
earthquake He made for the street
/ He got there before anybody else in the
house. This despite the fact that he
lacked experience. These Eastern men
are very quick to learn about some
things-particularly earthquakes. lie
reached the street with such impetuoslty
that he was on the other side before he
knew it. There was building there be-
longing to Sam Brannan, the top Of
which was crowned with two long stones
meeting like V. One of these fell with
the second shock. just as our Eastern
friend reached the sidewalk. The stone
came shooting down like a conical pro.
jectile, struck the tagged sidewalk, made
a clean hole and disappeared in the
depths below. The hole was about six
inches away from the Eastern man. He
nearly fell into it.
He took the next steamer for home.
When this shock took place, hap.
pened to be in the Odd Fellows Bank,
then or Montgomery street, opposite
where the Safe Deposit building now is
A group Of us We're, talking over the first
in bull ling when the first shock came
but that, had I been, would have re
NAMED. ! further said that considered
running from building as highly DANCE r
Gus, instancing the unfortunate ma:
VINO WAS killed Oh Clay Street lis case
in point. All agreed with me. One il
paEtticular-a friend named MaiiNot-rs
marked:
"You are perfectly right. The mar
who would run out Of a building during
an earthquake shock is id fool"
The words were scarcely out Of HI
mouth when the half past ten O'CLOCK
shock came. do not remember very
distinctly how l got there. but in. abou
three seconds l found myself in tn:
middle of the street. have no reco]
lection of coming down stairs. Strange
to say all the other fellows were there
too. Maillot looked at me, and re
marked, with grim hurnor:
II thought you never ran *::om an
earthquake"
Il never do"
"3ut you ran then.'
"No. I didn't run. flew"
So did. And I very much fear
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