The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-22

Ing for volunteers to take bodies from the
ruin Just above the hotel / want right
here TO say that there was a ready and
willing response, and that is where ! met
the nrSt real horror. 1t was a low build
Ing on which had toppled q lofty one.
and all In the former were buried in the
prayers. For GODS sake. SAX clno como this sS way% %
%, lift this off my back" My God. I'm
dyingr and many others. nerving US to
greater effort, and finally we got to some
OF them. Bruised and bleeding, blinded
by dust and smoke. terrified past reason,
the poor fellows who were saved fell in
me street from utter exhaustion, Those
that were penned away below VIC could
not reach. and their seeming far-oN cries
for mercy md life will ring in my ears
till death.
Troops on the Scene.
About o'clock we met the troops from
tho Preside coming TO town, and l never
was so glad 10 sec soldiers In my life
They seemed 10 me to be the one warrant
against anarchy, and l know they were
Occasionally, an automobile or express
wagon would pass flled with dead or
wounded being borne to the hospital and
the 6roans and cries of the latter made
ones body shiver The dead were dread
tui TO see-crushed out OF shape and torn
beyond power OF friends oven to identify
mem. know many sad hearts Will look
ror loved ones and no man can tell them
whether thcv are dead or alive. Recogni-
ton In many cases was simply impossi-
Bravery Was Shown.
Under such awful conditions one would
look Tor complaints, Yet I never heard
whimper from any man I met, PERSON.
aiy' Mbst dis s,ay my baggage and clothing, but
people could not help that Ono Incidental
Iact seems 10 have escaped most people
and that Is that when the water mains
we're broken the sewers were broken also.
A dread fact of sanitary relief now pre-
sents l1sclf, and ! am here to say that
whether he wore a silk hat or overalls
TO man oil whom / saw were gentlemen
1t was true test OF the highest manli-
ness. Thousands of women and children
cooped up In public square. with the
earth trembling and all tho accompeni-
ments of that terrible time, and Vet man
hood did not forsake the men, and our
womanhood blessed them for It,
Couldn't Get Money.
Il had but $40 TO my name, and sought
men h-SSsterday-millions. and with
whom my check would be worth any
cause they could rot get one For food
we Jared hard. having to beg. for we
could not buy from those who were for
tunate to have bread or water All these
hours the troops and police drove the PEG
pie bnck, block after block, till they got
as far up as Stockton street. Thcn felt
my place was away from there, as 1
must care for my family. So. having no
impedimcnt we walked to the ferry and
crossed and came away.
The View of the convused and burn
Ing city from the deck of tho boat was
so grand as to hold the element of terror
AS far as tho beam OF sight could 60 was
mass of flame and smoke, with here
and there an eruption as something In
nammable exploded. 1t was panorama
OF weird beauty. but It held all the DOW
ers OF death to scores. / can see II yet
1t scared my spirit md sickened my body,
and 1 feel Its effects yet.
Many Pathetic Scenes.
There were many parthetic scenes all
about US. such as force tears from strong
men. One family of poor people unable
10 get wagon. made sled out of n
mattress and tied the clothesllne to H. On
this was placed all II could hold with the
baby lying on top. Tandem fashion the
father and son pulled 1t along while the
mother watched the baby and picked such
stray things as fell OFF.
when the soldiers forced the crowd
away from the burning st. Francis a
littlo child was left sitting on the curb
which was her pet canary She was OH
liylous of all about her and was trying
to have the bird kiss her through the bars
Just is II she had been at horne and moth
Ing had happened. She was "nobody's
child surely, and I trugt that her love
for her. pet created love in some good
hearts for herself.
Worst Ordeal Of All.
'I spoke to officers and soldiers who had
been in tho Philippines. Mt Ell Caney and
other ordcals OF fire and death, and all
said these experiences were nothing to