Arizona republican., 1906-04-26
THE EARTHQUAKE
 AT SAN JOSE, GAL.
A Former Tempe Boys Description of
 the Disturbance.

A letter has been received from John
 Lindsey, a former Tempe boy, who ex-
 perienced many sensations at his home
 in San Jose, California. during the re- ] cent earthquake, which will be of con- l siderable interest to the people of | Tempe who knew MT. Lindsey while 1 he was a student in the Normal for | several years He writes as follows:
 Well, Charlie this is a rocky coun- ] try, and yet it might be worse. No doubt you have read about the shake l down We had here According to what people hear in other states, there is not
 much of California left. It is bad enough, but many of the reports are 1 false. It had been reported that this | part of California was flooded. It was damp in some spots some time ago, but no water has been added to the horror of destruction and fire.
 "The first big shock came here about 1 5:17 a. m. on the 18th. l happened to i be out of doors at the time. We had
 an artesian we'll finished the evening 1 before, and l had just started to look l at it to see if the flow was any great CT than when finished l started away and began to stagger. l stopped, but
 the shake was so great l had to get on .f down. I saw few houses drop and | the roar and crash of falling buildings and chimneys was loud enough to be heard several miles. A herd of cattle | in a pasture near by ran and beloved. i Women ran and yelled, and the excite ment was very great. Several large ! fires were started immediately. l look ! ed at the well as soon as it was over, and the flow was twice as great as be- fore. It does not flow much more 1 now than it did at first. l went down town about six. and the streets were I crowded with people The riot call had been given and the militia were | assembling Several of the large build ings collapsed. Many were wrecked so badly that they are now condemned 1 Many dwellings were shaken from their foundations. There were several 1 people killed in San Jose, but if the earthquake had come six hours later | there would not have been enough living l left to have buried the dead. over a hundred were killed in Agnews insane asylum. Nearly every building there is in ruins. It is a pitiful sight to see the crowds of homeless people coming
 in here from San Francisco. Many walked all the way. Some came in in delivery wagons, and now, since the lIdlllS are running. Tree transportation is given to all and the trains are load | ed.
 Several of the lodges are giving free 1 lunches at the depot. Jamie and I went ! Gown there: We saw Addressed peo- 1 pie eat beside Chinamen and negroes. 1 They are all in the same boat now. It
 is dreadful for those people to loose their homes, and all they had. but many people have added to that the loss of families and friends
 Some are searching in vain for some
 trace of a wife. child, husband, broth CT, sister, father. mother, or some friend. The suspense must be terrible There are great many special po- lice and deputy sheriffs to aid the militia companies in keeping order Martial law was established a few hours after the first shock and " has been great protection to life and
 property. The vigilance committee
 has posted notices that any one caught pilfering will be hanged. The streets are kept clear after about ' D. m. The
 guards will pass any one on important
 business"