The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-25

go thru anything like that again. -
This statement summed up the i'm
preston Of the San Francisco disaster
by John l.. Barrett, assistant treasurer
OF the philippines, who arrived last
night In Minneapolis with Mrs. Bar
Meeting Was Affecting.
The melting between the Barretts and
their parents at the union station was
affecting in the extreme. Oblivious Of
the. throng waiting at the gates for
trains, they were conscious only of the
lost being restored, and the crowd TAX
ing In the situation at glance, tear
Mr. H foapea IN M ths JOY of 59e rf fbep
was not aware that the train bearing
San Francisco refugees had arrived
until he was clasped around the neck
by his daughter's arms.
| The Barretts lost everything In the
| fire except what they carried in their
suitcases, and will spend several days
retitting before they go on to Wash;
Magnolia from Manila last Friday. Be-
ds 1aa un naf 81 Mr.
| and Mrs. Barrett decided to wait, and
registered at the St. Francis. They
were assigned to the sixth floor, where
they were when the earthquake shock
| occurred.
Went Sightseeing.
In many ways the experience of the
Barretts at San Francisco was unique.
They were not badly Jared by the
earthquakes, and had plenty Of time
to pack their belongings. They spent
some time going about the city. to
look at the earthquake ruins before
they decided to go to the home Of a
friend beyond the fire danger line.
There they had enough to eat and
water pumped by windmill next door,
and when they decided to leave they
had little trouble in getting to Oak
land and in exchanging their Thurs
I day reservation for Saturday.
! : Meanwhile Mr.. Barrett had returned
without difficulty 70 the st. Francis to
look after some valuables he had left
in his rooms Altho he found the floors
intact and no guard at the doors, Mr..
| Barrett finally did NOT enter because of
the report that .druhken nlilitiamen
were shooting indiseriniinately., ~
:. Women Were Frantic. ~
4 While the men were so busily en-
| gagged in moving belongings that they
did not yield to the terror that pre-
\ vailed, as a rule, the women were so
i worked up over the succeeding earth
quakes and the shocks from exploding
dynamite that they were frantic.
| EThe first I knew said Mr.. Barrett
today, "was at 5:12 or 5:13 am, when
I heard a rumbling noise and the house
began to swing. -.
"Mrs. Barrett said: what's that's
/ IT said, Earthquake because.
have been in lots Of them. -
eve, dressed. The elevators were
not running, some walked down ane
over TO the square in front of the hotel
To the right Of the st. Francis were
two six-foor buildings, and one about
three stories. The front had come out
of them. It was remarkable fact
that the fronts of the buildings fel
out. One wall had fallen on the three
story building. In few minutes the
fire department came and soon fire
for help Five injured persons were
taken out while we were there.
, Watched the Flames.
"Then we strolled down to Marke
street and watched the fires below. W.
stopped, there fifteen minutes until the,
got to taking injured people by il
wagons and automobiles, and Mrs. Bar
rett couldn It stand it. We started ou
again to see how far the fire had got
Another had started and it wa
getting fercer all the time We walked
up on to Mob Hill and watched the fir
all forenoon; then we returned to tn
! hotel and put in our suitcases what W
Q thought were all our valuable things
9 HThen we went out to. the square an
s they were getting awfully excited a
Y the people who had been burned out be
2 gan to pile their trunks and thing
j. there. Hi. ~ g.. -.....
Q "We had met some friends in 1872
1 who had taken us out in an automobil
: the day before and had insisted in gu
!. staying at their home. The next da.
we went out there, hiring two boys t
; carry our cases and things we had pile
; in steamer rug. .y r
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