The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-26

killing of n ghoul who was caught red
handed The poor devil was made TO
scrape out his own grave and was shot
like 4 dog
Desolation Cannot Be Described.
San Francisco's destruction cannot be
described. II could not have been moro
complete had the torch been applied with
system and with no other purpose than
to wipe It from the face OF the earth. One
going In to the city from the ferry build
ing can see nothing but heaps OF cinders
and smoking debris. shattered walls or
name- wrecked buildings Not ono within
the range of human vision that will not
have to como down.
Residences Badly Damaged.
My on the hills great distance away
an he seen residences that were not vis
ted by flames, and these are In many re-
spects either damaged by the earthquake
or by the concusson OF dynamite and ar
;illery that was used to check the work
OF the flames. n chimney In all San
Francisco is left standing 1t was not seen
by The Tribune representative, though
moro than ffty miles of the streets OF
that fated city were traversed,
Calamity Made Heroes.
But what heroes this calamity made.
The number OF lives that were saved by
heroic men and women will never be
known. Thousands of instances are told
and retold and thousands more Will come
TO light as the excitement OF those tragic
hours passes away and tho victims tell OF
their actual experiences
All Were Victims Alike
Utahns suffered immensely in property
losses and in personal privation, but their
courage in this calamity only reflected
the courage OF the people as a whole. So
many suffered that none stopped TO COM
plain that their lot was harder than their
nelghbors The rich and the poor were
victims alike. Tho wealthy merchant
munched crusts OF bread at the hands OF
charity. as did the poorest dcvotee of the
dives OF Chinatown. Money would not
purchase relief from the hardships
No Caste at All.
Women In fine garments. with short
sleeves and low-nccked dresses, slept in
the parks, at the Presidio at Fort Mason
or along the water front alongside with
Cinnamon. negroes and representatives Of
foreign lands. There was no help for
them and certainly there was no discrlml-
nation as TO race. color or previous con-
dition.
Story Cannot Be Told.
The whole story OF the city's destruc-
tion will never be told. One must have
visited that city to have even a small
conception of the great calamity. The
spectacle presented by long lines of refu-
gees carrying and dragging what few Of
their personal effects they could save
from tho wreckage was so pitlable as TO
bring tears 10 the eyes of those who be-
held them. The reunion of friends and
families, the grief OF men and women in
their search for their loved ones. the hys-
teria OF the weaker, the suffering OF un-
attended mothers OF new born babes the
waling OF infants and children were too
terrible to be told
Stout Hearts Quailed.
1t required n stout heart that has
once looked on these scenes to return to
them, even though on q mission of mercy
and helpfulness. Beyond a doubt 100 wo-
men died In childbirth In the parks |
from exposure incident to the chilling rain
Of Sunday night, 1t was awful! Tho
dnxfety Of the husbands for attention for
their stricken wives.
SOblo 1SOL IleueVe all
Physicians slept neither night nor day
in their effort TO render assistance in this |
great extremity, but they could not
relieve all. The great city furnished
thousands of incidents of motherhood, and |
but a small percentage could receive the |
most meager attention Tho wrecked |
nerves, the shattered hopes Will fill the
Insane asylums OF California as nothing
else could. 1t was a common thing TO |
lind both men and women rushing |
through the streets screaming like |
demons wholly unmlndful OF the sltun-
lion around them.
Tragedy Due to Unstrung Nerves.
Possibly some OF the tragedy fol-
lowing the fire is due To the unstrunR !
nerves of soldiers and civilians The
killing Of Maj. Tilden. who had been
working for forty hours as a Red Cross
aborer, will doubtlessly be traced TO the
insanity OF the special policeman who is
believed to have nred the fatal bullet
Americas Quick Response.
How good it is to know and 10
realize the prompt manner In which
Americans responded to the call for re-
lief OF this stricken community. How
courageous were tnOSG thousands OF
workers. How generous were the people
of the surrounding towns. who threw
open their homes 10 the refugees. regard
less Of who they were, and have toiled
ceaselessly for their comfort and relief.
Food for All in Oakland
One could not walk the streets of
Oakland and Berkeley without having
food offered him scores of times. Ones
personal appearance counted for naught
The we'll dressed were known TO have
suffered as much as the scantlly clad.
and the spirit of helpfulness literally
permeated the air
Utah First to Respond.
we have often heard the name OF
salt Lake on the tongues of the relief
committees. and 1t was most encouraging
10 know that Utah was one of the first
70 extend helping hand
Utahns suffered immensely. but Utah
did her part, and when the first sorrows
shall have passed Utah Will have a place
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