The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-23
ALL UTAHHS At
STANFORD SAFE
Welcome News to Many Homes
in Salt Lake and
Utah.
EVERY ONE FROM THIS
SECTION ESCAPED UNHURT
Miss Ina G. Boutwell,, Student at
the University, Arrives
Home Sunday.

who returned from Palo Alto yesterday
morning. Stanford has closed for this
semester and In q few days the rest
OF the Utah colony will be vending
their way homeward. For the present
most of them are detained as the banks
at Paio Alto are closed and drafts
cannot be cashed. Miss Boutwell, hap
pened to have a railroad ticket other
wish she would have been compelled to
wait with the others. This is the first
definite news from Stanford and the
fact that Miss Boutwell, saw all the
Utahns before leaving makes It
doubly valuable
Chapel Completely Wrecked.
According to Miss Boutwell, Stanford
has suffered her share of wreck and
ruin. The beautiful chapel built at O
cost OF s5.o00o0 and decorated by the
master sculptors and artists OF the age.
Is completely wrecked, The colored
glass windows. worth a fortune in
themselves. have been broken in a
thousand pieces, while the marble
statuary has been cracked and broken
II any part of the building still re-
IL
Other Buildings Wrecked.
The new gymnasium building, the
magnificent library building and the
museum are complete wrecks, heaps of
brick. stone and mortar. The chemis-
try building. though part OF 1t still
stands. WI have to be completely re-
built Memorial Arch, the gateway be-
tween Stanford and Palo Alto, and
likewise the pride Of every Stanford
man, has been leveled to the ground
In the inner quadrangle little damage
was done.
One Student Killed.
The damage sustained by the college |
dormitories. fraternity and society |
houses was not so great rs that which |
befell the university buildings Many |
OF these. however, suffered considerable |
damage. Pennsylvania student liy-
Ing at Encina hall was crushed to
death under the mass Of debris. The
young fellow had not seen his parents
for two years and all Stanford deeply
mourns his loss. An engineer, en-
ployed at the furnace building, also
suffered death. Outside OF these two
there were no fatalities
Students Receive Minor Injuries,
A number of students, however. re-
ceived minor injuries, none Of which
prove serious. The beautiful Stanford
residence on the campus was complete
ly wrecked. but no one was injured.
Twelve Shocks in All.
Discussing the earthquake and some
incidents in connection with 1t. Miss
Boutwell, said: "Eearly Wednesday
morning I was awakened by the jing-
ling and cracking OF chinaware. glass
seemed to be flying around in the air
l got up Immediately but was stunned
by second shock which followed the
first by the briefest interval These
two shocks which happened at about
6:lf and SIG g.. m, did the destructive
work. During the day about ten more
shocks occurred but they only made
the destruction OF the first two com
plete. l distinctly remember slight
shocks which followed at 1920, IL 100.
ESQ, 4.30 and about 500 o'clock.
Girls Had Nerve.
OF her own narrow escape Miss Both
well had nothing to say. but she tells
interestingly some Of the amusing In
cidents which befell Utahns and other
Stanford students A girl was dressing
In one Of the sororiety houses when
the floor gave way. Her companion.
looking up. saw that she was gone and
shrieked; Where are you Mary2"
"oh. am In the parlor." remarked the
girl calmly. as she wiggled herself out
OF the heap OF plaster and mortar be-
low.
VIII Bateman Dazed. Ii
VIII Bateman of this city was a
great sight" said Miss Boutwell,, "All 7
he saved from the ruin OF Encina hall
was his old corduroy trousers and q
coat that he wore when a freshman
He was completely dazed by the shock
and Fellow students had to lead him {
from the building. He will have to re- |
plenish his wardrobe before coming
home. Mr.. Bateman and the young
Pennsylvanian who was killed roorned
on the same floor Of Encfna hall. Tho
building is standing in part, but is con- 6
demned and students are not allowed !
to go near It." I
One Student Sound Sleeper. ,
Probably the most interesting incl =
dent In connection with the whole ca ,
ia astrophe was that the earthonake .
failed to wake one young man, a fra r
ternity brother OF Fred Hale. Jr.. of y
this city Although the fraternity Y
house was almost lcyeled to the ground | .
this young man snoozed on and was r
Still sleeping when they rescued him r
from the ruins. ] know It seems i'm
possible Mr. Hale escaped without in
jury"
All Salt Lakers Safe.
Before leaving for home / saw all Z
me Salt bakers and found them safe. L
The fraternity house where Louis !,
stays was uninjured. and
The same good fortune preserved the y
house OF the fraternity to which Frank
Fisher. another Salt Lake boy belonged.
Eaw Bob and Edith Ellerbeck both
looked well. Harold Heffron, a former F
Salt Lake boy. and Joseph Nibley. also L
" this city. escaped without injury. Il
Girls Escape Alive. Il
'~The sororiety house where Nav n
and Bessie officer lived had %
one wall knocked down but the girls n
escaped without injury. Louis Soules
vas the happiest Utahn met. He O
thought himself fortunate because he a
escaped with y new hat. Efie Muir v