The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-05-04

the bill as long as it was safe and the n
had to husle out befor we were hem
med IN. Every building on Rincon
Hill was burned. We finally got home
tagged out. Ten miles is quite little
stretch for Ma to walk. Mission street
was lined with wagons loaded with
goods. 1t is useless to say anything
Of our nights rest. The same line Of
teams kept going and coming all
night long. Early Thursday morping
Ed went to the Office and Mr.. Steiger
OF the Steiger Terra Gotta company
took him in with a team and big
truck and made for Steiger's HON .
On the way he moved Aunt Bird S
trunks TO safety and then got Mr..
Steiger'S bedding and an insurance
mans family and bedding, also th
main doctor of several hospitals and
his family and bedding and proyis
ions, Then they hustled off to the
park where thousands were camping
there they spent the night. Well, Ma
and | had everything packed ana
ready to pull out any minute, and
watched the fire all night, but along
near morning we could notice the fire
meu were getting the best of the fire
and then our nerves began to relax
lust little. This hill was one mass
of people and loads of goods. taking
their goods in every way Imaginable
Some had a horse hitched TO ladder
others had string Of baby buggies
and little wagons loaded as high as
they would stand, aud then the whole
family would push and pull, Some
women hitched 10 their trunks and
spring wagons and old and new bug
gies were pulled by the family
Othes had large trucks, and all kinds
Of wagons, and when one would stop
they all had to stop. Parrots, canarys
and dogs to no end. One little dog
stood on the walk and just screamed
for the want of. water. One of the
girls took the dog a glass of water,
and 1t wouldn't stop drinking till it
saw the bottom. When the fire on
the south side was out we took Il walk
around to see the ruins and look up
friends and relatives. We could see
nothing but ashes, smoke and old fire
places aud such like. Found Uncle
DR.. and While snoved out on the hills,
but the fire didn't reach their place OF
business. After the Ere and excite
ment was all over we began to get
hungry. The police took charge OF
the stores aud the people went in and
cleaned out everything, Before that,
the merchants we're charging great
prices for everything, trying to make
speck and Iguess they did. But
w we stand in line to get our grub.
was up this morning at 4 o'clock,
and then the line was block long, 1t
is after II now and they are still in
line. Some women tainted, took
one of them cup Of hot tel and some
crackers aud DR., came out OF the line
and gave her couple of pills, then !
gave her couple of cans of cornbeet
and one of tomatoes and one Of con-
densed milk and some lettuce and if
some one else gives her some bread
she will be q. x. for one meal. She
felt better soon and then went on. l
think there will be no one suffer fol
provisions. We have had plenty SO
far The rich and poor are all alike
now, because they can buy nothing.
A great many are busy now moving
back to their homes. Well This is
some of cur experiences and the con-
dition of affairs you can read 10 the
papers better than l can tell it. We
are thankful to be safe and well, so
good bye. ELSIE SMITH