Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-05-11

II the Nr-teh's death, hoping that II
might serve A. a warning Ia oihers.
A yoni officer ia the coast artillery
Was killed l,y six thieves whom he at
tempted to arprrhend. Five Of these
were instantly shot hut unfortunately
one iniscreant escaped the fate he most
justly deserved.
The San Francisco of tonight presents
a sad spectacle tn the eve, hut a much |
sadder one To the heart. the scene Is
one of the most desolate and appalling |
conceivable. The fire is climbing the
hill To ih,. westward, having consumed
the entire wholesale and retail portion,
aud the m'.St densely populated districts.
Everything possible is being done to ob-
siruct its advance hy the brave meu who
have already worked Tor forty-eight
hours without ceasing. IL is hopeless
fight for fire of such gigantic proper
tions is a relentless foe {; still every foot
of advance is disputed by those men
who work 50 mtiringly. The indica-
tons At the present time are that tins
terrible enemy will continue its destrnc-
ton until i, has exhausted itself. Then
and then only may the people return to
their houseiess homes. In every open
area men, women aud children are hud-
died together, not vet realizing the ex-
| tent of their loss. Here one sees many
pitiful scenes. Half crazed mothers aud
sisters aud grief stricken fathers aud
brothers bewailiug the loss OF loved
one of VIII ose fate they may or may not
know anything, aud ii knowing nothing
they can learn nothing.
OF the dead aud dying | need not
speak. will however vouch for the
truth of almost any statement or de.
scription you may have read, for in my
estiina ton no pen can picture the horror
more horrible than it really is. Every
thing possible is being done to reiiev,
, the situation. Provisions and supplies
are being sent from all parts Ol til,
. country, and hospital trains are en rOut,
. 10 the afflicted rity. | hardly ihmi
) much suffering has rs yet been occa
= stoned on account OF lack of food, rs the
1 army supplies at the Preside are bciu1
$ distributed under the direction oil ih,
: army officials, aud the troops have .akel
n ready burned, and are isslius them /,
;. the people free Of cost. la fact tn
i martial law makes it an offence to II
e ceive payment for any of the neeessi
|. ties OF lie.
i. The outskirts of the city present ;
:, mos; remarkable appearance. The oni,
e way of reaching the ferries from th
/. greater portion of the city is by moving
!. wharfs until ferry is reacael. 1t
e estimated that over Que hundred thou
is sand people have already crossed oye
to the other side Into the cities OF l5erkt
d ley, lemeda and Oakland. The otht
IL homeless who were unable to reach tn
y ferries are moving southwark. In
E. roadways present Il wondrous and II
" inltely sad spectacle. The caravans q
~ homeless men, women and children, rio
10 and poor--..ll poor now--advancin
d. slowly, pulling, dragging aud carryin
al their belongings. Que sees i'll this a
f. illcted army some amusing but neverth,
III less pitiful sights. Most OF them HAY
Y. no clothing except that which they al
IL wearing, and even that in most cases
Mt constituted of the few garments quick
of put on. Que mau whom ! saw W,
vO more fortunate than the average, he ha
20 IA trunk which he had tied upon a rocl
ut ing chair and having fastened rope |
OF slowly onward. Many strange vehicle
al were used in this emergency. One wa,
e. on which had only three wheels, W;
as readily rem Tered serviceable by attachil
IS. a board to the front axle, the other Ell
ne dragging on the ground; this supporte
20. the rear axle thus making one more ri
a present Tor duty
ed Few trains are as yet moving an
h, those consist OF only three or four pa
&, senger cars AM: do not exceed the raj
III of four or five miles an hour. | le
IL San Francisco at two o'clock this afte
u noon and arrived at San Mateo abo,
Oh seven O'Clock this evening The distan,
to is a little less than twenty miles. III
cars were filled with refugees who wei
ne glad to leave the i'll fated metropolis.
rs. 1t is surprising, however, how We,
ell cheerful aud hopeful the majority
I'd these unfortunate people are. One lad
i, said they had lost everything but Il
:" door key, but yet she was not compai,
IS. lug. A man whose son is student !
lie this school, aud who had lost over ii,
is hundred thousand dollars, said he on
- had five cents and an automobile, an
: never was happier in his life. His fam
&c lily were all safe, but had narrow e
OF cape. Some refugees who had gathere
n in small park in the outskirts of I'll
ct city called their temporary dwelling pla,
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