The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-05-08


through the trouble. One may describe
the events more graphically but the
end is the same-utter destruction The
following was received by Mrs. a.
Francis Judd from her son.
ALLAN wILKs JUDD.
He says you may consider yourself
lucky at having me alive, as / passed
through the earthquake and fire of the
18th inst. without harm. Beyond my
new dress suit and a few clothes | lost
nothing.
we moved from Valencia Street to
Van Ness avenue on the 14th of April
and on the 18th, Ben Rice and / were
awakened by the temblor which shook
us so that we could not get out of bed.
As soon as II stopped we looked out
of the window and saw debris in the
streets and horses from a nearby fire
station running loose. Pond a fellow
rooiner, and / went straight down.
Market Street and soon saw evidence
of the violence of Madam Pele. The
roofs and chimneys had fallen in and,
b soon some injured people We're taken
by in autos. one lady sat down on the
sidewalk and began putting on her
stockings. We soon saw fires starting
In different places but mostly in the
district south of Market Street. At
Sixth and Mission a lodging house had
caved in and lots of people We're ere
mated there, we being unable to rescue
them.
I'VE then went down Fremont Street
just below Alexander and Baldwins
office. There was a large fire on both
sides of the street with cartridges ex-
ploding every minute. Then we went
over to California Street, near the
Canadian Bank of Commerce. Here
the sidewalks We're elevated some three
feet by the shaker. In all this time
we counted sixteen fires. Arriving
back at Van Ness Avenue we did not
for a moment think that the fire would
reach us there but at noon fire broke
out on Hayes Street and we soon saw
that we had to git SO Petre Hone
mann, our landlord, stopped a team
and we packed up and went to Nth
street and Valencia, staying there unth
6 p. m. when we moved over to a hill
at the foot of Dolores Street and Nth.
In the meanwhile all Market Street was
ablaze.
II was so thankful that the Cookies
had left on the 10Th. BY the night of
the 18th, fire had reached from the
water front to Van Ness Avenue and
from Ord Street to Sutter slept about
one hour and in the morning we took
two loads of our belongings out to
Holly Park on the Mission Road where
we camped the night There is a reser.
Voir there so we had water. In the,
evening four of us watched the fire
from hill and 1t beat Kilauea all hol-
low. There are two separate fires, the
one in the Mission District and the ono
on Mob Hill, extending all along the
ridge on which jackson Street runs.
When We awoke on the 20th the
Mission fire was out but the other one
had spread to the North Beach side
and at this writing is still burning. al
though under control. We moved down
here on the Goth, having made money
in the morning by hauling furniture
for some people.
There was great difficulty in check
ing the fire because the earthquake
destroyed the mains at some places. 1t
was finally stopped at Goth Street by
dynamiting three blocks of buildings.
yesterday three of our party of ten
went down to the ferry, via Howard
Street, as they were leaving for Pitts
burg. 1t was great sight going
through the burnt district; huge coal
piles still burning, tracks and streets
upheaved, etc. Nearly all of the wharf
sheds We're down and the ferry building
had fallen down in some places. There
was an immense crowd there trying
to leave the city and some fifty people
in line waiting to telegraph. Needless
to say every message was sent collect.
We found out that the cable was not
working and wondered If you were all
safe. One of our wagons was COM
mandeered and Honemann had to take
load of butter and eggs up to the de-
pot near here
Rice and ! then walked up Market
Street to Golden Gate Avenue, then
along Van Ness Avenue. where the
marines made us work some thirty
minutes cleaning up the street. On
Market Street we ran into John Dias
and his married sister, Henry Williams
and Sonny" Cunha, all Honolulu peo-
pie. From Sutter Street we went over
to Broadway where I~~nquired at Miss
Smiths and found no damage to speak
OF, then went to the Godfreys but no
one was there, thence along Divisadero
and Dolores Streets home. 1t was a
long walk, six miles. This morning
we six men Honemann, Rice, Clark,
two Greek machinists and ! got up at
a. m. and after waiting in line for
some time got about weeks rations,
so we are quite comfortable now. Ex-
pect to be working again in a week.
Il have spent all of my cash for food
and cooking utensils. Everybody has
To cook in the street now and no lights
are allowed although the rule has been
broken by people who use candles.
Twelve thieves have been shot by the
soldiers and a lieutenant was killed by
thug. l heard that three men had
been lynched for robbing dead bodies
but | am not sure of this. | estimate
over 1000 killed by the earthquake and
5000 injured. About 5000 of the injured
were put at first In Mechanics Pavilion
but they had 10 be moved again. The
city was put under martial law soon
after the earthquake and by . Il. M.
on the 18th "A trOoD of IuNnlrN gnma