The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-21

quartered at the Chutes. He was given
a place to sleep near the Zoo. He said
today:
ITO my dying day will never for
get my experience when I was aWek-
ened by the roaring of lions. I knew
not but that L was in a jungle or den
of wild beasts
Mr.. Campanari, the baritone. resem-
bIed an emigrant when he embarked
on the overland train. He carried his
kit tied I'm a gay-colOred blanket OH
his shoulder, but was in good spirits.
TT is such a change" was all he
said.
Another one of the party wore the
flowing burnos of an Arab chief. and
all were more or less picturesQuely cos
TUNED. It was at this period that a
charming contraltO had been compelled
to don some very necessary articles of
attire which had originally been de-
signed for gentleman
Narrowly Escaped Death.
Nj. Parvis. NJ Dufriche. the baritone
and stage manager, and Nine. Du-
friche, the harpist, narrowly escaped
death when the Oaks collapsed Ma
dame Dufriche lost her precious AraTd
harp in the fire at the opera house.
Paroll, one of the tenOrs, was miss
ing this morning, but no anxiety was
felt regarding his fate. He was seen
posed he became confused today anu
failed to find his train.
The courage displayed by some OF
the artists, notably Miss Walker and
Bessie ABBOTT, helped largely to quiet
the fears of their comrades. and their
kindness to the chorus was highly ap-
preciated.
After the earthquake Nine. Eames
and Nine Sembrich found refuge at
the handsome home of DR.. Harry Te-
Wis, but this was burned and they were
cared for by other friends.
Miss Fremstad, who ha departments
at the ST Dunstan, was fortunate to
escape with her life, the building being
very badly shattered by the earth
quake.
Expected to Meet Death.
among them being Miss Walker and
Miss ABBOTT, who were on the top floor
when the great shock came, took it for
granted that death was inevitable. The
regular Swaying of the walls and the
pitching of the floor they compared to
the motion OF an ocean steamer in a
storm. Yet, until destroyed by fire,
the big caravancary stood firmly on its
foundation. 1t seemed so utterly use
less to attempt to do anything TO avert
! their fate that, with the exception of a
few tfmid ones, all remained quiet.
Speaking of the disaster, Signor Ca
russo said:
1T instantly recalled the horrors in
my native Naples of which / have been
reading. 1 have no doubt that the
| earthquake here has some relation to
/ the eruption of Vesuvius."
| Miss Walker said:
/ I'VE are too happy to have saved our
/ lives to think of our dresses
DIPPED spoke in the same strain,
! though he lost costumes valued at
| SIS, 900.
Express Gratitude.
Press Representative U. H. Meltze1
said:
! THE members of the company de-
sire to express their gratitude to the
| people of San Francisco, who, although
/ themselves wholly or partly ruined
/ seemed to forget their own troubles.
Speaking for the artists contin-
ued Mr.. Meltzer, II will say that moth
/ ing could have been more sensible OF
/ leVel-headed than the conduct Of Man
/ ager GOrlitz and Local Manager
/ Charles w. Strine in this great emer-
! gency. Everything that human effort
could do was done to minimize the dis
! tress of all and to get the people to
/ their homes in comfort
Mr.. GOrlitz added a warm tribute tC
| the kindness of the citizens of Sar
! Francisco and the general calmness
manifested by the members of the COM
pany.