The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-06-07

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had been accumulated. We had
meet lovely people here and had a
fine business, people were elegant
dressers and they dressed more
elaboratly here than in Paris; you
see that made it fine for US. Of
course San Francisco had bad
reputation in the east, but l tell
you there were lots of good people
here. To attend services at any
of the churches there, you would
not have thought that you were
in the city of San Francisco
considering its eastern reputation.
But when we came. to San Fran
cisco we did not go to hunt for the
evil. | am sure we did not find
it. think it's very easy to see
Gods loving hand Sin this great
calamity had it occurred at any
other hour the city would certain
ly have been completely destroyed.
And again, Chinatown was a
nuisance which puzzled all the
good people of San Francisco and
the destruction of that famous
place, of course, will prove a great
blessing to New San Francisco.
But 1 tell you, you can not ina
gine the spirit Of thankfulness
and determination which prevail
ed the place. People who were
mlllionaires were made destitute
but they met their loss in all
submissiveness. We were in
Lafayette Square for two weeks.
Tents were provided just as soon
as it was possible to get them.
There were about 1000 people in
the same park, !sadora and j
had a nice little canvas tent all to
ourselves, two spring cots and all
the good blankets we needed.
There was a hosl ital right there
on the grounds under the direc-
tions of one of the best doctors in
the city. Isadora and | were both
under his care all the time we
were there. Every thing was pro-
dided for our comfort that could
be under the circumstances, we
had two friends not far from the
park who had lost their homes in
fire and they were not hurt by the
earth quake; they both wanted US
to come to their homes, but we
felt safer In that little tent, we
called it the tented city.
We would have sent kilograms
back east, but people of authority |
told us it was impossible to get
any telegrame out, so we knew it
would be useless to try. We sent
letters, but don't suppose your re-
ceived any of them. We wrote to
the Rev. Carter, he is about 1875
miles south of San Francisco, they
had not heard from us, but they
wrote up to Chico to DR.. Head
where we were before we went to
San Francisco. / had written to
.hem and it just happened that
they had gotten it; they immedia-
,ely wrote back to Rev. Carter and
ne at once came to the city and to
Is. We were getting along very
iieely, bnt he insisted that we
should come home with him which
We did last Thursday against our
Doctors advice and sure enough
+ was too much for AIS. We have
10Th felt much worse, in fact,
sadora has not been able to be up,
md she has stood it SO well, for
{ was me who came so near hand
ng in my checks. We have had
o have a doctor. lie thinks we
will be all right, my heart is all
ny trouble. / lost my voice the
lay after the quake and could
Iot speak for 10 days, but | am
'etter of that now, but | can not {
tand any exertion, whatever, but |
he doctor told me this morning
ny heart would get stronger and !
hen l would be all right. Isadora |
ook such an severe pain in her !