New-York tribune., 1906-04-23

,-,- Arril a2--Every incoming train from
ves, brings refugees from San Francisco
- tell exciting stories of their experiences and
-, ,ranhic descriptions Of the horrors that
,o1owed the earthquake and fire.
Worn by the exposure, harcships and terrors
=. ,hei- efforts TO escape from the stricken city.
- NJ Johnson. Of Utica, y. Y and Miss
,,.-+ba Sribbals. of Erie. Penn. passed through
T,.r7e- to-day on their way home.
.a-be first that we knew Of the earthquake
,-her We were awakened in our room at the
Do,5olnh Hotel on Wednesday morning by
&c shaking. which broke loose fragments
= tbe ceiling SAID Miss Subbals. There fol-
ro5 q tremendous shock, which shook the
,,,uding sideways and tossed II about with
.o~,errlnr Ike e spiral motion When we reached
=. street people were running hither and
thither
some one passing advised us TO get on as
high ground as possible, and we started walking
IS fast as possible TO the high parks back Of the
CRY.
Fire was breaking out in hundreds Of places
ors- The c.,y ana the streets were becoming
c-ov-ded with hurryinE refugees. Where people
y,sre tInnh! 10 procure horses. men and women
had bs-nessed themselves TO carriages and were
drawing their belongings 70 places Of safety
AS we passed through the district where
wealthy people lived We saw automobiles loaded
and waiting s.ssre the houses Their owners
remained until the flames came too near 10 en-
dure and the-. getting into the machines they
made for the hills
PAID $4,000 FOR AUTOMOBILE RIDE.
We saw one man pay $4,000 for an automobile
IN which 10 take his family TO place of safety
Before night we reached the summit of the
Alta Plaza People half-clad. unfed, hysterical
searching for loved ones. crowded the ground
Beneath lay the burning city. and nightfaH
came on il presented a scene tndescribaby
awful
We passed the night sIeepless with panic
stricken multitude In the morning oc Thurs
nav We started toward the harbor with the as
sistance Of soldiers from the Preside. who had
already been on duty twenty-four hours We
got 10 the wharf and hoped TO get a launch 10
Oakland. We were unable TO do so. but were
kindly treated by an old skipper. who was him
self in deep grief because his mother had been
crushed 10 death in their little house. He gave
Us coffee-the only nourishment we had had, ex-
oepting a few crackers. in twenty-four hours.
The skipper saw the government boat COM
Ing in the bay and said if We could reach the
Preside wharf we could escape on the govern
ment boat
We therefore hurried toward the Preside,
greatly inpeded by assures which stretched long
distances and around which we had to make
our way At the Preside we were taken on
hoard with other refugees. and a short time
later we were safe in Oakland"
CLIMBED OVER THE DEAD.
j climbed over many bodies. picked my way
around flaming debris and went over almost in
Surmountable obstacles TO get out Of San Fran
CISCO said c C. Kendall a retired Omaha cap
Halsi. upon his arrival here last night
arrived in San Francisco the night before
'e earthquake was awakened about 5.15
O'CLOCK IN the morning by being thrown ont oe
NY bed IN the Palace Annex. rushed 70 The
"inao" and looked out. The houses were rea1-
Ns and tumblng like playthings. I hurried on
'O'hllg and ran into the street Here g "