The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-06

instant the shock came and threw me
iut of bed onto the floor II flashed
through my mind, earthquake and
tried To get up, but could not for the
house rocked 80 badly. fell and got
up the third time, thinking that ! must
get out OF doors. crawlcd to the bed.
room door and got hold OF the casing
and drew myself upon my feet Then
came the second hard shock The
house rocked like the sea The dishes
on the pantry shelf fell crashing to the
floor, the stove pipes came down, the
books flew from the table, lamps over
turned. stove slid to the middle of the
room, chairs slipped one way and back
again, plastering fell, window glass
shattered, and | just hung to the door
casing and was shaken back and forth
till was seasick.
when the last hard shock was over
| managed to get out on the porch
but could not stand up, the porch
pitched so. | could not see a living
soul, but houses fell and chimneys
crashed all about me,
When the worst was over | crept
into the house and out of chaos pulled
| some of my clothing. ! then put on
my clothes. During all this time ]
saw no one and felt as II the last day
| had come and alone of all humanity
left. What seemed hours to me was
in reality only single moment. Just
| then people began to pour out In the
middle of the street. | went too. was
only half dressed and barefooted. 9th.
ers were still in their night clothes
| After a few moments they began to
90 in and dress and then run to other
friends and neighbors. | having nc
ono to go to sat on the side walk and
put or my shoes and stockings. ] then
went in and got my coat and hat aud
like the rest started out to see the
devastation. May you be spared the
awful sights! Such n beautiful pie ce
IlCvely homes and grand buildings razed
to the ground, lovely yards and beau
tInl flowers and fountains crushed
and buried in the debris of falling
| Walls anu CHllnntSS.
All Wires Down.
went straight to the central tele
graph Office thinking would tele
graph your uncle that was safe.
knew they would hear about 1t ant
be worried about me. | never dreamed
that they were feeling the shock, too
thought we were the only Sufferers
II never once entered my head tina
they were even then being shaken NJ
worse than we. When | got to tht
Office and to send message, | wa
, told that all the wires were down ant
that no message could be sent on an
of the three telegraph lines, The
said that while the worst of 1t was oI
on they got part of a message fror
San Francisco saying that they wer
then having the worst earthquake
ever known there, but before anythin
! further could be learned the wires wen
( down and they could hear no more.
1 Everybody Walked, Walked.
= Imagine my feelings. Not know
. ing whether George and Glenn NSr
3 killed. No one there | knew; N
$ where to go. | was wild and | shoe
( and trembled so | could hardy stant
4 So did everybody else. The layor j.
r sued an order that no fires were to b
$ built and no lamps lighted, fearing fiji
S as shocks kept coming every twent
C minutes all day. | ate nothing, ju!
y kept walking in the street. When or
l. is walking they do not feel the shocl
@ so much as when sitting still. All tn;
dreadful day everybody was jIst wal
o ing, walking.
@ No one was killed In our town, bl
= many were hurt and many had mira
d ulous escapes. Five miles away at
# saw mill land slide buried the mil
:. a million feet of lumber, and thin zee
?. men under thousand tons of dirt an
r rocks. They can never dig them Gu
o At a lovely resort six miles ava
Y the chimney crashed through the ro,
l. and struck the bed of newly marie
1. couple from Nebraska The man hs
II just sprung out Of bed, but the brio
& was crushed to death. | wander
d about all day feeling no hunger al
d no fatigue When night came ever
o one pulled beds out of doors. ",
20 afraid to, though there were extra p
lice on guard. opened the front do
p and drew a rocking chair into 1t al
ID sat down with even my coat an h
ID on. Every few minutes, when Il
1t trembles came, fright would make n
spring to the middle of the street.
'p felt as though l could not live throul
lie another day in such fear and suspens
g At about midnight heard, besides Il
in SLOW tramp of the guards, quick
rs most running sep thst sert the blo
st coursing through my yeinc. l kne
N my dear boy was coming and | fle
N to meet him.
10 How we sobbed and cried in ca
re others arms. My first words wei
Id Where is your fatheI?"
M "Safp and uall In San Ioca Th