The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-26

mighty and the Holy Virgin as they
surged along, Others halted by the street
side amid these narrowing scenes 10 pray.
one cannot describe the terrors of the
first two nights. They were too full of
grief and suffering TO be realized by those
who have not looked upon the ruin. No
food, no shelter, no water made many a
man desperate. while women called to
those who could not aid or turned from
their own suffering to comfort their little
ones
Just what impels victim of so great
a commercial and domestic trngedy as the
destruction OF a greatly populated and
developed city to cling frantically to the
trivial possessions Is amazing. | saw n
motherly old woman pushing toward one
OF the ferries an old mahogany parlor ta-
Bile on which she had piled an armload
a bric-a- brac not worth 30 cents Hun
dreds carried bundle OF bedding I'm one
hand and bird cage in another. Poodle
dogs were rescued when children per-
ished. Little girls hugged to their bosoms
dolls and faVorito pictures. while some
or the poorer classes trundled through
the streets with small articles OF kitchen
furniture.
Every Wheeled Vehicle Employed.
Everything on wheels was employed to
convey people and property to the fer
ries. These ranged from automobiles TO
dining tables Anything that could be
pushed or pulled and could bear a burden
was pressed into service. One man gave
seven 500 bills 10 an eXpressman to haul
his baggage from the street In front of
iashlonable apartment house to the ferry
building, mile away. Whether the sum
was eXacted or bribe from other oblI-
cations is mot known, but the drivers of
express wagons demanded outrageous
prices for the smallest service and the
soldiery seemed unable to prevent II
to the aid OF suffering humanity in hours
OF deep trial none deserves greater praise
Than blg,hearted Ben Haywood a few
men reached the fated California city be-
fore him. but he was the first to or
ganlze for substantial relief
NJ Acting with representatives OF The
Tribune he established Utah Hcadouar-
ters within an hour after reaching Oak
land and the effectiveness OF tho work OF
locating citizens OF Utah. Idaho, Nevada
and their friends. supplying them with
money for immediate needs was under
way In such short time as TO be q sur
prise TO others.
Were Utah Headquarters.
No attempt was made by The Tribune
70 70 advertise the newspapers enterprise
Its headquarters were Utah Headouar-
ters' and there were no questions asked
as to social business or religious caste
So striking was the contrast between this
unostentatious work and that OF a local
newspaper that advertised the same head
quarters, established and equipped by Tho
Tribune. as It's own, that expressions OF
disgust were heard by several
This was no hour In the stricken dis
trict for gallery play and The Tribune
ls proud OF the compliments paid II for
Keeping aloof from the cheap and the
vain
George J Wallace. formerly at 30 Steiner
vale. dosires 10 get into Communication with
George J. Taylor. 20 South First West
Frank Hart formerly foreman OF The TrIb-
uno composing room. and j 2. waggonev
ono time linotype operator. had lively times
in the earthquake and fire Both escaped un-
acorched.
newseoy was in the middle Of street
In the burned district lowering around an
improVised furnace Of bricks and heating come
coffee. There was not suggestion OF faint
hcartedncss In his manners. He was rs un-
mindful OF tho awful calamity as though no
were surrounded by the most ordinary things.
What do you think of Frisco by this time %
cngo skinned a mile Chicks not in IL boss
Another victim. truo to his city's spirit of
boastfulncss, declared that Vesuvius would
have 10 take bock seat-that Frisco now
holds tho boards
Tho number OF babies born in the porLs or
IN the streets and the number of mothers whose
lives were thus sacrificed for want Of alton
great disaster More than one hundred women
are said to have died from childbirth during
the drenchinG rain OF Sunday night
Three months ogo q child was born To tho
wife OF Frisco mechanic. The mother died
and tho father employed a housekceper who
also undertook the rearing OF the child Tho
woman He'd when tho first shock alarmed her
leaving the baby In orumbling building.
child, wrapped II enugly and placed II In n
baby carriage escaping as the walls fell.
through streets nlled with a frantic mob and
found ohclter In Golden Cato park. For three
nights he guarded his baby, feeding 1t milk
which othors shared with him. and on sun
day he escaped tho city and found a homo for
himself and baby with a kindly woman in
Berkeley, It was tremendous task for that
father. but this is but ono OF thousands OF
Incidents OF that terrible week.
Wednesday forenoon the Commercial Ma
tional bank sent message to l.. w Wilson
asking him for information ns to tho reports
dcmoralizcd that the message was not de-
nvered 70 Mr.; Wilson until late Monday after
shock cnmc. He arose and whom he went TO
the Office he dressed as though intending
to go to his bank as usual. His friends joIIed
him considerably because he had taken such
pains. Mrs. Wilson wos out OF tho city.
II is not al all unlikely thai Josepb r
Smith win find 10 attribute the delly-
eroncc OF tho church colony from tho earth
quake and the fury OF tho flames but bo win
Charlie Whittlc. whit" tho man nho has
drown more pictures OF the prophet seer
any other man. had better chance 10 DO
killed a dozen umes-.'to have died n thousand
deaths than any elder on the coast but no
came through IL all.
His story was fulI Of thrills and when The
Tribune man found him no looked Ike a last
years birds most which boy had thrown A
rock through Whit" was drawing pipes for
a catalogue. ITc lost his clothes and money
but he saved pocSetful OF pipes. On his way
10 a place Of safety he Joined In a raid on a
store and while others wore appropriatine sar.
dimes and other grub stun whit" contented
himself with n box OF cigarettes q safety
razor and bottle Of champagne. Fits partner
loaded up with several packages of washing