The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-23
MESSAGES BRING
NEWS OF SAFETY
Minneapolis People in San Fran
cisco Report to Anxious
Friends at Home.
Fully One-half Heard From, and
Not One Was Injured in
Catastrophe.

Messages from stricken San Fran
apolis by telegraph and mail, bringing
relief to many anxious homes, where
fear and misgiving has held sway since
the first news of the great disaster, ar
rived, last Wednesday morning.
Fully half Of the Minneapolis people
known to have been in San Francisco
at the time Of the earthquake have been
heard FROM and 50 far no deaths or in
juries have been reported. Telegraph
and in another day all the Minneapoli-
tans in the wrecked city should be
heard from.
Few details are given in any Of the
messages received and the greater num-
Der Of them consist simply Of the one
welcome phrase, "All right"
Mail Brings Message.
T. E. Hughes, assistant postmaster,
today received one Of the few detailed
messages from San Francisco. It was
from the Rev. DR.: Theodore Heyshan.
who recently resigned as pastor of
was known to have been in San Fran
cisco at the time of the earthquake and
the communication to Mr.. Hughes is
the first that has been heard from him.
He wrote from San Jose Wednesday,
having LEFT San Francisco that morn
ing. He occupied a room in the Pals
ley hotel, which was IN the burned dis
trict of San Francisco: -.
"The experience Of the last few
hours is one Of lifetime,' he writes.
IAN awful earthquake came upon us
about 5;l5 this morning; I was
awakened by the commotion; room
surging back. and sorth, chandeliers
swinging in a circle, bed moving, build
| ing creaking; a mighty force at work:
It took but moment to dress and get
| into the street, where the scene was be-
yond description. Public buildings
badly damaged or ruined, churches
down, houses on end, floors of hotels
folded together upon inmates. FATAL
| ties few for the calamity, for which
| we are thankful. Fire added to the
closed.'
w Writing from Saratoga, ten miles
sends vivid account to her daughter,
Mrs. A. H. Hall. In this letter, Which
was written Thursday, she says: "We
may not live another hour and tells
of repeated shocks all day long which
stopped the telegraph, telephone and
car service, and were throwing down
chimneys in all directions When she
wrote, Mrs. Pearson was sitting on the
ground in the open air. Mrs Charles
Bell and Miss Abbie Pearson are with
Mrs. Pearson. D. G. Bell is also one Of
the party.
G: 4; Smith telegrsphhed to his >, Office f
from Sacramento crane to as msafe and ave, wen
pany, wires from McCloud, CAL, cali
safe.' Mrs Queal is with him.
E. P. Wells, who, with his wife, was
in San Francisco at the time Of the
tremor, has wired to his Office from Sac
ramento, "On way home and safe.''
| Mrs. Lind Safe.
A letter from Mrs. John Lind, who
was with her daughter in the city, says
that both are safe. -"
o. W. Miller Of the Miller-Davis
company, has received a telegram say
ing that his brother and family are
safe.
Mrs. L. A. Day, at the West, has re-
ceived q message saying that her broth
er is safe.
from his brother in Oakland, the mes
sage: "All right"
''safe.'' She Wires.
The daughter Of c.. NJ .Amsden, WIZ
is attending Hopkins Art institute, ont
of the destroyed buildings, lived il
Berkeley and has telegraphed that sh,
. is safe.
Mrs. ". n. Chambers has write,
Ogden. Utah, saying that she left Sal
Francisco the day before the disaster
. Miss Chute has received word tina
Mrs. Richard Chute and Mrs. j. Yves
Jacobs are safe at Oakland.
j. E. Rogers last night received
telegram from his wife, who has beef
. visiting in San Francisco with her sis
, ter, Mrs. E. II. Crane, who resides there
! The telegram stated that both are SAT
! and we'll. The message was sent from
! Oakland and was dated both April g
and %
Mr.. and Mrs. William Emerson, 1O5
Thirteenth avenue Sc, have received
/ telegram from their son, Edward Eme1
SON, announcing that he escaped all tn
l dangers Of the earthquake in San Frar
cisco and will remain in the city.
: Minneapolis friends Of Mrs Fran
t Hamilton, formerly Pauline Kruge1
E have received brief message to tn
l effect that she and her husband ar
! safe. Their home was in the thick 9
= the earthquake and the fire, and a
their personal belongings were lost.
Q In Quest Of Mother.
C. A. Reeves of Glenwood, forme
d state senator, was in the city today t
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