The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-22
SALT LAKERS
ESCAPE INJURY
Many Wire Friends and ReIa-
tiVeS From San Francisco
That They Are Still Alive.
LIST OF M0URNERS LESS
NO SALT LAKE PERSON YET RE-
PORTED INJURED.

John Nelson received a letter yesterday
from his son, David H. Nelson, which
stated that the writer, together with his
wife and baby, were safe, but that they
lost all of their possessions in the San
Francisco fire. He had been working for
the United Street Railway company Mr..
Nelson, Sr., sent railroad transportation
to his son and the latter and his family
will come to Salt Lake
j. NJ Hawkes. and wife, parents of Mrs
Mathis of Salt Lake, are safe Mrs
Mathis received word to the effect yes
terday-
c. V. Gilmer, who resides on Eleventh
East street, escaped unhurt.
Harvey Buckley of the Denver & Rio
that his mother and three of her children
escaped uninjured to Berkeley
Mrs j. j. Anderson, who was guest
az the GreyStone, on Geary street, less
than one block from the Chronicle build
ing, sent a telegram to Salt Lake yeSter-
day that she is safe, but that she lost all
sail for Honolulu the day following the
disaster. MIR. Anderson has gone to San
Francisco to bring his wife home.
Roy Petty wires that he is in Oakland.
Henry yelling. night headwaiter in
Young's cafe, left last night for Santa
Rosa TO make inquiry about his brother.
who was an attendant in the Agnew hos
pltal. He has been unable to get any
udlngS of his brother by wire.
Mrs. Priscilla Jennings arrived in Salt
Lake yesterday morning from San Fran
cisco. She says the situation is simply
Indescribable, and the press reports have
not Deen OVerdraWn, but rather undereS-
tlmated, as no pen could graphically de-
scribe the situation it really was.
Mrs T. D Larsen of S07 South Ninth
East, received a wire from her son Louis
yesterday that he was safe. Mr.. Larsen
had charge Of Southern Pacific construc-
ton work at San Francisco. The mes
sage was filed Thursday and reached
here yesterday morning.
Hardy X. Downing. the Wel-knOwn
local bicycle rider, received word from
San Jose through friendly telegraph oper-
ators, that his family were all right
downing has been trying to get a wire
through direct for the past four days
without avail. Downing was on his way
to the depot to catch the midnight train
for the coast when the message was
handed him
Mr.. and Mrs. b G. RaybouId send
word that they are safe
j. Will Clawson sends word that his
family escaped from the burning city
Mr. Van Wyck, brother of Mrs o. Y
Callaghan, is safe
A. N Maccuaig of Morrison, Merrill
company. telegraphed his. wife yesterday
from Oakland that he escaped
g. V. Schramm, brother of F. c.
Schramm, will arrive in Salt Lake this
Herald and Sherwood Bird wired their
mother, Mrs William H Bird of 24S
Fourth East street, that they are safe at
F. c. Park is at San Jose and unin-
juTed.
A Hanauer, who. was in the Lane hos
pital, is at Oakland.
Mrs Sarah J. Driver. daughter of ]. ].
Driver, is at Oakland.
John j. DAILY and family lost everything
but are safe
A, H Atkinson and family are safe at
Berkeley
M M E. e. Cummings and family are desti-
C. M, Ward and family are at Oakland
George Spiers teIegraphed D. P. Felt
that Reich Shay and family were burned
out but that they are safe.