The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-23
EHRET AND BRIDE SAFE.
Escape OF Two New Workers From the st.
Francis Hotel.

Francis Hotel.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 22.-Mr. and Mrs.
George Ehret, Jr., of New York ended their
honeymoon journey here with a memorable
experience. On Tuesday evening they
arrived and registered at the st. Francis
Hotel. They could not get a room lower
than the tenth floor. They were awakened
in the morning by the shock and began
an e~ventful day.
"The whole room seemed to turn owe
and over" said Mr.. Ehret. Il rushed out
TO see what was the matter, and found moth
ing but confusion. People were rushing
madly about the halls, women were crying
and shrieking, and everywhere the plaster
was falling and the walls cracking. We
dressed and got down the ten flights OF
stairs in record time. There was no eleva-
tor working, and all the lights were Oh.
Luckily, it was just daylight.
ain the street everything was a melee.
People were fghting to get through, Women
dragged heavy trunks along and fought
with men for places in the centre OF the
street. Buildings were rocking to. and fro
and stones and debris were flying through
the air. Men with blood streaming down
their faces from cuts made by falling stones
or glass were running about wildly. No
body seemed to know what was happening
or what to do. Some were kneeling in
the streets praying; others cried out that
it was the end of the world.
with Mr.. Busch, the brewer from st.
Louis, l managed to get my wife into Union
I Square. Then the flames began to burst
out. l never saw anything like them at
any fire. They seemed to leap hundreds
of feet in the air and shoot across the street
in all dire ctions. AS the square became
more dangerous every minute, about 10
o'clock we forced our way through the
mob and managed to get up to Mob Hill
All our trunks and suit cases were gone,
and we had nothing but the few clothes
we had managed to put on.
"On the way l saw the brick wall Of a
four story building fall on a large crowd,
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feet. The sight was siokening, and l can
give you no idea Of the horror.
I'VE wandered around for hours before
I found the residence Of a friend on the hill
and we spent the night with1him.
aIn the morning the flames were coming
up to the hill, and it was again a case Of
move. We had great difficulty in getting
to the ferry, and the sights were even worse
attempted to rob a lead body shot down
by an officer and fall dead across the body
he had been attempting to strip. There
were mangled corpses on the street and
and trampled down women and children.
People we're sitting on the street and guard
ing the little property they had manage
to rave from the wreck Of their homes.
Where the big buildings had stood the day
before there was nothing but ash heaps
and ruins.
1.-THE soldiers we're guarding the streets,
and we had to drive about for miles before
we could get to the ferry, When the boat
drew away from the wharf ! drew a large
breath and thanked God. Before I left
there was terrible distress from lack Of food
and water. Bread was selling as high as
a dollar a loaf and drink was not obtainable
at any price. The wafer had been cut of
in an endeavor to use it for fire purposes
and could not be turned on again.
Mrs. Caesar Young OF New York was at
the st. Francis with Lettie MILAN. They
are en- route to New York, having saved
nothing except the clothes they wore.