The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-04
GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION
BY BARRE WOMAN
Miss Sadie Lswry Writes Her Sister,
Mrs. W. Z, Beck, Of Her Expert
ences in the San Francisco
a. Horror.

The following description Of the San
Francisco horror BY a former Barre res
idcnt, Miss Sadie Lowry, in q ,letter to
her sister. Mrs W. II. Beck, furnished
4 graphic description OF the terrible
conditions. After explaining why she
had not informed her sitser Of her
safrty sooner, Miss Lowry wrote;
Words cannot tell vou the experience
4 hare had and come out ofswithout a
scar was awakened by the house
rolling north, south, east and west, all
at the same time. or 80 il seemed 10
me. The plaster was falling around
me. My companion and | sprsng from
the bed and Kit cried Dress as
quickly rs YOU can She seemed quite
cool and collected. So We dressed as
quickly as we could, as we expected
tho block would fall at any moment.
IL seemed as though the earthquake
would never let up. BY the time we got
dressed and into the hall, ii had eased
up little Then Kit aud got into
the streets, where you could see all
the latest cuts oi psjamas and night
robes.
Everyone was in the streets then.
Autos and wagons we're flying TO the
hospital with the wounded ! ran back
10 MY room and got MY kodak. Kit
aad | few down town to take pictures.
When we reach the center OF the city,
1t wrs ali in flames. So we soon knew
that they could not sase the city, ss
the water t,ipes wese broken, and the
clren1ieals gave cut.
We hurried home for Kit and l had
isst rented few rooms snd were cook
INK our own meals. And. Of course, we
thought We would try TO save few
things Luck seemed 10 be eoniieg our
way. for we saw an e2pressman ~ithout
a load and looking AZ II I've we're half
pafaiyzsd 40 we compelled him 10
move our things 10 my friends home
in Castro street. While Kit was helping
him. went across the street, where =
grocefy store was thrown open and
everyone was told 20 help themselves.
4 got some things to eat and took
what was IN the bouse and went with
the eSprassman We saved almost all
our things. hnt when We rssched our
iIicHd's house and rad our trunks and
things taken care Of, We were driven
DIT 81 There BY The militia We were
all on the bin, high above the city, and
The flames lii up the whole city and
hill AKs all waited FOR another earth
quake W seEd is Under The sea or
the fire to dsvour US.
Some wsre singing Nearer, My God
tp Thee, while others sung, Trhcre'lI
Re Hot Time IN the old Town 'to-
night The dead and wounded were
carried " place cf safety only 70
be burned ~ Through ii ALL saw only
Two crying. Everyone seemed 10 take
II III Instter-ef fact way.
"Tlic frst news that ve aut on the
hin was that Seattle had gone under
the water, and that Toa Angeles. New
YORK Chicago and 50. Louis wefe worse
on than We we're, and that Utah had
disappeared FROM the map. SO you
cau Imagine oim feelings. But Na soon
fouud pni that that report WAS not
true.
with What fond We had With ,is and
Slltt oln friends hnd, that fed us until
help came All the boats IN The barbor
bronglii Us provisions from the surround
ine towns when the fire wag oyer. Nc
foHrd flat my friends house vas not
burned, Wt Che chimncys were down.
\ I want yen tp send lne some Barre
paper. Have sent you some Frisco
papers and Viii send some Of my kodak
pictures II ever ne chance to develop
lllehf tlink ! VIII reaiaif hero for
II while. may 20 boiac later Ny
aidle h II ase tastto stfept
''Noua Iaying sister.
"Seaie.H