The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-23

Especial to The Herald by J. L. Priest.)
Oakland. Cal. April 22.-Little is left
TO be told of the part taken by Utah
people in the San Francisco fire.
Nearly all of them have left the city,
and though their friends may not have
heard from them, it is certain that all
are safe and we'll. The most thorough
canvass of every possible source of in
formation was made today. Every
point at which news might be secured
was visited. The journey Included the
morgues and the parks. the new room
ing houses left standing, the general
relief Headquarters. Occasionally
trace of one of the Utah people was
found. but invariably the discovery
was made that they had left the city
None was killed and none was injured.
Glad They Are Alive.
Considering the fact that so many
Utah people were in San Francisco at
the time of the earthquake and the
fact that all ESCAPED is remarkable
Many lost all of their personal effects
but all that have been seen are very
thankful that they are still alive.
Fortunate was the escape of the
Mormon missionaries. Their leader
Elder Robinson, said today that the
mission house was entirely destroyed.
for it was in the direct path of the
away from the danger, which was seen
in plenty of time. Most of them start
ed for Utah today.
e. w. Wilson Still Smiles.
+. w. Wilson. formerly of Salt Lake
Cts VIII take a prominent. part in
the reorganization of business life of
San Francisco. Mr.. Wilson is not dis
Z heartened in the least by the caIami-
". He is still smiling his old sunny
smile and taking life with his old OPP
$1!7rTistic philosophy. AS one of the
most prominent bankers of San Fran
cisco, Mr.. Wilson has been appointed
to a place on the clearing house co4.i-
mittee. This committee viii r have
charge of the arrangements for re-
opening the banks. 1t will SAY how
checks shall be paid and when, and it's
action will guide the individual bank
ers in extensions of credits AM such
matters.
Mr.. Wilson'S Story.
All the books and papers of his bank.
the American, Mr. Wilson is sure are
all right. All of them were in the vault
and as far outward appe8 -ances
go the vault was not injurea Mr..
Wilson has established temporary
headquarters in the ruined bank build
ing and Will spend much of his time
there. He asked The Herald to assure
his Salt Lake friends that although he
of which he is vice president, he is not
suffering any privations, and expects
10 smile a lot during the rest of his
life
Two Salt Lake Boys.
Walking down California street this
morning from the ruined FaiHmount
hotel building, 1 met Race Whitney
and Eugene Lewis. Both of them lost
all OF their belongings in the fire and
both had been getting along with
mighty little sleep since the earth
quake. They slept two nights in parks
but are now housed far out towards
the Preside I'm building that was left
untouched by the flames. Whitney told
Of Waldemar Young's retort to a man
who described the fire as being the
most realistic thing he ever behold.
Yes" said Young, land If you viii go
down Market street you will find some
some very clever ruins"
Utahns Located.
Among the Utahns located TODAY ware
Major George NJ Downey, A. Hama Ter
and wife, Morton French and wife A In
DerGe. Charles c. Terrell J. w CLAN
son, Herman Hill, Major Harry G Hnl
John c Shipp, NJ. f. Cummings and FAM
lily, Miss May Shields, Mrs. Harry Mitch
ell, 7 ]. Enright. wife and daughter
Fred w Noble Mrs. w. T. Daily. b FL
NeVins and family. j. @. Pierce and wife
Charles Altree and Frank Pitman Near
" all of them have started for Salt Lake
Mr. Nevins and family are in San Jose