Arizona republican., 1906-04-23

! Western Union, thousands of people
 had preceded him and no telegrams
 were accepted unless subject to delays. ! They would be sent. but only
 in their regular filing order. Press mat ter however, had the right of way. and those who were anxious to advise their friends of their safety were helpless
 but could read the bulletins posted
 sent from far off towns saying that money was being subscribed and aid forwarded
 About noon both of the Brizards re-
 turned to the Lick hotel and packed
 their trunk. It was then easy to see that the hotel was in danger from the fire. An eXpressman was secured, and
 although it cost $4, the trunk was haul about five blocks up the hill to the St.
 Francis. Opposite the hotel thousands of people were standing about in Union square. About seven o'clock in the morning the boys had eaten their breakfast and it was now dinner time
 They entered one place but were in formed that nothing could be secured to eat but cake and coffee. The cof- fee was ordered and Henry started down the street to buy bread. Finally it was secured and off this the second meal of the day was made
 The fire was watched for a few hours and then the search for rooms for the night was taken up. The St Francis had no lights nor water and the eIeva- tor was out of commission. frame house was the most desirable thing if one could be found, and in this they were successful and retired about nine o'clock Wednesday night. Their baggage they decided to leave at the St. Francis, for at that time they were almost certain that the St. Francis could motel be reached by the flames. It was shortly after they had retired how ever. that the flames began to sweep everything along Montgomery and Kearney towards Market street. Tn fact the last thing they saw before they retired was the flames shooting out of the windows of the Crocker building.
 About three o'clock in the morning they were awakened and told that the police had given orders that the house in which they slept should be abandon !! ed at once. They hurriedly dressed and once out in the street they were at a loss for plans. They decided to get out of the town as soon as they pos sibly could, but first they would go to Mob Hill and look over the town. Tn . no direction was there a part of the
 
 plainly as by day. The flames were hundreds of feet high and seemed % : jump in some instances over blocks of i ground. It was a bonfire miles in cir ! conference. They decided to leave for . Oakland but to pass from that part of i the city where they were to, the ferry : around the cordon of police they wers forced to walk many miles and it was a journey taking them from three thir- , ty in the morning until six o'clock be fore it was completed.
 At the ferry there was little confu-t sion and not a great deal of excit e- ment The rush was not greater than P the usual one after any days work had been completed. This condition of { affairs however, was probably due to the fact that every one carried d load of something. Women with bird cages, girls with pet kittens. boys with dogs. i every one with bundle. No fare was collected on the ferry and upon their arrival at the Oakland pier there were cars there to take them to the city
 The question of securing money | came into MT. Brizard's mind for his funds were running short and besides. ! he had a thought for the morrow With chance luck he met a friend who assisted him. 4 breakfast was secured ' and then arrangements were made for MT Brizard to return to Phoenix and . his brother to go to Berkeley. He left Oakland at noon Thursday and arriv- . ed in Los Angeles Friday morning, from which city he came to Phoenix
 On Wednesday. while near the St. | Francis. MT. Brizard met J. Ernest Walker, who was in the Palace hotel | at the time of the earthquake While II others were hurrying from the build II ing MT. Walker felt no alarm. but turn :, ing over slept until nearly eight o'clock. T Where he is now he does not know but i 1t is certain that he is safe for only Il those who met death in falling build lt ings lost their lives. Mackenzie Cor don was also on the streets of San Y Francisco. He sent word that he was \ coming here. for the people of Frisco don't want to hear any singing Mr Brizard met MT E. B. Knox in Union square. It was Wednesday afternoon and MT. Knox was making ready to leave for New York.
 The most interesting sight was on Mob Hill Thursday morning. The ChI- namen had drifted up California street Il and with men worth millions. were Il there camped, watching the effect of Il a high wind which had come up would Il have on the flames. They were not II Kept waiting long. With a furious roar and working in the shape of V flames began eating their way up the hill with plenty of fuel in their path and noth- II ing to check their progress
 MT. T. J. Ryan of Chicago. and sev- eral members of his family also return Il ad to the city yesterday from San Francisco. They left the stricken city II in an automobile just as soon as it was possible to do so after the earthquake II
 MT. E. B. Gage, who had been stop il ping at the St Francis at the time of Il the earthquake, passed through Mari ,opa yesterday on his way to Tomb stone. On the day of the disaster MT. II Gage left for Kern county.