The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-25
NINE. EAMES' TALE
Of EXPERIENCE
IN EARTHQUAKE

San jose. Cal. April 25-The following
statement Of her experience during and
after the earthquake was yesterday writ
ten for tho Associated Press by Mime. En-
ma Eames of the Metropolitan Opera
company who is now resting at the home
OF Or Tevls AZ Alma in the hills OF Santa
Clara county The story is as follows:
IL was in bed and at the first quiver
OF the earthquake awoke TO perfect con-
sciousness The futility Of an attempt TO
save ones self came over me and lay
quite stil only holding on TO the bed TO
be kept from being thrown out. l was
absolutely without fear at any time.
"As soon as the movements began 10
quiet themselves | thought OF movinss
but each time they redoubled I'm intensity.
At last at the end of the first big shock |
heard the voice OF our host asking II
were afraid. OF course ! got up and dress
ed as quickly as | could and rushed down
10 the Hotel St Francis to see what was
happening TO Mime. Sembrich.
Or Trevis and | got in an automobile
with which an acquaintance was fortu-
nately passing on getting there we rush
ed up several flights OF stairs as no ele-
vators were going only to find Nine. SEM
brich was gone We at last found her and
begged her to come with us, the doc
tors house was on the top OF Mob Hill.
I'VE passed the day there. watching the
flames approaching and feeling shocks OF
earthquakes at intervals. DIR. TeNis all the
time trying TO get some sort of convey
ance to get US out OF town, not from fear
9f curth1uukc, but OF the approaching
fiie.
lie at last found landau wnose driver
consented TO walt I'm front or thS door un-
ill we must leave. The town was burning
lctween US and the ferries and there was
difficulty In getting there. At aboHt
q clock the doctor said we had better get
out to tho north beach as We might be
surrounded by flames The house was ul-
tiindtely surrounded by flames on Thurs
day and was the last TO remain standing
in that vicinity. II was burned to the
ground with all in II, including our
clothes. we being able to carry with us
I'm our flight only our valuables and one
change OF clothing.
I'VE took blankets and lay out all night
on the ground. whore dew was falling so
heavily that we were soaked. About
O'Clock on Thursday morning DR.. TeVis
said the fires had burned themselves out
between us and the ferry and we could
get over TO Oakland and must 30 at once.
The carriage took our few belongings and
two of our party least ft for violent exer
else while the rest OF us walked. After
waiting at the Oakland ferry three-quar-
terS of an hour for the carriage. which
We bad outwalked, we got safely over to
Oakland
There leaving our two maids I'm car
riages. we took train to a suburb of
Oakland, whore lives q relative OF DR.
Tevis. There we found the house closed
and lay about on the ground waiting for
them to find means OF conveying us to
DIR. Tevis' country place. co miles from
Oakland. | had lost my voice completely
, and felt that | could not return TO con-
! fusion and endure a possible three days
soiourn Ia a railway train.
AT about 3 o'clock Thursday after
noon We managed 20 secure an automo-
bile and Or Tevis, Mir. Tetrigo, my maid
and myself came up here. whore we have
been camping out We found tho care
| takers in a state OF terror O nour arrival
and the house demolished by the earth
| quake. We had taken "A ride I'm an auto
mobile of -four hours and were glad to lie
| on a comfortable mattress I'm one OF the
| cottages OF his employees
AT no time have We felt any fear and
the whole thing seems perfectly natural.
| We have been trying very hard To got
accommodations for our journey to New
York and | hope 10 leave on Thursday
| morning by the Overland Limited, arriv-
| ing I'm New York on Monday morning We
are with Dr. Tcvis at Almo, Santa Clara
county. until we can get away"