The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-06-19
70 HIS BROTHER
North CaroIinian Writes
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0f San Francisco Dis
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Disaster
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104 FredcricK St,
san Francisco,
May %, 1906.
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Yards to Ours were .saverrIv rrrenrhnd
r.~to shaken off. chimney tons gone
.aa ~ ..f.ieyuus loss nf rroclzarv v7see
t.lups ;lui n,,.,.,thin,. r,.aa1,alia cnn,e
iulIu@ ! >.I,y vrt..n lii,a dienrda,Iy i,tnI,
hoops book ,asas hooks tables
.ups. vases. clocks. chairs ana tables
l"t.d tu"-thel. on the floors. In some
'.#r:5 chiuneys simpiv dropped out OF
"'" whole house. making a huge pile
q" hlIrk and Ere places in the base
"r.l and in the rooms through
which The chimneys ran. Several of
olr deaths recorded were produced by
'ahnueN tops droDDin" fhr0uoh the
ROOTS onto the beds in which the
'p'e We're lying. Two of my per
'.'.i friends narrowly escaped from |
''- one rolled out of bed in the
MEEK of time and even then
TWO rather severe scalp wounds |
@ttaieSt havoc and loss of life |
"ti"i further i'm the heart of the |
'' "Hrrr the buildings were Of old |
Furuoh. both Of brick and wood. |
,.. l"uch OF 1t the result of filling |
.... HIlt1 the early days OF me
....I -'i|h| OF these Old houses were
G.,. oN [Hedp hotelS and lodging
me first floors only occupied |
'f'~ ana restaurants. Most all
,... collapsed and it was in this