The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-20
Business Man of Pacific Grove
Reaches Salinas After Hav-
ing Seen Disaster.
TERRIBLE SHOCK OF THE
QUAKE BEYOND WORDS
Fought His Way Through Thou
sands of Panic Stricken
Citizens.

SALINAS. Cal. April ls.-(By Long Dis
tance Telephone to Los Angeles)-J. P.
Anthony, a business man OF Pacific
Grove. arrived in this city this morning.
having made the trip from San Francisco
by automobile. He left there at o'clock
last evening Mr., Anthony is the first
eyewitness to bring direct information
from San Francisco His story Is graphic
and complete. Mr.. Anthony says that he
was sleeping in his room at the Ramona
hotel OH Ellis street. near Mason. and was
suddenly awakened at 6;23 yesterday
morning
Shock Was Appalling.
The first shock that brought him out Of
bed. he says, was appalling in Its terrible
force. The whole earth seemed to heave
and fall The building where he was
lifted from its foundation and tho roof
caved IN. A score or more OF guests, men
and women. Immediately made their way
people. and perfect panic ensued. Debris
showered into the street from the build
inss on every eide,
Prayed in Streets.
AS result Mr.. Anthony says he saw a
score or more OF people killed Women
a. became hysterlcal and prayed in the
pearing to be dazed 1t was twenty min
utes before those In the vicinity seemed
able to realize the enormity Of the catas.
the public squares OF the city and In
empty lots thousands OF people gathered.
1t was o'clock before the police were
in control Of the situation When they
finally resumed charge, the officers d.
rected energy toward warning the people
In the streets away from dangerous build
lngs which were on the brink Of topplng
over.
Paralvzed with Faor
Mr.. Anthony says he was walking on
Market street, near the Emporium. about
a. IN when a severe shock was felt At
once the street flled again with ex-
gathered In the vicinity paralyzed with
fear. Before the spectators could realize
what had happened, the wallis OF the
The thousands of bystnnders stood as II
paralyzed, expecting every moment that
they would be crushed, but another trem-
to Its natural position, Mr.. Anthony said
that he momentarily expected that, with
thousands of others who were in the
neighborhood he would be crushed to
death in few moments. He made his
way down Market street as far as the
can building from which flames were is
suing. every window being on fire with
the blaze shooting out through tho roof
Hurry1ng From City.
similar condition prevailed in the Ex-
Then started for the depot at Third and
Townsend streets, determined to leave the
city he found a procession of several
thousand other persons headed in the
same direction. All south OF Market
street was about that time a cracking
mass mass OF Iame He made his way to
TO Townsend and TO Third street and the
entire section which he traverscd was
anrei making Il Impossible for him to
bac track. but found that his retreat
had been cut of by the flames. He then
went TO Twelfth street and reached Mar
cisco'S magnificent municipal building
had conceived like an egg shell Tho steel
dome was still standing, but tho rest OF
the 100000 structure was mass Of
charred ruins
Hospitals Were Filled.
1t was not yet noon but the clty's hos
injured. and all available storerooms
were being pressed into service Dead
bodies were being carried from the
streets IN garbage wagons. In every d.
rcctlon historical women were seem Men
were seen walking through the streets
some or them weeping and others with
olanched faces Transfer men were be
household goods. even for a block dis
tant. Horses had been turned loose and
were running at large to prevent their
being incinerated I'm tho burning build
lngs Women had loaded their personal
belongings on carte and were pulling
them through tho city. tho property being
huddled In the public squares
BY twelve o'clock tho streets were ab-
somtely choked At 4 p. IN. Mr. Anthony
was In front OF the Flood building. which
appeared To be In the samo terrible con-
dltion. The section north OF Market
street was In line for destruction unless
the conflagration could be headed off
Did Not Count Cost.
Those who are able TO afford n nrA
paying fabulous sums for the use OF
automobiles and are leaving the CITY
One ferry Is being operated to Oakland
tho steamer Berkeley being still in sor
Vice. Only heads OF families are permit
ted to land In San Francisco.
Total Darkness Prevailed.
st Ignatius church. on Hayes street.
three blocks from Market street, was n
center of flames at this hour and all
south OF Market street, from the ferry
TO Eighteenth street, was burning fierce
ly. People were leaving tho city by thou
sands. and total darkness prevailed due
to smoke. There was food or water
to be had and the saloons OF the CITY
had been taken possession OF by rnobs
who helped themselves to what thoy de-
sired Mr.. Anthony says that he was
convinced that the city would be abso-
lutely destroyed The lower part OF Mar
ket street rcsembled one huge grave, with
corpses everywhere