Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-04-28


p san Francisco. has had some thrilliu
p experiences 70 relate 20 his nau
friends. After getting Of the train a
Salem be e0uli hardly get home 70
breakfas; OF account Of % man
: friends stopping hin 70 learn the ner.
He was accompanied OF the tip B.
Mr.. Rogers, and together they visite.
the city every dzy. They secured 10
eel accommodations az Oakland AZ,
from there. with q military pass from
General Funston and Governor Psrdee
they had free access in the city. Col
Page found that his brother ard sis
ter were safe and that they had los;
Everything. He located bis brother g
place OF business and found his Office
safe, but no trace Of either brother OF
sister. He placed plsear3 upon the
safe telling where be could be found
hoping thus TO supply them with
whatever they needed. but II was Of
no avail, for they were probably among
the hundreds Of thousands il the
camps OF the refugees.
Col. Page says he never saw 20 much
distress in all his army experiences as
upon this occasion. While he had seen
many more dead after a battle. 10
such terrible results followed az were
here apparent. In the army. every.
body Is prepared for disaster. and
there are no women 10 be considered. /
but. in San Francisco after the earth /
quake. and throughout the DAYS Of fire
and devastation. he saw more misery !
than II was ever before bis fate = !
witness.
He says he reyer before saw such
generosity displayed. such good nature
such devotion 20 friends and kin. as
upon this trip. To star, with. their 10.
tel landlord a, Oakland would not as
eept more than the customary rates.
and no one In the business world o.
that city seemed 20 make an effort 20
profit by the disaster. In San Francis.
20. under martial law. nothing could
be bought or soll and as long a. peo-
pie were obedie1t 70 orders they were
sven al the provisions that could
.eas nably be asked. Residents who
lad been through the earthquake were
.t first very much dazed and easilv
os' their heads. They could give lit
le information about anything. and
was proven that people from the ,
utside kept their heads much better !
nd became the more useful. Oakland a
"a, badly shaken and knocked 70 ,
'ieees but. Of course. did not suffer 3
rom hre. and a. result Is proving a
great friend 90 the needy. b
Col. Page snl Mr.. Rogers started ont j.
very morning 20 see and help what 0
hey eould The colonel admits thar q
'ogers was a better traveller than be v
ui says that by the time thev had a
.alked their regulation y 20 20 miles e
er day. they were both ready for {,
80 when night came Everybody wa. "
rdered 70 pat up for the night by e.
80 excepting those holdirg passes q
I'd they were only TOO glad to retire el
These gentlemen saw the burning Of Il
ie entire north half Of the eitv and a
icy worked their way through the "
'bris from street 10 street until thev a.
ere thoroughly familiar with the ;,
enc. While on Mob hill the first day q
ey saw many blocks burning. In Ip.
any Instances the bodies we're con Il
med In other instances they were OF
AIRED beyond recognition and were e'
und in snonldeFing masses where the
Q had scatAed them. and the vie m
ms had evidently died from suffo. OF
'ion' The suaen OF burning aesh all vi
eF tue city Is Pnk. and in no part 10
a the people get away from Il. do
Coloael Page says IL is the greatest pr
locaust shd disaster for centuries II
d that owing to the loyalty Of Cal ii
'Enia and their newspapers the world m.
II never know anywhere near the 70
tent Of the disaster. Many people pr
aPed without sufficient clothing aud us
'n' as they were huddlea together, m,
the hundreds OF thousands, the cold vi
ne came and caused intense suffering its
all women and children were. of me-
'rse' the creates, sufferers. ps
.' was no uncommon sigh. TO see
oag men weeping and wailing in III
greatest distress. In one instance The
ere 10, Of areneR we're dug out / see
body Of a favorits worker was an
ong them aud a friend cane 10 al Az
man aad asked him ssFOr Gods 49,
. TO do ~omesAisg Tor JOhany - !,