The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23
BATTLE FOR LIFE,
It Is Graphically Told by San
Francisco Refugees.
81. Daily Forced to Give Up His
Automobile.
EARTHQUAKE FREAKS
House Standing on Jackscrews
Not Harmed.
Mosque-Iike Dome Of Church
Left Standing.
SAVED THEIR PETS.
Refugees Seemed to Consider
Them First Of All.
Fortitude of Rich Who Lost
Their Fortunes.
Refugees Seemed to Consider
Them First Of All.
Fortitude of Rich Who Lost
Their Fortunes.

salt Lake. Utah. April 23.-scores Of
Salt Lake people were in San Francisco
ct the time of the earthquake and
many of them returned home yester-
day bringing a mass of information j.
j. Dalv. a wealthy mine owner. escaped
with his wife and four children He
left the CharIemague hotel in his auto
mobile but the police made him give 1t
up to car Try the wounded NeVerlileless
he says:
"The policing of the city was perfect
,fnda- me circumstances and want 10
give tinstintad praise to the chief and
his brave men. We finally got over 70
Oakland and in a half starved condl-
+fon entered q restaurant there Six OF
,,sate q hearty meal and the check was
orlt- $3.50. We were astonished but
81 is the law among these people that
no more than cost should be charged
any orc from san Francisco. Finding
our ewes affected by the heat and
ashes we sought an occulist who treat
ed us with more than ordinary care.
When ne nished I asked for the bill
and he said
".No. sir. We charge nothing to the
people who come from that awful trial
over yonder'
House stood on Jaclscrews.
Another arrival describes a NUMBER
of a,leer freaks of the earthquake In
the midst of ruined four story build
3nes stood a house OF three stories,
which had been lifted on jacksefeWss
and timbers ID make room lof ahoeil5l
story beneath il. IL stood appaFetitlS
s,rI-s led bv the shock NOT piece
fTGataEeQ- one
of the churches on Van NesS aN eiiue
had mosQueHke dome The DuleilB
was blown down all the Walls 4dlilhie
av-av hut the steel structure, invisible
At distance remained supporting the
ami gray dome which seemed HoatnB
I'm the air like a balloon Two 1heatrl-
cal people we're III motel m 9ailee-
Rosa when the shock came. the room
was ON the fourth floor The rooI col
Iapsed. The woman was throNn rom ON
the bed and tn ey were caught py lhe
descending timbers and pinned heip-
lessly beneath the debris Ihey coul4
sneak to each other and could toucn
one anOther's hands, but the Welgnt
was SO great that they could DO notn-
ing to lfberate themselves A1teF thlee
hours rescuers came, cut hole ~ me
roof and both we're released uhlll qre9 &
The man had in his room pocketpook
containing Sl0O and his card and pair
Of cuff buttons Both were restored 10
him before he left Santa Rosa.
Among the other sights witnessed by
this narrator was lone woman pa
ffentlv nushing an upright piano along
the uaveuent a few inches at time
an old man riding a bicycle and carry
ing a slIyterrier. the only thing ne hed
raved. and a woman lovingly embrac-
ing japanese dog. He also heard
guest scoldng the proprietor OF hotel
five minutes after the shock hecaus,
he had not been wakened al 3 o'clock
according to Instructions The guest
vowed indi rrantly that he would never
stop at that house again and ne never
viii for the hotel is not there
student Goes Through Floor
Miss Ina G. Boutwell, a student tells
Of the incidents at Stanford university.
A girl was dressing in one CT the sor-
ority houses when the floor gave way
Her companion looked up. saw that she
was gone and shrieked. Where are
you. Mary2 "Oh. 7 am in the parlor,
replied the girl calmly as she wriggled
out of the heap of plaster and rnorta
below one man. at least. according f..
Miss Boutwell, missed what would have
been the experience of a life time he
cause he did not wake up Although
the fraternity house was almost razed
70 the ground this man. whose nam
she did not learn. slept on and was stir
sleeping when they rescued him from
the ruins
The fortunate thing about the earth.
quake IS that It did not occur in tina
go tlttie- SAID MISS B0thWnII ssTp
that event the result would have baer
terrible. The buildings chat are rpostly
occunled by classes were conapletalv 5a-
stfoyed and the loss Of life would bave
been great"
Saved the Pets
There were ludicrous scenes a,,a, l..
the saddest hours and I can nor forgst
tneIn said I. T. Ritter a SaI+ -
mining man. II never sau- So -
parrots. canary birds. rnoel.i,. - lls.5s ,
and pet dogs together in nv life .. & =
g pet Cog on the seat of an suto,,,,i.ffa
the owner Of which would not So - =
s4Ae ~ q badly wounded man or +be
tlaeMalk One thing in parffclllar Iii
always remain in my memory On
~ ot DIlchs, stones and rubbish W..
~ UMH the BODY of a man shot tbroupt
sHS nedrl ana on his chest was pinned
q plaeala. rake warning. It vas :
most eHectlVe way to ferrorsza +l,.
VINO would steal or make trouble
met one poor crazy woman o-bo
stopped US to say that they ba5 l-;l1aD5
uSi husband and might as wei XIII her
Then she changed her c.1.,- a4,5 - 80 ~
was COW and asked US to 49, -
away Our hearts We're eonvuIsed vvif-
plty, but what could we d07 " 4aet
ner L king to the next con7ersa 4 r,,,.15s I
only hop that those in aufhorit7- So
~ cared for her. maj
IL was grand to see the spirit Of the
men who had lost fortunes 4bsr,es11-.ss
IN cheering up the poorer ones Who baS
ST lnlngs Of no great value. WHY
best szv0sV0os said one. What Il vou7