The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-23
DRUMMER HELPS
GIRLS IN DISTRESS
Leon Kahn Pilots Unfortunate
Actresses Out of the
DeSolate City.
ONE IN HER BARE FEET
BABE I'm ToYLAND" COMPANY
LEAVES FOR EAST.

Zach train arriving from the coast
brings people living in the east who
were caught in the earthquake, and
many interesting stories are told, Per
haps one of the most thrilling was the
experience of Leon Kahn. western re-
resentative of Neubauer's jewelry
house of New York. MIR. Kahn was at
the Netherlands hotel when the earth
quake struck the city, and tells of his
experiences for the next three days,
during which time he was in the midst
OF the fire and excitement. He is now
at the Wilson hotel here.
Il was awakened" says Mr.. Kahn,
by the chandelier falling across my
legs while I was asleep in my room on
the third floor. l Immediately started
to get out of bed, while the plaster was
falling around me made so much dust
I could not see a thing in the room.
The bed rolled like a ship, and I could
hardly get up, but finally managed to
reach my feet and put on my shoes
without socks, shirt without collar, and
my clothes. I tried the door and found
in sprung so I could not open it. I
started to kick. Someone out i'm the
hall remember the man was big and
powerful, broke the door in with a
shove. and then I reached the hall.
Thought 1t Was Explosion.
"AlI this time I thought it was an ex-
plOsiOn, and on second thought re-
turned to my room and looked out the
window, where L could see buildings
down the street rocking TO and fro,
many falling into the street. realized
then it was an earthquake. and grab
bling my grip and Overcoat made for
the stairs.
Going down I met three girls, mem
bers of the Babe in TOyIand' opera
troupe. When we reached the street
people were running about everywhere,
and l noticed the girls We're but partly
dressed They refused to take chances
to get more clothes, and as none would
venture in the building, there was
nothing to do but seek safe quarters.
One of the girls. a Miss Pearl Sergeant
Yale. had nothing on but her night
dress and was barefOOted. In this man
ner Miss Yale and her two companions
with myself as a guide, made for Union
square, where hundreds were already
gathered. Here we thought we were
safe until the top of the Dewey monu-
ment began to tODple over: then we
started farther up the hill, Miss Yale
still being bare-fOoted and tramping
over the rough streets.
Gets Something to Eat.
In the meantime 1 rustled some
thing to eat for the party. All morn
ing we kept retreating from the flames,
and finally reached the residence dis
pair Of knit slippers, which she wore
until she left San Francisco.
The girls were penniless, and 1 told
them to stick by me, as I thought
could hustle better than they could.
That night we found quarters a a Mr..
WebbS house, on the corner of Bush
and Baxter streets. A number of WO-
men had gathered inside and ! was al
lowed to remain on the porch all night
where 1 smoked and acted as guard.
In the morning I snatched a few hours
sleep after the rest had gotten up.
Saved From Work.
The flames soon drove US out again.
and we made for the Preside, where
we stopped the next night. Friday our
party started for Oakland and had
hard work getting down to the pier
When we reached the shore they were
hunting for men to unload three tug
and I thought it was all off. I gave my
grip to the girls, turned over what
NANCY / had TO them and drew on my
kid gloves, expecting to be kept busy
for the next few hours.
Here / was in luck again. Just at
this moment trOup of about 100
Cinnamon came wandering along, and
that soldier captured the whole gang
and put them to work. We got over
10 Oakland IN a. government tug and
there the whole party were given tick
cts to ogden, where I left the girls to-
day on their way east.
IT tell you. we were treated fine by
the people along the route and by the
railroad company. We were given free
transportation, and at every town cof-