The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-05-17

mp he wall Of the frat floor and carry
az out our windows.
We we're put in charge of tho clerI
of the hotel and ~ soon M he coult
get to us lie rushed mp the wall to oui
window and stuck his head In 10 ash
If we we're hurt He said he never
saw two people so calm in his life
We were quietly dressing and sent
him away to help others who were
hurt. The main hotel was left stand
ing but IL will have be to torn down.
We really were not calm, but We
we're unable to realize what had
appened. Such thing as another
shock never occurred TO us, and we
never once thought of the BUILDING
falling on us, or we would have got.
ten out as soon as we could 1 could
not keep my blanket around me at
first, and remember saying to the man
who carried me out II can't keep my
blanket on; am not Roman senator
or an Indian squaw."
There was only one man killed in
the building and he was III the room
across the hall from us. He crawled
under his bed and was crushed The
man who slept with him escaped
without a scratch.
There were 81 people in the annex
and we al owe our lives to the fact
that tree against which the build
ing was thrown stood and kept the
ruins from settling
can't understand how the tree
stood, for it crashed half through a
room and splintered bed on whicn
a man and his wife were sleeping.
They escaped without scratch.
Several were buried under the ruins
and had to be du & out, but they were
not seriously hurt, and ali but one
walked away with the assistance OF
the pystanders, The one who is carried
out on a stetcher was young man
who was buried under the debris for
about six hours. He is suffering more
from the shock than from any in
iurles he sustained, although his back
was strained a little.
The day before the earthquake,
when we were driving down Gown,
we met young man we had known
in Oakland We told him where I'VE
were staying and asked him to come
and see u.s. Wednesday morning, as
soon as he had heard of the disaster,
he came to hunt us up, and stayed
quite while with US.
lie came up to Oakland that day,
and 1t was through him that mother
and Uncle Frank learned that we
were unhurt
All the water and gas pipes IN the
hotel were damaged so that we could
not get even a drink of water, or
light fire to cook One of the
housekeepers brought great basket
Of bread out on the veranda for the
people.
Mrs. B. and | thought that as
soon as mother or Uncle Frank learn
I'D Of the disaster they would send for
IS. So we stayed ON the hotel veranda
from six O'Clock in the morning until
two IN the afternoon.
At about ten IL the morning while
we were sitting there waiting them,
some ore said "Anna" in a sort OF
,hoked voice, and looking down L saw
John standing by the steps. He was
jhe most dlsreputable looking indivld.
1al l ever saw. But no one can real
re how glad | was to see him.
John said that as soon as he heard
II the accident at the Vendome he
lot team and drove as hard as he
,ould to San Jose, about twenty five 4
niles. They asked everyone they met
+ anyone had been killed there and
we're told all sorts of wild stories
)ne said thirty had been crushed,
Iuother fifty, and at the entrance to
he grounds of the ihotel man said
hree hundred had met their death In
he ruins.
John was pretty glad to see me too,
,ut heSonly stayed few minutes,
md then, went bacF to school. John
aid the old frame building he was in
ocked dreadfully and ali the plaster
ng fell, but otherwise his experience
vas no worse than mothers.
You can't know the anxiety we
cit when upon inquiry no news
ouid be gained in regard to the sit |
lation in San Francisco anu Oakland.
At last man told me that the
hook had not been felt there.and that
was all right. The next
Ierson said that San Francisco was
at on the ground with huge fire
aging in the ruins, ana that OAK
and was worse. At about | 80 man
anne in from San FranscIoo and said |
hat the city was doomed; that the
ire was carrying everything before
+, and that they were dynamiting
he buildings to see if they could not
ontroI II. This last report proved to |