The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-06-19

Ne thought much If and laid them
do"n on the couches in tine rooms and
covered them with sofa pillows. and
there mother and / got breakfast ~
usual. However. during tn first
hour, we did see people from our
windows. standing along the side
walks and most Of them i'm their
night clothes. Some of especially
nervous temperament We're baTi.
scared and would not re-enter their
homes for quite while and most
Of them had more cause TO be scared
than we. | am thankful to say. FOR
plaster and bricks had fallen about
their ears while nothing Of the kind
happened to us.
The first of the fire was due direct
~ to the earthquake, the collapse OF
houses containing all night rcstau-
rants. the falling Of trolley wires oil
telephone wires and Thus starting
houses and such things as light=I
lamps ana gas as well rs electric
lights in the houses. 1t is said that
nineteen such fires started iii the down
town region simultaneously None
such arr recorded in what is known
strictly as the residence DISTRICTS The
lack Of control Of the fire was due ~
at least four reasons: Cd Many OF
down town water mains We're
lacked by the earthquake, and thus
the pressure and the supply as We'll
was impaired; ~ 50 many llfeS IN
50 many different places tended to dis
organize the fire department, the men
Of which as all others had already
been sadly confused by the earth
quake and the care Of their imme~
diate families. Thus ali the fires
were burning ferceIy in wrecked
houses before much effort was made;
90 the chief of the fire department.
had both his legs broken and other
injuries by she earthquake. He
lived with his family in Il down town
hotel Therefore, there lacked a SIN
ola head to order 1hinps and the sec.
and MAJ, in authority was y political
annoinfaa ANA was entirely rneoual 10
~ nrr,cion. a. on .Wedn estlay. fore
noon after ward had been sent
around ordering no fires i'm the houses
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ti,.l =, ha,. stnva "a cook her husband
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fntra r,biS fi,.a ana his women was !
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7si,,, [nsinn q,bav Of ron,.se, had to leave I
he n,.ioinaI firn line ana scatter. alons.
tba ,yindvara side of the new and 7
soon vastly more extensive line Of fire
an -. t,birb u.,c in the reeidence
7ist,.ict al,noet 1-hollv of wooden (
bn,,eas me- trade wind us,aI ,ft this .
ti,na of the wear was blowing almost t
> ~ala from the ocean and there had I
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!, N f,iin, ,rlich = ,.iar nf the yhnlt
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