The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-04-19

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Ellis street, when he was suddenly
awakened The first shock brought
him out of bed, he says While the
earth seemed to heave and fall, the
building where he was housed, which
it's foundations and the roof caved
| in A score or more of men and wo-
the streets, which were soon filed
with people, and a panic ensued. De
bris showered the streets on ever>
side. AS a result he says that he saw
a score or more of people killed. The
women became hysterical and prayed
on the streets, while men sat on the
| curbing, appearing dazed 1t was 20
| minutes before those in the vicinity
| seemed to realize the enormity of the
catastrophe
The crowds rapidly became larger
and in the public squares and on
empty lots thousands of people gath
cred. Anthony says he, was walking
on Market street near the Emporium
when another severe shock was felt.
At once the streets were filled with
excited people, paralyZed by fear.
Before the spectators could realize it
the walls of buildings swayed a dis
tance of three feet. A thousand by
ISLANDERS stood as if paralyzed expec-
| ting every moment to be crushed.
but another tremble seemed to res
| tore the equilibrium of the big bull.
ding which settled back into it nat
ural position. He made his way down
Market street as far as the Call bull
ding, which was in flames. Similar
! conditions prevailed in the Examiner
| building across the street He then
started for the depot, but found the
| way blocked. and finally secured an
automobile and made his escape.
No Hope of Saving Anything.
| Oakland, (Bulletin) Apr. ia cor
respondent of the Tribune writing
from San Francisco at ten by mes
| senger, says: At this writing there
seems to be no hope of saving any
of the city. Many people are being
| burned alive. being imprisoned in the
| doomed buildings. The last big struc
| ture to burst into flames was Grace
church, corner California and Stock
ton streets. The entire district from
| Channel to Broadway and from the
water front to Octavia and Golden
Gate avenue is a mass of flames
| Roswell People Interested.
number of Roswell people have
| relatives and friends in San Fran
| cisco and other towns on the Pacific
coast, and as no personal messages
are received. much anxiety is mani
tested
| Mrs A J. Bell. of 10th and Kansas.
| has two aunts and several cousins in
Santa Rosa. No word has been re-
| ceived from them.
Major Mark Howell is unable to
get replies from messages he has
| sent. He has two daughters, Miss
| Florence Howell and Mrs. J. Warren
Thompson, in San Francisco. These
ladies are also sisters-in-law of E. A
| Cahoon. Major Howell has two broth
ers with families in San Francisco
| He telegraphed his sister, Mrs. w. E.
Mcconnell at Santa Rosa inquiring
as to the safety of his loved ones, and
he was stunned this morning when
he read the dispatches announcing
the total destruction of that city.
| Councilman Lincoln Whiteman has
a brother, Lou Whiteman, in San
| Francisco
Mrs NJ Whiteman has a sister in
| the doomed city.
Kid Auliffe has a brother and sis
ter there, also a cousin who is re-
porter on the Daily Chronicle.
Mrs. S. Uhlfelder has a sister at
San Francisco and has not heard any
thing from her since the earthquake.
I Jack Hedley, a cook in a Roswell
hotel, has a mother and sister in the
destroyed city.
Adjutant Woodward, of the Saliva
ton Army, has a sister in the burn.
ed city. Her husband, Mr.. Howe. is
editor of the Occidental Mystic, with
foffice at SOC Hyde street.
| Mrs. Charles s. Thurber and two
daughters, formerly of Roswell, are
residents of San Jose. Mr.. Thurber
died here in 1888
Frank A Pedler, a cousin of Hon.
G. A Richardson, is employed in the
United States mint in San Francisco.
He and his family live in Oakland.
Mrs. A. E. Page, of this city, is Wis
lifting her daughter in Oakland
s. T. Biting, one of the chief stock
holders in the Biting Bank at Carls-