The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-04-28
News Of Eurekans in California Last Week


daughter, Miss Lulu, were 50 badly
shaken up at their home in San Jose
that they have written to relatives in
Eureka stating they had about made up
their minds to return to the sagebrnsh
country. Their early arrival In Eu-
reka is expected.
A letter received ia Eureka Tuesday
states that Andrew Jackson. wife and
daughter. Miss Grace, whose home was
on Mason street near Suffer In San
Francisco. are now at the home Of their
son, Harry, in Sacramento. Their
home and properties were all in the
burned district. The family escaped
without injury, but only saved o few
personal effects.
Mark johnson, brother OF Hiram
Johnson OF Eureka. has removed his
family from the city to his son. Nor.
tons. home at Berkeley. While their
residence at 1924 Sacramento street es-
capped the confiagration, conditions in
the city. on accoun Of not being able to
light fires and the scarcity of water
for domestic purposes. were such tina
they decided to move temporarily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Gibellini Of Pros
pect who were visiting in California
returned here Saturday. They were in
a hotel in the city when the earthquake
occurred and report having had a mar
row escape from the partly destroyed
building. Mrs. Gibellini tainted soon
after reaching the street and 1t was
some time before she was restored to
consciousness. Mr.. Gibellini succeeded
in getting his wife over to Oakland and
they left there Wednesday evening for
Reno. where they remained for a couple
Of days before returning home.
Mrs. Sarah Skillman was with her
sister. Mrs. ]. B. Hicks at 517 Jones
street, near Geary. The frame house
they were living in was practically un-
injured in the quake. but they were
forced to vacate Wednesday evening as
the fire approached. They and a party
of friends spent Thursday night in the
Odd Fellows cemetery at the foot Of
Lone Mountain. AS soon as they were
able to pass down through the burned
district to the ferry they crossed over
and went to Alameda, and are now at
the home of Mrs. ]. H. Sharp. daughter
Of Mrs. Hicks. Mrs. Skillman will
shortly return to Eureka.
Mrs. j. w. Brown of Eureka received
a very interesting letter Wednesday
from Mrs. Anna j. Powell OF Berkeley,
California, telling of a number Of for.
mer Eurekans who went through the
recent earthquake and fire. The letter
names the following as living out.
side the fire zone and are reported
as safe: Will Pardy and family, Maud
Daily, Mrs. Will Bishop. Mrs. Foster,
Mrs. Joe Wells. Mrs. Mary Cassidy,
Mrs. Mccormick. While hunting for
DIR. B. j. Powell aud wife in Golden
Gate Park Clay Powell ran across Edith
aud Winnie Bellam Of Sparks
daughters of Rev. Mr.. Bellam who held
services in the Episcopal Church in
Eureka last Sunday night-They were
living in a tent and we'll At Mrs.
Powell's home in Berkeley the chin
neys were all thrown down and the
plastering badly injured, but none OF
the family were hurt.
Bert L. Smith, wife and children,
and George A. Bartlett and wife OF
Tonopah had gone to San Francisco to
attend the Grand Opera and were stop.
ping at the Palace Hotel. DR.. B. ].
Powell Of Stockton was in the city at
tending a meeting Of the Medical AS
ISOLATION, and his wife and children
we're across the Bay with his mother.
Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Bartlett invited the
Doctor aud his wife to join them at
dinner at the Palace Tuesday evening
and later accompany them to the opera.
The Doctor telephoned his wife and
she joined him at the appointed hour.
The Doctor and his wife did not re.
urn to Berkeley after the opera and
the earthquake the next morning found
them at the Palace. Mr.. Bartlett paid
$3.50 to have his trunks moved from the
Palace to the st. Francis Hotel. Later
when they were forced to vacate from
there they left their trunks with the
other baggage stored in the hotel and
it is not known if they were burned.
Mr.. Bartlett and wife succeeded in
leaving the city on a launch from the
Presidio early Thursday morning and
left Oakland for Tonopah that evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith and children, and
DIR. and Mrs. Powell reached Golden
Gate Park where they spent Wednes'
day and Thursday nights. They sue.
ceeded in getting out Of the city early
Friday morning on q train for Oakland
via San Jose and went to Mrs. Powell's
home at Berkeley. Outside Of some
bedding they purchased in the city the
party reached Berkeley with just the
clothes they had on, Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith having lost their trunks.