The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-22
DAYS Q. TERROR
IN EARTHQUAKE
Continued from First Pasc)

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to the other. What would give TO DO
back II, Los Angeles agaln7
"Thnt awakened a kindred feeling, and
preferred my assistance. / put my over
coat on the stone steps Of building and
told them to sit there. 75t
I'm less than two minutes those steps
appeared to pitch everything forward, 70
be flying at me. Tho Eroanlng and with
: ing started afresh.
''But I was Just stunned. I stood there
in the street with debris falling about
me. It seemed tho natural thing for the
tops OF buildings to careen over and for
fronts to fall out. I do not even recall
that the women screamed. +
THE street gave a convulslvc shudder
and tho buildings somehow rightcd them
selves again. I thought they had crash
cd together above my head. The two
women arose and started TO walk. 1
K followed In an aimless sort OF way. The
street was flied with moving things
again. The rainbow raiment had dis
appeared and all were clad In street
clothes. Everyone was walking, but
there was no confusion. We did not
even seem in hurry. Down Market
Street the flames were growing brighter.
Narrowing Scenes.
I'VE walked with our luggage to the
ST. Francis. Fires were burning toward
the ferry but the fire department had
turned It, We had faith in the fire de-
partment.
Soon became aware that squads OF
soldiers were patrolllng the streets. 1t
appeared perfectly natural. ! do not,
think ! wondered why they were there.
Men and women were oil about U.s..
~ Ia ny pcb NJ nor n nh
tried lamcly to joke. But every few
minutes convulsive CULVER swept through
the city. The others seemed to be shv-
erIng. S
rN'I noticed. shat qtlie eyes OF the men
and women were rolling rcstlessly, Their
tones were pitched high. IT seemed to
CRATE on my q nerves. ss Then 4 fcil 10
Wondering whether was talking shrllly'
too; vi Il n 81 III II ,9; *. n n
~ went 10 a grocery without a front
ana bought a few supples-things that
would make cold lunch. The grocer
did not even ovcrcharge me. He was
particular to give mo the right change.
THE soldiers came and told us TO move
on 1t seemed the natural thing TO do.
BY this time the fire was creeping dah,
gerous,y close. we would have walked
to the ferry. We tried IT on score
of streets, but that wan OF fire was al
ways there il seemed TO creep across
In front Of us.
Ordered Man Killed.
'And In front OF the fire always walked
the soldiers. a number OF times hired
oxprcss wagons. We would ride Tor
few blocks and get out on the sidewalk.
In not single instance were We charged
more than reasonable price for the
ride.
"Once we loitered until the soldiers
came UP. A rough fellow, who "a been
standing by my side, tried to dart through
the line. Tie looked like bcach-con1bcr.
A Young lieutenant cnuGa1t him BY the
coat Here he called to his men, Shoot
this man.
~ hurried on without looking rfck. Il 4
don't remember that heard shot fred
But at the time it seemed so trivial
matter that did not pay much atten-
ton.
"Tho air was filled with the roar OF
cxploson. They were dynamltng great
blocks. Sailors were training guns TO
rake rows OF residences.
"All the while we were moving onward
with the crowd, C!nders were falling about
us, At times our clothing caught fire
lust little embers that smoked and went
out, The sting burned our faces and we
used our handkerchIcta for. wells.
Seemed Like Nightmare.
= "Everybody around us was using some
eind of cloth to shield their eyes It
looked curious to see expressmen and
Transfers wearing those wells.
"Quita naturally we seemed TO come
to Golden Gate Park. 1t seemed az
though we had started for there, BY this
time the darkness was ottling But 1t
was n weird twilight.
"The glare from tho burning city threw
q kind OF red flame and shadow about
us. It seemed ,ncanny. The figurcH
about lie moved like ghosts.
"The wind and fog blew chill from the
ocean, and we Walked about to keep
warm. Thousands were walking about,
loo. bit there WAS no disturbance.
f"Famllies trudgcd along there, There
wns no hurry. All appeared 70 lave