The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-07

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not really see how | am going IN stav
mere. bat where can / go2 We have
not 2uo,ou0 people here just NOW No
are all waiting and none of us dare an
tleIpate the future. Work OF clearing
away the debris of our ruins is goin9
on, and great things are now promised.
cannot write You more. / am not
| really capable of giving YOU a lust ac-
count OF anything, and your papers will
ten You much but never enough.
We have not seen anything of Emily.
out she Is safe and sound | am sure.
lhelr house was not destroyed.
FROM CHARLIE cLAPP.
Charlie Clapp left here on the Mon
golia for an extended vacation on the
Mainland. AT the time OF the shake
ne was on the fifth floor of the Palace
i hotel He write as follows OF his ex-
perience:
L shall never forget the sensation.
1t was something terrible and waited
patiently for the end TO come as | e.
pected every moment that the building
| would go down. The vibrations were,
so great that l could not get out of bed
and when l finally did so and made nv
way TO the street the sight was some
thlhg awful; fronts of buildings had
Iai1en into the street, electric wires;
were down and looking toward the
Terry / saw flames coming from the
buildings on the south side of Market
street That was the beginning of the
end. The water mains were broken
and the fire had its own way and the
firemen could do nothing.
"A little after in the morning we
had to leave the Palace as it seemed
as though il must go so some of us
hired an express wagon and had our
trunks taken to the st. Francis, think
ing we would be safe there But that
afternoon the hotel went and with it
all of my belongings and 1 was left
with nothing but the clothes on my
back. For thirty-six hours / did not
have a wink of sleep or a chance to
wash my face for there was no water.
l went up on to Mob Hill and slept
on the steps at 1912 Jones Street There
was no sleep for me but L got a camp
there.
"On Thursday night, 1 made my way
around by Meiggs Wharf to the Oak
land Ferry where thousands were try
ing to get away. 1t was a fight for life
and here / am safe in limb but full
of sorrow at the sights / have seen.
1 have lost all of my baggage but never
a kick from me; / see so many people
who are so much worse off. / have
wished myself back i'm peaceful Homo
lulu and if l am ever fortunate enough
TO get there 1 will remain / will con-
tinue to the East, but it is impossible
to get away from here at present. so
great is the exodus
This letter was written from Los
Angeles and Mr.. Clapp wished TO be
to all of his friends.
FROM CHAS K. BISHOP.
There have been many reports i'm cir
,ulation relative to the Hon G. r.
Bishop, and many of them were so
,reposterous as to be ignored by most
PEOPLE and believed by a few. Mr..
Damon feels annoyed at the reports
md requests the Advertiser to print
he following, which is a part of the
etter he received from Mr.. Bishop by
he Alameda on Saturday. 1t is adj
ressed to Mr.. Damon. The writer
avs:
Yesterday Mr.. Moulton sent me a
opy of your cablegram of the 18th in
-hich you, Mrs. Allen and +. r. Bishop
il kindly invited and advised me to go
Honolulu. l requested Mr.. Moulton
} cable you in reply that I was COM
,rtable in Berkeley. 1t seems to me
ecessary, or at least best. that I
lould remain here to protect my own
terests and do what / can for others.
hen the earthquake came l was sure
lat a fire would come and it did start
nder the drug store on the corner and
e were ordered in an excited tone to
ress and get out That fire was con-
oiled and then came the word to
ave because the building was likely
be blown up to stop the fire in that
rection. Everyone was excited and
were almost impossible
secure. OF course many mistakes
ere made in saving things of small
Llue and overlooking things of greater
-lue
The husband of Mrs. Aliens niece
me with his auto and took me and
ch of my belongings as we could
ther and handle out of his house on
;hbury Street, where l remained I'M
r the good care of my hospitable
lends until yesterday afternoon and
en- came here, where / am comfort
ly lodged in a house which belongs
me- and is let to a good housekeeper
d 1 get my meals in a nice Inn near
1t has been exceedingly difficult to
about in the city or to find any
dy. or be found by friends. The
ecked city is an awful and distress
!, sight and although the spirit of
people so far is good and they act
i talk courageously, the task before
IN is tremendous and great mental
/ physical suffering must follow.
1t will take several weeks yet to
out and cool the vaults and safes
they may be opened without danger
the contents. OF course you will
;band your cash as much as possible
make ii serve you to the limit.
The weather is now good and there
demand for nearly all kinds of Ia
but home accommodations for
allies is insufficient. The surround
towns and country are receiving
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