The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-05-24
AFTER THE QUAKE.
Editors Personal Narrative OF Ardu-
Gus NewspaPering in Frisco Three
Hours Sleep in Eishty-four.

SdllOT u the Oan francisco Chronicle,
to friend in New York tells one part
of an episode which should be historical
in American journalism-the unsuccess-
full fight of the newspaper men to get
out extras on the morning of the dis
aster and the successful efforts to keep
the papers running without a break.
1t says in part
ut IS one of the things that | am
proud of, that the newspaper gang had
so few run outs dog trotted to the
office, arriving there about a. m. The
managing editor was there, my brother
and few others. Men from all depart
ments came in steadily, and | began
hustling for an extra. The old building
was not seriously hurt, and one elevator
was in commission, we got few typos
upstairs CThe typesetting room was
on the top foor.) | established the city
desk in the business office and soon had
bunch of copy going up, while my
brother was holding the men upstairs.
At 8.l5 O'Clock we got another Jolt
about No. | guess-and no more up
stars Ior printers ana stereotypers.
The fire was coming at US from the east
and south strong. We went upstairs to
see what we could do with the machin-
cry. Then we found that we were with
o"V "''ei VI power anu 1t was agreed
- 'iy puOiiSil oiie-Lor-all paper some
nv" anu somewhere thursday morning.
40 al e,liei geicy I"St chahce' an EX-
%'ii',ie Il ouiie" was sent over 20 the oak
l''iu iIioO"e 10 get Out chronicle
CaiI-E,A"'il'nGI' Io'S DelhS drawn by
NIC ., hcNaught ana me IN the
D"lie'Hl ONCE Iof order OF precedence
III 'i''e' ne puIelln Is an evening
,,,a-,,;,c. $500, '''' ''''O In '''''''i
nc 'e9' o1 I"e oaF was one not
"e"i''leS'' we urea until p m. to
80 Po"eI Oh III Ohe huiIeuh oiiice.
men '''7 "a' IoIoS qulI-IhoSe VINO mad
ii'' CIV" IL up e@ruer-and scattered
~ C''' 'ouI "l'iOs' I'"o watched the
.'i '''-. --Aal.''iiei p1iH Garner IN Jhe
q oi''T,i'' y men Oile game was up Ior
a san ! '''y'7c" paper pIodded along
Inc e's7 " IHe IRE ana out Market
49, NUM- 'o0 weary 10 cliihp the
once STAIRS II 'h"I had oeeh possible.
{ Az IL ii- 1T. / reached nome. w e tired
- 7i''P III our IIonI doorway but II
""9 i'o eo' we couIo near 'he IRE east
anu i'oi III VI u.s. anu ana II was so lght
'i'" Va O'"Iu S"SiIy Ieau INDOORS ana
ou'' ne noiSe oI iaIi'iig "aIls ana cor
iIieeS was me " SIflig OF hrecrackers
anu every ie" minutes the dyhamiterS
"ouio l'lle'u"Ie II with an earth shak-
my eAPloSioh'
MY people were packed and provi-
stoned and ready to move, stayed with
them until noon and then sent French
to make deal with the Oakland Herald
and put Clark, my second assistant, IN
charge locally, | butted into the com
A4'' 49, ~ III ~ " 40 lllS'iC d IliSIllDtl VI
the press committee, got special po-
liceman star, Communicated automo-
biles until | got good one with a
regular devil Of driver picked up
staff and reporters and got to Oakland
about Top. m. took my bunch to the
Oakland Herald. There found French
and my brother Lynne. We managed
by ) a. m. to pull out 1000 copies of a
combined Call and Chronicle, differing
in title and editorial. There was no
more paper left after the Herald had
run off its own extra at 100 a. m.
/ These 1900 | had to count, stack and
ne myself, as wen as pohce them from
the gang thaU was trying to grab them,
! papers pelhg as good as wheat IN that
crisis helpeu load them on a one
morse fIcNely express wagon and sat
on them Tor Tour mile crawl through
the dawn 10 the estuary, where | had
man hoIdlhg JayhaWk launch with
promises Oh money and threats OF shoot
ing. we plNed IN through the wreck
/ age OF the WhartS at a. M, found that