The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-19
MADAME FULLY
TALKS OF QUAKE
She Tells of Thrilling Expert
ences in Stricken City
of Frisco.
BARELY ESCAPED DEATH
WHEN EARTHQUAKE CAME
Lost Her Husband in the Rush
but They We're Reunited
Later.

Madame lully,. well ana lnVolaDIS
known In Salt Lake, arrived from the
San Francisco horrors with a thrilling
experience to relate In her apartments
at 50 North State street she received
Tribune representative and spoke as fol-
lows;
I'VE were In the Geary house on Geary
street, In bed. when the shock came, and
l knew Il was a quake at once. l called
10 my husband TO get up. We rushed
into the hall and found everybody just
as we were-hardly in a presentable con-
ditlon
I'VE ran back to our room, Just In time
TO escape the total crash OF the building.
and only our room was left. Just as we
got in the roof of tse room fell in and
II into our bed. She Was Mrs Samuel
Heasty of New ORLEANS. and they took
her body to the morgue, and II was
burned 10 ashes when tnat building was
burned.
Walls of Building Fall.
the other Side OF the building and killed
both the landlord and landlady. All the
money they had, being in paper and Md
den In the mattress of their bed, was
1--WE ran down to Union square and
there found crowds OF poor women, all
excited and all half clothed, many being
bare!ooted. and we tried to comfort eacn
other. One poor girl was barcfooted In
the cold night, and l begged a man, who
proved to be Mr.. Woods, clerk OF the 81
looking al me- said What's the matter
with getting some shoes for your self?
And surely enough. I had forgotten that
!. too, was barefooted.
Terrifying Night,
"Wo then went into the Reuton, on
and 1t was the most terrifying night OF
my life. The earth and building shook
all night long and ] could only shudder
and walt for daylight Out INTO me
my husband to try to save our trunks
You should sec the heart-rending sights
of women-eyen some with babies In their
arms-pulling and pushing all sorts OF
carts in which were all their earthly be-
longngs to q place OF safety. In going
for our trunks my husband became lost
to me, and l did not find him for three
days.
II was a time for tho exercise OF tho
faith l always felt l had In God, and
though ! was alone IN all TINT 5nad 9oGTET ariIr
had faith God would lead me out into
the light, and 1t never left me We went,
q number Of lone women, out toward
Golden Gate park. walking all light. and
managed to make II by morning, or
course. the streets We're as light as Gay
from the great sheets Of flame ascendlng
family. wealthy people. who were booked
to sail as pleasure seekers around the
world, and all they had was So.
Thanks to Soldiers.
II want to thank the soldiers for their
kindness to US / soon found food and
shelter and when / saw other who need
ed it | gladly gave 1t to them. for felt
my own husband might be somewhere
hungry and prayed some one would give
him food. We were all right oGt Tor
clothing and the next day. early In the
morning a wagon drove up and the man
cried out. Who wants any clothesr We
were all huddled together Tor warmth;
and all half asleep, but with one accord
every woman jumped up regardless OF
their general need Of dress and Just
mobbed that wagon | got {, skirt and
shoes and never stopped TO ask VINO mad
worn them before / got them.
Good News Received.
'When | got my shoes on / begged
the man In the Red Cross wagon to let
me 20 with him and find my husband.
and he was good enough to take me |
over the city. and finally received a card
saving; Madame Tully can find her nus
band in tho Suffer street cars SO when
l knew he was alive and all rleht SAID
IN ioln the Red Cross forces. ] was very
weak, for l had not eaten anything for
three days myself My husband is
member of the Elks' order and an Elk
put US In with good family and We
lived well. This was after We got over
MIR, Tuily then took charge an Elks'
and every morning the train OF relief
wagons drove to the ferry and landed In
San Francisco. scattering real relief and
10y and gladness as they went along.
They particularly helped women and chill
dren and II got to be 30 that when they
hove In sight the crowds of grateful peo-
pie would cheer the wagons, CRYING:
Here come the Elk wagons, God bless
themr
rived In ogden, the Elks, under H. II.
nd na
royalty.
Fully Compensated.
81 am fully compensated for all my suf.
fcrings by tho Knowledge OF true and
genuine friendship which came to me, l
shall never forget the feeling of gratitude
that welled up In my heart when the
following telegram was handed me:
:" Get money at Wells-Fargos Ber-
kelley. You have our heartfelt sympa-
thy. Mrs Emery o. Holmes
I'm addition, let me quote a paragraph
from my sons letter to me: Mamma.
the experiences I went through, longing
TO hear of your safety, made a Christian
Of mo So. you see, that there were hid
den blessings In that awful trial for me,
and for ali who had faith In God.