The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05
AN INTERESTING LETTER
DR.. CurIe Writes About the Cali
fornia Earthquake
NUMBER or TOWNS IN THAT STATE SUFFER
Prompt Action of the Military Saves
Many From Destruction The
People Have Unconquerabre
Faith and Will Rebuild
kingSbnrg, Cal. April %. 1905.

Kingsburg, CAL, April %. 1906.
Editor Sentinel:
VIII try to interest you for few
moments, while assuring you of on,
escape from even the fear Of an earth
quake which has caused so much loss
and sorrow to our greatest CITY. San
Francisco seems to have been in the
the center of a disturbance, and Sap
Francisco, the Queen OF the Western
world" three days ago, is but q mem
ory today. The earthquake was pri.
marily the cause but fire the ultimate
climax Of her ruins.
[ send you by this mail late Fres
no paper, The Republican" The
pictures Of word paintings by the pa
perS are vivid, but eye witnesses with
whom / have talked say that it is an
unutterable horror. Our preacher here
relates this incident: He said a relia-
bic gentleman, who was in the CITY or
the morning Of the disaster, on COM
ing into the street saw two dead wo-
men lying only few feet apart, q
man staggered forward between the
bodies, and with q haSty glance at the
two, he turned, drew revolver from
his pocket, placed it to his temple
and blew out his brains. The question
is, did these dead women hold in their
silent forms the last link that bound.
him 10 life: But that was ar inch.
dent.
Over 400,Q 600 frantic people amid the
r0pHip.r Cfnl1
brick structures Of a great modern city
in the grasp Of terrible earthquake.
with the red flames Of Thousand
tongues Of fire roaring, believing and
licking at the crumbling ruins of this
vast city, can hardly be reached by the
most vivid imagination.
But for the astoniShingly prompt
action Of the military and civil au-
who literally drove the GRAZ
ed people out Of the congested Gen.
,ers, many more would have perished.
While there was no water to use, the
ire department, together with the
oldierS and police, checked for a while
he progress of the flames. AS the fire
limbed the towers of the great build-
ngs to leap as beast of prey on the
over ones beyond, the tiremen anG
'ollce would creep into the cellars with
luge charges of dynamite, and, at the
iSk Of their lives. blow the farve
ulldiDgS from their foundations.
1eavy artillery was trained on others
hat could not be reached by dyna-
lite, and temples Of worship, palaces
the rich, public buildings, and
reat structures of commerce anG
rade, went down before the haii 3f
not and shell Of the the guns trained
II their destruction.
Col. Roberts, Of the Grand Army Of
lie Republic, came from the burning
ty night before last and addressed
ne citizens here in mass meeting last
ight. He said that he had passeG
trough many earthquakes in Mexico
1d South America and the great frs
Chicago, but as he watched this
Vful panorama, or real drama OF
smoke and fame" from the upper
indow of steel building, he was
IScinated by the fierce, StupendOM
randeur of the scene, and for nearly
1e entire day watched the progress
the conflagratiOn. Warned by tvs
ingS Of flames that he would soon be
he left his position anS
ith his devoted wife tramped nearls
le entire night before reaching a.
ace Of safety.
Stricken. des0latc, bereaved, de-
royed! Beautiful San Francisco, res
'nsive and sensitive always to the
,edS and sorrows Of others, Thy +.
,uSe shall not be left unto the dess-
te. j." thy heart shall pulSate again
ith life, love and power: bloom ard
auty shall ill thy homes and t1y
rates of gold" which was gateway
the commerce of the nations,