Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23
TRAIN CARRIED JUDGES
DISTRESS OF SUPREME BENCH
sHER1rAHs STORY.

Los ANGELES April 23-Cen. A. M.
Sherman. a local capitalist and vice presi-
dent Of the Los Angeles Pacific Railroad
Company, returned to Los Angeles from
San Francisco yesterday. He left this city
for the coast metropolis last Wednesday
on q train chartered by himself. and took
with him as his guests the members OF the
supreme COURT who at the time were
holding court in Los Angeles. Chief JUS
tfce Beatty and Associate Justice Lorri-
gan, Mcfarland. Henshaw. Shaw. Sloss
and AngeIetti. Justices Lorrigan and Nc
Fariand were accompanied by their wives.
Cen Sherman chartered the train inn
mediately after the receipt of the news of
the earthquake in order to reach his wife.
daughters and nieces, who were at his
San Francisco home. The several justices
OF the supreme court went north with
him on like missions.
Relating his experiences of the trip. Gen.
Sherman said.
'.The saddest experience of all fell to
Justice Shaw The apartments at which
Mrs. Shaw was stopping had gone down In
the flames, and the on-y information that
he could get was that she had taken q
few of her belonging and gone away. All
Thursday and Friday and until Saturday
Justice Shaw searched the burning city.
now afoot. now in a vehicle, but only once
did he find trace OF his wife. That was
when inquiring at random. he found that
she had mingled for time with the I'M
happy refugees In one of the parks. Sick
at heart, he returned to Los Angeles last
night absolutely without word. i HIS last
chance was that he might find her here.
But at a late hour no word has reached
him. and he stated to the Associated Press
that 1t was his purpose to depart for San
Francisco today to renew the search I'M
less trace Is found in the meantime.
Some Happy Reunions.
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thirty miles away, where he found h wife
and family unharmed
Justice Angelotti went to his home in
San Rafael. where the earthquake shock
was not felt: Justice Lorrigan found his
family safe at San Jose. They had not
been molested Chief Justice Beltty's art
was made glad by the finding OF his wife
safe in San Francisco.
Associate Justice and Mrs. Mcfarland
went to their home in San Francisco and
found their daughter safe. Later advices
say their home was burned
Gen. Sherman found all well at tie family
home on Vallejo street, and there was a
happy reunion on the stairs
Gen. Sherman states that in all his tr1vel-
Ing through the burning city he did not
see one corpse; that the military preserved
splendid order He believes that beyond
any question the ruined city will be rebuilt
at once.
Unable because OF the fierce fires. to
reach the ferry slip at the foot of M ,rket
street on Friday evening. Gen. Sherman
made his way to Fort Mason and thence
was conveyed to Oakland by an army tr ans
port. He returned to San Francisco Satur-
day morning in order to superintend the
sending of his family to his country home
in Napa county. and that day left for Los
Angeles in company with Justice Shaw
Gen. Sherman said: 81 hope the public
will realize the debt of gratitude it owes to
the railroad companies. By grace of the
transportation people the lack of money
was no bar to escape from doomed San
Francisco. Those who were unable to pay
their way were promptly and as cheer
fully transported as were those with money
In their pockets