Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-05-31

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ltering men being about. One man
was out on a porch Of an o.d-time two
story building with a stick of wood
trying to push Of pieces of cornice,
ETC., that were burning. Across the
street an incipient fire had started
on a tumble-down structure that was
of no value. was soon stopped by
other fires, and had to go to Broad
way before | could get through. All
the streets were blocked until / got
to Montgomery. Soldiers posted on
some streets would allow no one to
pass. In one Of the narrow streets
saw horse and wagon, the horse
buried nearly by bricks that had
fallen from an adjoining building and
killed it. On another street little
further on was two horse wagon.
These horses we're killed in the same
manner. AS l hurried along Mont
gomery I noticed that all the finan-
cial institution were guarded by regu-
lar troops with fixed bayonets. They
must have been rushed in from the
Preside In hurry.
| A large fire was raging in the vicin-
ity of Battery and California, includ-
! ing the New York Mutual Life build
ing, and realized by this time that
one of the greatest fires In modern
times was In progress. BY this time
the sun was only red ball and |
seemed to be surrounded by fires on
all sides.
reached our place, 523 Market
street, about o'clock, saw that a fire
was burning in the next block east,
glanced up at the walls and saw that
the building had suffered some by the
shake, and found Mr.. Hausmann and
three Of the others packing up some
of our books and records. They had
already made three trips to the bank
Idepositing books, ETC., in the vault
We went to the bank with last load
which we got in just before they
closed it.
The soldiers had already cleared
our block, as they were about to blow
up four-story building one corner
below We tried to stay In sight to
see the effect Of the explosion but
were forced up Post street until we
could not see 1t, and started for Mr.,
Hausmann's home, as fires were burn
ing In his direction and thought per-
haps l could help them. No cars were
running, Of course, and we had long
walk. There was plenty Of interest to
see on the way In the work Of the
quake. There were lots OF people of
course all over, and 1t seemed much
like holiday.--no business, most of
the people In the streets and the noise
of the explosions. which were fire.
quent, and in many directions, made
II seem like 4th of July.
A number OF automobiles were rae
ing up and down the street filled with
firemen, police or soldiers, and some
carrying wounded, though the latter
had been removed mostly before
reached the city. think automobiles
never did such work since they were
invented, and | have much better
opinion OF them since. expected to
see terrible collisions, but though
there were narrow escapes did not
see or hear of single one.
We finally got out beyond the fires
in the Mission district, and here the
results of the earthquake were abund-
Sntly seen. The ground had opened
In lots OF places. pavements broken
up, street car rails broken and buck
led up asfoot or two above the ground,
whole blocks Of two-story houses
standing at all kinds Of angles with
an occasional one completely wrecked.
In some cases the underpinning had
fallen out and the house pitched for
ward into the street, broken glass and
fallen chimneys everywhere.
| We found the fires at good dis
lance away and had a lunch. In this
district there was no water and the
police had notified all the people to
use no fire of any kind. so we made
a lunch Of bread and butter, cold
meat and some champagne that had
been in the house for years. After
resting awhile left, making an APP
pointmept with Mr.. H., who Is our
secretary, for the next morning.
| started on the long walk for Aunt
Mary's to see how she had Jared
There was no fire in her direction at
| all, and | had the sunshine again. |
passed the powerhouse at Valencia
and Market streets. The tall chin
ney had crashed through the roof and
Il was said 20 employees were killed
by II. Have not heard since whether
II was so. saw the city hall, which
appeared TO be one OF the worst
wrecks OF the city. II was afterwards
burned. The dome was still standing
and the steel frame supporting it.
but the masonry had fallen away all
around except at the rear: and all
around the building thousands of tons
OF masonry had fallen. On the front
the steps and walks were buried In
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