Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-20

oSw He worked Hard Trying 10
Get Out an EktrH-The Chronicle
Tried TO work Its own Plant while
Earthquake Kept on QuakinE, but
Wa stopped by ftre-spirit of the
People Remarkable.
A letter from Ernest 8. Simpson. city
editor OF the San Francisco Chronicle.
- Q friend Ia New York tells one part
81 an episode which should be hlsto-
neal In American journalism-the un-
succsssful fight OF the newspaper men
- set out extras on the first morning
- the earthquake disaster in San Fran
cisco and the successful effort TO keep
chs papers running without a break.
says tbs New York Sun. 1t says ia
part:
An hour ago In a candy store l met
enc or the saloon keeping D.'s. He
was dusty and haggard. but cheerful.
He hasn't a saloon left out OF his large
and profitable flock.
Gimme pineapple Ice cream SO
a. said the once naughty ID. OF the
Tsnderloin to boy who was even
etrtter than he-or myself.
"It's a h OF a leveler. amt itr he
eaid TO me. Nearly starved for four
days while | was rustling grub AMI
cooking II for family OF six TO twelve.
1non a Chlnk that worked for me
showed up. He wanted to get out of
town to see his brother somewhere.
Brother be ID says l. You
cook says l, land grabs his hat and
skins the coat or OF him and hides 'em
% he can't slope, and we're eating the
zeal chow again Not word about
ths calamity which must have beg
sAred him.
IF you whimper now you do II In
whisper. You'd be proud OF what's
left or your dear old San Francisco,
Gal. She's crippled. thirsty, hungry
and broke. She has few whole
churches, only half OF her school
heuses. not one French restaurant, not
q theater. She is full OF people with
sut homes, jobs or clothes. She Is the
worst bunged up town that ever was.
But the spirit OF her Is something TO
bring tears OF pride to any Americans
sysa that was not crushed by the quake
nor scorched by the fire She Is as
game as Bat Nelson. Britt, McGoveru
aAnlon and all the rest OF the light
weight division put together. You can't
beat q town that does not know when
sAs n licked
TT In ono OF the things that l am
srvud or that the newspaper gang had
% few run outs | dog tr itted to the
s0sce. arriving there about a. N.
xns managing editor WIS there. my
brother and a few others. Men from
ell departments came In steadily, and
I began hustling for an extra. The old
eu1ding was not seriously hurt, and
ens elevator was In commission, and
~ sot a few typos upstairs. CThe
Upesetting room was on the top door
{ established the city desk In the bust
Asss once and soon had a bunch OF
Spy going up. while my brother was
adding the men upstairs. At SIS
fclock we got another jolt-about No.
& I Kuess-and no more upstairs for
printers or stereotypers. The fire was
eouling al us from the east ana south
strong. We went upstairs 10 See what
we conld do with the machinery. Then
Ne found that we were without water
Or power. and IL was agreed To try 10
publish one for-all paper somehow
and somewhere Thursday morning. A
an emergency last chance. au Exam
iner bunch was sent over to the Oak
land Tribune to get out Chronicle
cAll-Examiner. lots being drawn 10y
n.~k l.. NI
bullstin ONCE for order OF precedence
n title. CThe Bulletin is an evening
paper, the Chronicle, Call and Exam
!nsr morning papers)
The rest OF the day was one hot
Haariness. We-tried until Id. IN. e