Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-30
Victims Of Fire
Come TO Las Vegas

Nrs &. c. Edwards u San fiaseis-
co arrived n las VEGAS this mornins
and u . guest - the hone o. MI
lard w. BuSns SINE sioppsd 0f 10
this city while IN route 10 wisconsin.
Mrs. Edwards n = refugee ffom the
dcsolzied clty. Her home WAS destroy
"a b. The relentiexs flames vhlch
swept shs city after The disastrous
e1rth0nake. 6he and the oshsr mem
Ders III the household hAd 10 am
Guilty IN making their escape. ~
though they we're forced 10 underso
privations toxether with tho thous-
ands OF other unfortunate fuxitives.
Mrs Edwards lived In The house
with her Non and daaKhtcrAn lsw.
When they saw that the dwelling
was doomed 10 destruction they hast.
iIs packed articles of jexeiry and
other yaluables into trunk and car
ried what cIothing they could IN bund-
iss. They were forced Id drag tho
trunk along the streets for fully 4
mile until they finaliy reached Lafay-
ette park. within half an hour after
they deserted The place their home
was III flames and In d remarkably
short time Il was reduced NJ shoulder
Inc ruins.
The Edwards were obliged 20 re-
Ain In Lafayette park for two nights
- last managed TO make their
! ~ the home " friends in Oak
111 Afser spending 4 week n Oak.
- elder Mrs. Edwards vas Ill
a. Sake her home for the time
~ Nj d relative in Wisconsin
nno Was on her way therc when
- Ctwne Intercepted her upon the
Sal Of the train In Las Vegas,
Mrs. i. &. Edwards III we'll known
IN Las Vegas. having formerly lived
in this city. Her husband died here
IN 1899. Her son who Is now out In
san Francisco was formerly employ
ei as bookkeeper for the Browne A.
Manzanares company.
The visitor II well along In years
and the disaster has made her ex.
fremely nervous. She has heeu par
TALLY deaf for number uf years but
In all Of the excitement had presence
of mind enough VI save her ear tr,Im.
pet.
The aged lady says that there was
quite a collection Of cats, parrots and
other pct animals and birds IN the
park where she sought refuge Soi
the first two nights.
MI. and Mrs., J. n. bell ,theil
scn-in.law, Ike Thompson. and sons
James and Ralph, arrived In the cit,
yesterday from San Francisco, u
/ make short visit with the former,
4 daughter. Mrs. m. Ssnner. They ~
sided ii 81 Freeland street. and theil
| home was destroyed BY the fire which
followed the earthquake, and the,
viii stay In this city Sor Q short tim,
while they decide as 70 the future
but they viii probably make thei
home In DenveT.
They were awakened by the firs
I shock of earthquake on the fstefu
Thursday and rushed from the hous'
in their night clothes, as aid almos
everyone else IN the city. Ate
standing On The street corner 70
n about An honr. they returned 10 tbei
home, but In q couple OF hours wer,
| forced 10 Nee from the fire. Al tw'
O'Clock that afternoon their home wa
burned 10 the ground. They wer,
/ only able ID save a very few Of thei
effects as there were absolutely nj
vehicles obtainable for hauling heav,
goods. They fled 10 a thiniy settle,
part Of town beyond the fire line, AM
as there was q lumber yard In clos
proximity, they built ! little one
room shack III which they made thei
home until they decided TO come
this city. where they formerly nd
their home. They visited thfI
home as soon as possible af
4 fire had passed over and 81 IN u
they c0nId nee In the ashes and etfi
was the ruins of q big stove. r1tl
everything having been consum y
destroyed by the flames. They ~
/ San Francisco for this city last Wtl
neeAey aass
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