Arizona republican., 1906-05-05

relief and kept the multitude from go- ing unmanageably crazy.
 The story of the city's destruction is
 now an old one, but Mir Walker, like every other person there. witnessed some incidents Of an unusual nature and interesting to hear about. From his experience. that of Dr. and Mrs Martin. referred to elsewhere. and oth- CTS heard from. there is reason for be- lievfng that some noxious gas or other atmospheric affection accom- panied the earthquake, at least in the lower part of the city in q measure stupefying the people. for in may eases their con duct did not seem to be natural or req soma ble. The story has been circulat ed that MT Walker was so cool that after he felt the quake he went to sleep again for three hours. lie says ne slept all right. but not because he was cool but because his senses seemed dulled for the time beng and he hardly reused himself until long after day light. The same story is tod of many who were in that vicinity. When he felt the first shock he heard the plas- ter fall but it did no. disturb him ma terially and he rolled over and went to sleep again. Three hours later some one shook him and asked him if he did not know the city was on fire. He said
 he did not but would get up at once.
 However. he still spent a half hour in dressing and getting his things to- gether. Then he went down stairs. but was not yet fully alive to the situation and did not become alive to it until he saw women rushing madly around dragging out trunks and grips. Then he turned in and helped. He decided not to leave the Palace until he knew it was doomed, for he knew no better pace to go. II caught fire twice dur inS tho forenoon but the fires were put ogt. Finally about noon it's fate was apparent and Q the firm suggestion of a soldier he grabbed his grip and hit for the hIil section, being one of the last guests tC leave the hotel. Pre- vicusly he had worked his way into the kitchen and made an arrangement with the cook whereby he was permit ted to eat ercugh hot rolls for two men and that lasted him for about a GaV.
 Mir. Walker moved up to the S. Francis but he saw the elevators had stopped running and fearing that first floor rooms would be scarce he moved
 on, as he had no parachute with him. He finally wandered over into the Mis- sion district in the HeIghbOrhood or Twentieth street where a family he knew resided. and spent the day and follONing night there. The next morn
 ing they began to fear the worst and by afternoon it was found necessary
 for them to move. MT. Walker and others of the men folks managed to steal a buggy from a burning livery stable and using it for a truck moved the hOusehO.d effects up a hill into cemetery couple or blocks away They brought along a carpet. and rustling some scantling, made a frame
 work over which they threw the carpet for a roof to keep the cinders out of their eyes. Then they threw five mat tresses down side by side. MT. Walker said he was so tired out that nOtwith- standing the booming of dynamite and the leaping flames hundreds of feet high only a block or two away. he slept as sOundly and restfully as a | baby Thursday night. unmindful that before morning the whole row or them might be as dead as the occupants or
 the row of graves beneath them. They | found a well in the rear of a private residence during the next day and the