The Crittenden record., 1906-06-01

in others the ground upheaved, making
a ridge across the street In some
places the street car rails were bent up
two or three feet. showing the earth
had been upheayed and settled back,
leaving the rails bent. You may have
read Of the destruction Of the Hotel
Valencia. saw il about four hours
after the Quake. It was a four-story
frame. and the ground where It stood
must have sunk ten feet or more and
the building was pitched almost into
the middle OF the street, and over q
hundred guests were killed. Elects Of
the awful quake could be- seen on
all sides.
Fire broke out and many Of the large
mains being broken. the water supply
was not sufficient and in few hours
the city was burning twas terrible
sight We were near high hill called
Bucna Vista Heights. A walk Of ten
or fifteen minutes took Us To lis sum
nit. where We had splendid view Of
the whole city.
It was pathetic to see the people by
the thousands fleeing 10 places Of safe.
ty. the most Of them saving only such
things as they could carry. We were
near one Of the main thoroughfares
| leading to Golden Gate Park, where so
many fled FOR safety.
In three days 5000 people were
rendered homeless. All social and CON
ycntional distinctions were obItcratcd,
and the rich and poor met together. II
had never occurred 20 me as being pos.
siblc TO put the population Of a great
city on one common level ~ few
hours. but there / saw It done tn,
millionaire from his mansion and th,
laborcr from his cottage fed together
Jared alike. Seal skins and dismoDc
rings counted Tor nothing and %,
woman looked askance AZ the othei
ones dress in passing Everybody
seemed acquainted and the very aii
appeared 10 be charged with the splri
Of kindness and hclpfulncss. Il woul,
take me o long time 90 tell you all
saw.
The relief work was prompt an,
generous. II was wonderful and bcauti
ful Behind the quick and kindl.
response to the city's distress ! saV
our blessed Christ whose gospel o
love makes the heart tender and com
passionate. Such unselhshn,ss ha
never been manifested in a non-Chris
tian country, So 10 our Savior, Hi
example and teaching the glory Is due
That section Of the city in which on
friends lived. known a. the Westei
Addition. was not burned and was pos
sibly damaged least by the quake. ]
has been noted and remarked that
had the fcwest saloons and the leas
wickciness generally Of any part of IN
city. I, contains abou, l5O.O popula
ton
presume San Francisco was by a
odds the wickedcst city in the Unite
J States. one hesitates 10 say that hi
calamity vas a Judgment, busit woul
be hard to prove that Il was not
? The earthquake was scarcely ov,
till | was wondering whether the wieI
ed would continue 10 be As wicked 1
before. They are still having ever
few days pretty hard shakes cnOug
to keep people in terror. IL seems
be confined to the San Francisco pei
y insula, which extends some TO or
4 miles south Of the city, which was ,
:. the aorthcrn end.
T., We remained IN the city ull Satin
is day following the earthquake VIII,
/. two young men carried our grips al
y " swalked down Market stree, son
four miles TO the Ferry building. crOss
b. the bay TO Oakland and came hon
r. This walk through Market street To-
us through the heart of the burn
&. district where We saw the drcadi
destruction wrought by the fire.
al Your Nephew.
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