The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-06-12
nv 4. H. WELLS.


Ia place. although nearly two
months have elapsed since the
earthquakes and fifv moved down
,hs eity.
TIE s0ethsfu Pacific has laid its
tracks az aud dawn the stree,s by
permission % the authorities. set
feW trains ate being leaaea with the
wrvekaEc.
iiere ard there aamr sntsrrfis-
lnK property owners arr az wofk
clearing their land. but All around
their. ga the uudlalufbea, hlaeksaca
hears q tef,lae. appear little paint-
"a sigma sfNsf Lease eFur LEASE.
cash telling an omlnous story.
Great Lineup % shaels.
And tfem The ferry laudlnx. up
Market = 10 point beyond the
fuina % the great newspaper build
legs. In fact fpr aves = mile. little
shsek= 81 renEh lumber and tents.
mostly eresisurapta.~ ilne beta
siacs of TIE once great tnafsushfArs.
sems ef them buili with an utter
abandon - al restrictions. out upon
the pavement while others stand
upon the sidewalks A few have
escaYatsd iata tho Debris sufficient
y 10 Plant ens=stary frame strues
safes. unpainsed and nnpiasiefsd.
and are openius az far business
with modest stocks af Eeods hardly
larss enough Tor q eaantFy tosn.
The orsl gents Furnishing eoeaa~
establishment % fsonen on Market
q. tasi bexond tha can bandsnx. la
leesisf n = tent viih hair aosrn
shirts ant sssek q collars and
neshliea dzsflafed Zoe sale TIE
proprietor has this label hanx oas
-fua IN the gutter naa but unl
scan be ouf at IA
suaesssar % the ossns ASssL
IN xrfsa lreny. stands a tent re-.
laarani an ths elite ef TIE eanl.hs,
0and hatsL wArfs atfasisua "a.
cent meals San b. hal b am enc
heiiiag ire pfice
siiam saa EHzs. 70 ceuts.- eIg4n,
ani hFSs. - rsafa- Etafes enc sn
tee fAf~ At eFefs step a. ~ ssFan.
hlen 40 Market e sn1 sadesa ir
ems cas- anaas thH Hlisa AZ bsIsh
ans sinae.
Il ieoks saF al shs eatss aks =
ffan Ter miniaE tswna pftaefnai
street oaiy - saakinE At lhs xian,
sfitss y ths backgrounds ana m
piles span the asFtei. 4 tha Illusion
shattered
Climbing ga, II lhls ere.ssssns.i
inaranghfafes sHt tarninE eas's
hass % the shaeka which fringe "A.
ths fhanisen ctty n u,eaa Ihinm-
aasin esafrsuts the hshsi.ssr
ssf.iehinN fan away grfa she aifu
iistanee. apparently untsaantsa ans
Eifeines
NJ. san F'raHeiare is nat fshuiiB
10 a. y~l 70 any apptsclable sn.
tent
~sisisa en- the insurssee.
Everybody T. waiting on the Ia.
sassfsfs companies ana Load "a
hi'tsr ar~ the eaiapialnta al their
tiiatpfy tactics
NetsasiY has Fsaesy - F~baiis
afltii the cosnp@ saiea ray.
TIE banks have ~ usansy n loan
Until TIRE ronsaanifa pay.
1he vhets eitusflan. tense - sha
breaking potuf hangs mnan the "a.
siFsnrs. ana what uiii he ths aug.
rosne no man knaNa
Eastern capital l. rot being ~
frsvd = fsbniid San FRANCESCA Tha
east has heard thai Toe earth tfsm.
ore have uevarresi sinec ths great
quake. and mat the nunher krep.
on Ereatns vish the fensina " the
aaXH
TIE east - evidently afraid n
seems q sant 80 present invest
tfiehiH m place Nhers tha earth
crust is go unsettled
Makes . Dire Prsphsey.
And. a. though % make "a. aitu-
alton meFs traahiraana. The nsme
hat r~ekisss prophecy ~ Praf
tnrdau. 81 the university. that San
Francisco NAY some Aag slide aff
from - rsrelpiea into th= deem
watefF ahysa iuas outside n ths
aafaen Gate. ta helnE raaspa an
from mouth 60 mouth. sarfYine vifh
"a iisqulat and unrest among the
people
That the situation. rs whole. IA
stiA desperate. - shown - ths soa
slant outflow ~ population nom fhs
stricken city Every train feagiav
far the east. north of south. ia laaa-
81 60 its capacity pfth refugees
while Incoming trains bear com
pHfatifeiy small Numbers ~ euri.
paifY seekers and men ~ huaInea4.
None ~ the foregoing statements
are hHaed ur0n heafs8g ] person
ely Investigated these things ana
can veueh f1r tEeif absolute af-
euracY.
Population stu D~indling.
it appeared TO me that san rrsn.
cisen's population VIII continue "a
diminish fnF a time. until al IF the
SURPLUS people. without homes be o..
eupatenH have disappeared and
then there VIII come a change ia
the tide Of advarrity 70 this extent
There NIii BE- general pofhaps q
rapid. Increase ln fhe rebuilding 90.
efations. after SOME 81 the inaur
Hnre companies have settled thefg
honest debts. and there win BE- wnrh
and living Tor every hadY u some
kind
The rebuilding wlll be along eau.
tiouH lines. a. first. limited 10 los
wooden buildings. with repairs ven.
turei on the great sky acrarers fihs
the cail building. the Flood building
and others whose walls are ATM
standing intact.
The New san Francisco.
There VIII BE- some concrete con-
structlon. o. that fs believed to be
best adapted 70 withstand earth
quakes
Gradually. more concrete con.
siruetieu VII be undertaken. n the
earth ifemnra aubatlir. and at frnafh