The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-05-04


their places, believing that the pros
poets for a man with little capital
to start in business on an equal foot.
ing with the merchants whose placed
were wiped out by fire, to be excep-
tionally good.
Although the experiences through
which they have passed seem to have
aged them by years. the average San
Franciscan is anxious to return to
the city.
Aren't you afraid OF another earth
quaker inquired Of an injured man
as he was being brought across the
bay on ferry
NO" he declared, Il don't believe
there will be another earthquake In
San Francisco. There never was a
second one in Charleston, you know,
Lightning never strikes twice in the
same place"
This degree Of fortitude and courage
is typical OF these homeless, penniless
people, Their makeup is the same
that characterized the sturdy old
pioneers Of the COS, who went into the
mountains in the spring with only a
bag Of beans slung across their shoul.
ders, depending on their stability to
carry them through fall The author
tiles here opened the gates CT the city
to visitors and countless thousands
are visiting the ruins. understand
excursion trains are to be run to San
Francisco from all parts OF the United
States within a few days, 10 give the
people a chance to see the sight that
ordinarily is to be had but once in a
life time.
Scores of bodies are being unearth-
ed every day by the worlmen. mute
evidence of the terrible fate OF some
OF the victims. Undoubtedly many
that were cremated will never be
heard of, their bodies having been
completely incinerated
Today l witnessed one OF the most
gruesome scenes that has attended
the work of removing the ruins. While
workmen were taking away the piles
of brick and stone from Telegraph and
Russian hills. score Of half starved
dogs we're discovered eating human
bodies. The animals were gnawing
and tearing at the corpses half-buried
in the ruins. Where only leg or
arm protruded the dogs were digging
for the rest Of the body.
Men who were sent into the ruins
to lcok for such little property as
might have escaped the flames came
uoon the sickening condition and i'm
mediately reported 1t to the naval
authopties, stationed at the water
front military districts. In the re-
SPONGE to their appeal that something
be done blue-jackets were detailed to
cover the section and kill all dogs
found in these vicinities. All morn.
ing rifle shots could be heard along
the hills and on the beach.
Men were pressed into service to
hurry the bodies in lime strewn trench
es or throw them into the sea. In
several places bodies were cremated
on smoldering beds of Goals.
It was not believed that there were
so many dead on Telegraph and Rus
sian hills antil the bodies we're dis
covered by the dogs Undoubtedly
more bodies will be discovered from
time to time for weeks, and the clear
ing away Of the ruins will extend int
months.
| today saw forty bodies, all burne,
beyond recognition taken from th'
ruins Of lodging house at Fourth am
Minna street although the seasol
has been on for days.
l also saw the workmen uncove
the body of a woman while dyna
hitting the wasl Of bank building OF
Montgomery street No one could ac
count for the presence Of the woman
in the structure, the only theory beinl
that she took refuge there following
the earthquake shock AS to her ider
tity, that will probably always renal
mystery-R T STANLEY