New-York tribune., 1906-04-22
TELL OF NIGHTS OF HORROR.
Buildings Writhed Like Snakes, Says One SURVIVOR
Streets Rolled Like Waves" Says Another.
THEN THE. FIRE ADDED NEW TERROR
San Francisco Refugee Saw CoPses Piled Into Automobile Shot
Ghous-Crowds in Parks Stunned by Disaster.

careen over and for fronts TO fall out. do not
even recall that the women screamed
The street gave a concluding shudder and
the buildings somehow righted themselves
again. l thought they had crashed together
above my head. The two women arose and
started to walk. I followed in an ainless sort
Of way. The street was filed with moving
things again. The rainbow raiment had dis
appeared and an We're clad in street clothes.
Every was walking. but there was con-
fusion. We did not even seem in a hurry.
Down Market street the flames we're srowiH;
brighter
We walked with our luggage % the 81.
Francis Fires were burning down toward the
ferry. but the FIRE department had turned t.
We had faith in The fire department. soon
hecam, aware that squads of soldiers were pt-
trolling the streets. II appeared perfectly natu-
raj. DO not think I wondered why they were
there
Men and women were an about US We
looked az each other and talked. even tried
Iamely To Joke. But every few minutes con-
vusive quiver swept through the city The
others seemed 10 be shivering.
Il noticed thar the eyes % the men ard
women were rolling restlessy Their tones
were pitched high Tt seemed 20 CRATE ON my
nerves Then I fen % wondering whether
taking SDFfii}s TOO went 10 n Eibf'f AZ
Without front and bought a few supple
things THAT would make a coId lunch. The gro-
car aid not even ov-~charge me He was par
ticular to- give me the rigft change
SOLDIERS KEPT THEM MOVING.
The soldiers came end told us 20 move on.
II seemed the natural thing to 90 BY this tire
the hre was creeping dangerously close We
would have walked ro tb- ferry We tried it
Of Are ur.rr
always there. o. seemed 90 creep across tn
front OF
And in front ~ the fire always walked 'h'
soldiers \ number of times 0 hired express
WAGONS We would rI1o fer 1 few blocks and
get ont on the ssdcvaIb Dr. not single in-
stance were We charged more than REASON
able rrice for the ride once We iottered untl
the soldiers came up. 4 rough fellow. who h1d
been standing by my side. tried to dart throush
the line He looked IKE a beach oomher
"A young lieutenant caught him by the coat
Here he called % his men shoot this man
II hurried on. without looking back. I DOME
remenber that heard a shot fred. bat ar ttf
tinre IL seemed so trivial matter that tii
not nav much attention The air was fned wi'a
The roar of explosions They were dynamirinf
great blocks Sailors were training guns 20 rake
rows Of houses
..Au the while we were moving onward with
the crowd Ci7ders were falling about MS At
times our clothing caught fire The sting burnei
our faces and we used our handkerchiefs for
wells.
Everybody around was using some kind
of cloth 10 shield his eyes. II looked curious 10
see axpressnaen and teamsters wearing those
wells
.ouIte naturally We seemed 70 come 10 Golden
Gate Park II seemed as though had started
for there By this time the darkness was set
tIng But IL was a weird twilight The glare
from the burning city threw kind Of red fame
and shadow about US. II seemed uncanny; the
figures about Us moved like ghosts.
The wind and fog blew chill from the ocean
and we walked about 10 keep warm. Thousands
were walking about too. but there no dis
turbance Families trudged along there. There
was no hurry All appeared To have time -
spare The streets. walks and lawns were wig
CLING with little parties. one or two families Il
each.
COOKED BREAKFAST N PARK
thousands were moving with As n,
night wore on the crowd grew. Near daylight
the soldiers came 70 the park They We're stu
moving in front Of he fire.
Il bad bought a little store OF provisions before
nightfan 1 walked TO the fire made b1-
one squad of soldiers and picked up a tin bucket
/ went to a faucet and turned il on, a Htts
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