The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-06-19

another earth quake III fact nearly
everybody ii town, even those whose
houses We're uninlmed by the euall.
and miles away from the fir. slept
out the first and second nights This
was however. no Xely great hardship
Tor tile climate here is ideal for liN-
ing out Of doors and were il not for
The rainy season. one could live III 4
tent. At least, al the year round easily.
Mother and | STAYED ont one night
tie first night-only. All Of our neigh
bors absolutely did the same. Ne
spent tn" night with 4 party Of our
neIghbofs and acquaintances in an en-
closure made ~ the foundation Of
mousse just being started to build less
tnan block and in close sight Of our
own house We, as the others. stayed
out because probably without
ally women would have been
under much greater nervous
strain with anything other than the
clear sky over their heads. for all.
even those who had not suffered Sc
yerely. had by then begun To realize
the severity Of the earthquake anG
did not know what minute another
severe one would come. We had
slight Vibrations all day-onc quite
severe about eight o'clock that morn
ing and felt some that night. Tne
least noise in the houses at nigh,
would have made people additionally
nervous. The psychological effect Of
an earthquake is peculiar. You can
get out Of th- way Of Il fire and peo-
pie have battled with storms. both IL
sea and on lana successfully but when
the ground begins to tremble and jolt
under you, You have most helpless
feeling. You can't get rid Of it, you
can't run away from it for YOU don't
know where to go. You can't resist ii
or avoid it. There is absolutely moth !!
ing to do. People will stand and look
at each other queerlN and usually
Wear a sort Of hysterical grin.
carried out a mattress and plenty of
blankets for mother. cot her I" Ii
down and be covered up. | think
she slept quite Il little that night Ii
fact She has STOOD the whole trial re
marlla bly, well, showing wonderful
grit. and has not been afraid really
ut any time-nothing like as much
fear and nervousness ~ the majority
Of oar neighbors, many Of whom have
lived here for years. | craWled into
my sleeping bag-a part Of my camp
ing outfit which | take Up into the
mountains on my summer hunting
and camping trips. | slept nearIA
half the night. We We're all awall .
early however. for there began 4 ram
Of cnders and sand upon our faces
and into our eyes. During the night
the Ifade Wlnd HiI lltu doNH tIlu
had been overcome by the counter
land breeze and this blew over Us
from the direction Of the fire. Whole |
pages of books. burnt slightly around |
the edges. large. though light pieces OF |
charcoal and ashes and sand filled tn |
air literally. Before the ocean wind |
again st in. the streets and roor> |
were covered nearly Is Of III inch |
thick with this mixture. Il can - |
found all around now. though the flre
was nearly month ago. Later III /
the morning, just before the wind |
turned. pieces Of shingles nearly II |
the size Of the original fell in our |
We learned later thar
both these and the sand We're due to
III fact Of many large explosions in /
the fire and the sand especially was
he result Of dynamite. which even /
then the firemen had begun 10 use.
The immense upward draught II thr
ire then about two miles away. nad
sept them up long enough 10 be
brought to Us. Cinders fell in towns
- miles away from the city and YES
;els on the Pacific reported their decks
covered though they We're several
niles ut sea 1T the time. fallfolnid
nay now boast that she not only pro-
!uces the largest fruit. flowers, ani
ish. but she has also given the world
Is largest fire in all Droba bility. The
,nly fire recorded which is u b COM
,ared with il WAS the ire Of MOSCOW
That as YOU know was deliberately set
or the discontinue Of Napolean.
1t was after the disaster that our
roubles really began. With the po-
ice force totally demoralized. the un-
ldrnt part of the city oNtrinn with |
lords Of people Of all descriptions
Who camped anywhere and used any
hing they could find without thought
# ownership. With the soldiers our
My hope still busy III the burning
nj burnt region. there was mucn fear
# vandalism and footing by bands Of
oughs of which there is always a
,reat number in every large city anu
specially here. where every nation
-lity under the sun may be found IT
NY time brought chiefly by the vast
mount Of Asiatic and European ship
ing Furthermore, We had heard OF