The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-24
REACH NEW YORK FROM FRISCO
FIRST OF THE NEW YORK con-
TINGENT ARRIVE HOME.

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The first Of the New York survivors Of
the San Francisco earthquake reached
New York yesterday, having left Oakland
on the first trains for the East on Thursday
morning. Some of them, including the
opera sin gers, arrived O. the Twentieth
Century Limited at 1890 yesterday morn
ing and others came In on the New York
and Chicago special, which arrived here
at 1870 P. NJ. A. party Of sporting men ar
rived on the latter train. Among them
we're Eddie Pierce and Jeremiah Lynch,
who have been AT the Oakland track for
four months, Lynch got of the train with
the few belongings he had saved wrapped
In his bathrobe, which he carried on his
shoulder. He had come right through from
Oakland
We we're staying at the Adams House,
said Lynch. with a lot OF New York men.
The hotel was at Eddy and Market streets,
opposite the Emporium. 1 had a room on
the second floor, from a window Of which
1 could see the Call building and the top of
the Emporium building. When the earth
quake occurred I was flung out Of bed,
and while I stood on the floor, with the hotel
rocking, the fool went pitching again and
was thrown back in the bed.
e rushed down stairs in my night clothes
nd found everybody there in the came
condition. We ran out to the street, but
some of the natives, who seemed used TO
earthquakes. said that it was perfectly safe
to 60 bach and get dressed, Part Of the
top of the hotel had fallen m another build
ing next door.
" got dressed and then we walked TO
Market street and stood in front of the
U-ortarn paaar-a papIr Sauna .pf orr marty
went into the lodging house district south
of Market street, which is just like our Bow
cry, for a little ways, They rescued one
man with his legs broken, but there seemed
to be thirty more III the ruins Of a lodging
house that they could do not hing for. |
stood for some time watching tine automo-
biles pass with tie wounded. 1t was Won
derful the way they got to work out there.
1t seemed as if they had seized every auto
mobile and every wagon after the first
ahock. They went by with men holding
Wounded persons in their arne bound for
the hospitals.
Scores Of men appeared in a little while
with badges on their coats, They had been
sworn in as special officers. And this was
only about an hour after the city had been
awakened by the shock. The fire started in
the poorer district south of Market street.
While we were standing on Market street we
sax the flames spreading until it became a
great wave of fire running for blocks and
getting nearer and nearer.
Everybody was saying, Look out for
the next shock and Look out for the tidal
wave I don't know how long | stood on
Market street. The natives came along.
advising everybody to keep away from the
tall buildings and stand in front of the low
buildings only. They seemed sure another
shock was coming. People in the street
kept their eyes on the water front and kept
saying, Look out for the tidal wave
" was standing in front Of the hank on
Market street, when the ground rocked
again and there was a sound like an ex-
plosion. I thought at first II was an ex-
plosion. but it was the second shock, Chin
news fell off in all directions.
1T didn't seem more than an hour, but
7 think it was about two hours, when, as
we stood on Market street. we saw com
ing along a whole lot Of soldiers. They
were the regulars coming from the Pre-
sidio. II was the greatest sight | have
ever seen. They came along az though
thew we're going into battle, the officers
ahead and the lines of marching men walk
ing over great assures in the earth and debris
of a III kinds. Every time the column rea ched
the ruins of a bank building there would
be a short halt. and then q squad Of men
would separate from the rest and take
their pla ces around the building. Down
the street they came. while we stood on the
eide and cheered them.
There wasn't much time for this, how.
ever. The fire came on, and We we're ordered
to save our things from the hotel. Then
began a scramble for safety, | ran back
to the hotel and got my trunk, carrying il
downstairs to the street myself. Every
body else was doing the same. A man
would pass with a baby on one arm, his va lise
on the other and dragging a trunk by q
rope tied around his waist, while his wife
pushed it.
Il tried to help along two women, ir
addition to carrying my trunk, but go'
the trunk only six blocks. and tfen isst 1t
them up in my bathrobe, grabbed my
bag and pushed on. We would all get
settled on one block, and then the fire
would get nearer and nearer, ana pretty
soon a squad Of soldiers or police would
come along and tell us to move on further
This thing was repeated over and over
again.
ing. we rrive at jefferson Park, which is
as big as Union Square. There we're hun
dreds and hundreds of persons there Inc
first person l met was MAJ Hirsch OF the
Conrie1 Opera company. He was slttne
there on his ba gga ge. Cinnamon, japanese
and men and women of our own race were
all mingled together. Women went around
begging for milk for the babies, but there
was none to be had. 4 native came alone
TO our group and brought us one bed spring
don't know where he got u: be alsc
got a bottle Of water for us. We doled II
out to a crowd.
" went down TO a small park neal
the st. Francis Hotel, and found that tents
had heen erected in ii and there we're hun
Greds of people there. Just As We goi
there there was an explosion in the 81
Francis Hotel. the whole building burst
into flames, and the soldiers came running
overt 10 the park and ordered everybody out
went back toward Jefferson Park, Or
my wayI bought a glass Of milk, payine
IS cents for it.
Somebody told US that the ferry was
running to Oakland and We started t.
reach the ferry. 1t was as though We hat
walked from Union Square mp TO l25tf
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