The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-06


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t.-.--- -E- winjo- cLa- me- hes -az'
waS {. certifying aaa. I-tlEEul> YEP.
! sEaviH- Lack anu forth. Tricks -lvin-
! through the ar. and wis rraek'ar
( while fires could lie >ean III ya1Iou.
! directions. Then. when the sec 5ua
| serie- oT shocks came. il was sickeuing
! She could not stand without holding e.
the furniture which was itself un-
steady. The piano was thrown 20 the
center OF the room.
Mrs Davis Immediately gathered up
some clothing IN a dress suit case, and
some other things in sheet. They left
the building. Miss Bell went down TO
Market street where fires had already
started.
- ala not think there was ANYTHING
to follow said Miss Bell Yesterday at
her nome in Vineyard street, whore Il
number # her young friends were lis
cening - her tales. in = prettiiy deco
rated room in honor Of her home-com-
ing. $50 Invent over to Market street
10 watch the fires, and see some Of the
excitement. Then I went back aud
Mrs. Davis insisted that we leave the
building as she feared another shock
might t~ing il down. So we tramped
over to another apartment house, but
later IN the dav left that too. rs it was
partially wrecked. We went into
vacant house with House to Let
sign on it. We had made ourselves
comfortable when the owner put US
out.
Then .as the fires began TO come up
our way. we went up to A La Mode
park and camped out for the night. /
had a coat to lie down on and another
to cover me, and in this way I slept all
night under the sky, or rather under q
tree. 1t was awfully cold. In the
morning when / awoke / was covered
with dirt and SCOT. | was q beautiful
sight. with my face streaked with dirt.
'sWhen we left the house I put lot
of crackers above the waist of my
jacket. From Wednesday morning TO
Thursday noon crackers are ali we had
10 eat.
'lThen we had to go out further and
finally ended at Golden Gate park,
where five of US made ourselves as
comfortable as possible in a little auto
mobile shed. Mr.. Davis being a Mason |
to get some provisions from a |
store, but it was mostly canned toma- |
toes. From the relief committee ] got |
a box of raisins. We fixed an oven in |
the middle of the street, but we had !
nothing to cook but canned tomatoes. |
That oven had the prettiest little Chin |
ney you ever saw.
It was funny the way some people |
got excited. Women passed rs carry
ing pillows, cages with dead parrots in
hem, and one woman had broom. We
aughed at one, and she turned and
said:
8 How can you laugh at such a ter
'ible time as this.
Well, we stayed there Thursday
light and Friday and then when Mar
set street was clear, we got a little
wagon and tired horse for $40 and
tarted for the Ferry. We had to push
he horse along, he was so tired. The
Ferry building was completely wrecked.
"Oh, yes, / remember when the
came that l went to Mrs.
Davis room and asked:
g Do you often have earthquakes
Ike this7
Then I went down to Los Angeles
o stay with my aunt, Mrs. G. E. Moore.
was regarded by the Los Angeles re-
lef committee as refugee and they
ave me new nightgown.'