The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-23

ABsENTEES ARE REPORTED

tropolis of California. aud the s>'orian
is only too glad to publish the tiding-
/ broadcast for the benefit Of friends and
neighboss who have definite interest in
the absent Astoriaus. beyond the
rasii of the families directly concerned,
Among the letters and kilograms re-
ceiyed here yesterday. Is the following
from Harry George, the young son OF
Mr.. and Mrs, George IL. George OF this
city, who j. attending Stamford Uni
versity:
Santa Clara, April 10, 1906,
| Yesterday about ) a, ~. We were
literally thrown out of the house by the
biggest earthquake on record. In halt
minute, half OF Stanford University
Law in ruins-all wooden structures es'
capped. All stone ones suffered. Gould
not wire or telephone and the trains
were not running and couldn't get down
to see how the folk. stood it until about
noon when / managed TO ratch a train,
The folks are well, their only loss being
Il windmill
The damage at Stanford i a. fol,
lows:
aNew Library building utterly de-
molished down TO the ground
New Gymn. gutted and ruined.
Museum. both wings are utter
wrecks.
Chemistry building. front all gone.
Memorial arch. shattered, partially.
Big chimney. down and lost.
M. f. building, partially destroyed.
Memorial church, an utter wreck /;
nothing but a she'll.
Back Outer Quad. utterly wiped out
by falling chimney.
sides at Outer Quad, partially gone.
.Encina Hall. four floors fell. burying
all that went with them sleeping in
bed; seven were taken ont by the stu.
dents badly injured and one was dead.
4 fireman Wa also killed by the falling
chimney.
All the building. were more or less
shaken up and every brick on stone
building in Palo Alto j. down or out Of
commission. We. however resume
classes on Friday, a, the class rooms
were -pared.
1t was certainly a Lali-minut@ Of u'-
ter destruction. 1t swept the whole
valley. Santa Clara and san Jose are
sights. g. i, STANFORD. Ahout ten year.
Of labor j, lost; millions Of dollars it
viii take To rebuild. There were six
or seven shock after the first one.
saw Carl Ross. He i staying with
his relatives at Palo Alto for the
present.
~W-ill telegraph you as soon as the
lines are up, etc, etc.'
Nli-s Anna Mage, write, from Oak
land. under date OF Thursday ~last, in
the following feeling terms:
Thank God. Belle and are at Mrs.
Newhall's, and safe. We are almost
worried to death to know how you both
are, as We hear such awful reports from
up there They say Portland is buried.
we arrived here this morning and
what We have gone through -ince yes
terday morning, at O'Clock, j. simply
indescribable; the horror Of il was aw-
full. We never expected to get here
alive. and vet We are safe ami not even
injured
san Francisco Is on, immense ruin;
and what Is left of her. i, feTceIy ablaze
Oh! if We could only -ee YOU and be
with you.
4 vii try to telegraph you today,
If the wires aIe open, We have lost
everything, but have iew dollar, left.
We paid $50 for .ride Of q few blocks
in an express wagon.
Oakland i, safe; there i, no fire here,
40 We are all right, and our chief an
xiety is to know that YOU are all as
safe and well as We are.
I'VE slept in cemetery. just out
side Of San Francisco last night. and
the great fire was 30 close to u we did
not expect to get out alive. Even as
write. my mind keeps running on the
bitter fact that all Of you people may
be lost, too). We are -afe now, and
did not suffer the terrible har,lships that
many bad to face.
do not worry about Us; we are in
safe hands. and well, but do let US
hear from you without delay"
Mrs Ed. Wallace, formerly Of As