Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-05
Found Consulate in Ruins.

ROUND consulate III Ruins.
AT the place l supposed the consulate
to be there was nothing but a heap of
ruins, iron beams, splintered wood,
bricks, and stones in hapless confusion.
| was not sure of the spot and climbed
over the ruins to see if l could find any
thing familiar. Finally | came across a
battered teapot. which | recognized as
the property of Mrs. Cheney, and re-
membering the spot where it had stood,
was able to get my bearings. | climbed
directly over the spot where their room
had been, and called, in the hope that
if they were still alive, they would an
swer | heard nothing, however, and
further search revealed a piano covered
to a depth of about 10 feet in rubbish.
| knew that the Cheneys had no piano,
so it must have come down from one
of the upper stories. AS the shock was
so strong that no one could stand, and
the consulate went down almost I'M
mediately. it was absolutely an impossl-
bility for DR.. Cheney to have opened
four doors and gone down a long night
of steps which had three sections.
Nothing belonging to the once coulo De
seen except the teapot.
..ReaIizing that it was impossible to
aid the consul, | made up my MIND TO
90 TO another part of the city to inquire
after some friends Soon after | started,
II suddenly occurred to me that 1t might
he wise if | put on my. shoes, when L
had been carefully carrying IN my mana.
I pnonIe We're beginning to appear by this
fine some clothed, others entlrely
naked. | gave part of my clothes away,
hu+ found | could do nothing, there were
so many. ~. -, ,,,,,,o,. win.
dovs. asking that some one shoulu alu
them. but ladders ana ropes We, VIE H Somo
sary. and they had to be left. some
mon were trying to lower an old lazy
fLonn the fourth floor, but as soon us
the weight came upon the cord, 1t broke
nrecinitating the poor soul to the pave
mont below. Another upper WlhuoW
was choked with rubbish, OUT oI W., Mait -
Stnck mans arm. He. was unable 10
ell ont but ratified against the railing
18th stick. trying to attract Afternoon.
Without men and tools it was lmposslple
w w 40 anything. so l kept on, trying 10
shut my ears.
People Almost Mad.
"Almost all the natives We're ny SUI ,l'ano
cal shrieking and moaning. oolne W. he
IN bv their friends as they seemed 70 pe
a .,It maniacs. On the way lnee an
Enrlishman whom l knew; anu Ii' TSS
I?ra nl hod collapsed and that not one OF
VIZ tIc", ,,;na members of his family hao es
lns d Another told me that ne nau
eIIorod to Get his father out, pu5 tna'
his wife and son were oeau' .eter
lli5 the story was the same. E $40
MlleI -, CO came to me that, OF the Ivy
, LLle liz Who constituted the garrison VI
Ilien W. over 1900 were dead:
Tight shocks were felt every rev moo nnl,a
,,+os adding to the alarm OF Tue p .d tba
tbo,,t II o'clock I went on poalu t tt
1Aoou. chesapeake, belonging 10 sre
s Hpolnl merican Oil company, anu Ind IND
Ans ~ to Get cup of tea ana a sand and
ageu " cant Mort was very klnd, anu 1
VIC wen. G 90 send people in need on p9a f
o oU,d he would do anythlng n lbo 1u to see
anu IN I went again to the sn 4ha+ u;ebt
tnent' could be done. and oy tna1 ni and
wna' seventy. principally women n,o, al.il
over we're on board. About clorn
chiloIbe aGan to fall adding to tne nLse nf
ram 7,aonle. Scores and hundreus al pa
OF the - prepf to be seen sitting ID an Tue
them We ~ wider streets, and looking as
s9t NV had abandoned all nope opd went 10
II ~ nv Vas absolutely tired our, any rashore
"o an q coil of rope on the iore ass;hIa
sleep ~, myself about any pgss was
not trou After half an ho1r l W. W.
conste saued by the cold and decauet u fol fol.
awa il4 thing for me to do was 10 io %,
the pesl band of refugees. and 70 - ~ pi
toM the Chesapeake I'll Tor and If found it
pGaIt went to my hotter anu dsmased.
riTS' standing, but very muen lr us1A cot =
sun npstairs very cautiously. +sbinc
e ear things into a clotnes Dag