FURTHER DETAILS.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12507, 21 May 1906, Page 8

FURTHER DETAILS.

HARROWING SCENES.

A GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION.

THE STAMPEDE FROM THE CITY

(SFEOIALI-Y WRITTEN' FOR "TIIK I'KK.-S.)

SAN FRANCISCO. April 'Jβ

At ONartly thii-tct-n minute- pii-t live o'clock on WcdiH-day nioriiiniZ, Apiil 18th, the rr>itlt:iit-s of C.iliforiiin wvixstartlcfl In- tho ;;;<*aU-t f-ai t!if|ii.ik.- that ovf-r <x-cuVri'd in thi> parted \h- world since it was inhabittd by l'.:iirlu<.i ■' ; " in?; people The tremor was u:i:i!.;thn one which tod; place on that eventful October morning in 18G3 when m> many people were killed. At that time there were four distinct thot-k>; the ih>t wa.s a light one, followed by n very f-tronsi (swing like motion, nnd then the force" see mod to subside mul die nivjiy in two little shakes. 1 can remember how tho earth ••quivered 1 ' after that l>l3 yliock, but the earthquake of lust Wwlnesday started with n little tremor followed* immedi.itely by a j-ories of increasing ones, then ltvsonwl, and again began that terribly "vicious , like rocking as if it gained renewed etrength, and tried to show how helpless the earth and its inhabitants were.

COLLAPSE OF THE BUILDINGS. I was lying in bed. as wero nearly all tho people, and the sensation was akin to that experienced by ono lying prostrate in the bed of a waggon being pulled by runaway horses over a rough grado on a metalled road. Aβ my room was in the fourth storey of the Manhattan Hotel, situated on Market street, from the window I could look down Market street to the ferry. I jumped out of bed before tho shaking subsided, and looked across tho stroet in time to ccc the front wall of the largo five Ktoreycd building occupied by Studebakcr Bros.' carriage repository, fall out into the roadway, and almost at the tamo instant the front and tide of tho "Sunset Press" building crashed into the street, covering tho railway tracks and footpaths with bricks and mortar to a depth of five feet. The noin> of these tumbling walls, rattling of falling bricks, windows, and chimneys was deafening, whilo clouds of duet aroso and obscured everything. As soon as possible, I dressed and passed out of tho building, the plaster falling on mo as I rushed down tho ranrblo staircase. I ran over falling bricks, and saw pooplo half dressed gesticulating wildly to their friends, who stood as if paralysed in the windows of tho St. Nicholas Hotel, and begging them to como out. THE INJURED AND DYING. Round tha corner in Lnrkin street an automobilo daehed. Its chauffeur's faoo W26 hlanchodj whilo in tho back seats wero an aged couple, their faces covered with blcod. They had bee"n taken out of a doorway, whoro falling masonry had prostrated them. Tho chauffeur excitedly asked, " Whu-.ro will I take thes- people?" Tho Mechanics' Pavilion, one of tho wooden structures in the city—a building capable o! Ikolding 15,000 poopl-s—stood! near. Someone nuggeeted breaking open tho doors, and with a few volunteers we broko tho locks. By this time several waggons and automobiles, filled with injured and dying, came up. The floor of t'foe building had been urad as a skating rink; on this the unfortunates were laid, and the drivers of tho waggons whipped up their horses, and from tho hotels and residences in the vicinity obtained mattrcss-es and sheets.

By this time the etreeta seemed alive with peoplo rushing in every direction. Autos were tooting and men were yelling to Clear the way, as in ©very one of tiices machines some unfortunato men or women were huddled. Out on to Market street tho crowd surged. Down toward the "Call" building vaet columns of tmioke were rolling, while occasional tongues of flame could be 6eon. The cry of "Firel" was heard on all sides, but there were no fire engines near us, for the engLne-houeo had fallen. "No water!" "There is no water!" "Tho city is doomed!" were the cries of some of tho most excited one.s. Over in the thickest settled portion cf San Franeii=>co —that known as south of Market street a fierce fire was blazing, and tho panic-stricken men wlio were driven from thedr bods by tho shock of tho earthquake, hastily grabbed a few things and throw them into the btreet, and with their wivea and children started toward the hills in tho west, which overlooked tho city. Beyond them they knew that in the Golden Gate Park they would be out oi' danger. FLREING FOR SAFETY. Men and women dragged trunks along tho footpaths and in the midJ'o of the pt:eet. Every kind of vehicle with whoe'i* was pret-sed into servico. from a child's crib to a heavy truck. Men got between th? shaft* of butties and carts, and with tho women a nil children pushing, moved along. Women half clothed, as weH ac men carrying babu> or lewde<l with bedding, joir.od in the ."crrowfni precision, tlu'ir pallia faces, unkemp: hair, Minken eyes, ajul parched l.ps shewing on.ly too plainly the .strain of tho terrible ordeal. Not a tear was shed. Everybody felt that there would bo a turn for the better scon, no matter what might come, and as long ac they had "health and strength they wire willing to begin life's battle anew. When a familiar face tvr.s met and greeting' pass-ed, some;inice the answer to tho (ju-oiy, "Wort , yen burned out?" would ho, "No! bu: I knew my b.ow» was in the lino of fire-, and I gathered what I could. This is all my worldly poss-\sa'.oiis. and I couid net gvt a waggon, oven if I had time to till it, t*> I am goiing out with the r<v=t of my neighbours to the li.lLs." Stories -of tho efE.cta of the taitiiquaka were to!d, eorne autiientiL'. others liiort , rurnourp. Stories of how the earth opened, how figures appt v arod from wliiuh sulphurous gas?:; tecaped; taliti of falling buildings which buried many of the occupanrs; of how tlioKtnxtrt -sunk many feot i:i p ;ic:s ; of rn«n jumping tiom •niniiown—all th-rw? wore told in whi*poi> as the people

THE SUFFERINGS OF THE PEOPLE

moved orb. All class distinction wafi

fo:-g<Kt:n—tho capitalist "helped the Ijbourer and his family, and Kous-'if their aid ill turn.

CONTROLLED BY TIIE TROOPS

IJu.-.dreiis of ptopb passed mo. ar.;l I determined to <;-> tmv.ird t!:<> crnti-o of the oit}\ [■'« n- there iviiv that woukl venture, l>:11. I r.uited. do.;g:r.g a::d atitv, nnd iu.i:;y p who t-iici:tf.!, 'T)< n't ;j<> down U-wn; it'.s ali o:\ lire!" Hut I per-i-i-wi.'d ii.;t:.i I reached I'"it;h :-nvt\t. *>i:t! bli.-i.-k l';-'.;ia tli.- I'iiit d States Mint. At. this i> i 111 tin- t-nnv.-is became oi>:i-ivt-ted. and a tr<> >p <:! cavalry tha: had i/cv:i ti-kplion. d tor :ip|t.:i:i:l, and with drawn i-word- inin.il b.ick t':i-e ma.-.? <'.f ]-CM>pi-e, and d:; ye us l.ke a band tit .-hcip 'cut toward till , hiili*. No one walked o.i tli.' fix tpa.:..', for they htid covert d w.rh brifk". lumber, mortar, and £:\:ii:te. Jiv.'iyu.ne huddled ch.i-e teg.-L/i.-r, imp-- di-il niiiiv nr k.-.> in iheir progress by the t-low moving vehicles drawn c;r pu-hed by overbur- <■!< nod nu'ii and women. We hoard at Seventh «n.ei that martial law w-:i>s proelaiimd, and the United States troops would take rcminanid of the city. iiOW THE FIRES WERE CAUSED.

At Eighth street wo fo.t another earthquake hliuck, and looking up, saw tons of brick and mortar isiip from the steel structure supporting the City Hall dome. J. I ' or a moment tho crowd r-too-il aghast. .11 id then moved on. Behind us, and behind the soldiers, clouds of smoke -\voro rolling, while; ever and anon tho deep detonations of tho bin ting caused by the dynamiting of huge buck Mtnictuits that were in tho paih of tho lire could bo heard above, the ioar of the conflagration. The fires were caused in most instances by the fl;uiiffi bulisting through cracks in tho chimlicvß that were shattered by the earthquake, and igniting tho woodwork. In many cases the t.iiomists' shops were responsible, for all the bottles of explo-f-ive acids as woll as drugs were hurled to the middle of tJio floor by the force of the qur.ke, und as coon as they mixed combustion and fires followed. Then the gas mains bur.it, and as San Francisco i≤ noted for the large number of manufactories where va.st quantities of cil is used for fuel, it did not take loir.; for the people to understand that when all this was ignited such a lire was not easily mastered. THE EXODUS FROM THE CITY. Out of Market street—tho principal thoroughfare in the city—the crowds moved, a motley procession. At Mayvs street it was noted that. St. Ignat.us Church was on lire, and moving ahead of tho moving flames was a corps of naval marines hurrying the crowds cut cf danger so that they could dynamito the buildings in the path of tho lire. The Manhattan Ho to I had etccd tho earthquako well, but it was not dynamite proof, and in a few minutes while we were ru.-hing out of the dangerous vicinity, it was blown up and as soon almost as the flying pieces of timber struck the earth the iire liend leaped upon it and acrc-s it, and borcvo on tho wings of the wind the flames moved en ; consuming all buildings in their path until they reached tho bay, some two miles distant. There- was nothing to be dene now but follow the procession, which was augmented by the. addition of a number of undertakers' waggons, automobiles, and transfer waggon* loaded with sufferers who had been hastily taken from the floor of tho Mechanics Pavilion and bundled in to bo carried to ether places that were deemed safer. Out to the Golden Gato Park on every street leading to it, wero crowds moving, and it was computed that fully 2UU.000 people found refuge there the firtt night. Some had bedding; the majority had nothing. Provisions were scarce, for on the iir.st alarm of fire those «toi<:» that wero uninjured by the earthquake shock wero cleaned out of all their goods by the people. All tho liquor stores or public houses were closed by the police. There wero nearly 4000 liquor saloons in the city, and tho Federal authorities sent soldiers into every place where liquors were once sold, and cracked every bottle, knocked in the heads of all barrels of liquor, and allowed the contents to run into the gutters. Water was at a premium, as some of the maiiv.s were burst by tho earthquake. A few wells were located, and water was given sparingly to all applicants. A COURAGEOUS PEOPLE. Tho poor hordes that had been drawing heavy lc.idn all day were buffering with a terrible thirst as keen, if not keener, than that of the anxious people who hurried them along aero.-i the valley and over the high lulls to the Park. Cnildren cried with hunger, and parents rushed hither and tiuther to uppeas© their wants. Bread .■old for four shillings a loaf. But as ,-oon as tho soldier.-, found that any mini had charged exorbitant piict>, his stock was con-ii-oated, and given away, and the man's p'.iee given over to whoever wanted to live there; if ho had a team of hors-es a;ul a waggon they were pros-ed into <service. Lcng befoio the day ended pedf-s----tiiaus —men, women, and children— walked along tho Ukj ti'.<uthi> utterly worn out wind apparently oblivious to tho danger of iiemg killed by tailing walls, ?hou.d another earthquake come. Tii; , .-teoviy I.lamp, tramp of thet-e people and

tho cf m\ivi:y ladon triin';s along tho hard pavement > could be. !n..!i'd until t.a" into tin , nu;ht. Thc.-e unfortunate p<. , op j> r-vvmed pes.-0.-.-ed t. itli ti:e idoa th.v cv ura go should be Mio'vn at evory step, and that the bright .-;.n- <if hry.v v.-a» guiding. They iu:d tiiith in tho nitin.ato ro.-ulr of this days tt-.nblo ti init-. and lu'licvod thoy would imd a resting pkttxi , en the jiroi.'ii of th•:■ city'» givot<'--t jiark. That v,\'j,hi tin? tii\-d and hungry <md lic-mo-!o.-s lay down to n.*-t. \\ iiilp the little ones >lopt, tin , paiont-s xit up and v.atchoil, for tbo iM-torn sky was lit up with th-e lights ct tho ffi-jxiter-t conflagration t!-d.Tt ever doc-troyed a city in modem tinios. FKIIITING THE FLAMES. As tho .supply had given out about four o'ekxk in tho nftorncon, two toi:s of dyiwunito wns obtained i;»ui tlio liorcuies I'ouder AVoik-, and ;;t oi<iin o>ir,ck :ho rov.>rboratinn> of th<> I'iMiid Ik , liKii'd iilio ti.-AT of a hoavv cannonading. T.':u:. was tho only tio[x> U'ii of .-t«'inining tho tiilo of'flair.c, v.liioh moved m ta.-; that tramway cars woro htinunl on the tuiclo before tii-y oouid l>o moved out of dauber. Tho tlious-iiivlj! ct people yho were unab'.o to pa-vs Ix-yond the riiigo up tho second hiPs. and thct?..> who rou-«ip.vd in Jertorfson, Lafayo:t»>. ;;tnl A.an.i> s;ju;iio-. and tho hu ml rods who encainpetl tiu- , oarthquako > - !:attpre<l tombs ai:-:i

vaults of I-uirol Crt-ok Co mot i>rv watched with t-.i_:e: eyes tho row of U\\\ building-- on tho ti:s: hi.!, which marked rim itoiiKxs cf the people on Van Ness Avoiiup, for if the liro i;:it beyond that lino, ail v-t the w<>>ior:i portion to tiu , ocean would in- do--j:'.h>d. Tjw.u.l th;north. Nob Hill. >vi;, re llv p.i!a:.::l home.-, cf many millionaires v.vro built,

was ablaze; over toward Fort Mason, on Black Point, the fire was raging also, for ci Ktrong wind was blowing. To the east, from Van Ness Avenue to the water front, a sea of fire, was consuming everything. To tho south, toward the ML-Mon and the eastern portion of Hnyo'e Valley, all was ablaze. The tin-men got a few .streams of water on the hcu.-i\s at this latter point, and by heioic t-fforts ttopped the march of the flamiis. Sok.ier> and marines i allied to t!ie help of :!:o firemen, and many civilians, who left their families in of their neiuhbuirs in the paik-. pitclied in and help,-1 overj-ouc who needed r,(>----.-i-taiico. hovered nronml gathering items ct news from every lit7k> assemblage, and imparted all the infonu-aticu they ci:.tained e!-<nvhere with a freedom that showed they were nor afraid of being ".-cooped.'" Reports of the dr-truetion of tire "Call.' the ■'Kxaminer. ' and the "C'hn.nicle" building-, the Palace UoU'l. every brink, bnsiiu.-.- house, warehouse. nmi'bui!d::ig. the tutal ain'.Lhdation of •ill' tlie lioii" * on Nob Hill, in Chinatown, tlit- M's.-icn. South San FraiK-i.-co. tii.- l;i 1 <_co b;.i-iiKv-s and commercial h1.11.-. .-. 'and every church and fiie-hi-.i:s.-, and the cxploion of all tho j;;i;...l::n' tank-, at .North lleach were iVr.U. >;. W.i.n <!.;yligai a pp. aivd tho liii> V..1- :;./. «,:i- uehe 1; it kept oating i:s c. ;iy out tijwai'il.s th; -, S'lit-t ami S.uih.' ami it w;iß nor until t!a- right f.l 1 ho tlurd day that it finally buriud iti-t.li out.

TilK DE\ ASTATED AREA. Ti:.: area di-va:tati<d anproximated I.I.UDU aeio-. Tin'i-c wire l> w it a:.y (~;;;. in the known world wlu-io-i\> much valuab.o propeity w.iie.,n;.:iiu'd in an equal tentorial area. Within thU i*'n iliou.-an-r.fie-i were marly HH) saviiigri iiiul comuiercial banks, some of Uh; lniikiing.s in th>; world, thcus.inds <ii nu-rcaniii'e and mauuiaciuriiiig iistab-li.-diUK.-ni-, and more than IiJO.OUU in-llu'.-a; 3tupi.ndui!.-> l'acus terve to ci.nvey only a faint idea ol the magnitude or this 10.-« to (sustuiii'-'d and thy vast extent of the nun. 'J'h>\v also serve to sharply enipiiaaifie the comparatively Miiall 10.-» «)1 life from all eaui-t:.-.-—eartJiquake, lire, accident, and shooting, for in tin. , latter caso, tiie <ircieii-i 01 General i'une.on to tJi-e h>. Iciier.s wars "Ivill every Ina.ll caught stealing!' aiul al : :<?r a nuinbor were disposed of in thus way, tlie tiucvts an<l iuotei.s l>ecitme very scare, an-.l tli.yr fi,r tliij .Mau.-er l)ulie;s was of the order. Uidy 2d;5 people wore reported killed, and b(K) wounded. HEROIC WORK. The Red Cross Sooiety did noble work and Jiuii'drvtU of injured people, owe tlu'ir liveis to the liercic hioiulk-ts ol thi.s society, many of whom did not ivst. for sovi-nty-two hours, iso many siiul urgent were the demands upon them. All thi> mcxlioal men in the city volunteered their servic-vs, and. a in: 111Ik'i- c;tmo over with competent; iiiiii-j-> from Oakland, Alameda, and tian iiafael to to UlO wants of tiu stillLnng. C'ountle-8 r-.toriii cauld Ijj t>iUL of the heroujin di.-played during ■thci-ie and exciting timers. 'liie Governor 01 this State, acting in canjunction with General JAnioton, o: I'lnlippino lame, and -Mayor Sclimitz, liu-L-med to take in every situation at n glance, and all tho residents look back with pride to the eucoe.-e which crowned their efforts in re.storing cider out. of chaos and instilling hope in the breasts of all. Alaitial law ruled, and it was a blessing for the people that it was in force.

Many people wero lost, and tho daily newspu]>ers uvre Jillvd with personal enquiries. Supply .stations were o*t«iblsh- ;- ed in tho city and the faiilkonuiio jo.~ tkd elbow.-, with the labourer, as tjiey awaited their turn to Juive provisions given them. Owing to tho cracked condition of the chimneys, no fires are allowed to bo ignited in dwellings, consequently every family must make a lire in the street, and with a few loose bricks—there at© millions here new— lustily improvised stoves am made, and the meals cooked thereon. Money cannot b.i obtained for a month, as the kinks and .safe deposit vaults «re 100 hot to bo opened for at least three weeks—bosidis, it a person had nion.;y it would bo useless; tbcro is nothing for sale. Like soldiers and sailors, we are all dependent upon the Government for our daily rations and tents; of tho latter over 20,000 are now in ii.se. AN ARMY OF REFUGEES. All who could po>sibly le-avo the city have done so, and it is computed that 227,000 iKjoplo have gone away by rail <lurin.g tho past week. The railroads are not. owned by the Government, as they aro in Kcw Zealand, but by companies or corporations, the members of which offered free passage to everyone applying. Tho losses of property are «T>tiiiiated at £(50,000,000, and the insurances amount to about £;)0,000,000. THE RELIEF MOVEMENT. Over £1,600,000 has already been contributed by the people of America to alleviate suffering and provide ways and means to build up this city, and the spirit of enterprise which seems to be hovering over everything in this stricken city is truly remarkable. Scarcely had the bricks had time to cool, ere lumber was on tho ground Only tlnv« bukeries escaped the fire, and the owners gave away all the bread made to those who stood in the bread line. All tho bakers who were thrown out of employment by the fire wore impressed into service, and tons of leaves of good wholesome liieiid wero baked every hour. The bread line at one bakery extended over five squares, and did not decrease until nightfall. Along the water front the b g shedrs on the wharves collapsed like i.ou o» ot Ciircls. Tho abattoirs in Butchertywn tumbled into the bay, crry.ng away tons oi frefhly-Hiuughteied ine:;t, Iβsides waggous and drajv. At the vegetable market in Day s street, the wails caved in and buried thirty Itali vii vo;j,-..t.:i:>ie vem'ors Had the earthquake neeurvod thrco hours later, the deaths an-.I ca>u lUir- would probably have numbi-rod irany thousands. AN IMPRESSIVE SCIvXE. On Sunday lut, s Tvices were neld in the principal park'"-. The t-it 'd.c d-noiiiiii.itinii lest .sixiien and <=c';:ool eciific.:--, and neary eveiy l'.o-t'-.ntant c-iurch and Jvvvi.sb synagogue

■.••.- !-.:!'i::d to ruiiv-, ct ii ■' c, , : 'lit ly tin , op n s'jiia-rcs wo-.o ur-cd i'or liivino w.->iw!iip, :ir.d novor, in the histoiy oi t'nis or a r ,y orlior city, w.:.- nio:o v<>-.-po<:t s'ICA n for tho. D:v'n« cd- O'o of th.r-e proKont given tho u>l wmij; description im .no pceno:—Out in (...'('■--ii ( : :»tr> J'.ivk. on a crtV'i lcnoll bo«o~n tlv roi!6---'rv:itrry an:; thotomicourrs. a w'ii*o-lia!ivd niinis'er cf tho Go>pe! K-itliCTs-'d a flock. In :ill tho tumioi! and coni'u :on t!:e diet not forgot h.t duty. Two i:priL*h: Rtak-o and n crenpioco lmvo h m a rudo pulpit, and b.'-ido h in f-tord a younp; nnn ■with <\ biittorcd brri->> ooriiot. Far ovor tho park f-t-010 a m lo;iy that drey hu:t;!rr:l-= of t<>h .and woni<'»i from their NMits. Of all deniur'natio-'s and nil cnod-. they g«vh<?:'«<l on tha; SP'fn knoll in Go (ion Gnto Park, an-1 Iho inrovo" <i wh:!' l the .•^>!' j nin voico rojXNitod tVio v.orc'f of a <; an , ! old hymn, known wher:vor ni.-n and ivomt'n moot to worship the Lord. "Ot'nT rcfr.uTp liaro I r.0r.0, haugs my ho!p- ---:- sor.l on The '. Lcr.vo. oh lopvp r.K- not alone; still support and comfort nc" A moment boforo t-.i*>ro had K-on slioutinj md coin:!-, ion in tho drlvo-w.-ty, ii-ti- i-f >o:i-f n- aitiiiiTy>i;.'n hording a pqu ;d of gosticujabbering I ii;:.o:ron. n- mo.'i liord fhfop. The ?h<:uti-'g diod : w vy an tho minister's voice , !j>.-e and it 1 1. find in tint, dead s'..ll'<»s c::m:' tho f»;iflr-,l s-:-'".>s of '!".? WiV.i:*:::. "i-oilo mc e"o !;:;!■- va:!ii;.ii in b'.uo wa> n,:.ki.~5 !i... i<i:>:r!. b;it :!':.• U.\irs w= r*» t> r:!!!.- ,- --- ;o-,vi) h0 , . , che-k.;. He- h::-. ; >:u:d, a v'ur.y y :::;- K'l's.v in . v.ut li-o axiu alx>i;t her tiioujdoib and

tried to comfort her as tho reading went on.

All my trust on Thee is staved, my help from Thee I bring; Cover my defenceless bead with $|he shadow of Xi>y wing."

Then the cornet took up the air again and these humeie.-6 people followed it in quaTcrinu: tones, the white-haired man or' God leading thorn with eyes. When the la*t vcimj wae over, the minister raided him hands.

•Let us pray. ,, taki he, and his congregation .sank down in the. grass beioro iiiui. it w<l.s a siiupio puiyer—'.Mich a prayer as might be otieivu tip by a nan without, a Jmiiio or a .-heltor over liis head, and nothing lett him but an mi---•jwkcii I'aitii in ins Father.

"O Lord! Tiiy ways are past find- | injiout, but we Mill have faith in Thee. ; Wo know not why Thou vi>iud i tiitoi- people and left them homelct*. | l'iiciii knowe.-t the reason of this deoola- ; tioii —our litter . . Vie , cull on TJn-e ior help in the hour of i our gieat need. . . the people \ cl tins city —tho sorrowing one.-—t.ie • in-.-i-aved. *. . GiiiUicr taem under < Tiiy mighty wing .i:ul comfort the acLi- ! hiMi"> this oay.' , _ : l.io u\,men \\\-ii- crying again, and ! I .-aw oho lv.in dig liici knuckles into ; hie eye-, without .--iian:e. The man who j eoiiiu have ii.-ioiud to Mich a prayer ! munovid \va» not in Gulden Gate i'ark ; ye-;«,':<!viv. ! And i-hen oamo "Our Father," tho : player that ~nt'i' Ivarnod ii-> nevw io:- ; ;;<Kten. With M. ream in;.', eyes a:ul quiv- . ering lir> that gieat oon;;iVL;a;;:;:) rejuMieii it alter tho niini.-U'i , a.".\l -liviuly lx)'.\t'd tiit'ir Jie-au.s for the beiiv-dicii--u. li \\a.-i a >iuip!o, coreir.ony, iaw.l there Aveiv n,:iie i.0.il at liie wor.-.iiipj.ero a.i they wont- their ; many wjvs. I "GENERAL ITEMS. I Every t!ieat:v was 0.j.-t r-...\v:1, the M;ij..st.c> oil iv-iuii AI.M-* Neliie S;viv;u t friicii it nia;v\!.oi]s Mictvt-fi a hsw wi-i-k., a;4O. lining among tlum. TUo Grand lloiiis.', wlicr.' Cariksa, tiie fitmo!is ti'iior, and Froinbi icli, tho gr.'.it ■C'pjra .'ingv. , ! , , wore playing to crowded hoii-c>, w..s a <>i Mi::i6 in an licur after tho i-arr.hqua.ke shock ono out or the l>ii.Hi:;jj.. A sum of ovvr I'O,OUO dollais wnt> in tho liar.es cf tlil> trcaeurer —nn;iK'y paid for i-*eats and uoxu> — a.u'.t ] tins w.;.i handrd over to tho Fund. : Ev. iy day :o declared a holiday, s.> tiiat no Iv.z i can l:e tran.;acted.

Tho people who are Lit are looking about them, dotenniiu'J, when tho tiin-e comes, to* mako tho new city the gra-nd-<«t <-iie of i'.fi size in the world. They are only waitdng toi - tlie bricks to cool ;as to get at the debris, and make a new scia -wall erf the remnant.-* <;f tho 'houses which are dotted aUmt tho hills and plain-,. Their courajjs is remarkab'lo, and millions of ixiun.'lfl will l>3 invested ii new .difices. Wag.fi will not be- tticr. ;u-ed or inereaived, tiia laliour uiiuiii'i are working With the capitalist.* to make this a grander and a greater S.in Fr.iiicii-co.

At Pajaro. about Do miles Miith oi San Fiajiciico, large bods of hot mud app nrcti, and jih they boikd and boilsxl tho sulphurous funics were almost un-b^arab-it. , Thcsj mud LaUas are eti" active.

THE PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 21, 1906