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Chapters
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
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CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
CHAPTER XXV.
CHAPTER XXVI.
CHAPTER XXVII.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
CHAPTER XXIX.
CHAPTER XXX.
CHAPTER XXXI.
CHAPTER XXXII.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
CHAPTER XXXIV.
Complete StoryoftheSanFrancisco Horror, by
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Complete StoryoftheSanFrancisco Horror, by 2
Chapters
27 and 33 both end abruptly in the middle of a sentence. There are no omitted page numbers, so it is likely
that this was an error made by the publisher when the book was in preparation.
There are some instances where sections of text are repeated, and these are preserved as printed. It may be that
this book was published very hurriedly following the earthquake, and that these repetitions were simply
missed.
Bold text is marked with = signs, =like this=.
COMPLETE STORYOF THE
San Francisco Horror
INTRODUCTION BY RT. REV. SAMUEL FALLOWS, D. D., LL. D.
A Comprehensive and Connected Account ofthe Terrible Tragedy that Befell the People of Our Golden
City The Metropolis ofthe Golden Gate, and the Death and Ruin Dealt Many Adjacent Cities and
Surrounding Country. Destroying Earthquake Comes Without Warning, in the Early Hours ofthe Morning;
Immense Structures Topple and Crumble; Great Leland Stanford University Succumbs; Water Mains
Demolished and Fire Completes Devastation; Fighting Fire With Dynamite.
SCENES OF DEATH AND TERROR
Thousands Killed, Maimed, or Unaccounted For; Tens of Thousands Without Food or Shelter; Martial Law
Declared; Millions Donated for Relief; Congress Makes an Appropriation; Sympathetic Citizens Throughout
the Land Untie Their Purse-Strings to Aid the Suffering and Destitute; Property Loss Hundreds of Millions;
Appalling Stories by Eye Witnesses and Survivors; The Disaster as Viewed by Scientists, etc.
Comprising Also a Vivid Portrayal ofthe Recent Death-Dealing
ERUPTION OF MT. VESUVIUS
BY RICHARD LINTHICUM ofthe Editorial Staff ofthe Chicago Chronicle.
Together with twelve descriptive chapters giving a graphic and detailed account ofthe most interesting and
historic disasters ofthe past from ancient times to the present day.
BY TRUMBULL WHITE Historian, Traveler and Geographer.
Profusely Illustrated with Photographic Scenes ofthe Great Disasters and Views ofthe Devastated Cities and
Their People.
[Illustration: =THE AWFUL HORROROF AN EARTHQUAKE.=
Lives, homes and property lost in a few seconds.]
[Illustration: =A PANORAMA OFTHE RUINS.=
Photographed from Nob Hill City Hall at the left.]
Chapters 3
[Illustration: =BUSINESS DISTRICT IN SAN FRANCISCO.=
View from Nob Hill.]
COPYRIGHT 1906
BY
HUBERT D. RUSSELL
PREFACE
In presenting this history oftheSanFrancisco Earthquake Horror and Conflagration to the public, the
publishers can assure the reader that it is the most complete and authentic history ofthe great disaster
published.
The publishers set out with the determination to produce a work that would leave no room for any other
history on this subject, a task for which they had the best facilities and the most perfect equipment.
The question of cost was not taken into consideration. The publishers wanted the best writers, the best
illustrations, the best paper, printing and binding and proceeded immediately to get them. The services of the
two best historical writers in the United States were secured within an hour after the first news of the
catastrophe was received. The names and historical works of Richard Linthicum and Trumbull White are
known in every household in the United States where current history is read. They are the authors of many
standard works, including histories of recent wars and books of permanent reference, and rank among the
world's greatest descriptive writers.
A large staff of photographers have supplied illustrations for this great historical work depicting every phase
of the catastrophe from the first shock of earthquake to the final work of relief. These illustrations have
special interest and value because they are made from actual photographs taken by trained and skilled
photographers. This history ofthe most recent ofthe world's great disasters is beyond all comparison the most
sumptuously and completely illustrated of any publication on this subject. So numerous are the illustrations
and so accurately do they portray every detail ofthe quake and fire that they constitute in themselves a
complete, graphic and comprehensive pictorial history ofthe great catastrophe.
The story as told by the authors, however, is one of absorbing interest that thrills the reader with emotion and
depicts the scenes of terror, destruction, misery and suffering as vividly as if the reader were an eye-witness to
all the details ofthe stupendous disaster.
The history ofthe Earthquake and Fire Horror is told consecutively and systematically from beginning to end.
"The Doomed City" is a pen picture ofSanFrancisco while its destruction was impending.
The four days ofthe conflagration are described each in separate chapters in such a way that the reader can
follow the progress ofthe fire from the time ofthe first alarm until it was conquered by the dynamite squad of
heroes.
A great amount of space has been devoted to "Thrilling Personal Experiences" and "Scenes of Death and
Terror," so that the reader has a thousand and one phases ofthehorror as witnessed by those who passed
through the awful experience ofthe earthquake shock and the ordeal ofthe conflagration.
Chapters 4
For purposes of comparison a chapter has been devoted to a magnificent description ofSanFrancisco before
the fire, "The City of a Hundred Hills," the Mecca of sight-seers and pleasure loving travelers.
The descriptions ofthe Refuge Camps established in Golden Gate Park, the Presidio and other open spaces
depict the sorrow and the suffering ofthe stricken people in words that appeal to the heart.
The magnificent manner in which the whole nation responded with aid and the conduct ofthe relief work are
told in a way that brings a thrill of pride to every American heart.
"Fighting the Fire with Dynamite" is a thrilling chapter of personal bravery and heroism, and the work of the
"Boys in Blue" who patrolled the city and guarded life and property is adequately narrated.
Chinatown in SanFrancisco was one ofthe sights ofthe world and was visited by practically every tourist that
passed through the Golden Gate. That odd corner of Cathay which was converted into a roaring furnace and
completely consumed is described with breathless interest.
The "Ruin and Havoc in Other Coast Cities" describes the destruction ofthe great Leland Stanford, Jr.,
University, the scenes ofhorror and death at the State Asylum which collapsed, and in other ruined cities of
the Pacific coast.
"The Earthquake as Viewed by Scientists" is a valuable addition to the seismology ofthe world a science that
is too little known, but which possesses tremendous interest for everyone.
The threatened destruction of Naples by the volcano of Vesuvius preceding theSanFrancisco disaster is fully
described. The chapters on Vesuvius are especially valuable and interesting, by reason ofthe scientific belief
that the two disasters are intimately related.
Altogether this volume is the best and most complete history of all the great disasters ofthe world and one
that should be in the hands of every intelligent citizen, both as a historical and reference volume.
THE PUBLISHERS.
CONTENTS
Preface 7
Introduction 21
* CHAPTER I.
THE DOOMED CITY.
Earthquake Begins the Wreck ofSanFrancisco and a Conflagration without Parallel Completes the Work of
Destruction Tremendous Loss of Life in Quake and Fire Property Loss $200,000,000 33
* CHAPTER II.
SAN FRANCISCO A ROARING FURNACE.
Flames Spread in a Hundred Directions and the Fire Becomes the Greatest Conflagration of Modern
Times Entire Business Section and Fairest Part of Residence District Wiped Off the Map Palaces of
Millionaires Vanish in Flames or are Blown Up by Dynamite The Worst Day ofthe Catastrophe 46
Chapters 5
* CHAPTER III.
THIRD DAY ADDS TO HORROR.
Fire Spreads North and South Attended by Many Spectacular Features Heroic Work of Soldiers Under
General Funston Explosions of Gas Add to General Terror 57
* CHAPTER IV.
TWENTY SQUARE MILES OF WRECK AND RUIN.
Fierce Battle to Save the Famous Ferry Station, the Chief Inlet to and Egress from SanFrancisco Fire Tugs
and Vessels in the Bay Aid in Heroic Fight Fort Mason, General Funston's Temporary Headquarters, has
Narrow Escape A Survey ofthe Scene of Desolation 69
* CHAPTER V.
THE CITY OF A HUNDRED HILLS.
A Description ofSan Francisco, the Metropolis ofthe Pacific Coast, Before the Fire One ofthe Most
Beautiful and Picturesque Cities in America Home ofthe California Bonanza Kings 78
[Illustration: =JAMES D. PHELAN.=
Former Mayor ofSan Francisco, and who gave $1,000,000 for the relief ofthe sufferers. Largest sum given
by an individual.]
[Illustration: =EUGENE E. SCHMITZ.=
Mayor ofSanFrancisco and who rendered great assistance in bringing order out of chaos.]
[Illustration: =LOOKING EAST ON MARKET STREET.=]
[Illustration: =VIEW FROM FIFTH AND MARKET STREETS.=]
* CHAPTER VI.
SCENES OF TERROR, DEATH AND HEROISM.
Thrilling Escapes and Deeds of Daring Sublime Bravery and Self-Sacrifice by Men and Women How the
United States Mint and the Treasuries Were Saved and Protected by Devoted Employes and Soldiers Pathetic
Street Incidents Soldiers and Police Compel Fashionably Attired to Assist in Cleaning Streets Italians
Drench Homes with Wine 103
* CHAPTER VII.
THRILLING PERSONAL EXPERIENCES.
Scenes ofHorror and Panic Described by Victims ofthe Quake Who Escaped How Helpless People Were
Crushed to Death by Falling Buildings and Debris Some Marvelous Escapes 119
* CHAPTER VIII.
Chapters 6
THRILLING PERSONAL EXPERIENCES CONTINUED.
Hairbreadth Escapes from the Hotels Whose Walls Crumbled Frantic Mothers Seek Children from Whom
They Were Torn by the Quake Reckless Use of Firearms by Cadet Militia Tales of Heroism and Suffering
132
* CHAPTER IX.
THROUGH LANES OF MISERY.
A Graphic Pen Picture ofSanFrancisco in Flames and in Ruins Scenes and Stories of Human Interest where
Millionaires and Paupers Mingled in a Common Brotherhood A Harrowing Trip in an Automobile 141
* CHAPTER X.
WHOLE NATION RESPONDS WITH AID.
Government Appropriates Millions and Chicago Leads All Other Cities with a Round Million of
Dollars People in All Ranks of Life from President Roosevelt to the Humblest Wage Earner Give Promptly
and Freely 157
* CHAPTER XI.
ALL CO-OPERATE IN RELIEF WORK.
Citizens' Committee Takes Charge ofthe Distribution of Supplies, Aided by the Red Cross Society and the
Army Nearly Three-Fourths ofthe Entire Population Fed and Sheltered in Refuge Camps 162
* CHAPTER XII.
OUR BOYS IN BLUE PROVE HEROISM.
United States Troops at the Presidio and Fort Mason Under Command of General Funston Bring Order Out of
Chaos and Save City from Pestilence SanFrancisco Said "Thank God for the Boys in Blue" Stricken City
Patrolled by Soldiers 171
* CHAPTER XIII.
IN THE REFUGE CAMPS.
Scenes of Destitution in the Parks Where the Homeless Were Gathered Rich and Poor Share Food and Bed
Alike All Distinctions of Wealth and Social Position Wiped Out by the Great Calamity 178
* CHAPTER XIV.
RUINS AND HAVOC IN COAST CITIES.
San Jose, the Prettiest Place in the State, Wrecked by Quake State Insane Asylum Collapsed and Buried
Many Patients Beneath the Crumbled Walls Enormous Damage at Santa Rosa 189
* CHAPTER XV.
Chapters 7
DESTRUCTION OF GREAT STANFORD UNIVERSITY.
California's Magnificent Educational Institution, the Pride ofthe State, Wrecked by Quake Founded by the
Late Senator Leland Stanford as a Memorial to His Son and Namesake Loss $3,000,000 198
* CHAPTER XVI.
FIGHTING FIRE WITH DYNAMITE.
San Francisco Conflagration Eventually Checked by the Use of Explosives Lesson of Baltimore Needed in
Coast City Western Remnant of City in Residence Section Saved by Blowing Up Beautiful Homes of the
Rich 208
* CHAPTER XVII.
MISCELLANEOUS FACTS AND INCIDENTS.
Many Babies Born in Refuge Camps Expressions of Sympathy from Foreign Nations San Francisco's
Famous Restaurants Plight of Newspaper and Telegraph Offices 214
* CHAPTER XVIII.
DISASTER AS VIEWED BY SCIENTISTS.
Scientists are Divided Upon the Theories Concerning the Shock That Wrought Havoc in the Golden Gate
City May Have Originated Miles Under the Ocean Growth ofthe Sierra Madre Mountains May Have Been
the Cause 230
* CHAPTER XIX.
CHINATOWN, A PLAGUE SPOT BLOTTED OUT.
An Oriental Hell within an American City Foreign in Its Stores, Gambling Dens and Inhabitants The Mecca
of All SanFrancisco Sight Seers Secret Passages, Opium Joints and Slave Trade Its Chief Features 246
* CHAPTER XX.
THE NEW SAN FRANCISCO.
A Modern City of Steel on the Ruins ofthe City that Was A Beautiful Vista of Boulevards, Parks and Open
Spaces Flanked by the Massive Structures of Commerce and the Palaces of Wealth and Fashion 255
* CHAPTER XXI.
VESUVIUS THREATENS NAPLES.
Beautiful Italian City on the Mediterranean Almost Engulfed in Ashes and Lava from the Terrible
Volcano Worst Eruption Since the Days of Pompeii and Herculaneum Buildings Crushed and Thousands
Rendered Homeless 267
* CHAPTER XXII.
Chapters 8
SCENES IN FRIGHTENED NAPLES.
Blistering Showers of Hot Ashes The People Frantic Cry Everywhere "When Will It End?" Atmosphere
Charged with Electricity and Poisonous Fumes 279
* CHAPTER XXIII.
VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES EXPLAINED.
BY TRUMBULL WHITE.
The Theories of Science on Seismic Convulsions Volcanoes Likened to Boils on the Human Body, Through
Which the Fires and Impurities ofthe Blood Manifest Themselves Seepage of Ocean Waters Through
Crevices in the Rocks Reaches the Internal Fires ofthe Earth Steam Is Generated and an Explosion
Follows Geysers and Steam Boilers as Illustrations Views ofthe World's Most Eminent Scientists
Concerning the Causes ofthe Eruptions of Mount Pelee and La Soufriere 285
* CHAPTER XXIV.
TERRIBLE VOLCANIC DISASTERS OFTHE PAST.
BY TRUMBULL WHITE.
Destruction of Sodom, Gomorrah and the Other Cities ofthe Plain The Bible Account a Graphic Description
of the Event Ancient Writers Tell of Earthquakes and Volcanoes of Antiquity Discovery of Buried Cities of
Which No Records Remain Formation ofthe Dead Sea The Valley ofthe Jordan and Its Physical
Characteristics 303
* CHAPTER XXV.
VESUVIUS AND THE DESTRUCTION OF POMPEII.
BY TRUMBULL WHITE.
Most Famous Volcanic Eruption in History Roman Cities Overwhelmed Scenes ofHorror Described by
Pliny, the Great Classic Writer, an Eye-Witness ofthe Disaster Buried in Ashes and Lava The Stricken
Towns Preserved for Centuries Excavated in Modern Times as a Wonderful Museum ofthe Life of 1,800
Years Ago 309
* CHAPTER XXVI.
MOUNT ÆTNA AND THE SICILIAN HORRORS.
BY TRUMBULL WHITE.
A Volcano with a Record of Twenty-five Centuries Seventy-eight Recorded Eruptions Three Hundred
Thousand Inhabitants Dwelling on the Slopes ofthe Mountain and in the Valleys at Its Base Stories of
Earthquake Shocks and Lava Flows Tales of Destruction Described by Ancient and Modern Writers and
Eye-Witnesses 321
* CHAPTER XXVII.
Chapters 9
LISBON EARTHQUAKE SCOURGED.
BY TRUMBULL WHITE.
Sixty Thousand Lives Lost in a Few Moments An Opulent and Populous Capital Destroyed Graphic
Account by an English Merchant Who Resided in the Stricken City Tidal Waves Drown Thousands in the
City Streets Ships Engulfed in the Harbor Criminals Rob and Burn Terrible Desolation and Suffering 334
* CHAPTER XXVIII.
JAPAN AND ITS DISASTROUS EARTHQUAKES AND VOLCANOES.
BY TRUMBULL WHITE.
The Island Empire Subject to Convulsions of Nature Legends of Ancient Disturbances Famous Volcano of
Fuji-yama Formed in One Night More Than One Hundred Volcanoes in Japan Two Hundred and
Thirty-two Eruptions Recorded Devastation of Thriving Towns and Busy Cities The Capital a
Sufferer Scenes of Desolation after the Most Recent Great Earthquakes 344
* CHAPTER XXIX.
KRAKATOA, THE GREATEST OF VOLCANIC EXPLOSIONS.
BY TRUMBULL WHITE.
East Indian Catastrophes The Volcano that Blew Its Own Head Off The Terrific Crash Heard Three
Thousand Miles Atmospheric Waves Travel Seven Times Around the Earth A Pillar of Dust Seventeen
Miles High Islands ofthe Malay Archipelago Blotted Out of Existence Native Villages Annihilated Other
Disastrous Upheavals in the East Indies 353
* CHAPTER XXX.
OUR GREAT HAWAIIAN AND ALASKAN VOLCANOES.
BY TRUMBULL WHITE.
Greatest Volcanoes in the World Are Under the American Flag Huge Craters in Our Pacific Islands Native
Worship ofthe Gods ofthe Flaming Mountains Eruptions ofthe Past Heroic Defiance of Pele, the Goddess
of Volcanoes by a Brave Hawaiian Queen The Spell of Superstition Broken Volcanic Peaks in Alaska, Our
Northern Territory Aleutian Islands Report Eruptions 363
* CHAPTER XXXI.
SOUTH AMERICAN CITIES DESTROYED.
BY TRUMBULL WHITE.
Earthquakes Ravage the Coast Cities of Peru and the Neighboring Countries Spanish Capitals in the New
World Frequent Sufferers Lima, Callao and Caracas Devastated Tidal Waves Accompany the
Earthquakes Juan Fernandez Island Shaken Fissures Engulf Men and Animals Peculiar Effects Observed
373
Chapters 10
[...]... sympathy with the devils ofthe blaze On the first day ofthe catastrophe the St Francis escaped On the second it fell In the space of two hours the flames had blotted it out, and by night only the charred skeleton remained As a prelude to the destruction ofthe St Francis the fire swept the homes ofthe Bohemian, Pacific, Union, and Family clubs, the best in San Francisco With them were obliterated the huge... flower, in the fall of every sparrow and the wheeling of every world His Providence is in every swinging ofthe tides, in every circulation of the air, in all attractions and repulsions, in all cohesions and gravitations These, and the varied phenomena of nature are the direct expressions ofthe Divine Energy, the modes of operation ofthe Divine Mind, the manifestations ofthe Divine Wisdom and the expressions... day Thursday from the hills, looking off toward that veil of fire and smoke that hid the city which had become a hell Back of that sheet of fire, and retreating backward every hour, were most ofthe people ofthe city, forced toward the Pacific by the advance ofthe flames The open space ofthe Presidio and Golden Gate park was their only haven and so the night ofthe second day found them CHAPTER III... estate was in the courts for many years At the time it was erected the Palace was considered the best equipped hotel in the west The offices ofthe three morning papers, the Chronicle, the Call and the Examiner, were located within 100 feet of each other The Chronicle, situated at the corner of Market and Kearney streets, was a ten -story steel frame building and was one ofthe finest buildings of its character... saw not such a sight as presented itself to the afflicted people ofSanFrancisco in the dim haze ofthe smoke pall at the end ofthe second day Ruins stark naked, yawning at fearful angles and pinnacled into a thousand fearsome shapes, marked the site of what was three-fourths ofthe total area ofthe city Only the outer fringe ofthe city was left, and the flames which swept unimpeded in a hundred... to discountenance the building of fires I congratulate the citizens ofSanFrancisco upon the fortitude they have displayed and I urge upon them the necessity of aiding the authorities in the work of relieving the destitute and suffering For the relief of those persons who are encamped in the various sections ofthe city everything possible is being done In Golden Gate park, where there are approximately... burial began The women gathered about crying; many of them knelt while a Catholic priest read the burial service and pronounced absolution All the afternoon this went on Representatives ofthe city authorities took the names of as many ofthe dead as could be identified and the descriptions ofthe others Many, of course, will never be identified So confident were the authorities that they had the situation... in the hope that they would locate some loved one that was missing The dead were placed in one portion ofthe building and the remainder was devoted to hospital purposes The fire forced the nurses and physicians to desert the building; the eager crowds followed them to the Presidio and the Children's hospital, where they renewed their search for missing relatives The experience ofthe first day of the. .. wrap their blanket about them and stolidly move on to find some other place where they might drop and again slumber like men dead As the work of clearing away the debris progressed it was found that an overwhelming portion ofthe fatalities occurred in the cheap rooming house section ofthe city, where the frail hotels were crowded at the time ofthe catastrophe In one of these hotels alone, the five -story. .. scores of bank and office buildings were on fire, while blocks of other houses were in the path ofthe flames and nothing seemed to be at hand to stay their progress Nearly every big factory building had been wiped out of existence and a complete enumeration of them would look like a copy ofthe city directory Many ofthe finest buildings in the city had been leveled to dust by the terrific charges of . that there may be the blooming of flowers, the upspringing of grass, the waving of
all the banners of green, and the carrying away of the vapors of death. Survey of the Scene of Desolation 69
* CHAPTER V.
THE CITY OF A HUNDRED HILLS.
A Description of San Francisco, the Metropolis of the Pacific Coast, Before the