The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, September 15, 1906, Page 8, Image 8
The Greatest Calamity of
Modern Times.
Continued from l'age One.
11 the afternoon This was :? very
frightful Jsijjjlit as i' was one of
the most famous and finest ho'els
011 the Pacific Coast and was one
of the Kiindmarks of Sail Francisco.
The Call Building, the
home o! the San Francisco .Call,
burned early in the day on Wednesday,
and was one of 'lie finest
and most beauti'ul buildings in
the city, owned by Claus Spreckle-\
Hie Sugar King. The fire
thus ate its way in and around
many beautilul steel buildings
and it was thought that they
would escape, but Wednesday
evening Hie fire again swept
down town and got a new and
irpsitpr hold no some build: mrs
that had escaped during the day
and the throe fires which had
been rapidly spreading all day
now became united and the fire
line extended about three miles
aero-s the city advancing westward.
The lire drove every one
before it, step by stop the brave
firemen were driven back and
the flames licked up everything
in their path. All Wednesday
night the homeless people watched
the firy flames as they advanced
and destroyed all the proper
ty they had on earth. All night
long the people were out on the
sidewalks, si 11 ing on their t rimks,
valises or such luggage as they
could handle, taking short naps
until they should he aroused by
a guard and ordered to move on
away from the tire. Necessity
is the mother of invention and
as everything was completely
paraly/ed and business was ah
eolutely at a standstill,drays and
conveyances could not ho had
tor love or money, the poor people
began to improvise wheeled
concerns to convey their few belongings
which they had saved
from their burning homes.
Trunks were placed on lour roll
or skates, some had made trucks
out ot bedstead rollers on which I
to wheei their things, others
had little iron cribs filled up with j
such things as they cou d save,
and in tact everything in the
shape of rolh rs and wheels men
impressed into service in those I
trying days.
At the break of day on Thurs- I
day the wicked flames had pass
ed the Sunt Francis Hotel, the
finest and nest modern hotel in !
the city, and lelt it a nutted)
mass of hricks and steel, and!
had reached within live blocks ol;
Van Ness Avenue, one of the I
widest streets in the city which I
separates the business district I
wild a portion of the residence)
district Irom the residence section
in the Western Addition of
the city. For thirty-six hours!
continuously the brave lireinen
tounlil the flames with dviu.mite
and sueh other means as they ;
could improvise, but were driven
back before the advancing'
line of fire. In the morning of
A pri 1 I Dili. Id 111 c (1 ?y, t he firemen
let tho flames have their way
and they concentrated their
forces ami efforts at Van Ness
Avenue, whetG they marie their'
in-t stand to check the lire. ;
VPh >n (he lire iin<* I withfn
(hme block'1 of (his Avenue,
the houses 011 the e;i?( side of
this street were blown up with
dynami'e and the debris set on
lire which moved backward
and met the great fire line coming
westward. After (his blown
up mass of debris along this
street was set on fire, it was
with great difficulty and after
desperate fighting that the fire
was kept Irom crossing this Avenue,
which would have meant
the complete destruction of the
whole residence section. The
writer hoarded on the corner of
Van Ness Ayenue and Geary St.,
which corner caught lire several
times hut was put out alter hard
lighting. Two blocks above
Geary street the fire did get
across and burned five blocks
on the west side, including the
magnificent brown stone mansion
ol Clans Spreckles the Sugar
King of California. The
flame8did not pet any further
westward hut turned to the north
in the direction of the Bay,
sweeping every t hing in its course,
all the water front until it
reached within about one half
ot a mile o! the Ferry Building,
when with the assistance ot a
fleet of tug boat8 on the Hay
the flames were prevented from
going any farther, at which time
it was about half past one a. m.
Staurday, and the great fire was
brought under control. Thus
ended ono of the most disastrous
fires of modern times, which
laid the great and prosperous
* a i- n T3 _ ? _ _
city 01 oan rrancisco prostrate
in the dust.
Before concluding this communication
it might he well to
recdl a lew incidents which occurred
along with this great calamity
which will give a key to
the indomitable pluck and courage
of the brave people of SanFrancisco.
On Wednesday morning after
the earthquake shock, the peo
pie were all amazed and excited
at tlie great tiembies but they
had uo idea that a still worse
catastrophe was soon to follow,
and it was not untd about noon
that the people realized what
was upon fht'iu. lousiness was
then completely purali/.ed and
there was one thought to save
lives ami what few little personal
effects that would ho seemed
from the burning homes.
These trying days brought out
all the good there was in tho
people and all the had, lor never
before have 1 seen such kindness,
consideration and generosity
displ ayed. On the other hand
there were thitves and looters
who would have robbed even the
corpse of its last rag had they
not been stoppad by the strong
band ol the I'nited States sol
biers. Die milk of human kindness
flowed freely as water in
the running brook and every one
was ready to lend a helping
hand to his neighbor who was
anyone that needed hf?!j?.
All day Wednesday, Wednesday
(^veiling, I'hursdav, Friday
and Saturday the refugees were
(leeing before th (lames to the
Ferry to catch a boat out ol the
city and those who could pot
gi 1 t" the Forrv lied to the high
wesM-rn hills to war* Is the (I olden
(late Park and nine did not
even stop until they were beside
the restless waves on the ocean
beach.
During the progress of the
fire, poor homeless people were
lined on the sidewalks resting
on their trunks. valises and other
personal efforts they suved
from their homts, and Boon a
guard would arouse them from
their slumbers to make them
inoye on from the advancing
flames. Thus thousands passed
! the three nights on those niem1
I orable days which tried the
nerves of as bravo a people as
ever lived. I have never seen a
more oheerlul people in the face |
of such a great calamity. While
the property^ which represented
vears of saving and accumula
lion and all thev had in the world
~ J
was being consumed by I he '
fiery demon, this brave people
stood by and watched it burn up. 1
thankful to God that, lie had i
spared their lives. |
1 could relate many incidents
which showed the stamina ol
the people in theee trying times
but my time and your space will
not allow, but it suffices to say |
no braver or more generous peo
pie can be lound any where with- i
in 1 lm harriers ol mir i?reat Re. ,
public. /
Never did a stricken people '
receive aid and relief quicker,
and thanks to (he coast cities of 1
Los Angeles, Portland and Seat- 1
tie whose supplies catne in the
day after the fire and in time to
relieve temporarily the needs of
the people until the supplies
from the Kastern cities and I
States could arrive and relieve
the suffering people. There was <
absolutely no suffering for want, of
something to eai, so prompt did j
the supplies come in. lTnde Sam
appropriated two and one-hall
million of dollars for the relief
work and allowed the people to
send their letters free ol postage
during the last days ot April. So
grateful were I lie refugees to
their generous government that 1
when the Stars and Stripes were
hoisted over their tents on the
Presideo Reservation, they raised
such a yell as was never heard
I then* before hikI thousands wept
1 wit It grateful hearts.
In conchn-ion, 1 would like to
! add that this was the first time
, in my life that 1 felt I was in
the presence of death, for when
;1 awoke that morning, I never
thought I would live to tell
this awful ta'e. I felt that the
Grim Reaper had come to foreclose
his claim on me and carry
line into the great unknown beyond
the grave. The sweetest
thought, that came to me in this
awful hour was that I had accepted
Christ as my personal
Savior, and that though the
earth may shako and the heavens
tall, lie would lead me through
the dark valley to an harbor of!
safety. And my kind readers, if
you will accept and trust llim|
and prove y?>ur laith by ymir!
' .1
j works and lead a consistent
christian life, you will never tear
anything on this earth, hut your
Pilot wili steer your ship over!
lite's tempestuous sea into a
haven of peace.
George W. Allison.
i L ?n< nsler, S. G. S>?- j *. I?, ,1V*06.
The End <tf The World
of trouble* tIihI robbed K. II. Wolf#-, of
Hear GroVf, U,, of all usefulne**, came
j win ii ho begin taking Klectric Hitter*
I If writfH! "Two yearn ago Kidney trouble |
caused me 1^1 *nt tcdl.wiig, winch I would
never have aurvived had I dot taken !
i lectric Hitter*. They also cured ine of ]
(ieiiei'iil Debility," Sure cure for all
"doraach. I.iver and Kidnoy complaint*,
j Itlood tliaoaaen, Headache, i)i/xin>*H and
: WeakneaH or bodily dciTne. I'rice fa < .
1 fiuareoteed by .1. F. Mac key Co., Crawford
llroH , I'underburk I'll rniaov,
I
\ Peoples Supply Co.)
l 1?S
^ is out for business and won't be found ^
^ asleep when it comes to selling. They ^
g are going to push business, and it will T
I be to the interest of every farmer in ^
J Lancaster county to make their estab- M
^ lishment headquarters for ^
t General Merchandise V
^ "Quick sales and small profits" will be ^
sT their motto, and "the same price to ^
j all" their rule of business. At present M
Sthey are closing out the stock of goods ^ *
purchased from Carnes Bros. Call at 0
(the corner store in the Moore block and &
l. r i.i 1 -\r 1 i
^ geL some 01 tnese uargains. iou win g
0 always find a warm welcome. Messrs. ^
0 Jno. A. Cook, J. A. P. Sistare and A. C. ^
m Carnes will take pleasure in waiting g
^ on you. ^
? After September 1st 5
1
$they will open in the Springs block in M
the store-room now occupied by Welsh g
? & Co. a brand new stock of Dry Goods, ^
fi Clothing, Shoes, Hats, Notions, Etc., ^
\ continuing the grocery in their pres%
?l-~ ;
CPeoples Supply Co. V
A Prevalent Disease Among this disease should be removed r
Cattle?How it Should be fro,n tl,e pasture in which they *'
Treated have been running. T.ie affected
animals should be fed on soft
food, such as bran mashes, meal
Mr. Editor: Within the last and gruels. They should have
month the Stat e Veterinarian has tree access at all times to clean,
received a number of letters con- cool water and I wo heaping tablecerning
cattle affected with sore spoonfuls ot borax should be v*.,
mouth and, in many cases, tore disssolved in each ot the first
or tender teet. As the disease two buckets ot water given each
seems to be generally prevalent, day. The mouth should he washno
doubt as a result <>f the long erd out da:iy with a solution of
continued wet weather, the fol weolin? one-half table* poonftil
lowing information concerning ot alum or borax should be
it iu annul rwl Inr t, n h 11 ri t i 111, ntjLCfid on I llt> ttin.'iii* hiao >ua I
The disease is known in med areas on the feet should he
icine as in\cotic stomatitis. It washed daily with the creoJiu
is not contagious or infectious solution and aitnrward covered
hut is caused l>v fungi or mould; with zinc ointment. If this tre.itwh.ch
grow upon forage or gn,so* I"e,,t I'"'!'-'1)' ?|?i?lied and
" . . . , , the animals are carelnllv led the
llmse fungi, winch grow lux dj9e?8e will rapidly dhmppeor.
uriantly in wet seasons, have a Y^nro im.iu
-y an. -.ffec, .he |JT. A KW?.
lining membrane oi I he month, stale Velerinarian.
llie membrane covering the olemaon College, Sept H, [901;.
tongue and upon the soft skin _____
between the clawH. _ _
Affected animals eat and drink *0 lhClllOilC. >
with groat difficulty or not at all, | denounce as false the report that
the saliva forms froth around 1 ?aid fvery white' mar. appearing at
colored camp meeting alter II o'clock
the i;j?s or dribbles Irom the Saturday would be killed. I am a
... . , , , , friend of the white man?not his euernouth
IS leu and hot and IIiy. Wm.Cuwj. '
contains ulcers, the merrihrane ?
covering Ihe tongue is affected) \ Cai(l (if TliankS.
in the same way, and a very of- N
, i, * . To the voters of Lancaster County r s
fensive odor is usually pregeit, I fake this method of thanking j ou
Sometimes the skin between the for the handsome vole | receivee in
ttie llrst and second (irimary elections
claws and just uborpthe hoof is While I was defeated by a small nil.
affected and Hon the animal W!*' ??.eerfuiiy t","'? will
of the majority My campaign wi?
Walks stifl and sure I lie trouble Clean, honest and fair to every one .? t
11 a' i . . i . the race.
H usually confined to the ante with many thank* to the people of
i ior limbs bat all four legs may f-ancaater county fif past favors. t
' am, V ery Respectfully,
be attacked. In milk cows ulcers' .1. E. Hlackinon. ^
mav also appear on the udder
i . 11w . a- ii .u ?
aim u'.i h 'i nn luniife i^on .?wu i riming
Herds of cattle in which ani- 110II for others, Why
mals have been attacked with can't we do yours? ? ? ? ? r ?
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