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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (April 22, 1906)
24 THRILLING TALES BY REFUGEES Experiences of Portland Peo ple in the Stricken City. MANY HAVE CLOSE ESCAPES Arthur B. Diamond Describes the View of the Burning: Metropolis From the Top of the St. Francis Hotel. Train No. 12 of the Southern Pacific, which arrived at the Union Depot at 6:30 o'clock last nlsht, carried several promi nent Portland people who had passed through the earthquakes at California. Among the Portland people who arved home were A. D. Charlton, assistant gen eral passenger agent of the Northern Pa cific; Arthur R. IMamond, of the firm of Rountree Sc. Diamond; B. M. Lombard, Miss Sarah Bromberger, F. W. Jackson, formerly of Portland, and A. C. Cohen. With the exception of Mr. Charlton, all of the others were in San Francisco dur ing the earthquake and the fire which immediately followed. They all had ter rible tales to tell of the suffering which took place and were everjoyed because of their arrKal home. Mr. Charlton was in Los Angeles at the time of the Ban Francisco catastrophe, and hefore returning to Portland he had. intended to stop off at the Bay City. "I still feel nervous over that great calamity, and It Is hard to realize that I have escaped and am back to good, old Oregon again," said Mr. Diamond. "I was In bed asleep at the Palace Hotel at the beginning of the first shock. The enormous hotel swayed and rocked as though It were a cradle, and I thought that It would collapse. "The shock was so severe as to throw me out of bed. I groped by hands and knees about the room until I found the bed, which I climbed into. No sooner had I done this than I was thrown out into the middle of the room again. The shock lasted fully a minute or more. The plaster tell all over mo and I protected my head to some extent by means of a pillow. "I dressed and hurried to the street. I went from the Palace hotel to the St. Francis Hotel, where I stayed until we were driven out by the flames. That night I slept upon a lawn on the corner of Van Ness and Geary streets, and the only covering I had was a blanket. Flames in Every Direction. Early Wednesday night I climbed to the top of the St. Francis Hotel, and there I saw the most wonderful sight that I have ever seen or ever expect to see. Flame seemed to be In every direction, and a large part of San Francisco was nothing less than a cauldron of fire. The flames shot hundreds of feet Into the air and the cracking of the xfire could be heard very distinctly. Thursday morning I found my way to Fort Mason, and from there I was taken to Oakland. "I would like .to say a word in praise of the troops who guarded the streets. They did magnificent work and had It not been tor them the populace "would have been more panic-stricken than it was. The soldiers were cool and collected and obeyed the instructions of their officers to tho letter, never hesitating the least bit to risk thejr lives. I saw two men shot dead upon the streets by the soldiers. They were attempting to break into houses and several soldiers shot them down. All of the troops I saw belonged, to the regular army. The police also did splendid work." B. M. Ixmbard had a room in the Cos mos Club. Octavla and Sutter streets, while in San Francisco. The building was not damaged by the earthquake beyond the falling of plaster. Mr. Lombard said he met Vln Cook, of Portland, after the fire and that he was uninjured. He says that he also ran across Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Chennery and their daughter after the lire and that they had escaped injur'. Fire a Sickening: Sight, Following the Are, Mr. Lombard and a friend rode about San Francisco in an au tomobile. He said the fire was a very sickening sight as the flames leaped from -on magnificent building to another and that the firemen could do absolutely nothing. Without water, he said, the fire department was powerless. He saw nu merous brick buildings blown up by tre mendous explosions of dynamite .and giant powder, but he says .this mode of fighting the fire was Ineffective. He said the flames would oonsumo the ruins as greed ily as they would the buildings that were standing. Miss Sarah Bromberger was visiting friends in San Francisco, but during the panic that followed the earthquake she became separated from them. She wan dered about the streets of the ruined city for hours without meeting a person she knew. She finally managed to reach the ferry building and was taken by boat across to Oakland. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Bromberger. A. C. Cohen, whose mother. Mrs. R. N. Cohen, resides at 663 East Stark street, lost all of his belongings in the fire. Of late Mr. Cohen has been living In San Francisco, but says the only home he knows now Is Portland. No Mercy for Looters. H. W. Young, a Pullman conductor who was on the train, says that the smoke of the great conflagration can be seen more than 100 miles away. "He says that the flames could be distinguished at Sacra mento when the Are was at Its height. Mr. Toung was in the earthquake and had several very narrow escapes. He stated last night that a railroad friend of his had described to him the shooting of a negro by a soldier. The negro was walking up the street and the soldier noticed part of a -bloody handker chief protruding from one of his pockets. He stopped the negro and Jerked off the handkerchief. In It were five human Angers upon which were rings. The negro had been looting and had severed the lingers to save time. The soldier did not say a word after he saw the fingers, but stepped back and shot the negro in the forehead, killing him Instantly. This same man saw five other looters killed by the soldiers, who, he said, used cau tion, and did not fire unless they were Jus tified. Ij. E. Justons Experience. L. E. Juston, a restaurateur was one of the Portland people reaching home on the second train who went through a fright ful experience during the earthquake at San Francisco. With his wife and daughter, he stayed at the ill-fated Lick House Tuesday night. Early Wednesday morning, all three were thrown from their beds, and "before they could leave the building, part of the hotel fell. They hurried away from the place, try ing t escape from the doomed city, but at 'Van Ness avenue and Vallejo street the ground sank beneath them to a depth of three feet. Cracks in the ground yawned before their feet. Afraid to con tinue in that direction further, ,they gave up hope of leaving the city then, and turned back. Finally making their, jry. to a frltou'i A BUNGLING DENTIST SUGGESTS PROFANITY v JlsssElsssssssssssSsLLjSsf DR. B. E. WRIGHT DR. B. E. WRIGHT 342V2 WASHINGTON STREET, CORNER OEFICE HOURS: 8 A.M. TO 5 P. M. 7:30 TO &30 P. M. SUNDAYS, house on Bush street, they stayed there all night, both the family and their guests sleeping on the front steps. None dared enter the house, even for food. The next day. Mr. Juston and his fam ily reached the ferry In safety and crossed the bay to Oakland, where they took the train for home. "The scenes along Bush street were terrible." said Mr. Juston. "Women were dragging trunks and household effects from the ruins, while walls were falling down and Are. threatened to snatch the lives of the fleeing thousands. Those sights were awful. We had a terrible ex perience in getting through the crowds to safety that we can never forget." Calamity Destroyed Ills Reason. Among the passengers on the delayed Southern Pacific train arriving in Port land shortly after midnight Friday was Ellis Fisher, a 'traveling salesman for a New York mercantile house, who is ren dered temporarily insane by his experi ences in San Francisco during the fatal Wednesday. Fisher's malady la In a light form, and he is being taken care of at the Gillespie Sanitarium, at the Instance of friends. He had been notified that friends would meet him at the depot, but on arriving seemed laboring under the hallucination that he was in New York, and accosted Captain Bailey, of the second sight re lief, who had a squad of police officers at the depot: "Looking for any one? And on being assured that the official was, ha replied: "I'm the man. When can I get the ferry to Hoboken? Tou see. It Is this way, friend. I have some urgent busi ness In Jersey today and have to get there right off." Captain Bailey had been instructed to look out for Fisher, and Immediately called a carriage and sent Patrolman John Wendorf with him to the sanitari um, where ho will receive the best of treatment, and hopes are entertained for his restoration soon to his normal condi tion. No Refuge In Doomed City. Mrs. N. Goodman, mother of Maurice, T. R. and Joseph Goodman, of the Good man Bros. Shoe Company, residing at 09 Vamhill street, arrived In Portland yes terday morning, after an exciting experi ence in connection with the earthquake. She had been spending the Winter at the Hotel Baltimore, on Van Ness ave nue, near Geary street, and was awakened from her slumbers by falling plaster and unearthly sounds incident to disturbances of this character. Rushing out In her night clothes, she found the corridors filled with excited guests of the house, and upon discovering the situation, Mrs. Goodman fell to the floor In a swoon. When she recovered consciousness, she found herself in the parlor on the first floor, whither she had been removed by friends. Later in the day she engaged an ex pressman and had her belongings taken to the residence of some relatives on Pa cific Heights, where she remained until the next afternoon, at which time it was discovered that the wind had shifted and that there was a strong probability of the Are spreading In their direction. The house was then abandoned to Its fate by everybody, all hands fleeting to the Presidio. Here they encountered a Government boat that made regular trips to the Oakland mole, and In this way Mrs. Goodman managed to make her es cape from the doomed city. She is now staying with her son Joseph at H Twentieth street North, her nerves being greatly -unstrung by the ordeal through which she has just passed. PIANO FOR HIGH SCHOOL Beautiful, Instrument Purchased by Pupils of Crook County. For some time past the pupils of the Prineville High School had been desirous of securing a piano. Professor A. C. 8trange, the able prin cipal, quickly recognised that the great publicity word contest of Ellers Piano House afforded an unusual opportunity to secure the desired piano. He imme diately Interested all the pupils, and col lectively, a list of words was submitted which, after careful examination, was adjudged the winner of a large-sized credit certificate. Professor Strange im mediately appreciated that this credit certificate w&uta afford the school a great saving, and immediately purchased a beautiful Hobart M. Cable piano, an in strument known the world over for It beautiful tonal qualities and durability. The efforts of the pupils, headed by Professor Strange, is surely most com mendable and shows the progressive spir it of the pupils and educational faculty of the Crook County schools. FORTUNATE ONES. All persons who were awarded, prize credit certificates in the great publicity contest conducted by EXlers 'Piano House are Indeed fortuaate. for the credit cer tlflcatcg represent just that much in ac tual cash when purchasing a piano. Pia nola piano -or OfcKwjtrelle at the big piano store. Reawmber, positively no ad yance la grlcw. 'And it requires all of the saintly attributes to gor- era the temper after passing through, an ordeal -with some members of this honorable profession. Bad teeth are bad enough, but a bad dentist -only makes a bad matter worse. Cheap work is dear at any price, as you will find out to your cost if you, try it. I will place the highest grade of skill at your service, backed up by every appliance to aid the operator and prevent pain. My methods have been approved by the best families in Port land and the Northwest. Reasonable fees for the best possible work obtainable here or elsewhere. FRIGHT IN OAKLAND Residents of City Knew Little of Great Disaster. COULD NOT CROSS BAY Mrs. George Taylor "Writes of Her Experiences People Lire In Open Air, Xot Trusting Their Houses. George Taylor yesterday received an interesting- letter from Mrs. Taylor, who Is In Oakland, giving a graphic account of the earthquake Wednesday morning: and the terrible catastrophe that followed. The letter goes to show that, although within a short distance of the terrible scenes that were en acted within San Francisco, they learned less about the facts than the people of Portland, who were served fresh news almost hourly over the wires. Mrs. Taylor Is a guest of her sister, Mrs. J. W. White, Highland Park, Oakland. "1 teally cannot describe It. how ever I may try," says the writer, Hfor it was too frightful and we really felt out time had come, or that the houses would crash onto us. We were awak ened by the shock, which kept Increasing- and I sat up In bed thinking It would soon be over, but as things began to fly about the room, I had to put my head under the covers to keep ihcm from striking- me. The shock kept Increasing- and the three chimneys came crashing- down and I got out and stood in the doorway with things 'crashing in every direction. I can only describe It as something frightful. "While standing In the doorway, I had to hold on to the casing to keep on my feet- The others came out and as soon as we could, we rushed down stairs, all very much frightened. We found things pretty well upside down, some dishes broken and lamps and such things all over the floor. I can assure you we did not go back to bed, but had some coffee made and then we all got dressed. Kept Out of San Francisco. "We thought we would like to see the effect of the shock In the city, and so started over about 85 and walked down to Oakland, but they made us all get out of the train at Oakland station, as by that time they would not let any one go Into San Francisco. The cars were filled with people getting out of the city and coming to Oakland with blankets or any thing they had. San Francisco tonight (Wednesday) Is In ruins: that Is, the business part. Fire has been raging all day. and as they have little or no water they have been blasting buildings down, but tonight the sky1 Is Illuminated and It looks as If the whole of Ban Francisco was on fire. The blasting is going- on at a terrific rate, and sounds as . a battle might be raging near. Tonight's paper says fully COO are killed. I hope that this Is the first report, and the number will be less, but It looks as if It might easily be that number. We have just brought our bedding downstairs and are going to sleep -down here tonight, although they say It Is nonsense, as the danger has passed and that we are safe, but we are pretty nervous. "I got a postal, the only kind I could find this morning In Oakland, and sent It to you. The postal bears the picture of Market street. San Francisco, and U In teresting, at It was written about noon on the first day after the earthquake, when we knew nothing here of the terri ble calamity in San Francisco. Oakland Buildings Cracked. "A great many buildings la Oakland are cracked and ruined, but the tfestrueUoa does not compare with that la the city. It is only now and then that yea see a chimney standing, and oraetlnaes in fall ing they had Blade great holes la the roofs. We can't use aay fires, so t anight we are sitting by a ceal oil tv aad have, as usual, cooked with gas today. I can't begin to tell you how ntaay shocks we had today, sua tvc cxa eiy fen la t we won't hare, any mere. In a great many places ths water aad u are and people are eeaklns; eatdeerc TfcU Is here In Oiklttwa, so wo can Snuffae what It must be In the city. "This (Thursday) mtnlxr to a mt beautiful morning, and It hi hard to real ize that such aa awful catastrophe ceul havelt&vpear. We have net heard asy thlBK.ra4 eprs. I raipmt they are xwt rvbUsfced. as I tMWk ah the sadfofp ara gewBg TJfcfc yaa gir THE PAINLESS DENTIST SEVENTH 9 TO 1. PHONE MAIN 2119 sleep about here last night for moat of us. Living; Out or Doors. "A great many fires are starting from people thinking the chimneys are all right when they are all cracked and loose. There were many narrow escapes. Mrs. Ireland, an aged woman living- next door, had Just gotten out of bed when the chimney crashed down and landed right on her bed. Lota of people slept out of doers last nlchU afraid to stay Indoors. It Is a good thing It Is Summer here and not much danger of rain. Peo ple who had tanks In their houses suf fered badly, as they ran over and dam aged the rooms. We saw one brick build ing where the three stories had gone to the ground and left the walls standing. They took some, people out of them, whether killed or not I do not know, but I don't see how they escaped death. "We heard one floor of the Palace had gone down, and that It was on fire: that the St. Francis cracked In two. and that the Falrmount stood It splendidly. These re the only reports here, there being nb wire communication with the city. It was reported here that Portland had a bad shake, too. I am very anxious to hear." Mr. Taylor also received a telegram yesterday stating that F. J. Taylor, of Astoria, his wjfe and' two daughters, who were visiting In San Francisco, are safe. FOR SACRAMENTO UNION Carload of Paper Sent to Sacramento on Express Friday JflgJiU At 10 o'clock on Thursday night last. Mr. Bontz. business manager of the Sac ramento . Union, telephoned from Sacra mento to E. G. Jones, of The Oregonian, and asked If a carload of paper could be sent to him at once, by the fastest ex press train. The heavy 'reserve stock of paper which the Union carried regularly In San Francisco could not, of course, be drawn on after Wednesday's calamity. The request of Mr. Bontz was referred, at once to Mr. C. A. Morden. In charge of the mechanical department of The Ore gonian. and arrangements were made Im mediately with M. Rosenbaum, of the Crown-Columbia Paper Company, to draw on the company's reserve stock In Port land. Through the courtesy of the Southern Pacific management; a baggage-car was placed at the disposal of the Sacramento Union, and this car was attached tq the San Francisco express on Friday evening-. The car contained' SCO bales of paper, of a total weight approximating OCtfW pounds. The Southern Pacific has made extraor dinary efforts since Wednesday last to handle emergency 'shipments for Cali fornia. File Incorporation Papers. Articles of Incorporation of the Port land Basket & Handle Company were filed In the County Clerk's office yes terday by W. B. Cochran. C D. Ed wards and W. s. Calkin; capital stock 310,000. The purposes of the corpora tion are to manufacture baskets and all kinds of articles and commodities made from wood. Harrison C Piatt. Robert T. Piatt If any optician In the City of Portland asks you to pay JH.9 aad 115.fr. foT"lwrtWe sUmsI" lenses. e't r It. Our new"fTtl Bi focals' are the best en the market. Price SU6 the alr, St tea tm the eyra. Oculists' prase riptlons filled for these leasee at same price Oregon Optical Co. in Fwth 8UT.M. CrA. SulMsot. t iSk THREE o Greatest i Optical Hf oftie H m . 20th Century U WeMntoca H 1 Ci Ter aKssttie to WW Your Spring lmSt IbPaaaBlflHal WH'EN-Y:OU MOYER and George J. Perkins filed articles of incorporation yesterday of the Kelso Lumber Company; capital stock. 310, eeo. Articles of incorporation of Harlow, Blaser Sc. Harlow were filed In the of fice of the County Cleric yesterday by F. E- Harlow, I. A. Harlow and M. Lueile Harlow:, capital stock 93869. The objects are to conduct a geaeral mer cantile and warehouse business. The Portland & Alaska Marble Com pany filed articles of Incorporation yesterday: capital stock 3S.000.00d. The Incorporators are E. A. Baldwin. F. O." Downing- and Jesse Steams. The ob jects are to operate marble quarries, etc Funeral of TJ. S. Grant Marqnam. Members of the bar of Multnomah County met at the Courthouse yester day afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, and ar ranged to attend the funeral of the late U. S. Grant Marquara in a body. Judges Frazer, George and Sears oc cupied the bench and on motion of C H. Carey, Judge Sears appointed the following: as a committee on resolu tions to report on Saturday, April 23. at 9:30 o'clock: Charles H. Carey, chairman, Frank Schlegel, Henry E. McGinn, A. H. Tanner and James Glea son. The funeral was held from the chapel of Holman's undertaking par lors at 2 o'clock. Rev. William G. Regular Anywhere $15.00 Special $9.75 - 4V We've-bought a large lot of ODD DIVANS from an Eastern Jobbing House at a close price. We bought them cheap -; we'll sell them cheap. Three styles; see them in our window. The above illus tration shows Special $l-down is all COVELL'S I op Dozens of Styles to choose from. . In every respect as good and well'nrade as those at $15:00 of- other Stores. See our. windows for samples. Our salesman-will be glad to show you. Single and double-breasted styles All the latest fabrics and up-to-the-minute patterns SEE IT IN OUR AD IT'S SO Eliot, who was a schoolmate of the deceased, conducted the funeral serv ices and Mrs. M. Shlllock sang Tenny son's "Crossing- the Bar." The pall bearers were Robert A. Miller, James Gleason. Charles H. Carey, Seneca Smith, J. F. Boothe and Mr. Rodgers. MILLION - DOLLAR LOSS. W. F. Zwtck. special agent and adjuster for the office of Cbristenaen, Edwards Sc. Goodwin, formerly at 220 Sansome street. San Francisco, and managers for the American Central. St. Paul Fire Sc. Marine and Mercantile Fire Sc. Marine Insurance companies, received a telegram today stating- that the probable loss-for their three companies would be one million, and that losses would be paid as soon as adjusted. These companies have withstood some severe 'conflagrations, and are fortunate In not Buffering more severely at this time. He states that this will not affect the standing of these three companies. Christensen, Edwards & Goodwin have opened temporary offices at Oakland. Suffragists Will Help. At the meeting; of the Oregon Equal Woman Suffrage Association, a reso lution of sympathy with the sufferers from the California earthquake was passed, and an earnest appeal was made to the suffragists-of-Oregon -to co-operate with the relfet committee zgr ,lt 111 ill 1 I I I Ilia ii l yi. . j 0 M TO Diris, exactly ' as y toured, made iron V : . w ' " Western bird, Imiiied a rich maaog-any, cor- B TJiTaa, exactly ' as pictured, made from Western bird, isiiaed a rich, mahogany, cov ered in rerona, silk, Telonr or silk fcrocatelle, "sprinj teat. Size 3:1 lni, 2:9 hifh, 1:9 deep. : - ere xa Tex on, sux, Teiour or bus: orocaceuB, wm one. Regular $15.00, . . you pay. You get the article Suit' THIRD AND OAK in every community' by contributing: food, clothing- and money to their stricken neighbors. The California suffragists have con tributed generously toward the Oregon equal suffrage campaign and local suffragists desire to show their appre ciation by rendering- every possible service iu this hour of their great af fliction. FORTUNATE ONES. AH persons -who were awarded, prize credit certificates in the great publiolty contest .conducted by Ellers Piano House are Indeed fortunate, for the credit cer tificates represent Just that much- In ac tual cash when purchasing a -.piano. Pia nola piano or Orchestrelle at the big piano store. Remember, positively no ad vance In prices. Rogers Pledges Support. PORTLAND, Or., April 21. (To the Editor.) I, being one of the defeated candidates for the ofilce of Sheriff, wish to thank my friends for the good sup port I was given and earnestly re quest them to support the successful Republican nominee, which I will heartily do myself. FRANK T.. ROGERS. Ordinary skin changed to-, satin by Satin kin cream and Satin akin pnvder.. 25c. Tbe Jobber's Loss Is Your Gain $9.75 right away. course U. i