anaheim-gazette 1906-04-26

The Weekly Gazette. ESTABLISHED 1870 SUBSCRIPTION - 1.50 Per Year HENRY KUCHEL, EDITOR Six months... $1.00 Three months... 50cts Payable invariably in advance. Transient advertising $1 per inch per month The Gazette is issued every Thursday morning. Entered at the Anaheim Postoffice as second-class matter. The L. P. Fisher Advertising Agency. 425 Montgomery St., San Francisco, is authorized to receive advertisements for this paper. Our paper is kept on file in that office. THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH. The most remarkable thing about the president's speech at the recent corner-stone laying at Washington is the hesitancy that the most public men display in discussing it. Truly it was a pretty startling speech for the senate to listen to. They sat through the remarks on the Muck Rake and applauded loudly. The president was then hitting some of the writers who have stirred up trouble in the senate and elsewhere, both for the just and the unjust. But when it came to the question of an income and inheritance tax, the trained politicians scented danger afar off may be, but danger none the less, and they not only sat deadly still, but they have been dodging the ubiquitous interviewer ever since. The usual excuse they make is that they have not yet had time to thoroughly look into the speech and thrilling experience of WAS IN FIRE-SWER Thrilling was the experience of Bradford in the San Francisco Mr. Bradford was in the city of the grand chapter, R. A. M., narrow escape in getting out burning city. He returned Saturday evening. He has the following statement of his lence: "I was there with my friend Head of Santa Ana attended Grand Chapter of Royal Archdiocese He was stopping at the Grand the Royal house on Ellis street block from Market. At 5:13 the clocks stopped, and the last them their hands all pointed fatal hour and minute. Even hands of the ferry building close last I saw them, still indicating hour. This building was not damaged, the south end once knocked out. I was in the fifth story of the it is a six-story structure—the per stories being wrecked. The sensation was of being rocked by plastering began to fall, the smashed, the fireplace frame from the brick, the bed wrecks began pouring through per floor. They struck me on and for the first time I realized had the two feather pillows on head, which fact undoubtedly life. I don't generally sleep th but they got there by instinct." "The terrible crash of fallingings and breaking glass can no described, and over all settled cloud dense with smoke and dusk." to the question of an income and inheritance tax, the trained politicians scented danger afar off may be, but danger none the less, and they not only sat deadly still, but they have been dodging the ubiquitous interviewer ever since. The usual excuse they make is that they have not yet had time to thoroughly look into the speech and decide what its all about. Now that speech needs very little going into to decide as to its meaning. It is a frank statement that many of the private fortunes of this country have grown so huge and the "interests" they represent are so intrenched that it is rapidly becoming a question whether the moneyed men shall control legislation or whether legislation shall control them. Had the great moneyed interests been content to submit themselves to the law and had they shown any disposition to fair play, it would have been hard to reproach any man for reaping the fruits of his industry. But there is no need to resort to the muck sake to show that they have not played fair. They have undertaken to set themselves above the law and they have invited strife between labor and capital. They have not proved themselves good citizens in many cases and the president's speech points out the simplest means to curb them. Perhaps it is radical, revolutionary, socialistic, call it what you will, to suggest curbing them at all. But that is the plain meaning of the president's speech and it is going to be the utterance that will keep people thinking and talking all through the next presidential campaign. Political leaders who choose may decline to discuss it. But they will have to reckon with it in all subsequent elections. There plastering began to fall, the smashed, the fireplace frame from the brick, the bed wreck bricks began pouring through the per floor. They struck me on and for the first time I realized had the two feather pillows on head, which fact undoubtedly saved life. I don't generally sleep th but they got there by instinct. "The terrible crash of fallingings and breaking glass can no described, and over all settled cloud dense with smoke and dust air was stifling from falling more the room was partially dark as the corridors, which were also with debris. I managed to drive with shirt and collar however, gave some of my clothes and slowly my way through the semi-dark street. I left behind me shirts and women who were lost their rooms and unable to get sent a porter up with an ax and erated them. No one here was slight abrasions and cuts being extent of injuries. On the instant of the quake alarms, telephones, telegraph, light and power service was put commission. "The lower portion of the house but slightly injured. On gaining street a sight greeted my eyes will never become effaced. The upper stories of the adjoining bldad shot out across the street, we were blockaded here and there by buildings. The new Flood be close by, of steel and concrets, we slightly damaged. I went to street to see if I could not get ferry, but it was all on fire near street and I could not see the building. I was then told the boats were not running. I then down Fourth toward Mission and yard, but was driven back by a fire. Here in this district occur greatest loss of life. Here were rated the cheap lodging houses and the homes of the poor people. The buildings were nearly leveled and the inmates crushed. 200 were in one building, of these were saved, fire consuming the Bodies were piled up on the side only to be cremated within a fewutes thereafter. The loss of life never be known, but what I wish I believe that the estimate of 5 be altogether too small. "There was no head to any everybody seemed dazed. Auto horses were pressed into service last they had some bread. At ab in the morning things got into we order. I then worked up Market ing to gain on the fire and escoway of Valencia station on the S.R. I got as far as Ninth street; a on fire and gave up and got back lis street at 8:30 in the morning suggest curbing them at all. But that is the plain meaning of the president's speech and it is going to be the utterance that will keep people thinking and talking all through the next presidential campaign. Political leaders who choose may decline to discuss it. But they will have to reckon with it in all subsequent elections. There is nothing occult and hidden in it. It is just the plain proposition, "Shall we so control the vast accumulations of wealth in this country so that they can no longer menace the general wellbeing of the nation?" The rate bill has been a great national problem up to date, but it looks as though it would soon have to take a place as second-page reading matter in the shadow of the larger problem that has been presented for public discussion. Generous Responses On last Sunday Father Dubbel made an earnest appeal at the morning services in the local Catholic church to aid the sufferers of San Francisco, plainly stating that words of sympathy only are idle at this moment, urging that there must be actions. A collection was taken up and over $180 received, and besides this generous gifts of food and clothing were made. On Tuesday morning services were held in the Catholic church for the dead, the service being well attended. The Methodist church raised $50. Other churches have subscriptions out and it is believed several hundred dollars will be raised. ORD OF PLACENTIA IN FIRE-SWEPT CITY Experience of Well-Known in the San Francisco Horror was the experience of A. S. on the San Francisco horror. word was in the city attending chapter, R. A. M., and had a escape in getting out of the city. He returned home on evening. He has given us a long statement of his experence with my friend, H. C. Santa Ana attending the patter of Royal Arch Masons. opping at the Grand and I at house on Ellis street, one Market. At 5:13 a.m. all stopped, and the last seen of hands all pointed to that and minute. Even the great ferry building clock when them, still indicated that building was not so much the south end only being set. The fifth story of the Royal— Story structure—the two upbeing wrecked. The first as of being rocked violently, began to fall, the bureau fireplace frame was torn rick, the bed wrecked and on pouring through the upThey struck me on the head first time I realized that I to feather pillows over my fact undoubtedly saved my generally sleep that way, there by instinct. ible crash of falling buildbreaking glass can never be and over all settled a black with smoke and dust. The the roar of miles cf flame, all seemed like a terrific battle; the sound of the guards’ rifles popping here and there, and over all the terrible black cloud, with a dark red ball of blood, it seemed, peering through the cloud overhead, that is all of the sun we saw that day. I worked my way determined to reach the water to the west and north and escape by boat to Oakland, even to row there; four of us had now taken an oath to stay by each other, and get the dock or die. Which perhaps was foolish but we were all thinking of our loved ones at home and that the news had already reached them of the terrible deaths in what was San Francisco, and the only way to releave them was to get out and get word to them. We continued until we reached Montgomery street and when near California the gas or sewer mains blew the whole street up, the paving and car tracks went in all directions; I was thrown against a building, knocked down and my hat went into the gutter. Three were killed outright and many wounded; we got together and went westerly up California to get around the fire; we came to a park on the side hill which was crowded and many were the heartrending scenes; one boy about 16 had his mother tied with sheet ropes—guarding her; she had become crazy; all were dazed; we left this place and went on into one of the tough places of San Francisco. An old man was either knocked down or fell; a tough grabbed his watch and ran toward me, and on the second three guards opened fire into the crowd, pumping bullets as fast as they could; we dropped on the ground, shot hitting three feet from me. I will say the guards were under the influence of liquor; one man having a bottle sticking out of his pocket; they had forced the saloons in places and got what they wanted and would shoot anyone else for doing the same thing; we escaped and did not ssop to see who was hurt; we then worked north to the cliffs and Ledger and were shut off by Telegraph Hill; we either had to go back or through the fire at Broadway; the latter we decided to do, the fire having burned itself out in places; a captain here told us the Ferry had just commenced to run and if ran we could make it; so we started. Hotter and hotter grew the pavements; pieces as large as a tablecloth had shipped from began to fall, the bureau the fireplace frame was torn wick, the bed wrecked and pouring through the upfirst time I realized that I feather pillows over my fact undoubtedly saved my generally sleep that way, there by instinct. ible crash of falling buildseaking glass can never be and over all settled a black with smoke and dust. The long from falling mortar and was partially dark as well as as, which were also filled. I managed to dress, not and collar however, grabbed clothes and slowly worked through the semi-darkness to I left behind me shrieking men who were locked in and unable to get out. I up with an ax and he libNo one here was killed, sions and cuts being the buries. instant of the quake all fire phones, telegraph, electric over service was put out of portion of the hotel was injured. On gaining the at greeted my eyes which become effaced. The two of the adjoining building across the street, streets eread here and there by fallen The new Flood building steel and concrets, was but aged. I went to Market if I could not get to the was all on fire near Davis could not see the ferry was then told that the not running. I then started toward Mission and Harddriven back by a wall of this district occurred the of life. Here were situap lodging houses, tenene homes of the poor peobuildings were nearly all the inmates crushed. Some the building, of these ten fire consuming the restrolled up on the sidewalk, animated within a few miner. The loss of life will own, but what I witnessed the estimate of 5000 to too small. is no head to anything, emed dazed. Autos and pressed into service and at some bread. At about 10 things got into working worked up Market, hopthe fire and escape by via station on the S. P. R. car as Ninth street; all was give up and got back to El30 in the morning. On had forced the saloons in places and got what they wanted and would shoot anyone else for doing the same thing; we escaped and did not sop to see who was hurt; we then worked north to the cliffs and Ledger and were shut off by Telegraph Hill; we either had to go back or through the fire at Broadway; the latter we decided to do, the fire having burned itself out in places: a captain here told us the Ferry had just commenced to run and if ran we could make it; so we started. Hotter and hotter grew the pavements; pieces as large as a tablespoon had chipped from the stone pavements; we now came to a dense smoke; three story brick buildings on each side still on fire; at the bottom the upper floors had been dumped; at last we got through into a clear place; we stopped to pump the smoke from our lungs and get a breath; when one of the buildings fell crashing into the street we had just passed, we were so near that it covered us with ashes and dust, but the docks were before us and we worked our way south; part of the docks were standing, others crushed, but had been spared by the fire. We went over rents and cracks, torn tracks bowed up in places; the street was sunk two feet in places. At last we reached the ferry more dead than alive; we could not speak, our tongues were so swollen. We soon found there were some twenty barrels of water, brought over from Oakland, near at hand. We made for them, and oh, how good it tasted. "It was now 4 o'clock in the afternoon. We passed over a gang plank, one at a time, and soon the wheels began to turn, and we then realized our goal was won. No one can realize what a feeling of relief swept over me as the doomed city receded in the distance. All day long the ringing of the song, "What a difference just a few hours make" had been going through my mind. I reached friend L. W. Potter of the Santa Fe as soon as the wire was through. He got Los Angeles and ticked my message over the wire at 5:35 p.m.-I believe the first private message to be sent out. I then went through Oakland to my son Percy's, who had been in a fever of excitement all day and had been trying to find me by wire and otherwise. The strain was now over and I collapsed-I was all in; exhausted. However by morning I was ready to go back, which I did with a friend, a captain in the national guard. We went all up through the smouldering ruins, which had once been noble buildings. The stench from burning flesh was fearful. Here on a little hill, entreanched by fire, stands the sailors' home. "I walked up Howard street, thence through Mission and Second. The Call, Examiner, Chronicle and Palace were standing; the old Grand and the Masonic Temple were down. The FOOD BULLETINS---REFUGEES The following bulletins have been received by Mr. Pickering, Southern Pacific agent at this point: OAKLAND, April 21. The Mayor of Cities and Towns in California:—How many people from San Francisco can you take care of in your community? The need is great; take as many as you can; answer immediately Oakland. GEO. C. PARDEE, Governor State of California LOS ANGELES, April 21. All Agents:—Notify all concerned. No passengers are allowed to enter San Francisco from any direction. Food supplies donated for San Francisco sufferers should be rations that can be eaten without cooking, as there is very little fuel and water or cooking facilities. 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