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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror, by Richard Linthicum and Trumbull White and Samuel Fallows This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror Author: Richard Linthicum Trumbull White Samuel Fallows Release Date: August 21, 2008 [EBook #26380] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SAN FRANCISCO HORROR *** Produced by Suzanne Shell, Sam W. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Transcriber's Note 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 STORY OF THE San Francisco Horror INTRODUCTION BY RT. REV. SAMUEL FALLOWS, D. D., LL. D. A Comprehensive and Connected Account of the Terrible Tragedy that Befell the People of Our Golden City--The Metropolis of the Golden Gate, and the Death and Ruin Dealt Many Adjacent Cities and Surrounding Country. Destroying Earthquake Comes Without Warning, in the Early Hours of the 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 of the Recent
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