. Review of reviews and world's work. c-tion of property. The town of Salinas, 118miles south of San Francisco, was very badlyinjured by the earthquake, but there was no lossof life. Several distinct shocks were also felt asfar south as Los Angeles. Our map shows the position of San Francisco,which is almost surrounded by water. Exceptfor one line from the south, raihvav traffic ter- minates at Oakland, and San Francisco is reachedby ferries. The earthquake cut off communica-tion both by rail and by telegraph, and this addedto the difficulty and distress of the or not this Ca
. Review of reviews and world's work. c-tion of property. The town of Salinas, 118miles south of San Francisco, was very badlyinjured by the earthquake, but there was no lossof life. Several distinct shocks were also felt asfar south as Los Angeles. Our map shows the position of San Francisco,which is almost surrounded by water. Exceptfor one line from the south, raihvav traffic ter- minates at Oakland, and San Francisco is reachedby ferries. The earthquake cut off communica-tion both by rail and by telegraph, and this addedto the difficulty and distress of the or not this California disaster is relatedin some way to the recent.^ctivity of Vesuvius,there can be no doubt ofthe existence of longlines or belts of seismic disturbance. Uponthese things we shall hear much and doubtlesslearn something from scientific students andobservers. San Franciscos dangerous liabil-ity to earthquakes has long been well known,and the valleys extending both northward andsouthward seem destined to simultaneous VIEW OF THE MASSIVE CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYED IN THE BUILDINGS OF THE LELAND STANFORD UNIVERSITY, AT PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA. GEORGE F. BAER: MASTER-SPIRIT OF THEANTHRACITE INDUSTRY. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM UNGER. A BOUT twenty years -^^ ago, said a retiredcivil engineer, a few weekssince, to a group of literarymen in Pliiladelphia, I wasbuilding a railway trestle ona short spur of the Readingsystem. Mr. Baer, then anattorney for the company,was one of a party of officialsinspecting the work. As wewalked out on the loose tim-bers 1 heard an exclamationbehind, and turning, saw slightly in advance ofthe others and apparentlyhesitating. I also thoughthis face was paler than before, and said : Mr. Baer,if you feel at all nervous wecan turn back. No, Ill not turn back,was the deliberate reply, andas 1 was about to furtherurge against possible danger,lie continued : * My life isin the hands of—George The story illustrates thesuperb determination
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