. A history of the earthquake and fire in San Francisco; an account of the disaster of April 18, 1906 and its immediate results. of his home, and conveyed to the THE WORK OF THE FIRE 141 Presidio Hospital. In June he was discharged, re-stored to health; during all the time intervening hehad had no tidings of his family. For a month hesearched. At length he found his wife, who, likehim, had also been taken out of the house uncon-scious, and who had been removed to a hospital fortreatment for her injuries. She, too, had beensearching for him and for their little ones, but ofthem she had learned
. A history of the earthquake and fire in San Francisco; an account of the disaster of April 18, 1906 and its immediate results. of his home, and conveyed to the THE WORK OF THE FIRE 141 Presidio Hospital. In June he was discharged, re-stored to health; during all the time intervening hehad had no tidings of his family. For a month hesearched. At length he found his wife, who, likehim, had also been taken out of the house uncon-scious, and who had been removed to a hospital fortreatment for her injuries. She, too, had beensearching for him and for their little ones, but ofthem she had learned nothing. Together they tookup the sad search. At last, in one of the Missionrefugee camps, they found their little three-year-old. From her joyous childish prattle they couldget only a meagre outline of the story—only thatsome one had heard her crying and taken her out ofthe house as it burned. They continued the heart-breaking attempt to find the other little ones, butcould get no clue. Finally the father began what hehad dreaded and had put off as long as any hope re-mained—the search of the ruins of his home. There,. ^^,.^1^^^^
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