. A history of the earthquake and fire in San Francisco; an account of the disaster of April 18, 1906 and its immediate results. destroyed,the most striking manifestations of the power of theshock were to be found in its effect on the earthitself here and there in various parts of the city. On Valencia street, near Nineteenth, about amile southwest of the City Hall, stood the ValenciaStreet Hotel, a four-story wooden structure. Theearthquake spilled it out into the street. From thewindows of its upper story the guests stepped outonto the car-track; but in the rooms below sometwenty persons wer
. A history of the earthquake and fire in San Francisco; an account of the disaster of April 18, 1906 and its immediate results. destroyed,the most striking manifestations of the power of theshock were to be found in its effect on the earthitself here and there in various parts of the city. On Valencia street, near Nineteenth, about amile southwest of the City Hall, stood the ValenciaStreet Hotel, a four-story wooden structure. Theearthquake spilled it out into the street. From thewindows of its upper story the guests stepped outonto the car-track; but in the rooms below sometwenty persons were crushed to death. The street,in front of the hotel, is twisted far to one side, andhas dropped several feet below its level; the cabletracks, heavy concrete conduits on steel yokes, arebent sharply aside and broken, as if made of Howard street, two blocks away (just beyondthe fire line), a row of houses leaned drunkenly oneach other for support. Through here ran Wil-low Creek years ago; and even yet, perhaps some ofthe waters find their outlet beneath the loose soilwhich has been placed on the old bed. It was on. l-l 3 ■4->CJ 3u •4-» CO 4> OS O X5 Z OS o
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