Complete Story of the San Francisco Earthquake and Other Great Disasters

Description: RailroadTreasures offers the following item: Complete Story of the San Francisco Earthquake and Other Great Disasters Complete Story of the San Francisco Earthquake and Other Great Disasters Hard COVER 1906 DAMAGE -- see photos for examples of the worst pages. Notice the area around the lower edges. Pages are not stuck together. Some pages are good. Over 300 pages. Urged by survivors of the dread catastrophe that befell the imperial city of the Golden Gate to write the story of their fearful hardships and sufferings, and of the fate that befell their loved ones, I have undertaken the task of presenting it in permanent, historic form. The work will include sad recitals of carnage-of remarkable escapes from death, and thrilling experiences of brave men who risked life and limb to save their fellow sufferers. It will deal with fortunes swept away in a moment; with a nightmare that settled down on a fairy-like city in the space of a breath and left it waste ; with the almost superhuman manfulness that awoke in the breasts of the poor, homeless, wretched victims of nature's wrath and stirred them to resolution to rebuild stronger, better, grander than before. It shall be my endeavor to gather the actual facts pertaining to this terrible and overpowering affair. With a profound sense of appreciation, acknowledgment is made of the assistance and co-operation I have received from the highest officials and from leading experts and scientists versed in seismic lore. Through their courtesy and assistance I have been able to secure data and special information relating to this greatest of modern disasters, which can only be found in this volume. The task of preparing a hook of this kind is necessarily trying, and one of mournful interest, keeping constantly in mind, as it does, the peculiarly sad and heart-rending features that characterized this horror of April i8. Once glorious 'Frisco, with aching heart and head bowed in grief o'er the graves of its unnumbered dead, awakens the pity of the entire globe in this her hour of sorrow and need-sorrow and 'need brought on by a holocaust without parallel in the history of the new world, or, in fact, in modern times. One fact and one alone stands forth to relieve the gruesome mournfulness of the hour-the prompt generosity of the world at large in hurrying to the assistance of the stricken, wrecked, flame-battered city of dead and dying. Never before, perhaps has an occasion arisen when the fellowship of man and the spirit of true brotherhood has been so fully and so nobly illustrated. San Francisco the beautiful, a sparkling gem reflecting the radiance of the evening sun sinking in a golden shimmer in the calm Pacific, has fallen. Her glory, wealth, strength and proud position among the big cities of the globe have been stripped from her, and she is all but desolate. The charity of the world has alone prevented utter desolation. San Francisco and her sister cities may have not been sacrificed in vain. The spirit of compassion, of helpfulness, of true charity awakened wherever the clicking telegraph key flashed the word of California's loss, will not die. Nor will the spirit of inquiry and investigation that was aroused. Man will learn more of the secrets of nature. He will wrest them from her jealous grasp and will build accordingly. Thousands of lives will be saved tomorrow as the fruit of each lost yesterday. While this book is intended to be a fitting memorial in commemoration of the tragic and historic event it is my hope and firm belief that its wide circulation will be an instrument for great good. It will contribute its share in giving impetus to that spirit of inquiry and will contribute its quota toward disseminating such knowledge as we possess relating to seismic. disturbances. In this belief and the firm hope the end will be attained, this volume is prepared. Before concluding this brief foreword it is only proper to call attention to the debt of gratitude I owe brave survivors of the dread visitation for the aid they have given me in its preparation. In grateful acknowledgment of their efforts, I respectfully dedicate the book to them. All pictures are of the actual item. If this is a railroad item, this material is obsolete and no longer in use by the railroad. Please email with questions. Publishers of Train Shed Cyclopedias and Stephans Railroad Directories. 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