Show MEMORIAL OF A DISASTER Located near the margin of a beautiful beautiful beautiful beau beau- and romantic little lake in the Golden Gate park San Francisco Cal stands a handsome marble monument In a way it Is a memorial monument monument monument souvenir of ment being an enduring tho fearful tearful disaster that visited San Francisco Francisco In April 1906 earthquake 1906 earthquake and fire These beautiful and graceful graceful grace grace- ful Italian marble columns the columns the base and surmounting entablature and friezo havo have interesting associations Formerly they constituted the ornamental ornamental orna orna- mental front entrance to the palatial residence l of tho the late lato A A. N. N Towne Towne railway magnate who for many years made his home in San Francisco His His' mansion stood on California street on the very summit of the fashionable and aristocratic Nob Hill At the time of the great disaster the building building build build- ing was reduced to a vast heap of wreckage by the flames Singular to say the front entrance entirely escaped escaped es es- es both the violent earth shock and the consuming flames names The quake did not crack or shatter the marble marblo work nor did the fire blacken the highly polished stone For several years the facade stood untouched Recently work was commenced commenced commenced com com- in removing the mass of debris de de' debris I bris preparatory to rebuilding Mrs Towne presented to the city of Son Sou Francisco the front portal of the once splendid residence with the proviso that it should be placed somewhere In Golden Gate park as an enduring souvenir of tho the great disaster |