Show TOO EXHAUSTED TO TALK Interviews I With Some of the Prom PromInent Prominent cl 10 Men of San Francisco San Francisco o April 21 Th following are some of or the personal experiences exp rf ces of a 8 fw of the prominent men of or San Fran Francisco Franci Francico cisco cico ci co James D Phelan Ph lan former mayor maJor of ot San Francisco Franeisco and chaIrman or of the finance saId When h n I wag awakened hi tn my house by bv f the shock I made my way y down town to ward ard the fire which was raging in two t vo One Ofle branch of the fire de n my office building on Market street f reet and the other my home In the Mis sion inn Of or my fly m personal effects I saved but f fw w My 1 family left my iny home and pro f ded to Golden Gate park where I fol ol owed ow and pitched d two tents which I hap it to have stored at my home Later I accompanied n my family to Burlingame twenty miles south BOuth In an automobile I have nO n doubt whatever but that the city ty ity will Wilt be oe immediately rebuilt on lines of f strength and architectural beauty here unknown Rudolph I r can give no con r account of my experience now I I have not time to think about myself I 1 1 avo tv volunteered v as a special officer and 1 j m Ri ted the firemen in trying trIng to check h f fire fre and my experience at Van Ness r nd Union streets was wag certainly a thrill i n is l one Of course San Francisco will be built and better than ever Hrman I r i was In the St Frands T hott hotl hoti and have lost all my per pert t nl effects eff tM except the suit of clothes Rt t I have on and two ho flannel shirts I Iyo IV I yo V done what I could everywhere to t re leve Il eve the suffering and just at present am amoo amoo too t oo exhausted to think connectedly Homer S King president resident of the San S n Francisco F clearing house said San Francisco has a future and will FT Fr rebuild r This Is beyond any doubt This T his Is not even a panic and I have seen een s more than one panic uIt It Is only a setback from which the city ity c Is strong and vigorous enough to recover r I do not believe any of the bankers ankers b consider this disaster anything more m ore than a serious wound that will heal leal h quickly and cleanly The banks are more than willing to help elp h ht the people who have shared in inthe he the t common distress Chicago and Bs Baltimore altimore B recovered from even greater setbacks s Bh The people of or San Francisco have h ave always been progressive and are recognized r as hard workers There is iso ns no n o reason why they should not do the same ame s ameThe The UThe bankers will help to rebuild the he t city We are absolutely satisfied and a nd assured as to our own standing Most of the money that Is put Into cir circulation circulation c will be he directed into channels where it will be most effective In the reestablishment r of business Interests You may state that the poor people a pd the wage earners who have suf suffered suffered f ered loss by fire should not be need needlessly essly lessly l alarmed There will be no pres pressure pressure presure sure ure s for payment on the part of the b banks anks We will walt walL We expect to 10 bc cooperate c in every respect with the people eople p who must build the new San Francisco Francieco |