Show UNCLE BILLY IS SAFE W H Workman of Los Angeles Was In Palace Hotel William H Workman city treasurer of Los Angeles and well known In Salt Lake saw aw the birth of San Francisco as a city fifty years ears ago and last Wednesday wit witnessed witnessed witnessed its destruction It was at first thought hought that Uncle Billy had perished In n the Palace hotel but Saturday he stepped off a train at his home and told tolda a i Los Angeles Express reporter a harrow harrowing lag ing ng story S SC C Frisco has perished said Mr Work Workman Workman Workman man but a new and grander Frisco will arise In its place Just now the people want bread Send them all the bread you youcan youcan ou can and more bread The suffering is ter terrible terrIble Uncle Billy was thrown out DUt of bed by the t e shock and aDd dressed himself as well as he could standing In the doorway Then Th r the fire fIr came and he rushed down downstairs downstairs downstairs stairs and out Into the street High buildings were falling or crumbling into dust on every side of him and the fire raced up and down Market street like a wild horse on a prairie He wandered about all morning and at noon coolly re returned returned turned to the Palace hotel and had his luncheon even though it seemed then that the city was doomed At the Palace was in flames |