Show SHOCK CAME WHEN PEOPLE WERE SLEEPING San FranclscoTho earthquake occurred oc-curred at 515 on Wednesday morning April 18 causing fires to break out In a dozen localities and as the water mains were destroyed by the shock It soon became apparent that tho firemen fire-men were powerless and that tho city was doomed to suffer the greatest conflagration con-flagration of Its history The great damage to the city was not from the earthquake but from the flames following which swept over the entire city despite the heroic work of the firemen and citizens Many were killed by the falling buildings at the moment of the earthquake earth-quake while many of Injured Imprls oned In wrecked buildings wore roa ted t-ed to death Every conceivable con veyanco from automobiles to bane carts was pressed Into service to convey con-vey tho injured and dying to improvised Impro-vised hospitals Electric power was stopped ant street cars did not run Railroads and ferry boats also ceased operations I Following the first shock there war another within five minutes but not nearly so severe Three hours later there was another slight shock This harrowing experience has bccc a testimonial to tho modern steel buildIng build-Ing A score of these structures were In course of erection and not one 01 these suffered from the earthquake The completed modern buildings were also Immune from harm by earthquake earth-quake The buildings that collapsed were all flimsy wooden and old fashioned fash-ioned brick structures The damage by earthquake does not begin to compare com-pare with the loss by fire |