| Show HE HEROISM OI M Of THE MUSSER fAMILY I Full ful Narrative of the Inferno I Through Which They Rushed H r BRAVE WIFE COOL HUSBAND Hi HiI I Story of Their Rude Awakening And Fight Against the Dangers Of Quake and Fire Tho lift March In 10 tho Iho th 1111 am amIL tho IL Cure nc Upon the lie I And wl I triples Correspondence San Ran Francisco April 23 Throughout 2 i the awful week weck In n Kin Siu r with all alt Us attendant horrors horror the tho one Jill nr bright ray ra halt had ben been the courage Mild almost I superhuman n Ii endurance of ot tho he women lorne l vt 1 For nr r the tho women men did it I noble deeds doh but It the of o their moth mother er eric wives and anti that t t them on to tn do II nets acts that will never be bo I recorded for PI the Iho ram ronson Unit thit out of ot o thousands of ut of o brave bravery ry In the horror vC oC the tho situation but buttel ii a few tel were noticed 4 Hum by b dido With tim the sternness of oC tho the firm hand ot of martial law out nUL p ti the tho of 0 the thc Ih women of o eve cc every i ry f T In thin Utah muhan I li tan can an hold I oid her own with lIn Fl OF Ol ii I Lat nit t Wednesday Parley Parle j i Musser wH and anil one lint were cre lit itt 1115 i 4 Minna street Han Francisco l 1 I they lire Bra speeding to 10 homo hine hineL L q city Suit Halt us its fit an OR can cani i li take them The Iho full Cult nf or that IhM 4 already told In III u II t meager dispatch di patch atch to New News nH tut I elated by hy Mr r Musser j IB Is one should stir tho heart of every overy resident of ot o he the I 1 fl make him feci eI that ho be In II u it itt t lih Li mid and ian can call Mm Mrs EI iJ CAlm mOM SAW SAIT I AKK The Musser family cams camo to 10 San Han Fl a Il couple of ot ngo Mr Muster who Id I n II t ton son oC or lion Hon A It Milton th 31 upper lu lr of ot Salt Hilt Lake hake had haJ an nn to tu to stUd and Hungry with the tho I In view of o n a tac ij tine Iise III In Salt Lake Lako ultimately Ho no moved t to Sari Han Francisco mill aini there thero rented n II aj j fit e apartment house hou witH fl the headquarters for Cor u a number of or Utah L iIi who vho I the Onto Jute While he ho h studied medicine nt cit tho the eel col collego eeli i t i lego leto hero here anti rUBe rowe to In to the 1110 html bead of o bin hl t i Mr Mn Musser homo 1 prospered ert 1 with lIh the family until hint Wednesday A AWAI BY ig At t 61 on morning they the thero Ji were cr ro awakened by b the TI hock end lU tho the next In tM deep Ins Ing flats flUte were the tho of ot the tho wildcat confusion o and I While men and f women were vero racing through tim tho build bulli building c r ing In their night t clothes In order to top p 4 reach the Iho the tito Musser Mus er family r dressed dree ed or at ut donned such at nt d j I tire tiro ns as would make them presentable I ca Then Thon end and only then thon ilk did they think of ot o r 3 leaving building con containing coni i t t t OO rooms room Take tho the baby tah bub Vald Mrs Musser to 10 her h husband I t h for tor me nIlI I nm nil coming An Another n u other shock chock hastened tim tha steps of II the family to tho tim exit Mr III Musser Mus er ran rant t tT tL Into the tho middle of or tho the street with the tho cJ child chibi and an then turned to Mud flud himself alone a all as tar far ar n nil ne his wire wife con kt t d D OAR GAB ast I t Since the first shock rocked rockell the build bullit building ing NUs cr had been heen thinking that l houll occur the gns pipes would be and broken In fart act i v already she detected the tho smell emeil of o gas gns j I escaping on 01 the tho Impulse Ibo sho Iio retraced her lI and calmly I 1 for tor n 1 monkey wrench Then without u n iti i ht light she hI he descended dr rl to 10 th the Ihl base bae basement ii i ment and cooly turned turner off oft the tho th gas gis nt at no noless noil il k less leu than Ihan SO M a meters connecting with alth the theBO f 1 BO ao different suites BUlles Ui nt rooms room In the tha j I building While thus engaged three I 1 l El U hocks occurred which threatened to tol l rI hiring bring tho the swaying building upon hor her t S brave little heul heart In the he meantime Mr 11 t j Mustier sas lIall standing In the of ot ofil il 3 tho the street uniting for or what hILI tho thu Inevitable and calling for tor or ori i 4 I r his bli wife At aLt t last bist she nhe appeared and they Joined 1 the throng of or excited peo people flO t pie pk on tho the street t Tint hilt everybody on that street did 1111 not 1 to 10 shut off ort the gas gns nt Lit tile thc Inot r r The Tho sequel witH was that In a n brief space nf of i j tc time lime smoke observed to bo ho hitI l su suIng I Ing In ini from froni rom several flats lints in t the vicinity k r In fl the tho distance down town lown could be beI I heard the clang of or the lire gongs aa I the th departments raced In re p response r pt t i sPon to n a sent ent In from rom H I the business hU In s district Irs i 1 1 J Come Corne quick Mr III Mus llIs Musser 4 ser 1111 let ns its luve taive our They Thoy t hoek ha k to lo the Iho and andl while th the tho Humes crime came nearer they Ihl pick picked l i ed erl out the most valuable of ot their ef cC effects ere I Mr III had been en for tor 1 i years to collect a L valuable medical II brar ad he lie Aus II cit loth to leave l It to 10 If T 4 the flames UP lb H the tho bent hl 1 bo j i i while his hh wire Wile picked out flUt the tho most uru uso hi f fill fat articles of o discarding III any anything 1111 IL q i thing thIn thet Will was not net and never neer Iv I E for u II moment overlooking looking the tue fact act Urn that tt i baby biby Mt at crowing on the Poor door ind 1111 rIi 1 would 1 noel need Home om things moi inor mort than ties pos po i sIb they the l ALSO to D 1 i Much lluch pr time I ent and It the tho net nel result was n it trunk packed to III the limit lima and IM IGO pounds auth 1 n II bundle ot of o tapped In III which vas U nearly UH Uti heavy AH I they t were tere cro leaving the suite the tho two pet ci ti tic a c tv twittered Oi I cannot let lot my I birds perish h lillI HO to ni nl a atc tc cordingly the lie were tre added uhe to t toi i 4 t the precious ii t AN noun OF 00 o I Outside OIlI ld the street lIas aes practically I deserted d for or Ui Ule people 4 I tutu hn tied 1 before the rapidly f flames to higher ground Then followed q In nn hour of ot anti and ex cx a f Tit The leaping along ii i the thic rows nf at n lumber lIIn I apartment houses I r like a n forest foren ore lire threatened to t the refugees In n t 1 horl f tune time Amid I tho the drifting Mr Muster Musser pulled 4 that trunk along the Ih streets street until the tho rt castor Casters were tre ft worn orn off oft and the bottom botton I Lt began to 10 break out Hut But for tor the books I t tin ho could hn e made all I hotter better progress I rl without having to leave part ot of his ht i burden and return for tor It at lit intervals V At l last IlI t an en open Ipen space reached Not Z ot LI UCh of or n II spare par hut It was on nn soft ott i A ground and arid a ut tin bucket lay lav In plain plainview ti 1 view tew Ie the Iho bucket Mr MUc i L i dug with frenzy and threw up tho the sanit w dirt a II at a n time 11 y thi I time he had dug Ilu a 1 hole deep enough for or 1 the books book and nna haul hal covered them over Ji the fire Wait Mas wa so hot na ns to be bl b almost t un mu unbearable bearable The last bet dirt being and scooped over onor he hu ran run to 10 his wife who had hail been tugging at nt tho the trunk nna One taking lakIng baby anti the tho canaries anti then the th real race began They went until they reached after n II dreary march of o two mlle miles Here lIere were gathered people I and no sooner Hooner had hd been thou there was Wat a I rail call all fur for men to vol vot volunteer 01 to 1 It in the buildings bUilding to 10 stop the progress 11 of or the Iho fire tire Mr III Musser OI wax one ono of ot the tho first to 0 go o to the he front and for or 30 31 34 hours hM his hi wife Vito lull did not flot nei N him him and knew kne neither n whether he vat heath dead or olive Hy II this time martial law had hlll been declare and tho the blue blu hind had it 11 I hand Ono One of tit the first order was wim 1111 none ilOIlO should walk on nn tho the high highbank bank of rock which overlooked hn where the refugees wire Wro gathered Two men nt lit l to lu climb this bank In III order to III it view vie the tho flue anti In both bOlh In the tho sentries opened fire firo on nn them II 1 nt Ml Mrs Mu III i Ij r raw a IV one of o men 1111 fall u a hot robbi t and a nil Ic over ii tut Into Inlo I ft 0 tho 1 ho to There lucre wore other Incidents of itt u willed which she hll not care to 10 II talk which oc cc occurred She like Ik everyone n eisa i who that inferno tins haH KIH u it fU a law av mi u narrative of or orI terror error I I rl 1 hi a rrt by h t ii H ID in I Piece lit vh h and thought that was wnM a U widow III her lie r child ch I Iii nn ni n ti orph Mr Mv 1 I u I this time lle how however ho however much alive Although ever was M very cry dead Ii Ild ta d tired I with wih w I I h his hl tu is Cue efforts it ut at lt lire Iro lighting light lug ho ii o hail had 1111 volunteered vol ii n t to In help Ii ci ii diets d the tl wounds litls und IA nil burns thuit tho the bodies of oC tho tue tl helpless H peo Pie 10 being brought Into luto thu emergency Ito When ho he returned to Iti tl his wife wl tto lu ho lil found tho thu serious HH this IH ex cx experienced x ed eye ryn told him that to remain would mean that thai some seine lomo pestilence pe tence would probably break out Olt ero tong long Ion In camp Clma and a the Iho first stage would bo be than thun tIit last 1111 Then hel It 1 was vas WI they Ily Iw to for tW tie Oakland which heretofore they haul boon been kd Id to believe bellevo had hind been submerged by b a C tidal wave Iho books book were dug dUI up and next thing to do the vui to 10 get et tho tim trunk honks books and tutu canaries to 10 the fery building unites miles mies away 1 below helow that blur of smoke rm HY lt PRIVATION I Weakened by h iund hard b ru wark the tho man lan wife rife Ite anti 1111 child made lade their way vay uy down hill bill hii They Thoy passed pOI tic d WU we g on till Oi wagon HOI hut but the tho drivers OI laughed when they the asked him for or Mil help At lust last ono cue wax uis encountered who wan going In that direction For I or the sum of or I he hut hl loaded up hi p 1 the t Ii ii books biks trunk I und 1111 tutu canaries and on they the landed banded nt at iL tim tho terry ferry It With ith 2 their effects their lives they landed In Oakland looking ns 1 s though they had been Leol through the tho Viii al alIc Icy Ic of or the In JI telling the tho story tor Mrs Musser said 11 they the could have hev hiatt more reidy realy cash HI ld its she Ih ah had secured It H hatchet prior lur to 10 t 0 leaving tug ti I bid lr r Iw I 0 Uld a lid wax Wil II about abe at atI to In I I k open ii Ute IIO tot toll tol I box hOK on Hie I ii e pub public luti Ii tic lic le telephone one In I n the hlll hut I I way when huen lit hoi bund Ii was sui 0 arrested ii I could Id not do I I t sh ehl said sall for f rl not our Ilon inon rJ It belonged to tb tt the comp ny Hut JUl th Ih y urn lire unit and sound baby will ili tell I I mother lother ChILI fattier father came through the reit lire lre or of April 18 15 I Wi I OKO uio O O v 1 rI |
