Show SHOCK CAME WHEN PEOPLE WERE SLEEPING san francisco the earthquake oc burred at 5 15 on wednesday morning 1 18 causing alres to break out in a dozen localities and as the water mains were destroyed by the shock ft soon became apparent that the fire nen were powerless and that the cit was doomed to suffer the greatest con of its history the great damage to the city was not from the earthquake but from the lames following which swept ove he entire city despite the herolt work of the firemen and citizens many were killed by the falling buildings at the moment of the earth quake while many of injured imons boned in wrecked buildings were roast ed to death every conceivable con meyance from automobiles to hand carts was pressed into service to con vey the injured and dying to ampro hospitals electric power was stopped and street cars did not run railroads and terry boats also ceased operations following the first shock there was another within five minutes but not nearly so severe three hours latel here was another slight shock this harrowing experience has been a testimonial to the modern steel build ng A score of these structures were n course pf and not one hese suffered from the earthquake the completed modern buildings also immune from harm by earth quake the buildings that collapses were all flimsy wooden and old fash boned brick structures the damage by earthquake does not begin to corn pare with the loss by fire |