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Show HUMOR OF 'FRISCO DISASTER. How the Spirit of the People Manifested Mani-fested Itself In Hour of Trial. The spirit of tho Snn Francisco people peo-ple after tho great disaster expressed Itself In lighter ways, too, writes French Strother, In tho World's Work. A steel building on Van Ness avenue, with overy window Bpaco gaping from a gutted Interior, boro a freshly painted paint-ed sign "Tho Hotol llaltlmoro Is Now 'Opon for Business." It was wide open. In front of every house was a stovo set up In tho street and shielded from tho wind, liccrumo no tires wore al lowed In the houses until tho chimneys chim-neys could be Inspected. Thoso windbreaks wind-breaks almost Invariably boro some jocular legend. Somo woro named "ZInkands" or "TaltB" or "Tho Poodlo Dog," after famous restaurants of tho city. One sign read, "Well Shaken," and below It a finger pointed to tho next shack, on which was palntoij: "Samo Alive." There woro dozens of "Happy Homes." In San Joso I saw a building, completely wrecked from which n sign announced that "K. W. Jack Hns I' -en 'Earthrmaked' to IB West St. John Street (Just Around tho Corner)." Another "From Theso Ruins Will Kiso San Jose's Greatost Grocery Stoie." Hut perhaps tho most cffectlvo expression ex-pression 1 saw of tho spirit with which losses wero borno was on a streot car on Dcvlsndoro street. A Well-dressed young woman recognized a young man standing by n seat sovoral feet away. "Burned out?" sho Inquired. Ho smiled pleasantly and answered qulto Blmply, "yes." Nothing more was said. |