A History of the Earthquake And Fire in San Francisco An Account of the Disaste
A History of the Earthquake And Fire in San Francisco An Account of the Disaste
Frank W Aitken
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A slight wind had sprung up from the west. The torch was applied, and back fires were started to meet the approaching conflagration. Soon all that lay between was a raging furnace. Perhaps never before had human eyes beheld such a sight as was seen by the people on the slopes beyond, as they looked across at the westerly side of Nob Hill, and the level ground below, all in flames at once. Virtually all the district from which the people had migrated during the night or had been driven in the mo...rning was ablaze — a flame-swept sea. The air for miles was stifling. The roar, as the billows of fire rose and fell, and leaped from house to house, Claus Spreckels' Residence Photo by M tiller THE CONQUEST 113 from street to street, was terrific. And ever there was a cracking and lashing of whip-ends overhead. In the morning it had been determined that the Western Addition should be saved at any cost. By night millions of dollars worth of property lay low in ruin. The price had been paid; and what a price it was!
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