. Eine Geschichte des Erdbebens und Feuers in San Francisco; ein Bericht über die Katastrophe vom 18. April 1906 und ihre unmittelbaren Folgen. w isills und Gehäuse, als sie begannen zu rauchen – das kostbare Wasser sparsam, fast widerwillig, aber gut. Das Gebäude verwaisted. 96 DER SCHICKSALHAFTE TAG Al zur gleichen Zeit war ein ähnlicher Kampf in der Mint, weit weg im Südwesten. Hier war Wasser, aber die Maschine, die sie aus einem artesischen Brunnen pumpte, war durch das Erdbeben gebrochen worden. Das Gebäude war aus schwerem Mauerwerk, mit eisernen Fensterläden; die Hauptbedrohung war in seinem tarredroof. Alles, was man so sagen kann

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. A history of the earthquake and fire in San Francisco; an account of the disaster of April 18, 1906 and its immediate results. w sills and casings when they began tosmoke—dealing out the precious water sparingly, almost grudgingly, but well. The building wassaved. 96 THE FATEFUL DAY Al the same time a similar struggle was goingon at the Mint, far away to the southwest. Herethere was water, but the machinery that pumped itfrom an artesian well had been broken by the earth-quake. The building was of heavy stonework, withiron shutters; the chief menace was in its tarredroof. Everything that could be drawn to the edgewas thrown into the courtyard, and while the pump-ing engine was being repaired, mops to fight thefire with were wet in the vitriol tubs. Assailed ontwo sides at close range, and on the other two at thewidth only of the streets, across which were tallwooden buildings, the Mint, with its treasure-storeof two hundred millions, was the scene of one of thehardest and best-fought battles of the conflagration.It lasted seven hours. Here, too, soldiers had cometo help. In the end the building was saved un-. Appraisers Building Photo }>v Hecht THE FATEFUL DAY 97 harmed, except where the fierce heat had scaled offpart of the stone of the walls. At the Post-office — which was almost isolatedand had only fiimsy shacks for neighbors — the dan-ger was less. Once, however, the fire entered onecorner of the building, and the clerks who were thereturned aside from their work to subdue it and savethe structure. Down on the water-front the Harbor Commis-sion was at work saving the wharves. The fireboats Active and Leslie, with several thousand feetof hose, had come down from the Navy Yard atVallejo, and were pouring salt water on the flamesas fast as their engines could pump it up. Fromthe Howard street wharf five hose lines were carriedfar along the front of the fire. Marines had arrivedfrom Goat Island, and were hard at work where-ever there was fighting to be do

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