Project Gutenberg 2008-08-21 Public domain in the USA. 164 Linthicum, Richard 1859 1934 Fallows, Samuel 1835 1922 White, Trumbull 1868 1941 Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror Produced by Suzanne Shell, Sam W. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror" by Linthicum, Fallows, and White is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the devastating events surrounding the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 and the subsequent fire that ravaged the city. It reveals the scale of destruction, the loss of life, and the efforts made by survivors and authorities to deal with the aftermath of this tragic disaster, making it a compelling read for those interested in history or natural calamities. The opening of the work provides a detailed introduction to the catastrophe, describing the earthquake that struck San Francisco in the early hours of April 18, 1906. It paints a vivid picture of panic as buildings collapsed, water mains broke, and fires erupted throughout the city. Survivors faced terrifying scenes amidst the chaos, including the desperate attempts of firefighters who, unable to find water, resorted to using dynamite to control the raging inferno. As the days of destruction unfolded, the narrative evokes the suffering of thousands left homeless and the gallant efforts of rescuers, illustrating both the horrors and the heroism exhibited during one of America’s greatest disasters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Earthquakes Volcanoes San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906 Vesuvius (Italy) -- Eruption, 1906 Disasters F850.5 Text Browsing: Environmental Issues Browsing: History - American 789347 789198 2024-09-11T09:07:01.444494 2023-09-11T12:07:12.096845 text/html text/html 803091 2021-01-04T00:47:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3816314 2021-01-04T00:47:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3887755 2024-09-11T09:07:13.601479 application/epub+zip 3894443 2024-09-11T09:07:04.260501 application/epub+zip 366942 2024-09-11T09:07:02.657500 application/epub+zip 4259994 2024-09-11T09:07:20.851419 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4193956 2024-09-11T09:07:12.142497 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 603184 2022-09-12T09:13:12.908196 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 716324 716230 2024-09-11T09:06:59.429543 2023-09-11T12:07:10.256885 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 716237 2021-01-04T00:47:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 270706 2021-01-04T00:47:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 716271 2021-01-04T00:47:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 270708 2021-01-04T00:47:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21464 2024-09-11T09:07:21.037398 application/rdf+xml 16608 2024-09-11T09:07:03.046512 image/jpeg 3920 2024-09-11T09:07:02.853498 image/jpeg 3865596 2024-09-11T09:07:01.672541 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog