Not in history has a modern imperial city been so completely destroyed. most significant earthquakes of all time. In 1904, civic leaders invited Daniel Burnham a celebrated designer who contributed ideas to the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago and the 1901 plan for Washington, D.C.s National Mall to reimagine San Francisco. There were only a couple of neighbors but all were out in their night shirts and pajamas, the women all wore long nightgowns down to their ankles and a few of the men wore pajamas but most of them long nightshirts and that was how every-[missing], 1906 Earthquake Account of Joaquin Miller San Francisco Museum, Alameda Building Trades Relief Work by F.H. All night long the ferry boats brought hoards of folks across the east bay where they could seek shelter with relatives or friends. I have built a fire in the fireplace, put my supper on to cook and while it is cooking am going to start answering your letter. The streets seemed wide, bright and steep, and I've never seen the city so large, but the stillness was terrible and the light was unnatural, and then two little talented birds came into the chapel and a humming bird out of the apple tree came in and there was a bump and a thump as if I were in a small boat bumping against a wharf. Fortunately, the gorgeous United States post office at 7th and Mission, opened in 1905, survived. Christine Williams and Jules Hatfield from Don't Forget to Move, tell us how to do San Francisco right, on a shoestring budget. E. R. Dille, who was then pastor of First Church, said he had never in his life been so proud of people as he was of First Church workers in those hours of dire need and emergency.1. National Archives. Despite bewilderment amid reconstruction efforts, postal services soon resumed at make-shift sites. Starting back to school was a busy time so I did not get to move my bed out on the roof either Monday or Tuesday night. For additional information, check out our lists of links The week before the earthquake I had spent my nights sleeping in a treehouse that your grand-dad and I had built. In response to public outcry, city engineers undertook the design and construction of the Auxilary Water Supply System (AWSS), a high-pressure network that can cover a city block with 25 feet of water in one day. The envelope featured here was postmarked at San Francisco on April 24, 1906. 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If you are a resident of another country or region, please select the appropriate version of Tripadvisor for your country or region in the drop-down menu. 05:12 AM local time in the Rapid resumption of postal services sent a powerful message to the country and world: San Francisco might be laid low, but its heartits business and personal relationshipsstill beat. Don't miss Travel Channel in your favorite social media feeds. The San Andreas fault ruptured 430 km from San Juan Bautista to the Cape Mendocino triple junction. If you venture up to Point Reyes (worth a day trip in it's own right), there is an exhibit of sorts. I said "Earthquake?" Donate. 3. At 5:30 the next morning I was awakened by my bed rolling on its castors all over the room. http://sanfrancisco.about.com/b/2008/03/20/usgs-visitor-center-in-menlo-park.htm, There is the virtual Museum, but no permanent site dedicated to the quake that I know of. Most of the buildings in Oakland that were constructed of brick were seriously damaged, many of the chimneys collapsed, and the water mains were broken, leaving the city without water. Maybe it was the second Monday--I don't remember. Hospital camps were established for the injured and they were given all the aid possible, and now, two weeks after the disaster, every one of the homeless has been cared for. With funding from the U.S. Department of Education, the Center for History and New Media (CHNM) has created Teachinghistory.org with the goal of making history content, teaching strategies, resources, and research accessible.|READ MORE, 2018 Created by the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University with funding from the U.S. Department of Education (Contract Number ED-07-CO-0088)|READ MORE. I forgot to say that the week I spent in the tree house was the spring vacation. Add these spots to your must-consume list. One episode I remember hearing of was of a prominent local socialite who gave birth to a son on the ruins of Golden Gate Park. There are 31 transcribed fire department reports, including an article about the reorganization of the department in the wake of the disaster, and a facsimile of the 1910 police report on the quake and fire. The city fire chief sent an urgent request to the Presidio of San Francisco, an army post on the edge of the stricken city, requesting dynamite to help smother the fires. It's a little museum with not much except a huge step backwards to 1906. When I told him he said Dont move it out tonight. It was worthwhile to see our refined and cultured young ladies rise before dawn to work on the early shifts during those strenuous days. The exhibit itself is about the Flood Building, which I love, and how it was saved from oblivion. My chapel was open at the time. (Other displaced San Franciscans relocated to Los Angeles, where the population swelled almost 212% between 1900 and 1910 and while some returned, many did not.). San Francisco with 2 teen boys (17 and 19 years old), cable carts & which neighbourhoods should I explore ?(south). A timeline, from April 18 to April 23, covers major events and a facsimile of a roster lists names and addresses of those who died. So everybody helped. In the three days following the earthquake, more than 150,000 people fled to Oakland, doubling its population in 72 hours.10. Get answers to your questions about San Francisco. The earthquake was felt LocalWiki is a grassroots effort to collect, share and open the worlds local knowledge.

The birds hid when the earthquake came. I hope it is not late for your purpose. Ask your teacher to give you a high mark for effort. I, like many others had some interesting experiences. In the early morning hours of April 18, 1906, the earth shuddered beneath San Francisco. Within that time meals were served hungry multitudes, and the auditorium of First Church took on the appearance of a dormitory. reported elsewhere. Strictly speaking, San Francisco welcomed the world to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition to commemorate the completion of the Panama Canal. elastic-rebound theory of the earthquake source, which remains With looting and other criminal activities a threat, Brigadier General Frederick Funston, commander of the Presidio (recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Philippine War) had already decided the situation required troops and had informed the mayor of his decision to assist. A general delivery system was initiated so people could call at a post office and pick-up and deliver mail. But nobody was brave enough to sit in the house for several nights as there were dire predictions of earthquakes yet to come, so each one dragged their mattress and bedding out into the birch grove where they set up camp for a few nights. He woke up and asked me what I was doing. Terms of Use | Since the great fire in San Francisco many people from that stricken city are quartered, temporarily at least, in the cities across the bay. Although martial law was never declared, Funston, in cooperation with civilian authorities, assumed command of damage control and rescue operations. Delve into our brief historical overview of the 'City by the Bay'. It was retyped from the original copy in the McElrath Family Private Collection. Once again has organized labor shown itself able to meet the emergency. Just after five oclock in the morning, the San Andreas Fault slipped 32 feet and rattled the city for nearly a minute. It was then that a special meeting of the Building Trades Council of Alameda was called to discuss the situation within twenty-four hours after the shake. I remember being impressed by Petaluma who sent a carload of boiled fresh eggs. Homes collapsed, gas lines ruptured, and the fires that sprang up as a result destroyed an estimated 25,000 buildings over nearly 500 city blocks. You've got some good ideas here. As to the earthquake of 1906 I remember it very well. Good Question: How Did Oakland Help Out In The 1906 Earthquake. It was as though a giant had taken hold of the headboard of the old walnut bedstead on which I had been asleep and was shoving the bed rapidly back and forth across the room. They worked around the clock. Sixty-nine years after it occurred, he recounts the experience to his brother Alden's granddaughter. The frequently quoted value The cats went out and everything seemed satisfactory. My dad (that would be your great-grand-dad) was out in the yard as was his custom working in the garden. San right-lateral strike-slip, with a peak displacement of 6 meters near Later when we went to tour the ruins from the ferry building to Van Ness Avenue there was nothing but a sea of ashes, not a building nor a stick in sight. CBS SF Bay Area. These high-profile cases haunt the imagination. It is actually a children's museum. Here are a few of the ways its face changed. San Francisco Earthquake cover postmarked on April 24, 1906. Does SF have any budget hotels, hostels, or hotels with free/cheap parking? 14, The biggest impact was the influx of refugees from San Francisco, many who stayed in Oakland even after San Francisco had rebuilt. junction of Cape Mendocino, the earthquake confounded contemporary (1) In Sausalito, there is a good exhibit at the Army Corps of Engineers museum. (2) Also in Sunnyvale is the Joshua Hendy Ironworks Museum, open only the first Monday of each month. Disaster leveled "the Paris of the West" a century ago and its aftermath echoes through the city today. Dam Is Badly Damaged Oakland Tribune April 18, 1906, ohrphoto.earthquakes.003 Oakland History Center, Oakland Public Library. Our restaurant set-up fed 1,500 daily. Letter from Phoebe McElrath about the 1906 Oakland earthquake.pdf This is a first-hand account of the earthquake as experienced by a young Oakland girl. At our free clinic was an Army surgeon aided by a group of nurses to help with first aid. Some merchants had begun to increase the prices of the necessities of life, and rumors were being circulated that building mechanics were about to outrageously increase their wages, especially for the building of chimneys and fixing foundations. Schultz, S., and R. Wallace, The San Andreas Fault, USGS General Interest Publication, 1989. Thousands have left the city and gone east, north and south, and other thousands are going, but Oakland has still a population more than double her usual number, and is probably the most popular city on the Pacific Coast. The exhausted were sleeping on cushions in the pews of First Church. The cats were under my great brass bed and I never witnessed such stillness. rupture length. We are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. The ones in the Presidio are not, unfortunately open. Little did we realize what had happened over there. Hundreds of mechanics registered here. It was then that the Building Trades Council volunteered to furnish one hundred and fifty men to work under the direction of the city officials, to help in maintaining order. Civilian and military authorities speedily took other steps toward reconstruction and restoration of order.

of 700 deaths caused by the earthquake and fire is now believed Outside my room was a flat roof with planter boxes around the edge. I don't think that people were living in tents "for years and years" after the 1906 EQ. The Council further declared that the same conditions as obtained before the temblor would continue on all permanent work. Washington, DC 20002. These incipient blazes were promptly subdued, and within four hours the water mains had been repaired. The Virtual Museum of San Francisco. This was an ideal place so I thought to put my bed. comes more from the wealth of scientific knowledge derived from it Pratt (F.H. As the earthquake proceeded they started to fly in all directions. An organization was set up within 12 hours. Don Wildman went west to speak to the experts who know those efforts most intimately; on the eve of The Deadly 1906 Earthquake: A Mysteries at the Museum Special, were revisiting the city that rose from the ashes. He later said that he tried to wave us back as another chimney was just starting to fall off the roof onto the back porch. Francisco Bay Area of central California. You can sort them out and use them as you see fit.

I dont remember any bricks falling but when we were safely out and looked back I remember the back porch and steps were covered with bricks and some still falling. Our house was an old Victorian mansion made up of many additions and had several very large handsome brick chimneys on its roof. In A STEEPLE AMONG THE OAKS: A CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF THE FIRST METHODIST CHURCH 1862-1962, Albert E. Norman chronicles the relief efforts of the church and its volunteers: "No. Analysis of the 1906 displacements and strain more than half a century later. Photo by: Giuseppe Milo via Flickr Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 2.0, Giuseppe Milo via Flickr Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 2.0. Fire-fighting apparatus and hundreds of men went across the bay to lend their aid in trying to save the city from destruction, and as the fire progressed others took up the work of arranging to relieve the condition of those made homeless.". At First Church, relief work was organized by Dr. Margaret Wythe, who demonstrated a positive genius for administration work.

Find out why the Presidio, located in San Francisco, is the perfect place for couples looking for a romantic getaway. In one place you can see where the earth slipped, separating a fence by as much as 8 feet. Except where otherwise noted, the content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 3.0 License. Olema. The museum's main entrance is located on the corner of First Street and Massachusetts Avenue NE. The California earthquake of April 18, 1906, ranks as one of the People were living in tents for years and years afterwards. I lay down again and then the sun burst over the hills and San Francisco was silver and gold. Assistant Curator of Philately Cool map of EQ cabins wtung. The natural catastrophe ranks among the worst in United States history. F. H. Pratt, who was secretary of the Alameda Building Trades Council, provides an East Bay perspective of the Great Earthquake of 1906: The earthquake of April 18th which caused such havoc in San Francisco did not fail to visit Alameda County in its rounds. He thought Thank God the boys are safe. He said if he had not had his spade in the ground and clung onto it he would have been thrown flat. somewhat misleading appellation of the "San Francisco earthquake." 2 Massachusetts Ave., N.E. As a basic reference about the earthquake and the damage As I jumped out of bed not fully realizing what was happening a six-flue brick chimney fell covering the spot on the roof where I had planned to put my bed about two feet or more deep with bricks and mortar. Have you signed up for ourmonthly e-newsletter? Fault System, California". people gather in front of city hall following earthquake 15. The Rev. Mother went to bed with a sick headache and you might wake her up. So, I left it in the middle of the floor and went to bed. All restrictions on Saturday afternoon and Sunday work were removed on that particular class of work. Teachinghistory.org Outreach | Privacy Policy, Museum of the City of San Francisco: The Great 1906 Earthquake and Fire, In Our Own Time: Native American Timekeeping, Spot the President: Presidential Campaign Ads. It must have been Tuesday night as the earthquake occurred Wednesday morning at 5:30 give or take a few minutes. Churches throughout the area were turned into dormitories, clothing depots, dining halls, employment and information centers, and hospitals. most for the fire it spawned in San Francisco, giving it the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906. Rupturing the northernmost 430 km of the All were given shelter and sustenance. It was dictated by Phoebe McElrath to her nurse and companion in Oakland, California, for her brother Aldens granddaughter for a school project. Use any part or all of this narrative as you see fit. http://picturethis.museumca.org/timeline/progressive-era-1890-1920s/effects-1906-earthquake/info. Staypineapple, An Elegant Hotel, Union Square, Holiday Inn San Francisco-Golden Gateway, an IHG Hotel. He said we ran out through a shower of bricks and he thought surely we would be killed. 54 A Typical Bread line in the early stages of the relief distribution." Other towns responded in like fashion.

While the 1906 earthquake came as a great shock to the city, the fires that raged in its aftermath were hardly unprecedented; in fact, San Francisco had burned five other times since 1849. Further, Mayor E.E. If you can look up these docent led hikes and sign-up for them, that's the only way to get in. The mashup that resulted was so successful that Chinatowns around the world followed suit. During the afternoon and night of the 18th thousands of refugees from San Francisco came to Oakland and the people of that city fed them and found places for them to sleep. But the conflagration that followed burned up hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of property There is no estimating within hundreds of millions the actual damage wrought. Smithsonian National Postal Museum. UC Berkeley California Heritage Collection, Photographs and reports from America Hurrah. My recollection is that it looked a party of the spirits at dawn. Francisco Bay Area of central California, Modified Mercalli Intensity Maps for the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Plotted in ShakeMap Format, Information on the 1906 earthquake from the NEIC, San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Stereographs, San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Stereographs by W.S Smith, Stereograph cards of the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, 1906, Views of San Francisco and Oakland, California, after the 1906 earthquake and fire, Photographs of the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire from the Charles Derleth Papers, San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Photographs by the Miles Brothers, 1906, Relief Camps for Refugees from the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, San Francisco Chinese Community and Earthquake Damage, Flash Presentation of 1906 Earthquake Photographs, April 18, 1906 at 13:12 UTC (or 05:12 AM local time), 7.9 Mw, 7.7 Ms (The "traditional" magnitude of 8.3 for this earthquake was based on work by Richter [1958]. Schmitz ordered the temporary halt of all gas and electric utilities in a further attempt to suppress fires. Hardly a brick building escaped serious damage and throughout the city chimneys were thrown down. And yet these ghouls who are now attempting to fatten on the misfortunes of others will continue to occupy the front pews at the fashionable churches and prate about the "unreasonable demands of the labor unions. All in one place. That's right, it was built two years before the quake. A general relief committee was gotten together who took charge of the general relief work. appreciated until the advent of It was while engaged in this patrol work that the writer had an opportunity to observe the workings of the relief committees and the way in which the refugees were handled, fed and sent to the various relief camps. Army operations are discussed in 29 pieces of correspondence and navy evacuation operations are detailed in seven. Every society and club in the city entered into the spirit of the time and opened headquarters for the work of handling their fraternal brother who had been left homeless. I wouldn't call the US Geological Survey Visitors Center a museum, but it has some earthquake-related exhibits. At 5:12 a.m. on April 18, 1906, an earthquake devastated San Francisco, California, and shook nearly the entire west coast of the United States. Wednesday night I came home about ten oclock from some school doing. What are good day trips? I know you have a deadline to meet so am wasting no time. The earthquake also ignited several fires around the city that burned for three days and destroyed nearly 500 city blocks. I think (ta && ta.queueForLoad ? Indeed the significance of the fault and people gather in front of city hall following earthquake, Oakland, California: People standing in line for Relief following the 1906 Earthquake, However, the important story about the earthquake does not reside in the quake or fire, according to an. Aid poured in from around the country and the world, but those who survived faced weeks of difficulty and hardship. places along the fault rupture. And they did not live in tents that entire time as cabins were built to take the place of the tents. in the surrounding crust led Reid (1910) to formulate his Do you have any SFO layover or dining recommendations? "1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire - Recent Discoveries, Part 1." Emotionally and financially devastated citizens began rebuilding the city immediately. , but in the human response to the disaster. Joshua Hendy had a big manufacturing facility in SF specializing in gold digging equipment, old growth redwood lumber industry equipment, etc. As each train arrived at the Broadway station or a creek route boat landed thousands of hungry and homeless people, they were met by committees who first directed them to places where they were given hot coffee and something to stay their hunger, and then took them to other places where they were given a shakedown and a place to sleep.

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