San Francisco Is No More, is the
third book
in a series of republications on San Francisco’s 1906
Earthquake and Fire. A series of letters, discovered in the
1960s, was published in a small volume. Well annotated, this
new version is rearranged to present the material as a book
of first person account.
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San
Francisco
Is No More
San Francisco’s 1906 Earthquake and Fire
By
Ronald G. Fick
San Francisco Is No More, comes from the letters
of Antoine Borel Jr., a 27 year old banker born in The Great
City. Telling his story as only a wealthy man could, he describes
the demolition of his own bank by dynamite and the great loss of
the mansions on Nob Hill. His own mansion, slightly damaged,
was offered as the temporary home of the prestigious Pacific
Union Club.
A First Person Account of the Earthquake
and Fire.
"Houses
are totally destroyed. Market Street near the ferries
sank many feet. Van Ness near Vallejo sank down over four
feet. Portions of the City Hall were destroyed, but worst
of all was the fire. The whole city is destroyed —
from the Ferry Building to the Presidio and from the Beach
to the Potrero — every street went up in flames.
The big mains of the Water Co. were broken by the shock,
so there was no water downtown.”
— Antoine Borel Jr. |
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