San Francisco Quake of 1906
On April 8, 1909, a catastrophic earthquake crippled the San Francisco and most of northwest California: sundering the northern two-hundred and ninety-six miles of the San Andreas Fault from northwest of San Juan Bautista to the triple junction at Cape Mendocino. Causing over three thousand deaths and turning one out of every eight houses into rubble.
The initial tremors destroyed the city’s water mains, leaving firefighters with no means of combating the growing blaze, which burned for several days and consumed much of the city. More than three thousand people perished and more than twenty-eight thousand buildings were destroyed in the disaster. Additionally, some quarter of a million of San Francisco’s residents were made homeless. Damages were estimated at around five-hundred million dollars (in 1906 dollars). The famous writer and San Francisco native Jack London (1876-1916) noted, “Surrender was complete.” (History.com) …show more content…
Even though you lived in a small, unexciting flat on the outskirts of San Francisco, you were still happy to be there. April eighth wasn't like any other day of the year, it was extremely special to you, it will be the day you have been in this world for twenty one years. This birthday, there is a huge party planned. Even your family that lives several hours away came to see you. You could not wait to get some rest and wake up to the best day of your life. You go quickly in and out of the shower and throw some pajamas on while prepping yourself for sleep. While staring at the ceiling, you force yourself to
On April 8, 1909, a catastrophic earthquake crippled the San Francisco and most of northwest California: sundering the northern two-hundred and ninety-six miles of the San Andreas Fault from northwest of San Juan Bautista to the triple junction at Cape Mendocino. Causing over three thousand deaths and turning one out of every eight houses into rubble.
The initial tremors destroyed the city’s water mains, leaving firefighters with no means of combating the growing blaze, which burned for several days and consumed much of the city. More than three thousand people perished and more than twenty-eight thousand buildings were destroyed in the disaster. Additionally, some quarter of a million of San Francisco’s residents were made homeless. Damages were estimated at around five-hundred million dollars (in 1906 dollars). The famous writer and San Francisco native Jack London (1876-1916) noted, “Surrender was complete.” (History.com) …show more content…
Even though you lived in a small, unexciting flat on the outskirts of San Francisco, you were still happy to be there. April eighth wasn't like any other day of the year, it was extremely special to you, it will be the day you have been in this world for twenty one years. This birthday, there is a huge party planned. Even your family that lives several hours away came to see you. You could not wait to get some rest and wake up to the best day of your life. You go quickly in and out of the shower and throw some pajamas on while prepping yourself for sleep. While staring at the ceiling, you force yourself to