Copyright by R. L. Forrest 1906.
CHINESE REFUGEES IN WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK.
It was estimated that as many as 10,000 Chinese were in this park at the time this photograph was taken.
FLAT BUILDING SUNK INTO EARTH.
A view of the great fissures in earth caused by earthquake. One story of the flat building on corner sunk into the ground. The water main was broken, which cut off the water supply. No water to fight the fire or quench the thirst.
Mr. Otis Ashmore declared that the regions lying along the Pacific coast contain several of the moving strata which cause earthquakes. He said: