Bartlett letters

[modern notation: Earthquake ltr. from Bacon, p.]

But I tell you we are thankful for that, We haven't lost any property by fire. But the damage from the earthquake will amount to two or three thousand I am afraid, at the rate they are charging. Had eight window glass put in, thirty three dollars. Everything is cash. No credit any place. Our interests down town are all gone But our losses are nothing compared to so many - The Maguires have lost everything but their home, not one dollar coming in. They had so much down town property. Such suffering, so many have been killed. We had a sick friend, they were moving her to Oakland on a hand cart, she died on the boat. I saw a man carry a dead body on his back past here. In Cora's little street here we have the hearse and two dead wagons standing all the time. Undertakers have taken a house around on California St. The Parks are still crowded with tents, and such a hard rain as we have just had, I cant sleep for thinking of all those poor people. Cora sends lots of love to you. And says she will answer your good kind letter just as soon as she is able. It has been very hard on her. She is about used up today -

[modern notation: Earthquake ltr. from Bacon, p. 6]

Guess she wrote you that the Rothkopfs were burned out and [were?] with her. They have gone over on their ark to live. All they have left, [Coobin? Corbin?] and his wife were burned out they were with me for about two weeks.

It is late so must close. With much love to all

Yours Kate

2695 Sacramento [St?]

[modern notation: Earthquake letter 18 Apr '06, p.1]

[preprinted: STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA]

Wed. A. M.

Dearest Folks

Strange to say I'm still alive! I can't tell the beginning for I don't know anything about it - except this - I have a faint recollection of sitting up in bed (I guess it was light) Somehow I got my kimono (knocked all over the room to get it) & next found myself in Eva's room. I don't know how I got there or what I thot. I never heard such a noise in all my life & things were just flying all over my room

[modern notation: Earthquake letter, 18 Apr. '06, p. 1b]

I seemed to be perfectly crazed - all the other girls have some thots but I don't think I thot a single thing.

(We are sitting out on the lawn now waiting for another shock - expect it about 11 got news from Mt. Hamilton) Good-bye if the earth swallows us up. We're hoping for the best & are really quite cheerful.

I can't tell you how perfectly miraculous it is that we're all alive. Not a soul in our house was even scratched but Mrs. Spencer

[Earthquake Letter Apr. 18, '06, p. 2]

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[preprinted] STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA [/preprinted] was thrown from bed & sprained her ankle. It was about 5 o'clock that it happened. We chased out on the porch in our kimonas barefoot some in their night gowns & blankets etc. You never saw such an array & variety of clothes. After the shock subsided we went in & put on clothes enough to go to the Quad. We could see that the church steeple wasn't to be seen etc. Every chimney on the campus is down.