Identifier: reviewofreviewsw33newy (find matches)
Title: Review of reviews and world's work
Year: 1890 (1890s)
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Publisher: New York Review of Reviews Corp
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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A VIEW OF THE GREAT CITY HALL OF SAN FRANilSCO, WHICH COLLAPSED IN THE EARTHgUAKE. IT IS SAID TO HAVE COST S7,(K)n,(IOO. CALIFORNIA S CATASTROPHE. 543
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THE FAMOUS CLIFF HOUSE, ON SUTRO HEIGHTS, SAN FRANCISCO, WHICH WAS REPORTED TO HAVE ENTIRELY DISAPPEARED IN THE CONVULSION CAUSED BY THE EARTHQUAKE. prosperous period of all its history. Of its fourhundred thousand people, it was estimated onthe day following the earthquake that fully one-fourth were driven from their homes. Manythousands escaped across the bay to (J)akland,Berkeley, and the adjoining districts. Otherthousands were sheltered in tents in the greatGolden Gate Park, by virtue of prompt actionon the part of the military forces of the UnitedStates stationed at the Presidio, under the com-mand of General Funston. San Francisco will not have lost courage, andthe city will rise from its ashes better appointedand finer than ever. Chicago, Boston, andBaltimore have shown how speedily and withwhat vmdaunted energy American cities restorethemselves after great fires. But although SanFrancisco will not remain in ruins, there mustbe great mourning and widespread sympathyfor an app

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