The San Francisco calamity by earthquake and fire : a complete and accurate account of the fearful disaster which visited the great city and the Pacific Coast, the reign of panic and lawlessness, the plight of 300,000 homeless people and the world-wide rush to the rescue / told by eye witnesses ; edited by Charles Morris.
Reprint. Originally published: Philadelphia : J.C. Winston Co., 1906.
"Including graphic and reliable accounts of all great earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in the world's history, and scientific explanations of their causes."
Original document: Book.
Summary
The first third of the text is a history of the San Francisco earthquake and following events. The author then spends the remainder of the book chronicling other disasters such as the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, the Charleston earthquake and more.ℓ