A History of the Earthquake and Fire in San Francisco
Early in the morning of Wednesday, April 18, 1906, the San Francisco area was shaken by a massive earthquake. Over the course of the next four days, fires spread through large swaths of the city, started by broken gas lines, fallen electrical wiring, and damaged chimneys. Broken water mains prevented the fire department from effectively battling the blazes. By the time the fires were finally extinguished on the afternoon of Saturday, April 21, nearly 3000 people were dead and 500 city blocks destroyed. Before the year was over, the Edward Hilton Company of San Francisco had collected and sifted through the available information to publish this concise and lucid analysis of what had happened. (Summary by Maria Kasper)
Genre(s): Modern (20th C)
Language: English
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 01 | The Old San Francisco | Maria Kasper |
00:13:54 |
| Play 02 | The Earthquake | Maria Kasper |
00:21:02 |
| Play 03 | The Fault Line | Greg Giordano |
00:34:03 |
| Play 04 | The First Day of the Fire | Greg Giordano |
00:19:44 |
| Play 05 | The Fateful Day | Maria Kasper |
00:24:14 |
| Play 06 | The Conquest | Maria Kasper |
00:29:32 |
| Play 07 | The Work of the Fire | Greg Giordano |
00:34:41 |
| Play 08 | The Relief | Greg Giordano |
00:20:01 |
| Play 09 | The Resumption | Maria Kasper |
00:35:40 |
| Play 10 | The Damage by the Earthquake | Maria Kasper |
00:28:27 |
| Play 11 | A Study of the Fire | Greg Giordano |
00:48:51 |
| Play 12 | The New San Francisco | Greg Giordano |
00:16:47 |
| Play 13 | Appendix | Greg Giordano Maria Kasper |
00:17:35 |