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Show Mrs. Corey's Story -3 For a few seconds Mrs. Corey said nothing, then, "The next morning I was awakened early, about five thirty, by the earthquake. It wasn't a strong jolt - just a gentle nudge. We'd had others like it, but for some reason it scared me," San Francisco was practically wrecked by an earthquake at 5:10 this morning, " I jumped out of bed and ran to the window. The street looked quite normal at that minute, but I thought I could see smoke or dust in the distance, so I hurried and dressed, I looked out the window again and was horrified to see heavy clouds of smoke that seemed to be blowing our way," A disastrous fire has broken out on the south side of Market Street, The watermains have burst, and the fire department is practically helpless, "I called to Mama and Ruby, They were just as scared as I was. Mama said, ' Ruby, Opal, we've got to get out. Let's get a few of our things together,' "Another tremor shook our wooden home and I said, ' Mama, I 've got to get to the o ffice! I'm responsible for all that money in the safe, I'll be back as soon as I can,' Before Mama or Ruby could object, I ran down the stairs, bumping into some of our men roomers who were rushing downstairs with their arms full of belongings," People are moving out of the downtown sections. Opal Corey stopped her tale and laughed, "It's funny now, but it wasn't then - those men scared and running, not offering us one bit of help. Oh well, we never saw them again. "Once out of the house I ran down Powell Street to Market, I was shocked at the destruction I saw on Market. A short distance away I could see our store. It looked all right, I was even more shocked to see |