A Complete and Accurate Account of the Fearful Disaster which
EDITED BY CHARLES MORRIS, LL. D.
PREFACE
CONTENTS
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALAMITY BY EARTHQUAKE AND FIRE
CHAPTER I. San Francisco and Its Terrific Earthquake.
CHAPTER II. The Demon of Fire Invades the Stricken City.
CHAPTER III. Fighting the Flames With Dynamite.
CHAPTER IV. The Reign of Destruction and Devastation
CHAPTER V. The Panic Flight of a Homeless Host.
CHAPTER VI. Facing Famine and Praying for Relief.
CHAPTER VII. The Frightful Loss of Life and Wealth.
CHAPTER VIII. Wonderful Record of Thrilling Escapes.
CHAPTER IX. Disaster Spreads Over the Golden State
CHAPTER X. All America and Canada to the Rescue
CHAPTER XI. San Francisco of the Past
CHAPTER XII. Life in the Metropolis of the Pacific
CHAPTER XIII. Plans to Rebuild San Francisco.
CHAPTER XIV. The Earthquake Wave Felt Round the Earth.
CHAPTER XV. Vesuvius Devastates the Region of Naples.
CHAPTER XVI. The Great Lisbon and Calabrian Earthquakes.
CHAPTER XVII. The Charleston and Other Earthquakes of the United States.
CHAPTER XVIII. The Volcano and the Earthquake, Earth's Demons of Destruction.
CHAPTER XIX. Theories of Volcanic and Earthquake Action.
CHAPTER XX. The Active Volcanoes of the Earth.
CHAPTER XXI. The Famous Vesuvius and the Destruction of Pompeii.
CHAPTER XXII. Eruptions of Vesuvius, Etna and Stromboli.
CHAPTER XXIII. Skaptar Jokull and Hecla, the Great Icelandic Volcanoes.
CHAPTER XXIV. Volcanoes of the Philippines and Other Pacific Islands.
CHAPTER XXV. The Wonderful Hawaiian Craters and Kilauea's Lake of Fire.
CHAPTER XXVI. Popocatapetl and Other Volcanoes of Mexico and Central America.
CHAPTER XXVII. The Terrible Eruption of Krakatoa.
CHAPTER XXVIII. Mount Pelee and its Harvest of Death.
CHAPTER XXIX. St. Vincent Island and Mont Soufriere in 1812.
CHAPTER XXX. Submarine Volcanoes and their Work of Island Building.
CHAPTER XXXI. Mud Volcanoes, Geysers, and Hot Springs.