Tag Archive for: 1906

San Francisco

San Francisco 401 Fair mistress of the great blue sea Thy head is bent; Upon thy sea thou dost not smile, Thy heart is rent What of the night before the morn? Then were thine eyes The envy of the stars that looked From soul of skies What…

The San Francisco Earth-Quake

The San Francisco Earth-Quake 322 It was early in the morning On an April morning falr When a city fair and merciful Was quivering in the air There swaying to and fro Were buildings great and small; Then with a mighty crash Began a city's…

The Chariots Of The Gods

The Chariots Of The Gods By Charles K Field 585 O Lares and Penates, Ye household gods we prize, Who smile on family parties And weep o'er broken ties; Now pour we due libation And gratefully admire The homely transportation That saved…

San Francisco

San Francisco 321 How fair she looked! and calm, queen of the West! As though no auguish s'er could plerce her breast Tranguli and similing she in slumber luy At walking dawn upon that fatal day No rosente tinge yet graced the early morn:…

The Hirschman Clock

The Hirschman Clock 64 April eighteenth at five o'clock The Hirschman clock was ticking: It watched the Kearny-Market block And kept the minutes clicking Alas! when thirteen told that clook There came a mighty earthquake shock Oh! woe to thee,…

The City To Be

The City To Be Whaeeler Wilcox 311 OH, ho! for the city, that is to be, By the great, broad banks of the western sea It shall spring from ashes, and tears, and blood- The city of beauty and brotherhood A delicate marvel of modern birth,…

The Hirschman Clock

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The Hirschman Clock. 6.4 April eighteenth at five o'clock The Hirschman clock was ticking: It watched the Kearny-Market block And kept the minutes clicking. Alas! when thirteen told that clook There came a mighty earthquake shock. Oh! woe to…