99 years ago today...

[valerie]

The Great San Francisco Earthquake and fire. There are still a few

survivors, one man remembers being carried downstairs by his mom but

that's it... he was 3 years old!!



There are pretty much ongoing studies as to the numbers of people who

died. Official count stands at about 700 people, but more are suspected

because there's thought that authorities "hid" great numbers of dead to

make the quake not seem so bad to outsiders, tourists who might come

to the city!!



A very recent study/map showed that the worst of the shaking was in

Santa Rosa, California, north of the city, and just a few miles up the

freeway from ME!! ACK!! Hope we don't have another while I'm here...



:-3