The Great San Francisco Earthquake 1906

1. The Great San Francisco Earthquake 1906 Marco Burgos Ricky Gonzales

2. Who saw it first? • The Great San Francisco Earthquake 1906 was one of the most massive earthquakes yet. It was first discovered when a local police officer who was buying an orange saw a hole in the ground. No one believed him until a huge crack appeared on the street.

3. What time was it when it happened? • April 18, 1906. Many people were asleep when the earthquake happened. It was around 6:00 a.m. The people who were asleep the whole time would end up across the road , or in their neighbor’s backyard.

4. Did crazy stuff happen? Well. Duh? One guy went to sleep on a folding bed and slept. The earthquake made the bed fold and he could not breath!!!

5. Also, a circus was in the city. When the earthquake started, an elephant led a group of animals and the elephant roared and so did the other animals following him.

6. Were there any warnings? Well, there was a story that a dog ran away one minute before the earthquake started. So was that a warning?

7. What else happened? • A Fire • Many people couldn’t fight it because the earthquake broke water pipes. Fire Fighters couldn’t fight it either.

8. Where did they sleep? • They slept in the outdoors and made tents out of pillows and blankets they saved. Most people shared their tents with other people that did not have a tent. They even shared their spare blankets and pillows!!!

9. How did people keep their hopes up? • They wrote signs that said silly things on them. Some people saved their pianos and sang. They always sang and danced!!