Just Like The Phoenix Consumed By Fire Later To Rise Renewed From It's Ashess

It was May 7th. before the gas was turned back on, Uncle Jack said that they had restored the gas lines nine days later but because their wasn't any water in the mains the city officals felt it was better to wait until all the air could be purged from the lines. The telephones were soon in operation, the long distance lines had survived and the local lines were being repaired as the need was apparent. On July 5th. the saloons were reopened, draft beer was a nickle. Pappa and Uncle Jack took Daniel to have his first beer afterall the things he'd been through he had transformed into a man. Mamma wasn't happy about it , she did give Daniel a nickle to have a beer on her. Chistopher came by to see if we wanted to go downtown and have a look see. Sissy and I got to go and walk about all three of us brought back some food for the house. It looked so different from the day we made our way safely out of there. Chistopher said not to worry the work never stops people are at work on this city day and night. Soon it will be all back together and more beautiful than before. Time went by and yes he was right, a year had passed and things and buildings were in place. The work stills continues. This morning at 4:30 A.M. we gathered at Lotta's Fountain to remember the Firefighters and all the others who gave unselfishly and untirely to protect this City .
This is just one of the reasons why San Francisco is know as the "The City That Knows How". I really had a wonderful time doing this story, there were so many aspects of things that I couldn't cover . If any of you are interested and get Channel 7 KGO San Francisco they are doing a special, 1906 A City Remembers, on Sunday April 16th at 4 p.m. Also National Geographic will be having a special on The Great Quake Sunday at 8p.m. Tuesday morning April 18th Maria and I are going to go to the 100th Celebration at the same time as they did 100 years ago 4:30 in the morning. Opening Day of Baseball the Giants vs. the Braves the remaining suviours threw out the opening pitch. The Lady that inspired me to do this story was four when it happened, Layla has left us but her memory lives on in the stories she would tell Maria and I.