Title:
Colonel Walter N. Kelly letter to Admiral C. Goodrich
Creator/Contributor:
Kelly, Walter
Date:
1906 May 9
Subject:
California--National Guard
Command and control at fires--California--San Francisco
Earthquakes--California--San Francisco
Fires--California--San Francisco
North Beach (San Francisco, Calif.)
USS Chicago (Cruiser)
Note:
Letter from Colonel Kelly, Commander First Infantry of the National Guard, to Admiral Goodrich, USS Chicago, commending the
actions of ten sailors from Mare Island and Goat Island bases during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire.
The men were assigned to details charged with dynamiting buildings in an effort to halt the spread of the fire. Mentions specific
locations in the city to which the men were assigned.
Type:
Letters
Local Call Number:
MS 3483
Filename:
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