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3/ fell, notably the statue of Louis
Agassiz which plunged head-first
through the cement pavement,
outside one of the quadrangle
arches. The church
suffered severe damage. The tall
steeple fell right down through
the roof into the main part of
the church and wrecked also
the beautiful altar and those
statues back of it of Christ &
his disciples. The front of the
church was also badly wrecked.
On the Sunday before the
quake the church was well
filled for we were celebrating
the fact that the last statues and
pictures had been installed in
the building. The 100ft. high arch
over the entrance to the inner quad
was also badly damaged and
the entrance gates to the campus
were reduced to a heap of rubble.
The partly completed new library
and chemistry buildings were
wrecked.

My room mate & I and 2 other
students from Santa Monica were
very fortunate for a friend from that
town had recently purchased a
home in Palo Alto. It had withstood