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Within the church they say [?]
safe, and most of the mosaic - the delicate carved
arches of the nave are intact - The twelve apostles
(and for this all are thankful) are shattered - they
never fitted. The inner and outer Quads are
standing - a few stones out here and there and most
all the plastering cracked down. The Arch is shorn
off across the shoulders of the figures on the frieze, and
one corner is out, - it is split longitudinally also
and will come down to give way to one more in keep-
ing with the architecture. The Library and new
Gym remind me of the Battle of Caracalla at Rome.
Marx says they were defective in design and very
faulty in construction, and that on the whole the
rebuilding will be of benefit. The main museum
is intact, the wings damaged badly - for which no
one cares. Encina and Roble, save for their chim-
neys and the plastering, are safe, and a great loss of life
was averted there - of course the chimney is a wreck
- and also the entrance.

Well I caught a train early, and in due
time we came rolling down across the bridges to Valencia
and 26th sts. All houses along the R.R. were badly
shaken - especially the court house & library at Redwood.
The city at this end is intact. Most all household
chattels piled up for flight, and the visible hills were

Within the church they say [?]
safe, and most of the mosaic - the delicate carved
arches of the nave are intact - The twelve apostles
(and for this all are thankful) are shattered - they
never fitted. The inner and outer Quads are
standing - a few stones out here and there and most
of the plastering cracked down. The Arch is shorn
off across the shoulders of the figures on the frieze, and one
corner is out, it is split longitudinally also
and will come down to give way to one more in keeping
with the architecture. The Library and new
Gym remind me of the Battle of Caracalla at Rome.
Marx says they were defective in design and very
faulty in construction, and that on the whole the
rebuilding will be of benefit. The main museum
is intact, the wings damaged badly for which no
one cares. Encina and Roble, save for their chimneys and the plastering, are safe, and a great loss of life
was averted there - of course the chimney is a wreck
- and also the entrance.

Well I caught a train early, and in due
time we came rolling down across the bridges to Valencia
and 26th sts. All houses along the R.R. were badly
shaken - especially the court house & library at Redwood.
The city at this end is intact. Most all household chattels
piled up for flight, and the visible hills were