San Francisco During the Eventful Days of April 1906

James Stetson was a partner in Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson, a leading wholesale house for stoves and metals. His ongoing interests in mechanics and manufacturing kept him closely involved with San Francisco's distinctive cable car industry. His personal recollections of the earthquake and the days after are a real unique look at a major disaster. He doesn't tie up loose ends or tell a complete story. What he did was tell us what he saw, what he did, and what he heard