Author: Miss Cellania / Source: Neatorama
How do you study an earthquake that happened more than 110 years ago? With modern cutting-edge technology, applied to records made in 1906. That’s when the San Francisco Earthquake killed 3,000 people and destroyed much of the city. A new science paper turned its attention on evidence from contemporary accounts, and analyzed this description of the overturned train pictured above.
At Point Reyes Station at the head of Tomales Bay the 5:15 train for San Francisco was just ready. The conductor…
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