Edmund Creffield claimed to have caused this event, an account accepted by the Oregon cult he led known as the "Holy Rollers." In As I Remember, Arnold Genthe described his recollection of this event and the famous photographs he took during it. The political boss Abe Ruef a
Edmund Creffield claimed to have caused this event, an account accepted by the Oregon cult he led known as the "Holy Rollers." In As I Remember, Arnold Genthe described his recollection of this event and the famous photographs he took during it. The political boss Abe Ruef and his puppet mayor Eugene Schmitz were investigated for corruption and jailed in the year after this event. Many of the casualties of this event were caused by (*) Frederick Funston, whose controlled demolitions and orders to shoot looters on sight led to much collateral damage. In A Crack at the Edge of the World, Simon Winchester discusses the plans hatched during this event to move Chinatown to a less desirable part of the city where it occurred. For 10 points, name this 1906 disaster caused by the San Andreas fault.
Edmund Creffield claimed to have caused this event, an account accepted by the Oregon cult he led known as the "Holy Rollers.