After this event, several buildings were blown up in an attempt to stop a fire that destroyed areas like Chinatown.
Following this event, future Bank of America founder Amadeo Giannini hid the gold from his Bank of Italy vaults in an orange cart and began offering loans in the streets. Labor Secretary Victor Metcalf unsuccessfully tried to reverse a policy of school segregation that was announced after this event. This event postponed the graft trial of a lawyer who collected money from brothels known as "French Restaurants" Abe Reuf. The use of faked paperwork to create (*) "paper sons" and "paper daughters" began after birth records were destroyed in this event. During this event, the Committee of Fifty was established by Mayor Eugene Schmitz, who also ordered looters to be shot on sight. After this event, several buildings were blown up in an attempt to stop a fire that destroyed areas like Chinatown. For 10 points, name this 1906 natural disaster that leveled a California city.
Following this event, future Bank of America founder Amadeo Giannini hid the gold from his Bank of Italy vaults in an orange cart and began offering loans in the streets.
San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 [or 1906 Earthquake; or San Francisco fire of 1906; prompt on partial answers]