Skapter Jokull and Hecla, the Great Icelandic Volcanoes

The San Francisco Calamity by Earthquake and Fire

by Charles MORRIS (1833 - 1922)

The first half of this book describes the devastating earthquake that hit San Francisco in 1906, and the subsequent destruction caused by fire. Various eyewitnesses and victims give their account on the tragedy. In the second half, a number of different other earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are retold, like the eruption of the Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeij or the explosion of the Krakatoa, together with scientific explanations for the causes of earthquakes and the eruption of volcanos. (Summary by Availle)

Listen next episodes of The San Francisco Calamity by Earthquake and Fire:
Mount Pelee and its Harvest of Death in 1902 - Part TWO , Mount Pelee and its Harvest of Death in 1902 - Part ONE , Mud Volcanoes, Geysers and Hot Springs , Popocatepetl and Other Volcanoes of Mexico and Central America , St. Vincent Island and Mont Soufriere in 1812 , Submarine Volcanoes and their Work of Island Building , The Terrible Eruption of Krakatoa , The Wonderful Hawaiian Craters and Kilauea's Lake of Fire , Volcanoes of the Philippines and other Pacific Islands