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One of the last survivors of devastating 1906 earthquake
who 'watched San Francisco burn' dies aged 109 (Daily Mail)
who 'watched San Francisco burn' dies aged 109 (Daily Mail)
much more, with many pictures and a video, at link aboveAged three, Rose Cliver was only a toddler when the city around her violently shook and nearly burned to the ground.
She was one of the survivors of the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, which essentially flattened the entire city to the ground and took the lives of more than 3,000 people.
At age 109, Miss Cliver was one of the last survivors of the quake that happened more than a century ago. She died Saturday in Santa Rosa.
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Lee Housekeeper, who organises San Franciscos annual remembrances each April 18, said this years ceremony will be dedicated to Miss Cliver.
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There are now four survivors. Mr Housekeeper identified them to MailOnline as George Quilici, born in 1905, Winnie Hook, born only two months before the quake, Ruth Newman, born in 1901, and William Del Monte.
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