we have the guardians of the center and ron ross from the history association. we are about 10 minutes away from the motorcade showing up. we have come together at this ungodly hour to remember those who survived being tossed from their beds 105 years ago this morning at 5:13. 105 years ago, powerful seismic waves rolled across the city of san francisco. experts estimate the earthquake was around 7.9 on the modern skills. by the end of the first day, the city suffered 26 aftershocks and then succumbed to a raging inferno that showed no mercy for 74 hours. i would like to give you a moment by moment description of what happened to our great city on that day and its citizens. this is not boring history. this is very real, as we all saw recently in japan. here is how it went. an opening shock at 5:12 was felt. 25 seconds later, residents were zerawakened. the first casualties from the massive earthquake occurred when tenements in the market district collapsed. more victims are added to the death toll as the collapsed structures caught fire. the man the city would n