The fire department was one of the big, big reasons why San Jose survived.

There are too many ironies in the fire.

It was a total economic disaster.

That was a real disaster. None of the streets were paved back then and many people lived in tents, so you can imagine everything was a real mess. If we'd had a drought that year, we'd still be the state capital.

Better late than never. It's going to be wonderful.

She was a philanthropist. She kept all these people working in times of great depression, often at top wages.