ACQNET v1n120 (October 22, 1991)
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                   ACQNET, Vol. 1, No. 120, October 22, 1991
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(1)  FROM:     Christian
     SUBJECT:  Ann Swartzell and Joe Barker are fine (25 lines)
 
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A couple of people asked me today to send something out as soon as I knew about
Joe and Ann.  Here it is.
 
From Kevin Edgecomb at Berkeley I have received the following message:
 
Joe and family are just fine.  The fire was at the very southeastern tip of
Berkeley, working south; the Barker family lives north of Berkeley.  Quite a
few professors, staff and students did have their homes in those hills, but no
longer.  Word now is $1.5 BILLION(!) damage, at least 14 dead, 80 injured, 1200
homes gone, and 1800 acres incinerated.  There are still a few hot spots, but
it seems that the devouring threat has spent itself.  That area was packed with
some of the most beautiful and historic homes in the area.  It's a shame.
 
And from Ann Swartzell:
 
Things are fine with the both my own situation and the Library, though campus
WAS closed on Monday (a very cautious response by the Chancellor).  I haven't
seen/heard from Joe B yet, but I think his home is a bit to the north so he
should have escaped danger.
 
A student working for me was burned out of a rental home and another, gone for
the weekend, is now trying to find out what happened to her shared house (some
areas of fire damage are still on limited access).  I think there will be more
stories--original ## of homes burned has grown from 200-300 to over 1,000 (and
how many personal libraries and special collections?) 
 
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