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“Panorama” on “Strawberry Hill,” the “Children’s 
Playhouse” was the worst damaged of any building 
in Golden Gate Park. 
The “Panorama” stands on the summit of “Straw- 
berry Hill,” some 400 feet above sea level, and com- 
mands a magnificent view of Ocean, park grounds 
and San Francisco; the walls are about 40 feet high; 
built almost entirely of re-inforced concrete. It is 
slightly eliptical in shape — 150x200 feet in diameter; 
total circumference about 500 feet. Half way up on 
the inner side of the walls is a broad promenade. 
The “Panorama” was built about 10 years ago at a 
cost of $25,000 ; it was a gift to Golden Gate Park 
from Samuel Sweeney, a wealthy resident of San 
Francisco (since deceased). The cost of repairing 
the damages will be about $5,000. Both inside and 
outside of the walls are broad carriage drives. Im- 
is one of the very singular facts of the disaster. 
One of the largest, most beautiful and costly group 
statues in the park, is the Goethe-Schiller memorial 
which is uninjured. The same may be said of 
most of the other beautiful specimens of sculptural 
art in the Park. 
The new memorial statue dedicated to the late 
President McKinley — of bronze, granite, and marble 
— and standing on the “Panhandle” part of the Park, 
escaped without the least observable damage. Many 
other smaller pieces came out unscathed. 
Singularly enough the immense conservatory with 
its thousands of rare plants and flowers escaped with 
very slight damages. This seems all the more re- 
markable as most of the structure is composed of 
glass and steel frames, and some of the buildings in 
the grounds of stone were badly damaged. 
THE PANORAMA, A CONCRETE STRUCTURE WRECKED BY THE EARTHQUAKE 
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco 
mediately in front of the “Panorama” was located a 
beautiful miniature lake the bottom and sides of 
which were lined with concrete. The latter was so 
badly cracked by the violent shock that all the waters 
quickly disappeared through the fissures. 
The walls of the Egyptian Temple of Art and Mu- 
seum were badly shattered on all sides. Much dam- 
age resulted to the collections — especially to the stat- 
uary and other rare works of art. This building has 
been closed to the public ever since the disaster. The 
work of repairing is now in progress. 
The huge granite cross that occupies a conspicu- 
ous place on the crest of a high hill on the west side 
of the Park, escaped without the least damage. This 
is one of the largest Crosses in the world, and was a 
present from the late George W. Childs of Philadel- 
phia, to the Park Commissioners. This giant cross 
can be seen for miles in all directions, owing to its 
immense size and elevation. How it escaped damage 
The principal damages were to the Music Temple, 
the Museum, and the large observation structure 
that occupies the very crest of Strawberry Hill. 
In the presence of an immense concourse of citi- 
zens and the military, Mr. Douglas Tilden’s impos- 
ing monument dedicated to the California Volun- 
teers who participated in the Spanish-American war 
was formally unveiled with appropriate ceremonies 
on Sunday, August 12. The memorial, which is the 
first to be erected since the disaster, represents Mi- 
nerva the fabled Goddess of War directing the ad- 
vance of the troops. At her side stands an officer 
at bay, his saber clenched in his left hand, and in 
his right the revolver with which he is about to sell 
his life dearly. Beneath the hoofs of the horse lies 
a private in the throes of death. He has been shot 
through the breast, and as he. falls he holds on high 
his rifle with a wave of defiance. 
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