Frederick Funston
Books
- Three Days of Fire Earthquake, Fire, and the Forging of Modern San Francisco · Liszt Think
At 5:12 a.m. on April 18, 1906, San Francisco shattered. The true catastrophe began moments later when Fire Chief Dennis Sullivan died in the rubble and water mains ruptured, leaving the city defenseless against…
- The Engineer’s Premonition…ry reservation at the northern tip of the peninsula, housed approximately twelve thousand regular troops under the command of Major General Frederick Funston. The installation was technically subordinate to the Division of the Pacific headquarters in San Francisco proper, but Funston operated wit…
- The City Feeds Itself by Water…At the Presidio, the United States Army post at the Golden Gate, reveille sounded at 5: 30 a. m. As it did every morning. Brigadier General Frederick Funston, commanding the Department of California, was already awake; he had risen at 5 to ride his horse along the beach before the day’s heat. Fun…
- 2 to His Presence…still on their tracks, the theaters darkened, the markets preparing for morning’s commerce. In the Presidio to the north, Brigadier General Frederick Funston lay in quarters that he had occupied since December, commanding the Department of California with a small staff and limited resources. Funs…