This year will be the first that no survivors will attend the memorial, scheduled for 5 a.m., shortl

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A man photographs principle of food preservation the ruins of a building block in front of the remains of City Hall near Market and Seventh Streets after the Great Earthquake in San Francisco, California. The city hall which took 27 years to build at an estimated cost of $6 million, crumbled in less than 30 seconds during the quake. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – One of the last three known remaining survivors of the catastrophic 1906 earthquake in San Francisco attended a special dinner Wednesday on the eve of the 107th anniversary of the disaster.
Bill Del Monte went to John s Grill on Ellis Street, where an annual survivors dinner is held the day before the anniversary of the quake on April 18, 1906. Bomb Scare Forces Relocation Of 1906 SF Earthquake Commemoration
The survivors dinner was preceded by a short parade starting at the Westin St. Francis principle of food preservation Hotel on Powell Street, and will be followed on Thursday with an early morning memorial at Lotta s Fountain on Market Street. principle of food preservation
This year will be the first that no survivors will attend the memorial, scheduled for 5 a.m., shortly before the 1906 earthquake principle of food preservation shook the city, according to Lee Houskeeper, an organizer of the event.
A breakfast will follow at Lefty O Doul s restaurant on Geary Street, while Mayor Ed Lee, Hayes-White, police Chief Greg Suhr and other city officials will also celebrate the topping out of the new Public Safety Building in Mission Bay at 10 a.m.
In Golden Gate Park, Olympic gold medal-winning ice skater Kristi Yamaguchi and former 49ers wide receive Jerry Rice will join American Red Cross and PG&E officials at a disaster preparedness event in front of the California principle of food preservation Academy of Sciences at 55 Music Concourse Drive.
The prep rally that starts at 9:30 a.m. and runs through 1 p.m. will highlight safety measures residents should take before an earthquake strikes, and will provide attendees with a preparedness kit and tools to implement a disaster plan.
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