Claycombs in 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Posted on July 6, 2014 by Donna Catterick William Tapper, his two children, and cousins Eleanor Claycomb and Marion Webster were in San Francisco at the Palace Hotel for the 1906 earthquake. This is from the Sycamore True Republican paper, 21 April 1906. Share this:EmailFacebookPinterestLike this:Like Loading... Related