In September 1902 Bishop Montgomery was named coadjutor to Archbishop Patrick William Riordan of San Francisco . He led the archdiocese in caring for the victims of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake . Archbishop Riordan had departed San Francisco on Easter Monday before April 18 , 1906 , leaving Montgomery in charge of the Archdiocese . During the fire Bishop Montgomery and Monsignor Charles A. Ramm put out the fire in the bell tower of St. Mary 's Cathedral at Van Ness Avenue and O ' Farrell Street . The fire was stopped at Van Ness Avenue . Bishop Montgomery died unexpectedly the following January . He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma , California
1906 San Francisco earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
George Thomas Montgomery