THE MORNING OXEGOXIJL, MOTBAY; -'APRIL - 23f - 190.
FREAKS OF FLAMES IN DEVASTATING RACE THROUGH CITY
OF
FIRE-SWEPT AREA
Flames Eat Up Nearly Every
thing "in Space of Seven.
Square Miles.
ISLANDS IN RUINED PART
Tour of Scene or Conflagration
Shows Its Circumference 26
Miles Shock "Wrecks Houses
and Opens Earth.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 22. The fire
has exhausted Itself with the exception
of the still-flaming; embers in a thous
and places here and there through the
burned district- The Associated Press,
for the purpose of determining with
Accuracy tho boundaries of the con
flagration, sent out an automobile to
day, which skirted the fire on its four
rides. The register of this machine
at the end of the trip showed that it
had traveled 26 miles, which, there
fore, may be taken as the length of the
line along which the flames traveled.
This area included the Unancial, com
mercial and most of the densely popu
lated portion of the residence district,
with all the splendid institutions and
great mansions that had grown up
with the progress of the city. The ex
tent of the burned area is seven square
miles.
Lick Up Railroad Building.
The start of the tour was made "at
the Pacific Mail dock, at the corner of
First and Brannan streets. Traveling
along the north line of Brannan street, j
the fire ate its way to Second, where
it crossed the street and consumed the
warehouse of the firm of Lachman &
Jacob! at the southeast corner of Bran
nan and Second. Thence it moved along
the west side Of Second to Townsend
and along the north line of Townsend
to Seventh. On this particular sttcet
it licked up the great building of the
Southern Pacific at the corner of
Folirth and Townsend streets.- This
building was formerly the main of
fices of the system under the Hunting
ton regime, but of late years had been
used by the auditors of the freight and
passenger departments. Of Its con
tents only the records were saved.
Prepare to Rebuild Already.
But directly in front or the ruins there
was already evidence of the undaunted
spirit that animate the citizens of San
Francisco In this crisis, for 100 men were
at work clearing the debris from Fourth
street, in order that the Southern Pacific
might run spur tracks northerly along
the line of Fourth to Market for the pur
pose of carrying away the immense
masses of brick and ruined mntcrlal llt
terfng the streets and the sites of tho
business ho'ises that so lately crowded
that area. In this connection it is noted
that tho freight and passenger depots
along the southerly side of Townsend
street as far cast as Third, though built
in most cases of the most perishable ma
terials, were not no much as scorched.
Standing at the corner of Fourth and
Townsend streets, one's eye caught the
ruins of the great brick Catholic Church
of St. Hose, one block distant on Bran
nan, near Fourth, which Tonic few years
ago suffered a visitation of fire, and had
only lately risen on Its ruins in what
scmod to be imperishable brick and
stone.
Tumps Across Wide Streets.
From Townsend, at the corner of Sev
enth, the fire burned alone the east line
of Seventh northerly half way to Brannan.
where it crossed and burned half the
block on the southerly line of Brannan
between Seventh and Eighth., Thence,
crossing Brannan still In a northerly di
rection. It burned along the east line of
Eighth to Bryant, thence along the south
line of Bryant half way to Ninth, thenco
along the north line of Bryant to Juniper,
a small street half way distant between
Tenth and Eleventh, sparing the north
east corner of Eleventh and Bryant;
thence along the east line of Juniper to
Harrison, thence along the cast line of
Harrison to Fourteenth ana along- tho
north line of Fourteenth to Folsom, jump
ing the street at this point to lick up the
building at the southeast corner of Folsom
and Fourteenth; thence half way along
the west line of Folsom to Fifteenth, but
leaving Intact the structure at the north
west corner of Fifteenth and Folsom.
Along the north line of Fourteenth it
ato its way to Shotwell and along the
wept line of Shotwell to Fifteenth. Skirt
ing the north of Fifteenth, it traveled to
Howard and along the west line of How
ard to Eighteenth, where it again di
verged northerly along the north line of
Eighteenth as far as Capp and thence
along the west line of Capp.
Houses Ruined hy Earthquake.
In this immediate district it was noted
that the block bounded by Seventeenth
and Eighteenth and Howard and Shot
well, though spared by the flames, had
hen terribly shaken by the quake. In
some instances the houses were a mats
"f ruins, it 'being thought that of all the
buildings inHhat block tho only two that
might be saved from the wrecker were
tosc of W C. Graves at 2S19 Howard
Even the frame Catholic Church of St.
t'hnrlcs, at Shotwell and Eighteenth, ap
peared to be unsafe.
The streets in this vicinity were sunken
fuc to eight feet in places and the earth
opened In .great gaps, while the rails of
the car eystem were twisted and broken.
In Its -progress the conflagration con
turned ail the dwellings, along the wcrt
line of Capp to a point half way between
Nineteenth and Twentieth, leaving intact
the row ot 'residences fronting on the
northerly line of Twentieth between Capp
and the .Mission. Thence it burned along
tho north line of Nineteenth to Dolores,
at which polh,f It was stayed by the great
openings whTtbwere formerly the Jew
ish cemeteries, of this city, but which
within a few Years have been purchased
by the municipality and were in process
cif being converted -into a pleasure-ground.
Here arie.Tcneamped some of the many
thousands '- who ware homeless.
Independent Fire Starts.
Before leaving, this district It may be
mentioned that an independent fire was
started Wednesday morning immediately
after the tremor In the dry goods store
at L1pman)and the corner of Twenty
second and- ;Misslon. This fire burned
over an arca?JJ0.'b.3W feet, but, there be
ing wAter 'inthe;naalns at that time, was
checked.,
Travellagiieriherls" on Dolores, there
wax nothing- tout ?L waste to bo seen on
the cast side of Dolores, scarcely a ves
tige remaining of the handsome structure
erected by the Sisters of Notre Dame. At
the northerly end of Dolores, where it
meets the extension, of Market street, the
Q01DK
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1 names- were diverted by me great Barren i ..,... I
cut at this point, eating easterly thence If I
flames- were diverted by the great barren
cut at this point, eating easterly thence
along south line of Clinton Park to Guer
rero and along east line of Guerrero, ruin
ing In their course the halt constructed
Hospital of St. Katherine, to Market,
whence- they spread along the southerly
side of that thoroughfare easterly to
Gough; thence along the east' line of
Gough to Pae, along the north line of
Page half way to Octavia, sparing the row
of buildings along the easterly line of
Octavia as far as Fell, where they reached
to the easterly -line of Octavia and along
that line northerly to Fulton. here on
the west side, -they were fronted by a
half-burned block which had been con
sumed by a fire started by an overturned
lamp on the morning of the earthquake.
Along the southerly line of McAllister
the flames made their way to Gough,
stopping long enough to consume the
northwest corner of Gough and McAllis
ter. Thence along the easterly line of
Gough to Golden Gate avenue, thence
along the southerly line of Golden Gate
avenue to Van Ness, andalong the east
erly line of Van Ness to cutter, where
they crossed to the west side and burned
the blocks from tho north line of Sutter
and the east line of Franklin through to
Clay.
Splendid Mansions Rained.
In this district were Included some of
the most splendid mansions of the city.
chief among which was the home of
Claus Spreckcls at the southwest corner
of Clay and Van Ness. This splendid
piece of architecture, done in brown stone
in the chateau style and adorned with all
that wealth and taste could gather,, still
stands, though blackened hy the ordeal
and divested of all Its beauty, a melan
choly testimony of the futility of human
endeavor.
Still burning alone the easterly side of
Van Ness, the Are reached Greenwich,
along tho south line of which It spread
to Larkln and along the, cast line of
Larkln to Lombard, thence along the
south line of Lombard to Hyde and
along the east line of Hyde to Chestnut.
easterly thence along the south line of
Chestnut to Taylor; thence along the
east line of Taylor to Bay. along the
south line of Bay to Mason; and down
the cast side of Mason to the city front-
Only Three Spots UntOHChcd.
Within this vast waste of smouldering
ambers were found three cases where
human beings still have their habitations
as before the great conflagration. One of
these was to be ecn on the very summit
of Telegraph Hill, where perhaps a score
of homes still stand. At the northwest
corner of Jones and Green the residence
of O. D. Baldwin, the real estate dealer
in the Mills building. Is still habitable.
Across tho way at the northwest Mrs.
Edward Huber has preserved her home.
On tho southerly line of Green at 1009
to 1017 are to be fotnd residences of Kirk
Harris. George J. Phillips, B. J. Birdsall.
William Hanke, Charles O'Brien and
Martin Fussier. In this cluster are also
the homes of H. P. Llvermore, capital
ist, on vallejo. between Jones and Tay
lor; Mrs. 1C M. Atkinson, 1032 Broadway;
Home Parker. 1030 Broadway: Ell Shcp
pard, capitalist, at Vallejo and Taylor;
Rev. Joseph Worcester, 1030 Vallejo: Liv
ingston Jenks. northwest corner of Val
lejo and Taylor: Tbomas Richardson,
lumberman, 1032 Vallejo: Morgan Shep
pard, 1CS4 Vallejo: Frank Stone. Insur
ance. 1036 Vallejo: Mrs. Virgil Williams.
widow of the artist, and of tho elder
Mr. Polk, father of Willis Polk, the archi
tect. There are also six sets of fiats
in the vicinity which remain Intact.
Private Patrol System.
The conragcous men and women, who
saved their homes by main effort while
a sea of flame raged and roared about
them. In their great thankfulness for
the mercy that has been shown them
have only this small complaint to
make: That In their distress thev
have been quite abandoned by W
constituted authorities, and for their
protection they have organized a patrol
system of their own, each man of the
number taking a two hours task of
duty.
Jome 200 houses lying on the south
and cast slopes of Telegraph Hill re
main. In this quarter the household
ers, many of whom are Italians, saved
their abodes by a free use of the red
wine stores in their cellars. The red
walls of the houses show the stains
where the claret-soaked sacks ' had
been used to cool the heated walls of
the building.
The one remaining spot unburned
within the district Is bounded by Mont
gomery, Battery. Jackson and Wash
ington. Within this district Is the ap
praisers building, in which Is stored
some half-million dollars' of valuable
wares belongng to the importing mer
chants of San Francisco, the saving
of this and the adjoining building be
ing ascribed to the heroic endeavors
of Captain Wolf and his men of Com
pany D. Twenty-second United States
Infantry, who, with such means as they
had at hand, succeeded in fighting oft
the devouring clement.
SERVICES AMONG THE RUINS
Thousands Swarm to Opcn-Alr Gath
ering. Regardless of Sect-
SAN FRANCISCO. April 22.-On the
steps of the shattered churches and on
the green slopes of parks and cemeteries,
the people of San Francisco assembled at
the usual hours for religious services.
Grateful for the opportunity to publicly
express thanks for their prerervatlon and
anxious for the words of cheer and com
fort that will carry them through future
trials, tin people assembled In even larger
numbers than is customary- There was
no distinction as to sect or denomination,
the gatherings Including, as a rule, a
large percentage of the famines camping
or residing in the vicinity. Catholic
clergymen celebrated masses in the Jew
ish cemetery, and people of every creed
knelt with bowed heads while the serv
ices were In progress.
On the steps ot bu .Mary wicuii
and on the upheaved pavement of Golden
fiv,nn overlooking the blackened
waste that commences Just across the
street. Archbishop Montgomery celebrated
mass at K o'clock. The service was at
,aa u,. fhmmnnds. eoverine the church
steps and extending well up and down the
street in eitncr airecxion. a no .uui3u
nnrnc nnl his reference to the death
of Firo Chief Sullivan affected the entire
assemblage, and tears streamed down
hundreds ot faces upturned to the tiny
.k.. in th nmn dnnrwsv of the vesti
bule, while the broken sobs swept In a
wave of sound from end to ena oi ine con
gregation. Five masses were celebrated
at St. Mary's Cathedral.
t-v, ntiMthnn in ills sermon, .recom
mended to the people that they be" at all
times submissive to the autnonues. civu
and TnlUtnrV
Close to the graves In Calvary Ceme
tery, on the narrow porch of a tiny house
that stands within the graveyard enclos
ure ihni mtutses were celebrated for the
Mnrntniinn nf Holv Oron Church. Thev
were largely attended, and the theme ot
the sermons was hope ana courage ta the
race or adversity.
In almnjrt total riarknes. with a hesvv
wlt rlrnnnlnp IIVo rain frrtm lh trws
overhead, a prayer meeting was held last
mght in the center ot jenerson square,
where hundreds of the homeless have
taken ref Uge. A choir sang several hymns
ana mere was a sermon, wnicn maac a
stirring appeal tor renewal ot courage.
Relief Trains on Fast Schedale.
CHICAGO. April 22. The amount of
supplies that is being sent through to
San Francisco from Chicago and points
cast of here is "assuming tremendous
proportions, juts agents xkt Ttil
roads and express companies say that
the movement Is but barely com
menced. During the last 21 hours
about ISO cars have left here on pas
senger train schedule. Jt Is said by
railroad men that the present move
ment of supplies will be more than
doubled within the next 24 hours.
RESTORING WATER SERVICE.
"Within Four Days City Will Have
Half Normal Quantity. '
SAN FRANCISCO. April 22. Experts
of the Spring Valley Water Company
who have been engsged In making a
thorough examination of the mains and
reservoirs of the system have reported
that the company hss In its reservoirs
enough water to' supply the city at the
regular rate of SO.OOO.'XO gallons per day
for a period of 600 days.
The only immediate problem Is that of
getting this supply Into tho city. Already
pipes have been repaired In certain sec-
lions, and a supply of t.vOD.w) gallons
per day Is coming in through Ocean View
from Lake Merced. About 1.000.000 gal
lons of this is being consumed daily by
Ocean View and .the other towns along
the pipe lines, but 6.0M.0CO gallons daily Is
reaching and will continue to xach the
city proper.
Within a few hours another supply of
6,000.000 gallons dallj will be poured Into
the city from College Hill station. This
will furnish water to the northern sec
tion ot the city. Already water is being
supplied to the Black Point and Pacific
Heights districts, and with an additional
supply of 400.000 gallons dally, which Is
assured from lines that will be repaired
within a day or two. the cily will within
four days be receiving a dally supply of
between 16,(W,0 and 17.0M.OM gallons.
which Is practically equivalent to half
the amount that was being furnished to
the entire city prior to the earthquake.
This makes It certain that the city will
bo habitable again almost immediately. A
food supply has already been assured.
SOUTH SAX FRANCISCO BURNS
Flames of New Conflagration Clearly
Seen Across Bay.
OAKLAND. April 22. A report
reached here from San Francisco at
midnight that a brisk Are Is burning
in South San Francisco. The Illumina
tion can readily be seen from this side
of San Francisco Bay. a distance ot
eight miles. It is believed that the
flreTroke out afresh from smouldering
embers that could not be subdued on
account of the lack of water.
When the fire was pronounced to be
practically out in San Francisco, sev
eral frame buildings were standing In
South Sen Francisco, but It in now
feared these will be swept away.
FOOD FROM: THE ORIENT.
Supplies in Cargo or Steamship
China Are Commandeered.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 22. The Pa
clflc mall steamer China, with a cargo
-LOOKING Tjr MARKET STREET FXOX MASON STREET. SHOWING THE SOCTH SIDE OP MARKET. TKE "FIRST
TALL BUILDING WAS DEVOTED TO A FCRXITCRE STORE. THE SECOND WAS HALE BHOTHERS DRY
GOODS ESTABLISHMENT.
OS SACRAMENTO STREET IN THE WHOLESALE TOODCCE DISTRICT.
including a large quantity ot food
stuffs, arrived from the Orient and was
docked at Oakland in order that the
supplies might be distributed there.
The shipping of San Francisco is at &
standstill and such will be the slat of
affairs while the city is in the least
danger.
The United States cruisers Chicago
and Marblchead are stationed off
Melgga wharf, and prevent every ves
sel, whether foreign or domestic, from
railing out of the harbor. The ves
sels are being held here to be. ready for
any emergency that may arise.
The Federal authorities removed all
the customs restrictions from the cargo
of the steamer China, and as soon as
possible the rice, tea and other food
stuffs were taken off the vessel and
sent to the aid of the stricken Chinese.
Until next Monday foreign vessels
will be examined merely as to health.
CONTRACTOR MAKES A SURVEY
Says 3Iany Fine Buildings Can Be
Quickly ReValrcd.
FRESNO. Cal.. April 22. G. S. Lind
grfn, of the firm of IJndgren-HcIcks
Company, of San Francisco and Fresno,
returned last evening with definite news
that th dlster is to have no deterrent
effect on contemplated skyscrapers, and
that many of the great buildings reported
destroyed can be rehabilitated, some at
no great expense.
The Lindgren-Heicks Company had the
contract for the building of the Humboldt
Bank building, on Market street, between
Third and Fourth streets. The rlans call
for an IB-story structure, to overlook the
Call building. Undgren yesterday called
upon the president and the cashier, and
asked what they proposed to do In view
of the crushing disaster.
"Build the structure according to the
original plan, without a single change."
said the president; "only rush It as fast
as it is possible. In the meantime, put
us up temporarily a structure on Third
street."
Herbert Law Is going ahead with the
repair of the Falrmount HoteL Undgren
examined the ruins yesterday, and said
it would be necessary to rebuild the first
two sioWcs. The LIndgren-Hclcks Com
pany also have a contract for building a
annex to the Falrmount. contain
ing the largest theater in San Francisco.
LIndgren did not discuss this with Law.
but says he has no doubt that the work
will go right ahead. In fact, says Und
gren. there is the more likelihood of its
being rebuHt. now that all theaters In
San Francisco have been destroyed. The
contractor will use the magnificent hos
telry as a boarding-camp for his crew of
men.
LIndgren obtained a permit from Gov
ernor Pardee and Mayor Scbmltz yester
day to make an examination of some ot
the principal buildings stilt standing, and
the result of his inspection Is reassuring.
He says the Haywards' building, at the
comer of Montgomery and California
streets. Is only slightly damaged, and can
be repaired at small cost, from Vtff) to
J10.OM. The Merchants Exchange, while
badly burned In the Interior, can be re
paired at an expenditure of about T3.
000 or a.000. The building cost K.COXCOl
t.
The front of the Rlalto building will
stand, but the rear was dynamited.
Other buildings In .the burnt - district
that have withstood the ravages ot the
flames to admit of rebuilding are: The
James Flood, the Union Trust, the new
Chronicle, the Call, the Mutual Savings
Bank, the Crocker-Wool worth and the Su
Francis HoteL
Building that arc practically undamaged
are the new Postofflce, which was report
cd In ruins; the Mint .and the old Castom
House.
LIndgren has practically volunteered to
clear a. way through Market street for
traffic. He obtained permission from the
Mayor and Chief ot Police to do this
work, and will start a gang to work
Monday.
PUBLIC OFFICES TO REOPEN. .
Find Temporary Places and Have
Saved All Records.
SAN FRANC1SO. April 22. The City
Auditor, the Treasurer, Tax Collector
and City Attorney have established tem
porary headquarters and are now making
active preparation to resume the work of
their offices. The vaults of the Treas
urer. Auditor and Tax Collector are In
tact. There l something like 5CO.CCO In
the vaults ot the City Treasurer. The
Tax Collector will be In a pofftlon to re
sume the collection of taxes In a few
days and there is no doubt that all the
officiate and other employes of the city
and county of San Francisco will receive
their salaries.
The relief committee announced today
that clttecns no longer would be hindered
in progress through the city; that no
passes ar necessary and that requisitions
cannot be made unless the case Is ex
treme. BREAK UP ALL LAFIGE CAMP5.
Pardee Guards Agalntt Epidemic
Prisoner (e Be Removed.
OAKLAND. CaL. April 22. That the
chances of an epidemic breaking out
among the refugees may be lessened. Gov
ernor Pardee today l;sued an order that
all large camps In this city be broken up
and separated Into as small communities
as possible.
The Governor received a message from
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock, offer
ing to care for SCO of California's Insane
patients at the St. Elira'beth's Hospital.
Washington. D. C.
General Funs ton today reported to Gov
ernor' Pardee that the prisoners rushed
from San Francisco to Alcatras Island,
in San Francisco Bay. after the outbreak
of the fire, must be Immediately removed,
on account of the lack of water and
crowded conditions. General Funston
asked permission to remove the prisoners
to points he may select. San Jose has
offered to care for 509 prisoners, and Mar
tinez will take 50.
Condemn Ferry Building Tower.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 22. The tower
of the Union Ferry building has been
condemned as unsafe by a board of
United States Army Engineers and Is be
ing taken down.
S
liHION
ly light over the few swaying remains
of walls. Comes a rattle ot the chain
at the door. Of the crowd of 26 in the
dark, two men with their revolvers in
their hands go to the door and ask:.
-Who's there?" Answer: A grumble.
and a house-looter sneaks away.
"Cracic: crack:" goes a rlflo down the
street. A soldier is shooting a thief.
In the early part of the evening.
when the dinner, cooked in the streets.
of Government provisions has been
eaten, many people wander out for
half an hour, but every one abroad
after 8:2 Is a suspicious character, and
unless he wears a uniform or' a Red
Cross badge, he stands a fair chance
of being shot by an excited militiaman.
Fusillade at Mad Japanese.
Last night we were at Van Ness ave
nue a littlo late when a mad Jap came
rushing up the street with a revolver
In each hand, shooting wildly. We
dodged Into an alley. It took about
109 shots to bring him down. We
started -down Van Ness again to where
there was more shooting, but were
told at the corner in a very peremptory
voice by an lS-year-old boy to go home.
And we went not home, but around the
block. There we learned that thej
were shooting- everybody wandering
around in the ruins.
Hundreds Shot by Soldiers.
.t least 300 people have been shot
down for one offense or another in the
last two days. In our own neighbor
hood here two men have been shot
through the windows of their houses
because they did not comply quickly
enough with the order to put out their
lights. A woman .was shot because she
refused to put out the fire in her stove
and cook in the street, according to
general orders. Yesterday three men
were lined up and shot at the cor
ner before 10,000 people. One was a
ghoul who had been caught cutting off
the ringed finger of .a woman in a
swoon. Another was an old tramp who
had aroused Indignation by taking a
piece of bread from a child. The third
was a bravado of a 16-year-old boy
who had been looting tents.
Even Criminals Shaken.
Night time In the open places is be
wildering. Humantty is thrown together
there. TlTcre Is absolutely no order and
only a few soldiers can be spared to
guard the avenues. Possibilities of hide
ous crimes are unlimited, but little Is
heard of. Even the most vicious are
shaken too much by the tremendous ca
tastrophe to Tip; above theft. A crim
inal would have to havo a great person
ality to conquer his natural humanitarian
feelings.
These things are but the after-effects.
They are the beginning of a state of af
fairs that Is sure to become more intense.
Everything will remain much as at pres
ent for a month at least, until the banks
resume buslncs and people can obtain
money. Practically no one has any, and
it would not be any good here, anyway.
There Is nothing to be bought. Provis
ions must be obtained from the military.
Two Great Dangers Ahead.
There will be two great dangers to face
crime and disease. With the soldiers
ever ready to shoot on the slightest prov
ocation, crime will be kept down, yet
every one expects to see It on the In
crease. Disease is bound to come, but it
will undoubtedly be controlled unless 1c
takes some very virulent form. Sanitary
arrangements are already good, even in
the parks, and within a few days every
one here will be in a house. This work
Is very rapid. Already they are begin
ning to canvass from house to house, put
ting two In a room, taking anybody who
passes. The Red Cross Is doing this
work and lit doing It with expedition.
Fire. Swept AH Clean.
When I came over here I purposed first
to write of the. ruins, but. after walking
all morning and covering but one-tenth
of the burned area. I have put that off.
Two-thirds of the city Is burned. As far
as the Are went, it swept clean. Its
furthest: reach back from the ferry Is
three miles only, but Its width is six.
What is left are only residences. This sit
uation, past and present. Is so tremen
dous that even the people who have been
through It all cannot grasp it. Those who
came late can have no Idea. Even the
story of the after-effects must be al
lowed to soak In. In my messages tomor
row and hereafter I shall write of only
one phase at a time.
REFUGEES FILL UNIVERSITY.
Studies at Berkeley Suspended Rch--ees
Eager for Work.
BERKELEY. Cal.. April -22. The
grounds of the University of California
are still thronged with the homeless from
San Francisco, and on that account col
lege exercises still remain suspended. It
is not certain when studies will be re
sumed and hundreds of students have de
parted for their homes in various parts
of the state. - .
Srx thousand of the refugees that ar
rived here have been provided with trans
portation to various parts of the United
States. All able-bodied persons are anx
ious to engage In some kind of work, and
the Improvised employment bureaus are
finding places as rapidly as possible.
Sanitary conditions are good and there
are enough medical men to care for all
cases. There is no apprehension that an
epidemic will break out. Three tempo
rary hospitals have been established and
these are filled with patients.
Several carloads of clothing were re
ceived today from near-by states and
food suppliea are plentiful. Strict guard
Ib still kept over the city. Few acts of
lawlessness are reported.
The work ot repairing the damage done
by the earthquake went on today, v al
though it was Sunday. All the churches
had been converted Into temporary lodg
ing places and services were held in the
open air.
STATEMENT FROM GOVERNOR
Pardee Expresses Confidence In Suc
cess or Relief Work.
OAKLAND. CaL, April 2t Governor
George C. Pardee gave the Associated
Press the following Interview today:
The iltuaUen Is as coed as can be ex
yectad. eaasMcriag the greataes of the ca
lasUtr that has befallen u. The Natloa aad
vos-M. ara taJdss Croat hater's t 1b esr wt-.
OBI
tare aad showing material and financial atd.
What we seed especially 1 medical stores,
clothing and shelter for the rraseet. Of
course food Trill be needed la coat'derahle
quantities Tor some time to come. An epi
demic does not exist at present. It ! not
probable that any nccessltv exists for order
ing a quarantine.
The work, of rebuilding San Francisco has
commenced and I expect to see the great
metropolis replaced on a much grander scale
than ever before. f
The; matter of a special session of the
Legislature Is still under consideration.
PARDEE WIRES PRESIDENT-
Thanks Government for Relief Sent.
Conditions Satisfactory.
WASHINGTON. April 22,-President
Roosevelt today received the following
telegram from Governor Pardee ot Cali
fornia, dated Oakland yesterday:
The President. Washington Thanks for
ships. Condition much better. Fire out;
weather cool; people cheerful and being
quite well taken care of. Xo epidemics,
whole country vying to extend our people
aid and sympathy. Wc, appreciate ery
much your help.
GEORGE C. PARDEE, Governor.
General Mnil Service Resumed.
SAN FRANCISO, April 22.-Trains have
been running on all lines practically on
the regular schedule, excepting on the
Coast line of the Southern Pacific Com
pany. Service on that line was resumed
today and dispatches will now be made
regularly. The first mall from San Fran
cisco for outside point was dispatched
yesterday and since that time all regular
dispatches have been made, excepting a.
few of the smaller closed-pouch dis
patches, which were omitted in order that
tne postortice might concentrate the forces
upon the heaviest and most important
mail.
Suicide of Stanford Student.
LOS ANGELES, April ' 22. George.
Steele, a Stanford student, son ot
Reginald Steele, of this city, shot him
self through the brain this- afternoon,
probably with suicidal intent, and died
at the emergency hospital tonlght-
The youns man was 22 years of age,
and had been home for a month on
account of ill health. He had brooded
much In the past few days over the
destruction of Stanford University.
Telegraph East forArchitccts.
PITTSBURG. April 22. Mayor Gcorga
Guthrie received a telegram tonight from
Mayor Eugene E. Svshmltz, of San Fran
cisco, asking how many architects, or
architectural draughtsmen. Pittsburg
could furnish and how quickly they could
leave for San Francisco. Mayor Guthrlo
will investigate and send an answer to
morrow. Instructions to Bankers.
OAKLAND, Cal.. April 22. Banks
and bankers throughout the United
States wishing to make telegraphic
transfers to Oakland should place the
funds with the correspondents of the
Oakland banks in New York and hae
them wire Oakland of the fact, instead
ot remitting drafts.
Reached Japan in 1 1 Minutes.
LONDON, April 23. According to a dis
patch from Tokio to the Times, seismo
graphs in the Imperial University show
that the San Francisco earthquake
reached Japan In II minutes. Two seis
mologists from Japan will go to San
Francisco forthwith.
Bodies Recovered From Asylum.
Oakland! April 22. That the bcdies'oc
S6 patients and 11 attendants have been
recovered from the ruins of Agnew'a hos
pital for the insane is the telegraphic in
formation conveyed to Governor 'Pardee
tonight by Dr. Batch, superintendent of
state hospitals.
Artie Hall Fttlgora Saved.
WASHINGTON. April 22.-A telegram
received here today from Artie Hall Ful
gora, the vaudeville singer, who was re
ported to have been killed in San Fran
cisco, says she and her husband, Robert
Fulgora, saved their lives but lost every
thing they had.
Arlington Raises SCOO.
ARLINGTON. Or.. April 22.-(Sperial.)
At a mass meeting Saturday night 5600
in cash was subscribed for San Francisco.
Mr. Smith and Smythe & Son, -sheepmen,
each gave 5100.
KILLED IN ACT OF THEFT
Refugee Tells Graphic Story oi
Ghoul's Summary Execution.
LOS ANGELES, CaL, April 22.-R. F.
Lund, general sales agent ot the Dover
Manufacturing Company, at Canal Dover,
O.. Is a San Francisco refugee who
reached Los Angeles today. Mr. Lund
was asleep In the Merrimack Apartment
House when the first earthquake shock
rent San Francisco. Telling of his expe
riences after reaching the street, he says:
"While passing through a narrow street
in the rear ot the Emporium I came upon
a tragedy. A rough fellow, evidently a
south-of-Market-street thug, was bend
ing over the unconscious form of a wo
man. She lay upon the sidewalk near
the curb. His back was toward me. Ha
was trying to wrench a ring from "her
finger, and he held her right wrist in his
left hand. A soldier suddenly approached.
He held a rifle thrust forward and hi
eyes were on the wretch.
"Involuntarily I stopped. I remember
only this, that it seemed in that moment
a good thing to me to take a life. Tho
soldier's rifle came to his shoulder. There
was a. sharp report. The thug straight
ened with a wrench. He threw his right
arm above his head and pitched forward
across the body of the woman. He died
with her wrist in his grasp. It may sound
murderous, but the feeling I experienced
was one of disappointment. I wanted to
kill him myself.
"Along In the afternoon, in my walk
ing. I came upon a great, hulking fellow
in the act of wresting food from an old
woman and a young girl, who evidently
had Joined their fortunes. No soldiers
were about and I had the fun ot laying
him out with the butt of my pistol. He
went down in a heap. I did not stay to
see whether or not he came to."
. CLAIMS WHITE HOUSE.
Insane Woman Comes to Collect Rent
From the President.
WASHINGTON, April 22. Mrs. Sarah
Marks. 60 years old. who came here from
Harrisonburg, whose home la believed to
be at Pittsburg, Pa., has been placed in
the Government insane asylum. She called
at the White House to eject the Presi
dent and collect back rent.
Some papers in the woman's posses
sion purpord to give her title to sorar
of the Government buildings.
Hoase Hears Eulogies on Dead.
WASHINGTON. April 22. The House
convened today and listened to eulogies
of the late Representatives George
Caster and Georee B. Patterson of
Feaasylvaala,