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Streets, Sewers and Police -System
Complete Systematic Distribu
tion or Rations Arranged.
HARMONY WITH RED CROSS
SchmitZi Denies Any Discrimination
Against .Chinese General Prep
arations ' to Rebuild and
-vV' -Resume- Basllicse.
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all the emergency 'committees,, It wan as
certained -that the loss of life caused ,y
the catastrophe Is estimated at Jess' than
300. This estimate "was made by Fairfax
Wheelan, and surprised everyone, as esti
mates of 1000 and more had been made oy
the Coroner's office.
The -expenses of the various committees
will be considerably less than expected
The statement of Mr. Wheelan that all
physicians and nurses had refused pay
was created with cheers by the com Bait
teemen. 8everal committee chairmen
present announced that they had carried
on work laid out for them without In
curring any expense.
Railroads Not Move.
Representatives of Western railroads
whose offices were destroyed, acting un
der instructions from their headquarters,
have decided to. follow the example set by
the Southern Pacific officials, and will not
even temporarily abandon locations In
this cltv. gome of the arenclea removed
to Oakland will return, while other roads
will maintain 'Offices both here and across
the bay.
Before noon today practically the essen
tial departments of the Southern Pacific
were in operation. Every available em
ploye of the company was engaged In
arranging for the handling of the great
press of business. New office furniture
consigned to dealers who have no use for
It was hurriedly unpacked from cases and
carried Into the Ferry building, where
provision has been made for all Eastern
railroad agencies not elsewhere accom
modated. The officials of the company,
including Messrs. Bproule. Fee, Sroupc
nnd Hourseburg. took off their coats and
carried desks and chairs up the stairways
until enabled to begin the actual transac
tion of business. Traffic Director J. C.
Stubbs confirmed the statement that the
main offices of the Southern Pacific would
remain In San Francisco.
A force of men today commenced re
construction of'the Ferr" building tower,
the upper half of which will have to be
replaced with lighter material of a dif
ferent character. A quantity of the wood
and iron work to be used in restoring the
tower arrived on the wharf today.
Harbor Under Civic Control.
The military officers early this morning
returned to the State Harbor Commission
full authority over docks, wharves and
plerjs. At the name time, the two depart
ments will continue as heretofore to assist
one another In every way calculated to
expedite the unloading and handling of
food supplies. "With the assistance of the
regulars assigned to duty along the water
front district and the jackles from the
Boston and other vessels of the Pacific
squadron, perfect order has been main
tained in this, the most congested portion
of the-city. Chief Wharfinger R. J. Welch
said:
"It has been agreed that nothing shall
be handled at the docks except food sup
plies, and no vessel will bo allowed to He
alongside a wharf where there Is any pos
sibility of unloading anything needed by
the people."
Damage to St. Francis Slight.
In company with William Dohrman. the
auditor of tho St. Francis Hotel, repre
sentatives of the Associated Press ex
plored the building as far as the fourth
floor. The interior resembles the Inside
walls of a dead furnace. The effect of
the intense heat is shown by melted glass
and metal objects. The walls, however,,
do not appear to be sprung and the build
ing can be repaired. The engine room, in
the basement, sustained little or no dam
age. The steel superstructure Is apparently
unaffected, and save for the southeast
corner, there are no cracks In the tower
ing walla. The annex, forming the third
Tving. which was In course of construc
tion, was uninjured. The vaults contain
ing the safety deposit boxes are intact.
It Is roughly estimated that Jioaooe will
restore the hotel to Its former splendor.
"Telephono Uncs Restored.
Telephone connections to Oakland and
lno San Bruno .way are now complete
Today tho Pacific Telephone Telegraph
Company had S00 men at work throughout
the city repairing and laying underground
emergency lines. Before nightfall a 2
wire cable had been laid the entire length
of Market street in the street car cable slot
and messages arc now being sent without
difficulty. General Manager Glass said
this afternoon that while before the
disaster the company had &0.000 subscrib
ers, the. names now on its list number less
than SOW.
Three hundred representative San Fran
cisco merchants met this afternoon to
consider the beat methods of reconstruct
ing and resuming Ban Francisco retail
business. The necessary steps were- taken
for the formation or resumption of the
Trade League, and sub-commlttecs were
formed "representing every trade In the
commercial world. The sub-committees
consist of three representative men of
every line of rade. It is the duty of each
therein to attend to the resumption of
business in its particular line. They were
Instructed to report each day to the gen
eral committee.
The "Merchants' Exchange this morning
had already cleaned out the ground floor
and second floor or Its 34-story building
and by tomorrow expects to be transact
ing some business there. The shipping
business is at a, standstill. Onlyjone vessel
of any siso has been permitted to leave
this port. The exception waa, a big Ger
man freighter bound for Hamburg.
The fire underwriters are making some
plans tp reopen offices In the Merchants'
Exchange building.
The -San Francisco Gas & Electric
Company yesterday obtained permits for-
small army of men to go about the
city to gain some idea, of the details of
the damage, and by this means to place
itself la a position to effect a restoration 1
of-normal conditions.
The United Railways Company today
had many of its employes on the streets
clearing the tracks and erecting tempo
rary trolley poles on Market street. These
poles were erected from the Ferry build
ing to Fifth street.
Coffee aad Sajar. Wanted.
Coffee and 'sugar are wanted In San
Francisco for the relief camps. Other
provisions are to be had In plenty. There
is plenty of meat, which la being Eold at
normal prices.
Dr. Ward, president of the State i
oard ofrHealth. states that there is less :
vHamunlcable disease in the city today '
hat'at"Riiy time during .the past eeven i
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MARKET STREET,
weeks. Dr. Ward will issue a dally bul
letin on the health conditions In the city.
"Funds Received $1,917,000.
Chairman Phclan reports contributions
to the relief fund as follows:
Outside. 41917.000.
Local, 5540.000.
Total, J2.SC3.488.
Many canes of clothing, old and new.
were unpacked yesterday morning at sub
relief stations established on piers and
distributed among the needy. Several
thousand people were supplied with gar
ments during the first few hours, and
there still remain many unopened cases.
A dozen large boxes containing assorted
sires of overcoats were emptied lri a
twinkling, and for half an hour after
wards the gratified owners of the gar
ments were engaged In alternately trad
ing and trying them until they had se
cured something like a fit.
Arrival of Supplies Fluctuates.
To guard against possible misapprehen
sion by people engaged In the handling
and distribution of food supplies, it may
be stated upon the best authority that
.the condition at present existing and the
prospects for tomorrow and the ensuing
few days are entirely favorable. Unavoid
able delays there have been occasionally.
At the" Army transport dock, for Instance,
it chanced yesterday that the amount of
matter received and distributed was up
to an early hour of the afternoon prac
tically nothing as compared to yesterday,
when the supply from across the bay
was never a moment depleted, and the
procession of outgoing loaded wagons
was continuous. At the same time the
supply of goods across the bay on the
Oakland wharves was continuously In
creasing, but the military authorities
were directing the food Into other chan
nels and consequently a long line of emp
ty wagons was compelled to wait several
hours at the transport dock.
Southern Pacific officials have increased
the facilities for transporting cars and
miscellaneous supplies across the bay
to the fullest extent. The entire system
Is under the direction and at the disposal
of Captain Baker, assistant Department
Quartermaster under Major Dcvol. All
mercantile business of every kind has
been .set jlllde and will be neglected until
conditions warrant its resumption.
Steamer Due From Seattle.
The steamer Shasta this morning un
loaded 20 tons of general supplies at the
transport dock. Another large steamer
4. .ntH Aitrinp th dn.v. The steam
er Buckman Is due today from Seattle
with 1000 tons of food and general sup-
renditions In Laurel Hill
fumntorr chovi that all the refugees
there have been supplied with either tents
or bedcovers. There arc aroui iw pw
o- in Ainmn Kmurf. They are fairly
well housed and have a well-stocked hos
nit.i Tim, ha boon only one death
that "of a two-weeks-old baby this morning
as the result of- fxposure.
4 .. rnnottni- or iho Lumber Dealers
Association held this morning at Third
and Berrv streets it was estimated that
there is 50.000.000 feet of undamaged lum
ber in San Francisco at present.
SHOT TO , ESCAPE CREMATION
Fatc-otMcn on Burning Roof Aw-
4 , ruOSccncs at Ajrncw.
SALT LAKE-CITY. Aprll-That three
men were shot to death on a blaxing roof
in San Francisco to keep them from being
burned alive. Is solemnly asserted by
Max Fast, a garmentworker, who caaao
here yesterday.
"When the fire caught the Windsor Ho
tel, at Fifth and Market," Mid Mr.Fast.
"there were three men on the roof. -and
it was imposlsble to get them down.
Rather than see" the crazed nscn xau in
with the roof and be roasted alive, the
military officer directed his men-to shoot
them, which they did, in me presence oi
000 people.
"I saw great stones tau on tnree men
near the Citv Hall, crushing the life out
of them. In the Union Square I stood
beside a woman who died actually from
fright and thirst. Her last request was
for water, and we bad none to give her.
At Jefferson Square I saw a fatal clash
between the military and the police. A
noliceman ordered a soldier to take up a
body to put It in the wagon. Words fol
lowed, and the soldier shot the policeman
dead."
John Cashnear. an old soldier from
Speak Flsh.-S. D.. says.the sentry on duty
near Van Nesa avenue ordered a friend,
who was entering his home, to come out.
as it was about to be dynamited. The
man said: "This Is ray house, and I have
a right to go in." The soMjer Instantly
killed him.
As a ireneral rule, the soldiers were
kind and helpful, and deplored these hasty
actions Just as much as'anyeae did.
Nothing could have bees more terrible
than the calamity at Agnews 'Asylum, as
described by It. L.Drinkwater. of Still
water. Minn., who fled frets San Fran
cisco to San Jose, .oaly to get from bad
to worse. He said last sight:
"Se went to Agnews, where we had a
friend; and found the asylum la rulas aad
SAX FRANCISCO. AS IT IS TODAT. SCENE
300 demented creatures buried there. It
was a sight to transfix one with horror
to see scores of mad men and women
strapped to trees all over the -grounds,
crying, shrieking and cursing.
"Ordinarily troublesome in their way.
the excitement of the falling of the build
ing had made them mad Indeed, and their
uncanny looks and fiery eyes were terri
ble to behold. Nothing could be done for
them, as there was no place to put them,
and every sane woman or man available
was digging to release the other unfortu
nates burled In the ruins.
"Oh! such cries as came seemingly from
the bowels of the earth! The devils have
got me. Let me out! 'I am the King;
you cannot kill me!' I want my supper:
I want my dinner." Just as the vagary
seized them. ,they called out their disor
dered thought, nor even guessed their true
condition."
Most ghastly of all is the statement of
William Ames, a Salt Lake man. who
escaped to Los Angeles. He says:
"While I was walking about the streets
I saw man after man shot down by the
troops. Most of these were ghouls. One
man made the troopers believe that one
of the dead bodies lying on a pile of rocks
wan his mother, and he was permitted to
go up to the body. Apparently overcome
by grief, he threw himself across the
corpse. In another Instant the soldiers
discovered that he was chewing the dia
mond earrings from the ears of the dead
woman.
" 'Here's where you get what's coming
to you, said one of the soldiers, and with
that he put a bullet through the ghoul.
The diamonds were found in the man's
mouth."
Already beggars are seeking to profit by
the misfortune of San Francisco, and two
men arrested while begging in the charac
ter of refugees have been proved Im
postors. Word comes from San Jose that Charles
Alexander, the head night operator of the
Western Union, was shot while goln? to
his home by a guard. Alexander was
wheeling his bicycle, when he heard somo
one call to him: he stopped; the call was
repeated, and when the operator, who did
not understand what was said, remained
standing, the guard fired, and the bullet
hit Alexander's knee.
HISTORY OF JOURNALISM LOST
Lorinjr Pickering's Unpublished
Work Destroyed by Fire.
SACRAMENTO. CaL, April Zi.R. A.
Crothers, proprietor of the San Francisco
Bulletin, arrived in Sacramento tonight.
He said he lost everything In his home
at 3060 Bush street, where were collected
a vast mass of valuable manuscripts and
other articles belonging to the late Lor
lng Pickering.
Among these wag the manuscript of a
history of journalism by Mr. Pickering.
This had never been published, but it was
regarded by Mr. Pickering as a work of
Importance, giving his personal recollec
tions of -very Journalist of note in the
United Slates, running back for three
quarters ofa century.
Mr. CrothVrs was pleased to state that
most of the files of the Bulletin were
saved and that those that were lost can
be replaced. The account books, circula
tion and advertising lists were rescued
from the flames.
Raymond, Wash., Raises 73 e.
RAYMOND. Wash.. Aorll 24 Ir.i i
Over 5"S0 was raised In Raymond and
oouin .cna yesieraay for the San Fran
cisco relief fund. The money was in
vested in provisions, including food, cloth
ing and bedding, which were shipped on
the steamer Mayfatr at 10 o'clock this
morning. Although loaded with lumber
for San Pedro. Captain H. Hansen of the
Mayfalr agreed to land the provisions at
San Francisco free of charge.
Old Man Dies of Collapse.
SAN FRANCISCO. April The emer
gency and maternity hospital located at
1730 Fillmore street attended to RS cases
today. Mr. H. Flnck. aged 78. formerly re
siding at JO Haight street, was brought to
this hospital about noon in a state of col
lapse, and died at 1 P. M. Mr. Flnck
was connected with the well-known firm
of Will & Flnck.
"Pope" Scbrader Loses Family.
EL PASO. Tex.. April 2i. "Pope"
Schrader, claiming to be the head of the
"Divine Catholic Church." and known
throughout the West as a "divine
healer." reached nere this afternoon,
fleeing from Saa Francisco. He said he
feared his entire faaatly was lost and
that not half the horrors of the dis
aster have been reported.
Pay Postal Funds Is ?few York.
NEW YORK. April 3.-It was an
nounced today that the United States
sub-treasury In this city will pay all post'
office warrants1' drawn ea the sub-treasury
at San Francisco.
tplcsvtie acd jqorotr. .. lotaur citaJMr?6 ita
edit as oer dteate as4 tae Coeatr Cevacli'
Photo by A. W.
"LOOKING DOWN MARKET STREET, SHOWING A THRONG OF REFTGEES ON THEIR
REBUKETQ GENERAL
Mayor Protests Against Ac
tion of Militia.
FORCED LABOR ILLEGAL
Reckless Shooting by State Soldiers
and Ignoring; or City Authorities
AroHscs Indignation or AH
Civilian Officials.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 2. That the
militia, unlike the regular troops, are
not all working in harmony with the
local authorities. Is evidenced by the
following letter, sent tonight by Mayor
Schmltz to General Hosier, commander
of the National Guard:
A great nsmbfr of ctxnplalnta have corns In
and are coailnr In to this office rUUve to
arrts by our National guard of dtUns In
the rrapl or of tb city and Ara doctors and
ornrtal of the city and county and presalag
them Into rci-rlce for work upon the public
lrct. Such action It tllfial and I wUh to
hereby officially notify yoo that, until inch
time as you aw rrllrrrd by the Federal troops
or the poSlee department, you Itroe aa order
to yonr men that thei acts r!op Immediate
ly. There ! no martial law and never haa
been Knee the earthquake, and I wlh that
you would ee to It that your mn act mere
ly aa entlnel and not taVe the drastic meas
ure that In noae cases they are now taking.
Sheriff O'Neill had the Mayor add a
paragraph to his letter. The Sheriff Is
also protesting against the action of the
guardsmen.
Chief of Police DInan has received a re
port that G. A. Hen&ley of the Hensley
Green Company, contractors, has under
taken to force citizens to work on the
streets. The report Is now being Investi
gated. MILITIA TOO READY TO S1IOOT
Police Chler Tells Instances or Ig
noring; 3Iayors Orders.
SAN FRANCISCO, April :t-Chlef of
Police Dlnan announced this morning that
ths reports of clashes between police and
National Guardsmen were greatly exag
gerated. The officers are doing patrol duly
In conjunction with the regulars.
"As far as the Police Department Is
concerned." said Chief of Police Dlnan.
"we have endeavored to co-operate with
the regulars In patrolling the streets and
preserving order.
"Wo have had no clash with militia
men or the citizens patrol, but there have
been numerous complaints of the over
zealousness of tho Guardsmen by private
citizens, and for that reason we have
deemed it advisable to request the with
drawal of all bodies of troops not acting
under the direct command of General
Funs ton.
"Policeman Alpers. detailed to duty in
an automobile, was fired upon by militia
men at Hayes street aad Van Ness ave
nue shortly before midnight last night.
No effort was made to step him until he
came up against the militia patrol at
Hayes street and Taa Ness avenue! They
commenced to shoot before challenging
the automobile party, and as the officer
dashed by four shots were fired by the
excited Guardsmen.
"Fortunately all were poor marksmen
and Policeman Alpers lived to tell his
story to his company commander. ,
"Captain of Police Martin was warned
by mllttlaaen in his section last night
that there must be no lights. He told
tho guards the order was that lights
should be permitted until 19 o'clock P.
butt the guard was obdurate and the
captain put in the evening without lights.
"It Is such little Incidents as these task
make the militiamen undesirable for pa
trol duty and have called forth a vigor
ous protest from the citizens."
.GREEDY CALLS FOR CAVALRY
'Will Need Sees Regulars TVhcH the
Militia Is WilkdrawH.
WASHINGTON. April M--Geaeral
GreeJy. in comma ad at Saa Francisco,
has telegraphed the War DepartBMat
that within a week er tea. days, when the
nsititla shall have bees withdrawn, as Is
desired by Governor Pardee, .Mayer
Schaattx and the mHltlaJsea themselves,
the force of regulars must be largely re
inforced to preserve order and safeguard
public Interests.
He says that tomorrow 5M9 regulars
would Ml be aa excessive a umber. He
believes that halt that awafeer from out
side his military division could do tha
work. These should be largely cavalry,
owing to lack of transportation facilities.
There are SOO regulars now; at San Fran
cisco. The telegram concludes that difficulty
in securing lumber exists, and Is bound
to Increase, and that the roldters who
have been entirely occupied In trying (o
save the city will from now on bend their
energies to make provision for difficulties
which are sure to arise during the next
month.
In another telegram General Greely last
night praises the work of General Funs
ton and the conduct of the people of San
Francisco, and says that 25.000 people
have left the city within the last Zi
hours.
SOLDIER XSD POLICE DISAGREE
Demand That Liquor Stock Be De
stroyed Is Ignored.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 21.-Captaln
Edward Rettenhaus of the Marine Corps
notified Chief Dlnan last night that liquor
was being sold In a saloon and grocery at
Fillmore and Fulton streets. Police Cap
tain Duke., with a platoon of policemen
accompanied him to the saloon and found
It closed. Captain Rettenhaus Insisted
that the stock be destroyed and when
Captain Duke explained that he had no
authority to take such action, "became
indignant, demanded his card and declared
that General Funston would be notified
that a call had been made upon the police
for aid and that It had been refused.
Sergeant Donovan of the Municipal Li
cense Department haa been requested by
Chief Dlnan to Investigate the case and,
if the conditions are as complained of by
the military authorities, there will be no
future permit to the saloon man.
CHICAGO TOLICE YtUili HELP
t
Posse of Detectives Placed at Service
qr San "Francisco Chler.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 24.-Command-ing
a company of ten detective sergeants
Identified with the Chicago police depart
ment. Lieutenant John D. Hartford
reached the city shortly after noon today
and reported for duty to Chief of Police
Dlnan. Lieutenant Hartford said, this
afternoon:
"We only know that as soon as your
great calamity was reported to us. the
superintendent Instructed us to prepare
for the journey across the continent, and
here we are. ready to do all that we can
In co-operation with the local department
to alleviate suffering and- to prevent
crime. We are here to work, and Chief
Dman can command us. for any duty he
may see fit."
Mr. Dlnan. with an expression of thanks,
assigned the Eastern officers, to Captain
of Detectives Burnett's command. They
will work with the local detective ser
geants, and will keep a special watch upon
Eastern crooks, who -are headed.tthls way
with an eye to wholesale looting.
PARDEE AVOIDS 3IEETING- .
Docs Not Coart Hearing His Soldier
Boys Roasted.
OREGONIAN NEWS AND INFORMA
TION BUREAU, Oakland, Call. April
24. There' has been much trouble over
unnecessary hhootlng by soldiers,
which has reached a high pitch, and
to avoid trouble Governor. Pardee this
afternoon absented himself from the
meeting of the citizens' committee at
which the question of sending home
the militiamen was to be decided.
DOGS DEVOURING BODIES.
Wholesale Slaughter and Cremation
of Animals Follows.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 51. One of the
most gruesome scenes that has followed
the fire was that witnessed on Telegraph
and Russian HlUs and along the entire
North Beach 'front of the city thl morn
ing, when scores of half-starved dogs
were fouad eating human bodies.
The animals were discovered gnawing
and tearing at the corpses half buried in
the ruins. Where only a leg or an arm
protruded the dogs were digging for the
rest ef the body.
Men who had been seat into the ruins
of hemes to look for what little property
might have escaped the Saaes came upon
this stckealsg condition, and Immediately
reported It to the naval officers In com
mand of the water-froat military districts.
Blsejacketa were detailed to cover the
section designated aad kill all dogs. All
morning- rlSe reports could be heard en
the hair aad aloag the beach as the dogs
were kflled.
Mea were pressed late service, either to
bury the bodies er threw them lata the
hay. In a few places smalderiBg ares
were found, .and there It was possible
to cremate the animals.
It was not believed there were so maay
dead' In the ruins el Telegraph and Rus
sian HHta until the degs were found there
digxia-g for the bed.
Whea the leg., have all bees n dowa
Plumaer, .of 351 Alder streets Portland.
WAY TO THE FERRY.
and slain a further search will be made of
those sections to obtain the bodies and
bury them as soon as possible.
Metcair on Way to Golden Gate.
SACRAMENTO, April 2. Secretary
Metcalf. of the Department of' Commerce
and Labor, passed through this city to
night on his way to Sun Francisco to take
charge of United States properties and
buildings as special commissioner from
the President. He was accompanied by
Congressman D. EL McKInley. who an
nounced that he would at once proceed to
Santa Rosa, where he will devote himself
to the fullest .extent to alleviation of suf
fering, both In his private and official ca
pacity. E. F. Joseph Buried at San Jose.
OREGONIAN NEWS AND INFORMA
TION BUREAU. Oakland. Cat.. April 21.
E. F. Joseph, of Portland, a victim of
the earthquake at San Jose, was burled
there today.
NOTES OF THE DISASTER
Incidents and Consequences of Great
City's Destruction.
"
Ogdes. Ctah. It U estimated that 10.000
to 13.000 San Francisco refugees will pass
through Ogdn before the esd of the uodizz.
The Southern Pacific passenger traffic la de
moralized. On one special train not a ticket
waa taken up Monday.
San Fraaelsco. There la one place within
pistol shot of ruined San Francisco that the
earthquake did not touch, that- did' not lose
a chimney or feel a tretnor 'Alcatrai Island.
Despite the fact that the Island, is covered
with brick building, brick forts and brlclc
chimneys, not a brick was loosened, not a
crack made nor a. quiver felt.
Oakland. Cat The palatial residence of C.
-A. Clark, son ot United States Senator Wll
llsan A. Clark, of Butte. Mont., and Sew
Tork City, at Burllnsame. wa partially de
molished by the earthquake. The house and
ground were bourht for WSO.OOn three years
go and extensive Improvements had been
made.
New Tork. All the records of the San Fran
cisco offices havlnr been destroyed, the 'Equi
table, the Kew CTorfc and Mutual Life In
surance Companies hare a large, force of men
at the home offices copying duplicate records.
Xon of the companies knows -what its death
loues will be. All the big companies have ex
tended the time for payment of premiums on
San Francisco policies- for 60 days.
?fw Tork. No are "Insurance company
haa admitted Inability to pay lossesy on
account of the Are. and the officials of some
of the! companies mentioned as being crippled
declare that the lasses will be paid In rail
and that th companies will o on. In sev
eral cases the stockholders will make up the
deficiency by assessments:
San Francisco. The Mcmunr at OoIden Gate
Iark was not seriously damaged. The. main
entrance Is not Injured, but ha! the north
wall haa suffered. The pictures and. the relics
were not destroyed, but some of the destruct
ible relic were broken. -The balustrades of
the rUdocta bridging the main driveway near
the Museum are wrecked. . -"
San Fra.neUctk.-Th- French .Hospital, oc
cupying a block of land pn Point Lobos ave
nue and Fifth" avenue, was -badly wrecked..
No-" one waa seriously Injured, but . moat of
the patients -were removed.
San Fraaelsco. A safe expert, after exam
ining safes' and vaults iln the burrled district,
saya that the- vaults ef th-. hant-. .it
.right, but that. It will be- several 4V- before
iuey can- o5 openea on account of (he "heat.
Tbos safes that are covered by debris will
not be opened until perfectly cold.". r
San Fraaelsco. Thomas P. Medina., a pri
Tate la the stats militia, attempted to ahoot
Dtectlvov Harry Nichols Monday, . and was
suspected of having- planned the -ajsaaafcation
of Chief Dlnaa. He will be held, until hli
sanity can be investigated. ,
San Francisco. The San, Fraaelsco "Stock
Exchange Board has opened temporary quar
ters at 1467 Cauvh tTw in ........ .1 r..-
alen wilt beheld within a. -fv -days ft de- I
tiuc upwa tec uie 01 rewinsption of bualnes?.
The Gol.dneld Kxehange was closed.. Immedi
ately os -reeeipt o news' of the catastrophe.
Oakland. No pupu or employe of the Deaf.
Dumb. aacVBMad Asylum at Berkeley received 1
th-a slightest Injury. All are welt,
San Francisco: Alt tbi historical and other .
Important, picture'-in the JBeaemfan taub's i
gallery were saved, and are new. at the Park
Museaxa. together with the office books and
records. . j
rnver. Six hundred refugees from Callfor- )
nla arrived in Deaver Tuesday afurnoon and
evening, mosc fit taem, were pennllea and
haarrr. Thev were BnnIIl wlrH " 1
abuadasce and 'free transportation eastward
was given those "who had "so money or rail
road tickets.
Saa Trandaeou A namher nf tnmir .r.?.
who haTe- bees stranded here, far away from
relatives) asd meads, will bo taken to their
beaMs fr of charge, by taSaata Fe Kail
read. elallea bu raasaaei bustssaa ta RfMurtlM.
wharf, vktr the loadlag of IS-ships will be
gin at ense. These; ships will sail' within two
weeks. Three taoBsand peraoas can get work
sb tn AiiwiH caaaenea.
Saa FVxaelsoe. A t TJea Plnr tfc-
aUce meats of the- Mtr trmn have -been mi-M
aad twisted. CsnAKkm are said to be equally
bad "at the. fertMUatleaa back 'of old' Fort
Fotat. lac areax 13-toei- hh os- both tides
af tba sate., ee tllatlr th. mik
are sraatieaJiy wltiw.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 24.-ConditIons
at the Presidio are being rapidly reduced
to a systematic basis. The efforts of the
authorities are now being directed to the
organization of a perfect system for the
control of the thousands of people who
have sought refuge- within the precincts
of the reservation.
Within a day or so a model camp will
have been put Into operation. Prepara
tions are being made to gather together
all the refugees within one Immense
tented city just within and north of the
Union-street entrance ef the Presidio. It
will be streeted. sewered and constantly
patrolled, and order and sanitation con
ditions preserved as nearly as Is possi
ble. The food supply will be regulated
and the promiscuous giving of ealables.
clothing and other supplies will cease.
Hereafter the residents of the camp will
not be required to go to the various Te
ller stations for their supplies, hut the
various commodities will be distributed
from tertt to tent.
It has been definitely ascertained by th
commissary and other departments that
there has been enormous abuse of the
free food 'and clothing provision. Whole
families have been accustomed to stand
ing .In line several times a day. each car
rying away with him supplies of food to
last .for several days. In this way some
families have accumulated stocks of pro
visions to. last them for many weeks to
come. Food is being distributed at four
distinct points in the Presidio, and a sys
tem has been devised which obviates the
long delays which characterized ,the first
few days of the distribution. At one
camp, which Is a counterpart of the oth-
ers. canned roast beef, canned .corned
j beef, beans, rice, onions, potatoes, bread.
prunes, pepper, sugar, tea and milk -were
served in turn to the long line, each per
son asking for what' he or she wanted
when passing the various tables. In this
manner an applicant for food received a
sufficient assortment within two. minutes
after entering the relief station.
At the hospitals within the reservation ,
the. most satisfactory condition, prevails.
At the general hospital, there are many
cases of tonsllitis. colds and such ills, but
the sanitary conditions are such that the
medical authorities have no. fear of a
serious epidemic of any kind. The pa
tients suffering from' contagious diseases
are being" cared for at Harbor View, but
th?lr number has teen comparatively
snail.
During the past few days thousands of
people have left the reservation, ' hav
ing found homes with friends In this city
or gone to Oakland. Alameda. ' or other
places. The number of campers on the
grounds has been reduced to less than
S00O. having been over 30.000 a few day3
ago. Hundreds of tents are no.w vacant
and will be taken to other camps. In a
few days tcntage sufficient to house 1S0.-
people will arrive and be distributed
throughout the city.
Today 300 teams were prepared to" carry
food and supplies thoughout the residence
sections. These wagons will start from
the Presidio with a guard and go to the
various relief stations and make a. house-to-house
call In some sections. It Is pro- .
posed to make later this distribution of
food even greater. Water and milk will,
be distributed In this manner also..
MUST BE UNDERSTANDING,
Coal JRoad. Manager. Upholda.,lIaUi
Combines Before Commission. '
WASHINGTON. April 24. (Special.)
"The commercial and trade conditions of
this country cannot be carried on unless
there is some sort of understanding be
tween the railroads as to rates." This
was the defense which T. S. Davant,
freight traffic manager of the Norfolk &
Western Railroad, was forced to advance,
this morning at the further investigation
by the Interstate Commerce Commission
Into the coal and oil business, to account
for the past relations of his road with
other roads.
Special Counsel Glagow. assisted-by-Attorney
Whitney for the commission., put
Mr. Davant through a crossfire of-questions
in regard to the competition of the
Norfolk c Western with the Chesapeake
& Ohio. Baltimore & Ohio and the Penn
sylvania for carrying coal to points in
the Eastern States from the- West Vir
ginia bituminous fields.
All Eugene People Escaped.
EUGENE, Or., April 24. Among Eu
gene people who escaped injury at San
Francisco is Mrs. Marie Ware McKinr
ley, wife o Horace McKInley, of land
fraud fame. She writes to a brother
here, that she and her brother Joel
Ware, his wife and a friend were
driven before the flames for H hours.
There were numerous Eugene people
in San Francisco, but none was killed
or injured.
St. 3Iarks Day at St. Mark's Church.
Today being St. Mark's day. there will
be tho following services at St. Mark's
Church, Nineteenth and Quimby streets.
Holy communion at S A. M.: evening
prayer. 7:30 P. M. The Rev. F. Alleyne.
of Holy Innocents Church, Astoria, will
be the preacher. After the evening serv
ice there will be a parish reunion in the
parish house. Ail parishioners and -friends
are heartily welcome.
Handicap Billiard Tourney.
The handicap billiard tournament
among the cue experts of this city will
begin at the Portland billiard parlors
hla evening. The first match will be be
tween. J. W. Bendle and P. B. Potter.
The other entries are: Roy WIttschen,
W. S. Rhodes. Mac- BIsaaillon. Fritz Ber
ger. C. F. Sengers, A. H. "Horn and Wal
ter Jackson.
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