The age-herald., 1901-05-08
Work of Relief in Jacksonville
 Continues SEVERAL VILLAGES OF TENTS Water Supply is Being Run to
 Zach Settlement COMMISSARIES ARE ESTABLISHED Street Car Service Has Been Partially Renewed, and the Work of Clear Ing Away the Debris Is Pro.
 gressing Rapidly.
CoMMIssARIEs ARE ESTABLISHED

tents were erected today, and while they were very crowded tonight and while sev- eraI churches and school houses in the suburbs were also crowded with sleepers, this will be relieved tomorrow by the ar rival of 200O tents from the government at Washington, which Chairman Bours of the housing committee will have erected st once.
 The military companies have been of great assistance to Mir. Bours with their experience In rapidly erecting tents and before tomorrow night thare will be sev- era1 tented villages in the city with cots and blankets and water supply in L- most every village for the sufferers. Tomorrow there will also be provided several extra commissary stations in va rious parts of the city to relieve the sit- uation at the two already established, and no doubt there will be one in each village of tents There has been no outbreak of sickness in the city and the cases of nervous prostration which have been re- ported are now well on the way to re- novery.
 Thousands of people have left the city. and those remaining will be able to re-
 
 which have been established. @ Cleaning Up the Streets. V The cleaning up of the streets has been going on rapidly, telephone connections with the undamaged part of the city has been resumed in almost every district. and the wires which encountered the streets are being cleared away.
 The street car service has been running in the western part of the city as far east as Julia street, but there Is no serv- Ice in the north or east parts of the city.
 Although the relief committees are now located near the center of the city in large tents, and the Relief Association has at last reached basis of work that Is both rapid and suitable for the emergency. Clouds of smoke still envelope, the city from the smouldering embers of the con hagration, but many of the buildings have cooled off enough to allow the safes to be opened and the books and papers of a great many concerns have been found on- ly slightly scorched. In other cases, so intense was the heat that Iron safes fail cd to protect money or papers.
 Twelve carloads of provisions arrived tonight from New York. They will be un1oaded and stored "eady for delivery iu the morning
 No More Bodies Found.
 No more bodies were found in the ruirs of Fridays great fire or in the St. Johns river up to noon today.
 The weather continues warm, but the work of bringing order out of confusion and caring for and feeding the homeless and hungry goes on.
 Although no official appeal has been is- sued. supplies of all kinds are arriving and being distributed
 A number of contracts for new build- ings have been let. Surveyors are seen in some parts of the city marking of the property lines.
 Windsor Hotel. the Gardner building. the Baldwin building and the opera house will be rebuilt at once.
 An order was formally promulgated this morning ordering the negroes to work or leave the city. This should have the effect of increasing the gangs in vari- ous parts of the city, but some of the me- groes are grumbling, saying that they belong here and cannot be made to leave. Dr. George Gebhauer was seriously tn- 1ured at noon while aiding some work men in pulling down the ruins af tho 1e- man and skinner building.
 The relief association fed coco people at breakfast.
 Mayor Bowden this morning received the following telegram:
 Atlanta, Ga. May I. .-To Hon. l. B. Bowden. Mayor, Jackson
 vile, Fla.
 '-rhe Baltimore and Ohio Railway will be glad to transport free over it's own rails shipments of clothing or food sup plies for the relief of your sufferers.
 wv. N. MITCHELL,
 Commercial Freight Agent"
 An Appeal.
 The following appeal has been issued by Jacksonville transportation men:
 Jacksonville, Fla.,. May z. ITO the Railway and Steamship Frater-
 nities:
 ..Over 1000 acres in the heart of the res- idence, business and most populous DOT tion of Jacksonville were completely de- stroyed by fire on May 3. About 10000 of our people are homeless, among whom are many railway and steamship employees and their families.
 we, therefore. issue this appeal for help of our unfortunate brethren as they are able to give without embarrassment to themselves and families. assuring the donors that 1t will be expended to relieve distress among the families of the rail way and steamship employees The com rnittee are not in need of contributions for themselves or families. Contributions should be sent to F. M. Ironmonger. Jr., Florida Passenger Agent Clyde Line, chairman Jacksonville Transportation. Men's Relie5 Association. Jacksonville. Fla
 (signed) "A O. MACDONALD,
 I'll BURNS,
 'J. Fl RAFFRTY,
 "T M. JOLLY"