Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-19

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the main wholesale business streets -
within one hundred feet OF the Union Ferry
depot the high tower Of which stood al
a dangerous angie The big wholesale
grocery establishment Of Wellnian. Peck
& company was on fire from cellar TO roof
and the heat was so oppressive that pas
senEers from, the ferry boats we're obliged
70 keep close TO the waters edge in order
to get past the burning structure. 1t was
impossible to reach the center OF the city
from the bay without skirtinE the shore
for a long distance so as to get entirely
around the burning district. At about
s o'clock the Southern Pacific officials
refused to allow any more passengers
from the trans~boy points 10 land and sent
back those already on the boats. The ferry
and train service Of the Key route was
entirely abandoned owing 30, damage done
to the power house By the earthquake at
Emeryville. .-' .t ., ....ss .,..> ...
Troops PattoI the city
At 3 o'clock this morning a thousand
men from the Preside arrived In town to
patrol the city streets. The Thirteenth
infantry, 1000 strong, arrived from Angel
island a little later and went on patrol
duty once The soldiers have been or.
dered to shoot down thieves caught IN the
act of robbing the dead and to stand quart
with their lives the millions Of dollars
worth of property which has been placed
In the streets that it., may escape the
ravagcs Of the flames. The First Calltor-
mia artillery, two hundred strong, two
companies have been detailed to patrol
duty on Ellis street Two more companies
are dyr-saN
section. .'. - -t
| At an early hour this morning Mayor
schmitz, who has established his Office at
police headquarters, named the following
citizens as a committee OF safety:
James D, Phelan, Hsrbert Law, Thomas
Mcgee Charles Fee W 7; Herrin, Thorn
McCleary, John ID. Harvey, jeremiah Oinans
John j.. Mahoney Henry r. Scott, I w.
Hemen George TsnL K sIagat T. g. stG-
Ai aari PoilocE Marx R1 defstie i H. Rams
+ Cowles, NJ: H. De Young. Claus Spreckels,
Rudolph Spreckels, &c, S.l VI Fay, John r Nc
! Frank shea James Reed. Robert ,Piss..
! r. F. Woodward, Howard Holmes, George
! Dillnan, j.. b; Rogers, David Rich, n. +.
| Glenn Tobin, George Tourney Il. b. Pond,
George A. Nswhall and William Watson.
| Food supply Conserved. s-, .
! Mayor Schmitz sent out word to the
| bakeries and milk stations throughout the
| city that their food supply must be con-
/ served for the homeless. Provisions have
| already been made 10 place tents in every
park in the city and In these those who
have lost all will be given food and shelter
| Early in the morning the prisoners CON
fined in the city prison on the afth floor Of
the hall of justice were transferred to the
HlaANH
were removed to the Broadway jail and
II necessity arises they will be taken TO
the branch county jail on the Mission
road .....'a. --..., 80 . ,r
Commissioner p. Myron Wolfe announced
at noon that the eighty. odd fire insurance
companies interested had decided, to ~ pay,
dollar for dollar. TO every one insured With
them The companies will not discriminate
between fire and earthquake, and every
one insured viii be paid TO the extent of
the loss But two of the companies af-
fected are Pacific coast concerns the others.
having principal Offices in the east or in
Europe and will stand the loss without
danger of failure. s ... .s.-. ..
One or the first orders issued by Chief
of Police Oman this morning was the
closing Of every saloon in the city. This
step was taken TO prevent drink crazed men
|
Tug sent for Dynamite. . e..
There was little dynamite available in the
city. .....s..... ..
At o'clock Mayor schmltz sent tug
to Plnole for several cans OF the ex-
ploslve. He also sent a telegram to Mayor
Mott Of Oakland. At 1850 he received this
reply to his Oakland message: t'-.'
Three engines and hose companies leave
here Immediately. VIII forward dynamite
as soon as obtained" al '--a.
A. w. Hussey came to the station at
the hall Of justice shortly before 10 o'clock
this morning and told how. at the dfrec-
ton OF a policeman whom he did not know.
but whose star number he gave az aA be
had cut the arteries in the wrists Of
man pinioned under timbers at the g.
Catherine hotel. According to the states
ment made by Hussey, the man was beg
ging to be Killed and the policeman shot
at him, but his aim was defective and the
bullet went wide OF the mark The officer
then handed Hussey knife with instruc-
lions to cut the~veins in the suffering
mans wrists and Husssyr obeyed orders
TO the letter. .s.........
Chief of Police Oman directed that Hus-
sey be locked up. There has been no OPP
portunity to investigate his story, but the
police believe the awful calamity rendered
him insane and that the. incident reported
to them has no existence except in the
imagination OF the man who made the r.
port. Mayor schmitz sends out orders thA4
physical necessities of the sufferers be
first attended to. Goldberg, Bowen q 90.
send word that they have placed all their
stores at the disposal of the city, inelud-
ing the provisions contained therein.
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WASHINGTON, April 1s.A Western
Union dispatch received late this after
noon says that earthquake shocks are. re
ported far east as Hazen. New. Tie
Southern Pacific railroad has brought INTO
San Francisco ton Of dynamite TO use
II necessary IN destroying buildings TO pre-