The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-05-11
SECOND SUNDAY FOLLOWING
The DISASTER.

Two-thirds of this valuation represents
last, the value Of the buildings, sites
the net loss to the banks is about 81
100000, sum which in no way impairs
their financial standing, The buildings
and fixtures are partly insured and this
! viii cut down tho loss to a less figure,
but how much cannot be stated with
any degree of certainty at this time.
| The money on hand in the thfrty-two
commercial banks at that time was SIG.
551, ,i54, while the savings banks have
coin on hand to the amount of $685.
S04. Add to this the $40, ,O30, ,765 in spe-
Gle in the vaults of the ten national
banks and there Is an aggregate of
s30,571,0 ,023 in coin Immediately avail
able. The amount of money due the
three classes Of banks from other banks
and bankers is about $37, 1887 ,090, of
which, however only $1S,0000 900 due
from outside banks can be figured on,
the balance being due from other San
Francisco banks. This brings the total
money within immediate reach up to
more than s4S,000,0oe
In the line of convertible securities
tn =se banks held stocks and bonds val
total represents United States bonds
This one-third, say $3O,0OO,OOO, brings
the grand total of money within reach
of San Francisco banks up to $4,000, 900.
and 1t is safe to say that sufficient ad
ditional securities are so readily con-
vertible that the total could be made
$1O0,000,000 In ten days time. .
GREAT IS THE ARMY
OF THE PETTY LOoTERS.
There is much activity throughout
the burned section. many men being.
engaged in clearing away debris in
preparation for the immediate con-
struction of temporary buildings.
A warning was sent out to all those
who have safes in the burned build
ings advising them not to attempt to
open vaults or safes of any kind for
the present. Several persons opened
small safes taken from the ruins yes
terday and the contents Immediately
took fire and We're consumed.
There was less dynamiting of walls
today. most of the dangerous ruins
having already been razed.
Army officers in charge of the refu-
gee camps at Golden Gate Park report
that conditions there are excellent and
that the refugees are SO situated that
they not only experience no suffering
but no discomfort. With few eXcep-
tions all tents have been made water
tight by being lined with tar building
paper, which was the principal sup
ply distributed yesterday. The occu-
pants of every tent have been supplied
with a field cook stove and the refugees
in need are given double army blank
ct. Within the last forty-eight hours
fully a hundred campers have left
Golden Gate Park to occupy houses
they left in fear of fire or new places
they have found in the unburned dis
trict.
The Dominican Sisters have informed
the Associated Press that their college
at San Rafael was not damaged by
the earthquake and that studies have
been resumed in the institution.
Greater in numbers than the military
forces guarding the lives and property
in this city is the army of looters that
has taken possession of San Francisco.
From early in the morning until late at
night every boat that crosses the bay
brings hundreds of people whose sole
object in visiting the city is to dig
among the ruins and carry off such
articles of value as they are able to
find with a small amount OF effort.
Laden with suit cases, baskets, bags
and satchels, they come eager to seize
from the streets and houses anything
that may have possible historical or
pecuniary value. Toward nightfall they
wend their way across the bay, carry
ing the heavy profits of their days
labor.
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