The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-27
STARTS FUND FOR
PROFESSIONAL
MEN AND WOMEN

Los Angeles, Cal. April 27--H. e. Hunt
ington yesterday opened with gift of
$50. 900 a fund to alleviate the ruined for
| tunes OF professional men and women who
lost their all in the San Francisco disas-
ter The statement made public by MIR.
Huntington about his gift is I'm part as
follows:
During my recent visit to San Fran
cisco / was struck most forcibly by the
misfortune that had accrued TO protes-
sional men by reason OF the disaster. The
sturdy laboring man VIII find work at
once and through the assistance OF the
relief committee and the abundant call for
labor will soon be on his feet again and
I'm almost as good condition as he was be-
fore the earthquake.
ut seemed to me that as a class the
lawyers, doctors and other professional
men who depend upon Libraries and skill
for support are most heavily hit. | know
personally of many professional men who
lost their libraries, homes, Instruments
and everything but the clothes they were
wearing
'"rhe men are not we'll equipped 10 do
manual labor and must make practical
ly new start in their professions with lit
tie or nothing 10 begin WITH
Chicago, April G-Fiiteen thousand
five hundred dollars was raiser for the
relief of suffering San Francisco at the
benefit performance held under the Bern
hardt tent on the Lake front opposite
The tent was packed from noon until
evening and crowds that fingered out
side were huge. Twenty-Five thousand
would-be a conservative estimate OF the
number OF people who visited the scene of
the festivities in the name OF charity
In :he six hours OF excitement
Among the performers were f. S. VIII
lard Il. II. Sothern, Julia Marlowe and
their companies: Mrs Leslie Carter,
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pany, the "Mexcana"s company; the
Before and After" company. and repre-
sentatlves OF almost every theatrical en-
tertainment now playing in this city
CHEAP WORK AT STAMFORD UNI
NBRSITY.
Palo Alto. Cal. April 27-No attempt
Is being made TO begin the work or re-
pair and reconstruction necessary on the
Stanford university buildings torn down
by the earthquake. Cheap workmanship
and defective construction are attributed.
as the sale causes for the absolute over
throw OF the larger university buildings
The work OF rebuilding the town OF Palo
Alto is already we'll under way.
Many university students are stranded
without the wherewithal 20 get home.
Tho university has n ready money TO
advance for transportation, but the rail-
road company Is very literally attempt
Ing TO relieve the situation. Despite their
own hard condition the students are
heply greatly toward the San Francisco
relief work.
FED AND SENT EAST.
Ogden. Utah. April 27.--About a thou
sand refugees were fed and sent on east
from this point yesterday IL ia stated
that after today free transportation will
only be furnished 10 women and children,
as an EFFORT Is being made TO keep tho
men IN san Francisco TO assist In cleaning
up the city.
a large number OF children have been
separated from their parents by the dis
aster and may never be reunited Quite
few have arrived here and taken ON
east I'm care OF strangers who picked them
up after the earthquake They range
from infants TO children OF i've and six
years OF age.
40 REFUGEES AT PORTLAND.
Portland ore. April 27.-About 400
refugees arrived here yesterday. "A large
number housed by kind Portlanders and
others being sent ON 60 various towns In
the northwest.
Any reliable estimate Of tho number OF
refugees who have reached here Is lmpos-
sible.
The committee. however. believes that
tho total arrivals arc between 25oo and,
5000.
Most OF these are given meal. bath
and barber tickets. and those In need or
clot.hinv aro eiinrlicd