Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-24
T|LDENSSAD FAT[ San Francisco MgiIantes
 Oyerzealous to Kill. SHOT DEAD IN RED CROSS AUTO Great Exodus Continues; City Gives
 Free Tickets. NO SHELTER FROM PITILESS RAIN
NO SHELTER FROM PITILESS RAIN

Cfty Indignant Over Fatal Error
 That Cost Valuable Worker on
 Governor Pardee's Stan His Life.
 Homeless Thousands Have to Sleep
 In the open, but Are Being We'll
 Fed-steamer Captains Saved the
 Water Front-Two Vessels Wreck
 ed-Details of Personal Experiences
 Coming In Tell of Narrow Escapes
 and Thrilling Sights = Flight of
 Refugees Like a Retreatins Army.
 SAN FRANCISCO, April 24.-Vigi- lantes have formed an organization in stern work of blood. One of the vigi- lance patrols shot and almost instantly killed H. c. Tilden, one of San Fran cisco's wealthiest and most prominent citizens.
 The shooting took place at Twenty second and Guerrero streets, while MT. Tilden was returning in his auto from Menlo Park.
 [ A friend of Mir. Tilden's, who was in the automobile, was cut in the face by a bullet, and another ball pierced the seat and struck in the back R. G. Sea man, acting lieutenant of the Second company of the signal corps. @
 Major Tilden was a prominent con- mission merchant of this city and a member of Governor Pardee's stan and was one of the foremost workers in the general relief work. He had taken his three children and nurse from the Fourteen Mile house, where they had been since the earthquake, to Menlo Park, where he has summer cottage. His automobile had been used as an ambulance in conveying the sick and wounded to the hospitals and the Red Cross flag was displayed on his car.
 Besides this he had the Red Cross in- signia on his right arm. According to Seaman, six men stood in the middle of the road, separating when the car got within fifty feet of them. When the car got within ten feet of the guard Seaman claims the guard began shooting without warning or challenge and kept it up after the car had passed them. t.
 Hugo Alltschul who was also in the automobile, had his right cheek grazed by bullet. He stated thatt Tildsn stopped the machine when the shooting began and jumped out of the car, say ing: T am shot. They have killed me-" and ran to the sidewalk and fell dead.
 Three men have been placed under arrest. They are E. s. Boyneton, a telephone inspector in the employ of the Pacific States Telephone company; George w. Simmons and Malcolm Vance. They are all young men and members of the Citizens patrol, or vigilantes. They were handed over to General Funston. Boyneton declares that he did not see the Red Cross flag on Tilden's car and when the latter re- fused to stop when challenged he fired. The chauffeur in the car then began shooting and Simmons and Vance re piled. The killing of Tilden has creat- ed the greatest indignation.
 A sharp earthshock was felt here at 10:39 o'clock last night. It lasted about three seconds and was from east to west. No damage has been reported.
 The amount raised and promised for the relief of sufferers has reached S1S,- s3O, ,322.8S.
 This huge contribution Is more than the equivalent of contribution of 20 | cents from every man, woman and | .hild of the s0.000,O00 comprising the entire population of the United States. If divided pro rata among the 100000 | destitute people here it would give each one S94.
 The courts reopened here today. Mer- | chants and manufacturers are starting to do business. and office buildings lit- ! tle damaged by flames are filling up.
 The dynamite corps is blowing down walls. and the ground Is being cleared ! ,apidly. Bankers are preparing to re- 'ume business.
 Churches in San Francisco were es- ,ecially hard hit by the earthquake and ire. More than eighty church missions md convents were razed. Among those destroyed were some of the most nota- ,le and costly in San Francisco.
 rrE IL work begun on a portion of the new .ity hall. which collapsed. the roof slid ng into the courtyard and some small 1T towers tumblIng down. The great iome was moved. but did not fall. The cost sI.O00.O00.
 The new San Francisco that will rise rom the ashes of the old city is in it's irst stages of rebuilding. After five lays of confusion and almost superhu-