Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-23
CLEARING UP DEBRIS
San Francisco Spends Sunday departing
Broken Water Pipes and Sewers,
GAUNT SPEcTER or HUNGER BANlsHEO
Supplies Are Rolling In BY BOatlOadS and
Trainloads.
CALL FOR SKILLED MEN TO CARE FOR FOOD
Two Thirds Of City Remaining Supplied
With Water for Domestic Use,
HUNDREDS OF PERSONS DEAD
Relief Parties Have Buried 500 BOdies
and Many Were Incinerated
In Cheap Lodging
Houses.
CALL FOR SKILLED MEN TO CARE FOR FOOD
Two Thirds Of City Remaining Supplied
With Water for Domestic Use,
HUNDREDS OF PERSONS DEAD


SAN FRANCISCO. April 22.-Had # ~
been for the sight OF the rude affairs ,
up in the open air wherever San Fra.
cisco's homeless thousands were campet
one would have some dificulty IN finding
any OF the peaceful associations Of the
Sabbath in this city today. Everywhere
throughout the burned as well as the re-
maining section Of the city there was the
greatest activity. Streets we're being
cleared Of debris. laborers were repairing
broken water pipes, sewers and gas mains,
electricians were everywhere seeking to
untangle the almost hopeless confusion of
wires-in fact, San Francisco was in the
first stages of It's regeneration.
Plenty Of Food for All.
There arc no hungry people here tonight;
gaunt specter has been banlshed by the
generous response Of the nation to the APP
peals that went out for assistance. Food
by the carload and by the boatload poured
into Oakland last night and today in suf-
hcient quantities TO overwhelm the conf
mittee which has in charge its distribu-
ton So great was the volume OF food
stuffs brought into the general depot at
Oakland that the general committee today
made an appeal for skilled labor In the
handling Of these supplies. Grocers, butch
ers and commission men have been re-
auested to secure men who are familiar
in the handling OF foodstuffs in order that
the confusion attendant upon the dtstribu-
ton at the scores OF stations established
might go on without confusion.
The homeless people are no longer obliged
TO subsist on bread and canned stun en-
tirely. as they had been during the pre-
vious days Of their trying experience, but
A1f
and even cakes and oranges Oranges
have come In In plentiful supply from
southern California and the sight Of Cali
fornia's famous product was everywhere
hailed with words OF delight.
Relief work Must Continue.
1t must be understood by the charitable
people OF the country that there is
surfelt of food for the sufferers. While
the supply is abundant at this writing 1t
IL well for the public 20 remember that
she homeless thousands must be fed ana
cared for by the organized relief commit
tees for an indefinite period. IT is desired
therefore that contributions be continued
until the people who have been rendered
helpless can care for themselves.
The water situation. while causing In
convenience TO the people. Is no longer
such a problem. About two-thirds Of the
remaining section of the city is being
supplied with suficient water for the press
ing domestic needs. but of course there
Is not enough to be had for FIRE fighting
purposes. Because Of this fact the most
stringent orders have been issued by the
military and civil police that no fires shall
be built within any house, and no lights
not even a candlelight, can be shown at
night in the houses. All cooking for the
present must be done on the sidewalks or
in the open streets and in the daylight.
One OF the noteworthy features of the situ-
alton Is the remarkable promptness with
which the work of systematically caring
for the homeless has been thoroughly or
Eanized and put into operation. The fear
that existed two days ago that the i'm
mense task OF caring for the destitute
and helpless people could not be organized
quick enough to save thousands from
hunger and possIbR Epidemic exists no
longer.
No Conflict of Authority.
The administration of the city's affairs is
progressing most harmoniously. Mayor
Schmitz and General Funston are working
in perfect accord. There was some slight
confusion yesterday owing to the misunder-
standing OF some orders by some members
OF the national guard, but this has been
minimized. The system put into force by
the mayor and General Funston today is
working order out OF confusion and the
city is as orderly as before the fre.
Permit orders have been issued by so
many heads OF departments during the past
few days that there has been necessarily
more or less conflict Of authority. But IL
is TO be observed that there are no COM
plants OF the actions of either the federal
troops or the municipal police II is only
OF the National Guard OF the state OF
California that complaint has been made
Many citizens have reported extremely ar
bitrary acts on the miiitiamen.
Contributions of money continue to be
made from every part OF the United States
Chairman Pheian OF the finance COMMITTEES
today reported additional subscriptions OF
about asgooo the largest OF these belns
one OF $4,000 by the Chicago Commercial
association. The finance committee will
tomorrow consider some plan .for the use
OF the large sum OF money which will be
available for he relief Of the sufferers.
Five Hundred Bodies Buried.
The total number OF bodies recovered and
buried up to Sunday night is 500. No com,
plete record can be had at this time. Many
bodies have been buried without permits
from the coroner and the Board of Health
The searchers o. the coroners and the
Board Of Health departments found today
not more than twenty bodies. They wer'
buried Immediately. Few of these bodies
could be Identified and the graves wer,
marked by numbers. II f. impossible al
the present time 10 obtain any sort o.
death list or even 10 make a reliable esti
mate an 90 the number or casualties. When
ever a body is found Il is buried imme
diately without any formality whatever
and as these hurials nave been made a
widely separated parts of the city by dif
fsrent bodies OF searchers who do no
even make a prompt report to headquar
ters. considerable confusion has resulted
In the estimating OF the total number o
casualties and exaggerated reports hav,
eANsuad
Refugees tn Good Health.
fhs health OF the scores of thousand
oamped in the open air Is under the cir
eumstances remarkably good There hav,
Of course been several cases OF pneumonia
reported and colds are quite common. bu