Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-04
ARMY FOLKS CREDITED
Accomplishing Wonders in Res
t0rati0n Work
IN SAN FRANCISCO AREA
Cars With Supplies Rolling Into
Stricken City.
PLENTY OF WORK NOW ASSURED
Realty Transactions at Firm Prices
Reassured Business W or1d-Re-
markable Sanitary Conditions.
PLENTY OF WORK NOW ASSURED

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| wonders in the way Of strengthening out
the badly mixed UP condition Of affairs in
this stricken city. In an interview on the
subject today Gen. Funston said:
This is the largest rescue work ever
attempted by the army.
"In the east they speak Of fire as the
greatest catastrophe of the age but those
who have been engaged in the work of re-
lief on the ground do not yet realize that
100000 people. made homeless and penni-
less In a day. have been fed and sheltered
for two weeks. and no man, woman or
child has gone hungry. The relief COM
mittee wrought wonders, but In the end it
must be admitted that without the army it
would have heen impossible.
Every quartermasters storehouse in the
country vas emptied into express trains
in day.
For the first few days the tent cities
that sprang up in the Preside We're without
order or arrangement Many of the home
less were crowded together in the wooden
barracks. The conditions resulting We're
not sanitary, and yesterday they We're
moved into a city of Sibley tents, which
had come by express from the east
Rapid Work Done.
Possibly the only problem which now re-
mains for the army in this particular camp
IS to fix the day when it shall come down
and the campers return to normal condi-
tons in the CITY,
Rapid progress is being made in the
medical supply depot at the Presidio which
will soon be able to furnish the hospitals of
the city with all the drugs necessary for the
treatment of the sica The work of syste-
matizing the depot was begun last Satur-
day, when Col Louis Brechenlin, United
States army, was instructed to take charge
Of all medical supplies sent to the relief
committee. we'll as those belonging to
the government. and to Issue them to the
different hospitals and dispensaries reor-
ganized by the Red Cross Society.
In the matter Of outside relief the South
ern Pacific officials state that up to 7
o'clock yesterday morning 1856 car loads
Of supplies had been delivered in San Fran
cisco from all sections of the country. For
the twenty-four hours ending at O'Clock
yesterday morning eighty-fve carloads
were sent to the city from Oakland and
sixty more cars were still In the Oakland
yards In addition forty-one cars were en-
route west from Reno. The Southern Pa
enc people are of the opinion that an addi-
tional 3oo car loads Of various kinds of sup
plies from the east will reach Oakland dur
ing the next four or five days
No Water Famine.
The cheering information was given yes-
terday that San Francisco is not threatened
with a water famine and that all of the
city's sources of water supply are intact
Probably for two or three more weeks. how
ever, there will be necessity for conserv-
ing the limited supply that Is now coming
INTO the city, for the reason that the supply
cannot be enlarged until a serious break In
one of the leading mains is repaired Until
this is done San Francisco's suppIy Of water
Will be limited to 100000 gallons daily
and this supply Is now being used to fill the
various reservoirs. Some of rhese reser-
Volrs are full and some are filling slowly
w lu0ln a lew GaVS IiharaJ oT
water will be permitted
The first signs of the resumption of the
real estate sales market were given yester-
day. Several transactions which were in
process of negotiation before the confIaera-
ton were completed on the lines of the
original terms, while new ones were enterd
upon. In addition, number of offers for
realty at figures considerably below the
values that have hitherto reigned were
promptly declined Whatever the future
may bring forth, owners at present are un-
Wiling to accept any material sacrifice on
their holdings.
All Banks Are Solvent.
The clearing house committee reports all
the city banks as solvent. It's statement
may be taken as authoritative. That does
not mean that any bank could pay in full
the balances of all its depositors at sight.
for the majority of that money is loaned.
1t means simply that all banks could pay
in the ordinary course of business under
normal conditions, and all other deposits
within a reasonable time.
ssfour sugar companies have declared their
usual dividends for May The Hawaiian
Commercial and Sugar Company has de-
clared dividend of 60 cents per share.
payable the 10th instant On that same
date the Paauhau Company will disburse
It's regular dividend of 10 cents per share
and the Hutchinson plantation will pay
121a cents per share. The Makawen Com
pany will pay its usual dividend of 80
cents per share on the 18th instant
The health of the city continues good
Seven cases of typhoid fever have been re-
ported in San Francisco. while only one
definite case since April 18 is known to
the health board. The remaining six cases
are suspicious and 1t is not yet deter
mined whether not they are actually ty-
phoid. The record of seven new cases In
two weeks is below the average.
This constitutes, 1t is claimed one of the
most remarkable reports known to medical
men. That almost an entire city should
be turned into virtually one vast camp
without preparation for the handling OF
the sanitary situation and yet the cases
of typhoid should be limited to such a
small number is considered miraculous
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