The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-22

 IN THE PARKS Efforts to Prevent Out break of Disease. NO PERSON WITHOUT FOOD Order is Coming Out of the
 Existent Chaos. The Authorities are Greatly Hsndi- capped in Their efforts to Take . Censss of the Dead, Injured
 and Missing.
NO PERSON WITHOUT FOOD

San Francisco. April 21.--Among the homeless hundreds now being shelter cd at Jefferson Square conditions are as admirable as they could be under the awful circumstances. The relief committee has supplied every sufforer with food, blankets and many tents are in place.
 An effort has been made by the Ii1ili- tary and civil authorities to secure some kind of an accurate list of the dead in the neighborhood. So far they have been greatly handicapped through their inability to get reliable persons to en- gage fin the work. Among the home less are many. little ones. Last night there was a shortage in the milk sup. ply but this condition was relieved at an early hour this morning by the arr rival of many cans of the precious fluid.
 The sanitary condition of the camp in the square Is matter that must be given immediate attention If the health of the homeless is to be pre- served. This matter Is in the hands of the engineer corps of the army and no time will be lost in looking to the sanitation of the whole city, but mean while there is great fear sickness will wipe out the lives of many unfortun- ates who have been saved from the earthquake and fire.
 At Golden Gate Park. where there are camped probably the greatest num- ber of refugees, conditions today are improved. No estimate of the number of those in the park can be made at this time. but some sort of a canvass is being made by the military authori- ties to ascertain the approximate num- Der as we'll as to relieve all the indf- vidual cases of suffering and to improve the sanitary conditions. The food sits uation Is not serious. There was plenty of food. of the simplest sort, of course, provided for every one in tho bread line. Major Frank H. Keesling of the first bataiiion of the coast ar- tillery, C. N. G.. is in commend of ths military relief measures in .ns park.
 Army Tents Pitched.
 Army tents. as many as could be obtained, were set up everywhere and other protections were made of blank cts, rugs, carpets. bed clothes and every other sort of material that could be used for the purpose. Tn some places refugees had cleared out spac- as beneath the thick shrubbery and the semi -trophical plants for which Goi- den Gate Park Is famous and under these found some sort of natural pro- lection from the chilly night air.
 As yet there has been very little sickness aside from nervous shock and physical exhaustion, and from these most of the people have had time to recover The effort of the military au- thorities are all in the direction of improving the sanitary condition and providing safeguards against any pos sible epidemic that may result from the exposed situation Of so many tnous- ands of people
 Information bureaus have been es- tablished and telephone service IS being provided by the signal corps Of the regular army. At the entrance 70 the park. known as the Pan Handle district, an enormous bill board has been erected and is being used as directorv by those who wish to desig- nate their location in the camp for the benefit of seeking friends. All ve- hfcles that enter the park are confis- cated by military authorities ana are being used to deliver supplies TO tne various points. All those who desire to leave the park and so to any point of inc interior of the State are encour- eaaa to do so. as every person leav- inr relieves the situation to just that
 Menace to City's Health.
 visit along the north beach ot San Francisco. ineiuding ga',ion the rs5h,1S,SS whSnS msv develop into a serious menace to thn health of the city. Persons who have bcen permitted by good fortune 10 remain within their homes. have violated ordinary health precautions, having been deprived of water Tor flushing purposes. ties are using every endeavor to create healthful conditions. The large corps of men has been detailed to provide a sewerage system and disinfectants are heinz freely distributed to prevent the threatened epidemic of disease.
 At the general hospital in the Presi- dio. roo patients are being cared for in inc wards. Seven hundred persons were attended yesterday and today for contusions, abrasions. burns and minor injuries. At the general hospital In the presidio. seven deaths have occurred
 At the children's hospital, on Cali fornia Street, a large number Of In" iured and sick persons have been treated. But one death has occurred at this hospital.
 Several smaller hospitals in the Vest ern Addition are caring for large num- bers of injured people
 In the Presidio over 30,O00 persons are being sheltered in 1000 tents. constant stream of wagons and pedes- trians Is entering and leaving the res- ervation Vehicles of every description are being utilized to carry household effects and provisions and altogether generally satisfactory conditions pre- vail. Provisions are being distributed with liberal hand.