The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-21
Food Scarce, but There Are Hopes
Of Averting Famine.
OLD MEN DIGGING the GRAVES.
Three Camps Organized for the
Homeless TO Occupy.

me Sudden Change OF the Wind Saved the
Homes OF Many OF the Rich and Sent
the Flames Back to Die Out in the Burnt
District-Water From Spring Valley
Reservoir to BE Available for hat
Part Of the City Which Is Unburned
Ger Funston Restoring Order Rap
idiy-Oakiand . City OF Refuge-sup.
ply Trains Arriving At the C1ty's Edge
Trained Nurses Coming From vari-
Gus Places-With Passing OF Fire
Danger People Become More Hopeful.
The San Francisco fire is probably
checked. A turn Of the wind which came
late m Thursday night blew it back from
the residence district after it had leaped
the gap which the soldiers made with dyna-
mite TO save that part of the town. The
steady western trade wind has set in.
Telegraph Hill and the territory about it,
{ region Of poor dwellings, had been passed
by the main FIRE. This shift of the vino
blew the fumes in that direction, and
Telegraph Hill burned all day yesterday.
Russian Hill is also burned over, except
ipr n mail AREA on the sea slope; but if the
rr5do wind continues strong, as it Trobably
t,ll. toe fire will be turned back entirely
On the area already burned over. There
Is every hope that the ruins will ne cooling
IL 4 lay or two.
}eporta about the actual ARA Of damage
arp conhicting. II is proba BILE, however,
TIA about three-quarters Of the improve
rents IN real estate is destroyed. The
fringe Of the city, scattered suburban resi-
dences, stands. Outside Of that no consid-
cradle area is saved except the better resi-
Gence district Of the Western Addition and
Pacific Heights. Except for q few man
SONS Of the rich, some churches and prob
ably some suburban hospitals, every i'm
rortant building in San Francisco is gone.
More than 200 900 people slept Thursday
night in the concentration camps OF the
Preside, Golden Gate Park and Fort Mason.
There was a shortage Of water; food was
scarce and poorly distributed and many
vent hungry and thirsty. The city
authorities have been able to get at the
water main from Spring Valley reservoir
and hope TO have drinking water at least
by this morning. The troops are preparing
another concentration camp in the hills
81 the Potrero, south Of the city, where
there is access to a natural water supply.
1t is now possible &c reach the ferry
building by a route running around the
edge of the bay. Over this route there
was a general exodus to the ferries yester-
day. The.refugees went to Oakland, where
there was at least q water supply.
But in Oakland, too, there appears to be
ashortage OF provisions. While some sup
plies must have reached the city yesterday
and the Government is doing everything to
rush rations, Gen. Funston has told the War
Department that there is imminent danger
OIL famine. This stands to reason, for San
Francisco has never kept more than three
days ahead OF its provision supply. and
much Of that must have been destroyed in
The fire.
Oakland IL chokod with refugees who are
teeping in the parks and public buildings,
or being accommodated by citizens. Adj
niral Goodrich landed all his available
forces yesterday, and they win help out
ae exhausted troops. The University Of
Ratiornia, which is temporarily closed.