The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-26
NIGHT OF PEACE
IN BURNED CITY
No Crimes Reported and San
Francisco Rapidly Settling
to Normal Conditions.
RETAIL TRADE RESUMED
PITIFUL SCENES WITNESSED IN
THE STREETS.

San Francisco, April 25.-"All is
well' was the word that went down
the line at police headquarters when
the uniformed officers had finished
their long night vigil through the
burned districts and reported off duty
to their commanding captains this
morning. It was a night of perfect
peace. Not one shot was fired by sol
der, guard or policeman. No hooters
worked in the open If at all; the chal-
lenge Of svery guard brought pedes-
TRANS to a halt, and after giving sat
isfactory answers to all questions Of
the challengers, they we're allowed to
go their way III peace.
Although the order from military
headquarters permitting householders
TO maintain lights until 10 o'clock D.
m. went into effect Monday night, 1t
was not generally understood by the
guards and on Monday night there was
considerable confusion on this account
Last night, however, the portion of
the city that was unchanged was
agiow with giimmering candles and
coal oil lamps until taps sounded and
the men on patrol duty were not re-
quired 10 give any warnings. The cur
tain fell at 10 o'clock sharp and the
city was in darkness. Few risked street
did were not mOleSted.
No Grimes Reported.
From the reports Of officers filed
this morning" said Chief of Police Di-
men, there is every indication that
San Francisco has settled down to al
most a normal condition. Our officers
are everywhere as usual, but no crimes
have been reported for the past twelve
hours and petty thieVery has not even
kept the upper office men of the de-
partment busy. The one perplexing
with is the prevention of an unequal
distribution Of food. Those of the
worst element of the city, we find, are
living better than they ever did in their
lives. while the unfOrtUnates who have
never been accustomed to ask for aid
are actually suffering. We are doing
all in our power to relieve this condi-
tiOn and hope in a few days to get rid
of those who are taking everything in
sight"
Retail Trade Resumed.
Retail trade was resumed this morn
lug with a rush in the unburned sec
lions of the city. Grocery stores,
butcher shops, delicacy establishments
and the like were doing a thriving bus
mess at an early hour On nearly every
block on Fillmore street from Meal
lister as far as California street bust
ness houses were running full swing.
This condition of affairs was brought
about mainly through the announce
ment a couple of days ago by w. J.
Bartnett, who issued a proclamation
10 the retail dealers that the whOlesal-
ers would cooperate with them The
wholesalers made good their promises,
and bright and early yesterday morn
ing wagons laden down with meats
groceries, provisions, milk and other
necessities were seen labOring through
the streets on their way to the various
retail stores.
Many Of the dealers complained that
people who are able to pay for the
necessities OF life are depending upon
the cOmmiSsaries for their living. All
those in position to pay for staple
articles are requested to patronize the
stores so that the unfortunate refu-
gees may have chance to obtain food
at the cOmmissary stations.
Rations for 34e,44o People.
An idea Of the titantic task which
cOnfronts the citizens food committee
may be gained from the figures of the
number of hungry people fed yester-
day. Throughout the city rations for
349. 40 persons We're distributed
This, Of course, is an average esti-
mate based on reports from a few of
the food depots. At one point yester-
day provisions were given out to 672
people an hour for ten hours. This sta
ton is neither one of the largest nor
one OF the smallest and so it's reports
were used as a basis to strike an aver
age.
All -four that was received in sacks
is being exchanged at the bakeries
pound for pound for baked break. AL
most all the bakeries in the Unburned