Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-05-02

Fifteen MILES
OF CITY BURNED D
TEN THOUSAND ACRES SWEPT
BY FLAMES AT FRISCO.
BUSINESS RESUMlNC IN CIT,
Relief Fund Has Already Swelled to
Over $4,000, 900 - Slight Earth
quake Causes Considerable Alarm
One Woman Killed.

Oakland, Gala Well-knoWn en-
gineer states that the area devastated
by the fire in, San Francisco approx
mates 10000 acres, or about Is square
miles. There are few cities in the
world where SO much valuable prop
erty is contained in an equal terri
tory.
Within this Is square miles were
nearly 100 banks, some of the finest
buildings in the world, thousands of
mercantile and manufacturing estab-
lishments and more than $1,000 inhab-
itaDts, besides 10000 transients.
The aggregate number of dead prob
ably will not exceed 700, and will Ger
ta1n]y not reach 1000.
Notwithstanding the enormous and
widespread distinctions the homes of
10000 people are still standing and
practically uninjured.
There still remains the great ship
yards at the Potrero, the Pacific mail
docks, the stockyards at South San
Francisco, the docks and manufactures
along the water front from Mission
Creek. to Hunters Point, the mint, the
post Office and large retail district on
Fillmore and Devisadero streets.
Army Takes Charge.
San Francisco, April 26.-Gradually
the national government is taking over
the work of succoring the homeless and
foodless thousands of San Francisco,
and the representatives of the U. 3.
army will have charge of the gigantic
task of issuing food to all those VINO
still remain in the city. This develop
ment resulted from the meeting OF the
executive committee and the work will
be turned over to the U. s. qaurter-
master of this department, who will
establish a complete system of issuing
rations at all of the So stations
throughout the country.
Business Resumption.
There was resumption of business to
an astonishing extent considering the
condition, throughout the resident Sec
ton. Retail stores were instructed to
reopen and the municipal government
has established scale OF prices for the
most important commodities, food,
clothing, etc., which is even below that
existing under normal conditions.
Warning was given retailers that any
effort on their part to charge exorbi-
tant prices would result in summary
action by the authorities.
There is no need for the resumption
of cooking in the houses. The work of
building and improving the chimneys is
growing rapidly, but it will be some
time before it is considered safe to al
low fires.
Cooked Food Spells.
The food committee reported that all
necessary provisions were on hand and
obtainable. They said that they were
even overwhelmed with provisions.
Perishable food is causing trouble
Mayor Schmitz drl.7 up telegram
which was to be sent over the entire
United States requesting all sources of
relief to refrain from sending perish
able food. Supplies should be limited
to staples.
Gen. Greeley assured Mayor Schnitz
that the army was willing and anxious
to; do all \ in it's power in the relief
measures now being enforced. But as
a supplement of this assurance he pc
.titioned the municipal. authorities to
realize the fact that the army. is being
overtaxed; that they are. being asked
to cover too wide range of work and
that they have 1t not within their pow
er to attend to as much as had been
assigned to them. -