The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-24

at several points AMI III these many
f people bavr found comfort and shelter
u against thc lhclencnclcs of tho weather
The situation Iii tho congcstcd camps
81. such as Golden Cute Park and the vaf ,l.
" Gus rublir parks throughout the city
d have been relieved by the departure OF
~ many people for points OH tile other side
h OF tho bay. While tho number Of people
SiS leaving the city is nothing like the vast
crowds that packed the ferry. bonts dur
"a Ing tho first two days following the EARTH
~ quake, tho number wns sufficiently large
to satisfy tho relief committee that i's
VI task viii become less difficult from day
N To day. ,,i6
No Sign Of Epidemic.
General health conditions are satisfnc-
tory. While The number OF cases al the
ma rio,ls ghospta,s has ncrca scd each day.
q sickness Is mostly due TO exposure ana
II. worry. g - a..
't5 THE mos. cncoul4. cling feature III tho
absence OF anything like contagion or
NJ an epidemic OF disease of any nature
4 Whatever. The somewhat UNSATISFACTORY
3 sanitary arrangements III the various
camps, the lack Of n variety III diet ana
y the exposed situation or so many peoplc
4 NECESSARILY develops ailments ana III some
places there have been a few cases OF
such diseases as measles and chicken
4, rox, but probably not more than would
VI tletelop under ordinary circumstances IN
d large city. The primary causes Of dis
lease are removed as fast as possible.
General A. w. Greeley took command
II Of the Federal troops at this post super
seeding General Frederick Funston, VINO
will act under Grcelcys orders.
S General Greeley has established head
quarters at Fort Mason, just cast OF
The Presidio reservation on San Fran
x cisco Bay.
Resume Legal Business.
The heavy rains Of last night and to-
day did not weaken the walls left stand
s,ing IN the burned area. according to tho
4 building commissioner. Menaclng walls
i are dynnn,ited as fast ms possible. ana
danger from falling walls Is decreasing
n every hour General Funston has placed
his dynamite corps at the disposal or the
building committee, and they are throw
n ing down dangerous walls along Market
Street. When this thorouGhfarc IS SAFE,
II the dynamiters will devote attention to
side streets. keeping up the work until
Il they have covered all the streets IN the
business quarter. B's@
Legal busi ness will be resumed In San
Francisco tomorrow morning. All the
superior judges will open their twelve
departments in the Jewish Synago
All trials that were progressing at tho
menced.
Money Safe in Mint.
One fortunate condition stlll remains
with San Francisco. There IS an album
dance Of gold and silver coin available
In the vaults of the United States branch
mint In this city.
Sub Treasurer Jacobs opened his Office
In the mint to-day Until he can get
his books and papers. the mint will make
necessary transfers of money.
1t was stated to-day by officials OF
shooting and attempts to break Into the
min, by looters were untrue.
Water Still Scarce.
gi Water#is still scarce in some parts OF
the city. but every effort is being made
TO increase the supply. At the present
time the water is turned on only at GER
q tain hours of the day and night, and is |
IN ample supply for domestic needs In |
the regions where the water mains are
Intact Inspection Of the system In the
Inhabited portion of the city is going !
forward rapidly. AT some points the
pipes have been found twisted and dis
placed by the quake and these will have
TO be replaced.
The street car companies announced To-
day tina. four lines were now ready for
operation Service will be restored on
these lines as soon as the city permits
the turning on of electric power,
Electric power companies to-day said
* that power would be available for light
ing houses and streets within the next
three or four days
I Withdraw Militia.
The citizens general committee, of |
which the Mayor is presiding officer. to-
day resolved TO have withdrawn the en-
tire force of State militia that has ,pollced
a large residence quarter for the last
few days. \ vote of thanks was rendered |
the Governor and the State militia. From
this time on. the city will be patrolled
Jointly by the police and the Federal |
troops. Until n city prison is re-estab-
z lished, all persons held on fclonious
charges will be taken to Fort Mason and
turned over to the regular troops for
safekeepnE.
f There is q vast supply Of provisions on
hand for the people of San Francisco.
Major General krauthoff. chief depot |
comnissary of the Department of Califor-
MIA, to-day said that .there we're avail
able 100000 rhtioi1s of supplies, including
those a the PresIdio. Fort Mason. trans
port docks and railway yards. More than
ono thousand carloads additional are at
the Southern Pacific yards at Fourth and |
Kentucky Streets.
Fire Still BlazeS.
@ S 4. M,--Thc fire which seemed to have
died out Yesterday, broke out with re-
newed vigor IN the coal bunkers north /
Of the Ferry Building shortly after
midnight. The tire reached these bunkers !
Saturday. hut was apparently checked !
after hard fight, although the blaze
stnbbornly resisted all efforts OF the fire.
men to extngulsh It.
Unless the flames can DO subdued there
Is grave danger that they will eat their |
way across 10 the docks north Of the
Ferry Building and reach this great
structure.
Ing fiercely.
Many Churches Destroyed.
Churches In San Francisco were cspe
cially hard hit by the earthquake and
HARD TO DROP
Hut Manv Dron n