The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-04-24
SAN FRANCISCO
ROUSINC ITSELF.
Wreckage Of the Great
Earthquake Is Being Rap
idly Cleared Away
STORES OPENING UP
SANITARY CONDITIONS ARE
GOOD AND IMPROVEMENT IS
NOTED IN ALL DIRECTIONS

SAN FRANCISCO. April a. 1906
Although another earthquake shock of
short duration came last night to scare
the refugees in the camps and the resi-
dents in the outlying districts where the
fire did not so, it had no deterrent effect
on the men Of San Francisco, who re-
sumed early today the work of clearing
away the wreekage and of building tenn
porary structures that viii be the fore
runners of the sturdy piles which will
last The shock was of several seconds
duration and its direction was from east
to west. So far as is known, it did no
damage, and it may have done some good
in throwing down crumbling walls that
were a menace to those who have been
digging in the ruins.
The cold, heavy rain of yesterday was
followed late in the afternoon by clear
skies, and with the coming of the sun
light there was much rejoicing among
the homeless in the encampments. The
sweep of the dowfpour had found it's
way through the makeshift tents and
hundreds of refugees were threatened
with pneumonia and kindred ills. The
soldiers worked valiantly for the best
comfort of all, however, and today the re-
ports from the different camps told of
conditions that, under the circumstances,
We're considered very satisfactory.
The fact that many of the lumber
yards were saved was a blessing. for
with plenty of boards at hand the work
of erecting barracks is going on in lively
fashion. A day or two will see all who
remain out of doeas under good shelter.
The sanitary situation calls for favor
able comment. The heavy rain had the
effect Of flushing the sewers. washing tn q
streets and cleaning away lot of per-
ishable matter that might prove danger
Gus We're it to remain. Smail attention
is being paid to the boiling of water be-
fore consumption. The city is divided
into sanitary districts so that immediate
attention may be given to all emergen-
cies that may arise.
The shooting down of citizens by raw
reersits to the uartol force has aroused a
lot of indignation. The story had hard
" spread yesterday of the killing of H.
G. Tilden, a prominent relief worker,
who VS. shot while doing missionary
service in his auto, than there came the
news of the staying of Superintendent
Joseph Myers. of the Chiidrens Play
grounds
According to another report Will
Britt. brother and manager of Jimmy
Britt. the pugilist. was shot and killed in
Golden Gate Park yesterday afternoon.
The discovery of 400 more bodies on
the north side of Market street yesterday
raises the estimate of the dead, and it is
probable now that the list of the killed
will exceed 1000 The heaviest loss of
life undoubtedly occurred on the south
side of Market street, where there are a
lot of tumble-down rookeries. The find-
ing of so many bodies to the north of
Market street indicates a still heavier
loss in the lower section.
Business will be opened to-day on
what under the circumstances. is consid-
cred big scale.4 Some of the big offwe
buildings that were left tenantable will
be converted into stores. Other places
Of business will be opened at the old
stand in buildings that We're not wholly
wrecked.
The railway lines are being straighten-
ed out. As only one big power house was
burned. the others being in the suburbs,
traffic will soon be resumed.