Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-01

.MAN WITH THE HOE SAVED.
Street Car Service Improving
Immense Hospital Camp in
Golden Gate Park.
Money Brokers Confronted With Prob
lem--IIave Been In Habit OF Advance
ing Salaries OF City Employees.

san Francisco. May t.--For the first
time since earthquake and fire laid this
city in ruins, street lights last night
cleaned through the black mantle
which mas enveloped the city after
nlghtfall since the day of the disaster.
For nearly two weeks nat street light
has broken the darkness In which the
city has been wrapped. Everybody
stayed indoors after dark and nearly all
san Francisco went to bed with the
setting OF the sun. For the first week
after the fire lights In residences were
not permitted. Cleaning OF arc lights
In the Potrero district last night was
seen from all over the city and did
more 10 make people hopeful, restore
confidence and good feeling than any
thing since the earthquake. Next to
the resumption Of street car service
the restoration OF electric lighting ~
one OF the most important indications
that the city Is rapidly returning TO
normal conditions
Street lights were burning In only
small section OF the city last night but
they were hailed with much satisfaction
as a good omen. The lights turned on
last night were In the Potrero district
IN the southern part of the city, ana
were operated by the Electric Lighting
company's Potrero plant. when was
practically uninjured by the earthT
quak and was not In the fire zone.
HUNDREDS OF ARC LIGHTS.
General Manager Naphthaly OF the
San Francisco Gas and Electric COM
pany has announced that there viii
be several hundred are lamps In oper-
alton throughout the uuburned Sec
tons Of the city tonight Besides the
three Hight routes for which permis-
sion was granted several days ago, II
IS intended to install lights along the
priur pal roads where supplies are be-
ing lau,ad INTO the city, The COM
psny claims that II has enough power
IN th9 Potrero plant to illuminate the
entire unburned sections of the city,
The question OF restoring electric
lights will be taken up tomorrow or
tho next day and lights will be turned
on az fast as necessary permits can
be secured.
STREET CAR SERVICE.
The street car service is rapidly be-
men clear the streets OF debris and re-
place the twisted and warped rails
The United Railroads operated cars
last night until 10 o'clock Seven
O'Clock was the hour set for the ces-
sation of street care traffic when per-
mission was granted TO resume &. but
late yesterday afternoon the railroad
company was advised that It would be
permitted 10 run cars until 10 o'clock
at night, 1t having been demonstrated
that there was no more danger at
night than IN the day time. The cars
run 50 far have been utterly made
quate to handle the heavy traffic and
The owners of almost every kind OF
vehicle arc making lucrative busi-
ness ol hauling large numbers of peo-
pic at the rate of % and so cents each
TO and from the ferry
A BALMY NIGHT.
Last night was the warmest and
halmlest since the thousands of people
nave ben compelled to camp In the
open. In nearly all the PARKS and
squares the homeless are now quite
well provided with warm bedding and
comfortably housed In tents. This
problem has been pretty well solved
ny the arrival of moro fonts aud blank
Gus, but the food question Is one that
Is causing the authorities much worry.
EARTHQUAKE CENTER.
Prof F.. Knowlton has lust returned
from 5O~nile walk 10 Bolinas bay
where. he says. there is evidence thar
The recent earthquake had its center.
Few ifany of the houses In that vicln-
fly escaped damage, but no fatalities
occurr'd There Is now an island In
bolina' bay where were formerly mud.
dy shols, and ON either side of the is.
land ne water Is 10 feet deep.
GOLDEN GATE HOSPITAL.
Goldee Gate hospital has been estab-
lished a the park by company A OF the
hospital corps, u. S. A., Capt. C.. l..
Gilchrist ald 100 men. This is the
biggest held hospital In the army. The
camp islthoroughly up to date, having
sly medical and one surgical ward
lighted BY acetyline gas, dispensarv
tent with six months supplies, a full
'pmmissary OUTFIT and two months'
hupplles and everything necessary for
maintenance.
THE, MAN WITH THE HOE.
The Eeture Of '"The Man with tho
zoe VW saved. This fact WIN no
Weicomi news TO art lovers the world
over Twas reported that the famous
painting by Millctt was burned with
otneIs me tfocker mansion on Mob
ihu, put pis was learned yesterday that
IL was r{scued from the flames
other amous paintings in the same
CoHevuol Whlch We're carried To safety |
are "rh OAks," by Rosseau and no
Dance ltthe Nymphs" 0
4 - ,sry M.