The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-04-24

this disease have been reported anc
the physicians have Informed Genera
Funston that tremendous increase in
the total is inevitable as the result OF
heavy rain.
Not even In the thrilling hours i'm
mediateiy following the earthquake
was the populace cast into such state
of misery as when cutting rain came
in from the sea. The state of the
camps was terrible. Tens of thousands
of men, women and children were ex
posed to the cold. driving downpour in
all of the parks and in the Preside
There was no escape from the awful
weather On the bleak heights of the
Preside 5000 persons of all ages lay
on the bare ground with little or no
covering In Jefferson park 5000 per
sons We're without protection. and the
ground in which they were gathered
in an hour was turned into morass
When morning came the helpless crea.
lures were so covered with mud that
Americans, Italians, Hungarians, Jap.
anese, Poles. Chinese and negroes all
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inches of mud in the park, and the
misery was appalling until the entire
5000 were moved to drier ground,
where they obtained some warmth by
copious quantities of steaming coffee.
People Housed In Churches.
What could be done by the guards
in charge Of the camps to relieve the
distress was done. When covering
could be had for the women and chill
dren it was taken advantage of. They
were housed in chill and cherries
churches. in garages and barns. and
those who had saved their homes were
called upon to take care of the unfor-
Inmates exposed to the storm.
With few exceptions those who had
homes responded readily to the new
call, and when they did not the butt
ends of rifles quickly forced way
through inhospitable doors.
While the storm added to the diff
culties Of the general committee, espe-
cially of those having In charge the
care of the sick, the sanitation of the
city and the housing Of the homeless, it
was spur to even greater efforts to
bring order out Of the chaos prevailing.
Regular shelter tents will be provided
as well as elevated cots. 1t Is realized
that these provisions are as imperative
as providing food.
Another earthquake shock was felt
last night 1t lasted however, only
three seconds, and no damage has been
reported.
Preparing to Rebuild.
Everywhere in the burned as we'll as
in the remaining section of the city
there is the greatest activity, now that
the fire has burned itself out. Streets
are being cleared of debris, laborers
are repairing broken water pipes, sew
ers and gas mains, electricians every
where are seeking to untahgle the con-
fusion Of wires-in fact, San Francis
co is in the first stages Of its regenera-
ton, although business houses and
homes in all sections Of the city, rich
and poor. are gone.
There are no hungry people now.
The specter Of starvation has been
banished by the magnificent response
Of the people Of California In particular
and by the entire nation In general to
the appeals that went out for assist
ance. Food by the carload and boat
load has poured into Oakland in suf-
dcient quantities to overwhelm the
committee which has IN. charge Its
distribution. So great was the vol
ume Of foodstutfs brought into the gem
eral depot at Oakland mole that the
general committee made an appeal for