New-York tribune., 1906-04-25

The refugees are ra apidy thinning out of Golden
Gate Park and the Pan Handle. The police esti-
mated that two thousand persons left the park
Yesterday. The rain had little depressing effect
on the spirits of the people seeking shelter In
The tents ore man tackled MP a sign i'm front
of his tent taken from a coal oil can, Keep cool
and dry
A ccmrany OF soldiers was sent from Mort
Mason this morning to guard the vaults at Ma
sonic Cemetery where the papers from the Han
of Records are stored. All the records there
were saved, but those in the County Clerks of
fee were lost
The teachers principals, superintendents and
the Board of Education are ready for work.
Buildings or tents suitable for school purposes
will be provided soon.
At conference at the Oakland Mole yesterday
f. Fl. Hartman, president of the Southern Pa
cinc. and his leading officials decided 10 have
S500.000 in cash placed at the command of the
company at Oakland for the immediate payment
OF all outstanding pay checks and vouchers.
Late yesterday this big obtained and
payment began to-day. The large sum owed by
the company. amounting to something like $420,-
600, will be paid out in cash in Oakland at the
rate Of $4,000 or 100000 a day.
The Alaska Packers Association has resumed
business on Stuart Street Wharf where the
These ships will sail within two weeks. Three
thousand persons get work in the Alaskan
canneries. according 10 the statement of an
officer of the company. No attempt will be made
TO provision the company's ships here. That will
be done at various ports on the journey north
The Pacific Coast Company's steamship City
OF Pueblo. which was sunk al the Union Iron
Works, will be raised in a few days The
steamer Columbia, of Portland. badly dam
aged by the earthquake. The sailings of the
liner Sonoma for Australia and the Mongolia
for the Orient have been indefinitely postponed.
PLANS FOR NEW BUILDINGS.
AS showing the disposition prevailing among
property owners of the city, the action of the
Humboldt Bank. which will at once erect new
building seventeen stories i'm height. may be
cited. Two months ago plans were approved
and contracts let for the building. and the steel
for construction is already the way West
Yesterday orders given to go ahead with
the work The site is on the south side of Mar
ket street, 100 feet east of Fourth street. The
site cost S400.O0O. and is held by it's owner TO
have every cent of its original value to-day
The building will cost S500OO0 1t will be OF
steel and terra Gotta, construction that has
stood the test by fire and earthquake.
The Mutual Life Insurance Company has de-
cided to erect on it's old site, on Montgomery.
Sacramento and Commercial streets, a bigger
and better building. It will cover the whole
frontage of the block Montgomery street in
stead of a corner of the lot as heretofore.
The Stock and Exchange Board which was
burned out, has opened temporarily at No. 140I
Cough street. An executive session will be held
in few days to decide upon the date of re-
sumption of business. The Goldfield Exchange
was closed Immediately on receipt of news of the
catastrophe
The condemned ferry building will be removed
and rebuilt at once. The tower is principally
damaged by the earthquake in the three lower
stoTies and IT will have 10 be strengthened by
rods and tnbers before the work of removal
be safely DONE The new tower will be of
reinforced concrete.
EMBARGO ON SHIPPING REMOVED.
The embargo on merchant vessels has been
removed and shipping can now be moved az
usual. For the last few days vessels Of the
Pacific squadron have been keeping vessels from
leaving the port. but this restriction has been
removed by orders from Admiral Goodrich
Eighty men Of the Benecia Signal Corps have
arrived here, and are at work restoring the
government telephone and telegraph communi-
cations. The Home Telephone Company, which
has received a franchise. will soon begin work
its telephone system. The company ex-
poets to spend about $4OOOOOO here in the next
three years
Within twenty-four hours probably four street
car lines will he I'm operation in the city. and
the streets Of two extensive districts will he
lighted by electricity. The United Railroads
Company SAYS that the lines are safe for opera
ton. The lights will he turned on as soon as
the wires leading into the houses. which might
prove source of danger have been cut. This
work is going on rapidly. The railroad company
has rendered the use of the entire system TO
Mayor Schnitz for the benefit of the people
Free transportation viii he furnished over the
lines for the people and their baggage. The
company's cars standing in the streets and all
Of it's car barns not destroyed are also free TO
the people for shelter and lodging.
number Of young girls who have been
stranded here far away from relatives and
friends Will be taken to their homes free of
charge by the Santa Fe Railroad.
SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE FORTS
The big fortifcations at the entrance 10 the
Golden Gate did not escape serious injury in the
shock. The full extent of the damage is as vet
unknown. At Lime Point the empacements of
the big guns have been cracked and twisted
Conditions said to be equally bad at the
fortifcations back Of Old Fort Point The great
l3-inch guns on both sides OF the Gate consti-
tuting the main defence, are practically use
less. They weigh many tons each but their ad-
justment upon their carriages is as delicate as
that of a watch. The earthquake destroyed this
and repairs will take considerable time and
much labor. The Lime Point batteries stand
feet above the bay. The shock here was exceed
ingly heavy
An expert. after examining safes and vaults
I'm many buildings in the burned district saws