Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-25

OlatlOn tnat WflngS the neaft. rent
after tent houses the suffering beings
who have lost their all. Babes are
born there and people die from every
aiment that humanity is heir to.Weav-
ing to and fro the swing of scidiery
tells martial law reigns above all. Au-
tomobiles rush to and fro. Men and
women with the Red Cross emblem on
their arms are busy taking care of
those who suffer.
Food and Water Plenty
There is a plenttide of food. The
supplies that have been rushed in end
lessly from every place have satisfied
all needs. There is no scarcity of water.
There is none to waste and the con-
trolling forces see that none is wasted.
Sharp voiced orders that have the
glaring muzzle of a rifle back of them
to emphasize meet quick response. The
temporary sanitary arrangements are
the best that can be supplied. The daily
inspection of all tents is strict. The
piled UP household wreckage that came
through the cataclysm is all under
guard. Here and there, on vacant lots
throughout the city and in all the
parks. are open trunks and boxes of
treasure trove.
There is Il dumbness in the suffering
THAT Is dlllllldi-llhts NLGll anu NOlltll
are dumb and dazed.
c1 Death Loss Uncertain
The loss of life will never be truly
known, because the hand of death
reached out and closed upon those who
are wanderers upon the earth, the flOt-
sam and jetsam that povertys waves
wash to and fro. There is no possibility
of totalling those buried at present. The
resurrection of the city is the vital
thing today.
In the Preside and Potrero the con"
dition of the parks are told again.
Across the bay in Oakland, in Idora
park, there is another city of home
less. Conditions are much better here,
because the sewage system of Oakland
is in perfect shape.
Reports Were Exaggerated
The enormity of the catastrophe,
while far less than first reported, is
enough to paralyze any race but the
dominant American. The Galveston
flood was worse. the Charleston earth
quake was as bad almost. The fire
that blackened Baltimore swept prop
erty away that reached into almost as
great a total as the wreck of San Fran
cisco. The wind that swept st. Louis
claimed a death list almost as large as
the shock and fire of San Francisco.
But from each of these wrecks there
has arisen the indomitable spirit of
Valley Forge. There is no giving way
to hopelessness.
Chinatown Wiped Out
What was Chinatown is not 1t is
all gone. a waste of scared bricks, and
ali the debris that will live after flame.
In Chinatown l saw a desolate dos
prone upon the street, the only living
thing in all the colOnnaded waste. The
fires still burn, but all around there is
the whisper of dying flames.
The burned area is where the heart
of business was. The buildings that
still stand black with smoke. They
are mere gutted shells that crumble
and fall to the roar of dynamite.
Relief Committee Holds Session
| sat through the whole meeting of
the general relief committee. McNabb,
the boss. and Schmitz, the union labor
mayor were there. Around them there
was grouped the manhood that had
made the city Committee after COM
mittee reported ON the progress that
was being made The water system
had been repaired so that there is
: dNdlldDle q udlly supply VI lulIleeI
million gallons with a thousand million
gallons to draw from, but economy was
called for as the most imperative nee6
that existed,
No Fear of Plague
The sewer system is almost ready for
flushing. Terror of the plague has beer
checked. The cry of quarantine thai
raised up Saturday was gone There
was no more disease than is the usua
! portion of a city. The sanitation of the
Observation-Disclosures