The Washington times., 1906-04-23
Work of Rebuilding Co.
ing on With Amaz-
ing Energy Amid
Ruins.
BANKS AND MERCHANTS
PREPARE FOR BUSINESS
City Officials Open Tenn
p0rary Offices-Market
Street Now Clear to
Ferry House.

SAN FRANCISCO. April 23.-with en-
ergy and undaunte5 courage in the face
Of overwhelming Dc struction the like Of
which the world has never before seen,
the people Of San Francisco, while the
ashes of the city are still smoldering,
have begun the rebuilding of a new
city.
While organized relief work is going
on with amazing speed and machine-like
precision. the clearing away of the miles
OF blackened ruins is well under way
owners of damaged slSy-scrapers having
given orders for their reconstruction
contracts are being drawn for other steel
structures, architects have been set to
work drawing plans. banks have an
nounced that within a day or two they
viii resume business, merchants are ar
ranging for new stocks OF goods and
are preparing to resume business in tenn
porary structures, and the work of re-
storing the city's water supply and
sewer systems has been begun
Ihis mighty task is going on while
tens of thousands OF homeless sufferers
are being sheltered and fed, and while
part Of the city is under martial law.
Funston In Full Charge.
General Funston and the 5000 regular
taken
absolute charge of the district allotted
10 him. Hrs -fre1dquHrrers- Is at Fort
Mason. All night soldiers guarded the
stricken part of the city with a rigor
equal 10 that in time of war. ONLY
passes issued by Funston or his military,
secretary were recognized. and even
passes Issued by the governor were iR-
nored
No fires or lights were permitted be-
cause OF the danger of explosions from
escaping gas, and the lighting of a
match usually subjected the offender
10 a blow from the butt of a gun.
pedestrians were ordered off the street
AT an early hour, and the night was
one Of quiet Even IN the refugee
camps there was little or no noise per-
mitted- A systematic search for bodies
OF victims has been begun. The coro-
ner and State board OF health are con-
Quoting the work. and the city has been
divided into sanitary districts.
Greatest Bread Line Ever Seen.
Meanwhile, in the refugee camps and
IN Oakland are the greatest bread lines
America has ever seen. Hordes of half
nude men are working day and night
TO keep the supply going. Every few
minutes great patches of bread are
sent 10 the points of distribution and
issued as fast as men can handle the
loaves- And stiIl the ends of the lines
are never reached.
Through Herculeau efforts the threat
ened famine has been avoided The
food problem has been PRACTICAL,
solved
Clothing Is needed now almost as much
as food. Gray haired women are hob
bling about in mems shoes and tat
tered garments that were obtained here
and there Thousands had fed in theiI
nightclotE es. and they were forceI tC
be content with any sort of garment
that would cover them
Army engineers today completed eight
buildings In Golden Gate Park in which
10 house refugees. These are $50 feet
long by Is feet wide and 13 feet high
They are divided into commandments
for families. There are 80 carpenters
working on these temporary buildings
Market Street Opened.
Thousands of men working under the
direction of soldiers have succeeded, in
clearing Market street, the great thor
oughfare from Tenth street TO the bay,
and now there is a steady stream of
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