The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-25
1000 DEAD, SAYS CORONER.
city Omcial Declares That the Los' OF LIE
Is Heavier Than supposed.

SAN Francisco, April 24.-Coroner Will
lam Walsh of San Francisco estimates
that the total number of dead from fire
and earthquake is not less than 900. HIS
reports are incomplete. his estimate being
| made up Of all the data he has been able
to collect. Coroner Walsh said that deputy
| coroners rave found and buried more than
sOO bcdies. as fellows: At Polk and Bay
! streets, 81; in Portsmouth square, ~; in
Washington square, 70; at Six Mile House,
| 200; in Laurel Hill Cemetery, 90; scattered
in different parts Of the city, 10.
"No thorough search has been made In
the district south Of Market street or in the
Chinese quarter" said Coroner Walsh.
MANY lives must have been lost in these
sections. South of Market street were the
cheap lodging houses and many OF these
COLA sed with the earthquake. There Is
little chance that more than a few OF the
inmates Of the {, lapsed buildings had OPP
portunity to escape, This is also true OF
Chinatown.
Shortly after the ca earthquake soldiers
and police, so | la We been informed. buried
bodies down along the waterfront. have
r,ceiyoi no oficial report OF these. Inc
total number OF dead undoubtedly Will
! reach if not exceed one thousand.
REPORTS came To the authorities this morn
ing that half starved dogs were eating
human bodies on the North Beach front and
the edges of Telegraph and Russian hills.
Plreiackets we're detailed to kill all dogs
found in those places. All the morning
rifle reports could be heard on the hills and
along the beach as the dogs were killed
Men were pressed into service either to bury
their bodies of throw them into the bay.
II was not believe that there were so many
dead in the ruins Of Telegraph and Russian
hills until the dogs were found there Dig
ging for the bodies. When the dogs ha We
all been killed a further search will be made
for the bodies and they will he burned as
soon as possible.
. Again the rain is falling and once more
| the homeless who thronR Golden Gate Park
! and the squares in the unburnt part OF
the CITY are suffering and ~encountering
the danger of pulmonary diseases. Rough
TEMPORARY s.ructures will soon be erected
in the park and many who are noticeably
shelterless will have a roof over their heads
More rain will bring great hardship to the
stricken thousands now crawling under
slcks and even red table cloths for the
poor shelter that they offer.
Last night, when the rain was at its height
many applied to the Preside hospital for
the shelter even Of a wagon tox, Women
with coughing children in their arms and
old men trudged through the wet ~shrubbery
of. the park and over the sands OF the golf
links in vain hope that the eucalyptus groves
IN the summit 81 the reservoir might afford
temporary relief from their great discom-
fort.
The night attendants Of the Central
Emergency Hospital, who we're all believed
TO have been killed when the City Hall was
RACED by the earthquake, escaped with the
exoeption of Steward Manville. He was
severely injured by the falling walls. but
was rescued from the ruins and taken to the
Presidio Hospital.
Morgan Draper has offered to supervise
the erection of a huge barracks for the
refugees at the Preside and his services
have been accepted by the Federal authori'
ties. Work will be begun on the structure
to-day, and it will be rushed to completion
with the greatest rapidity. The plans
call for the housing Of 5000 people.
The relief work is being better organized
with every day, and the distribution Of
provisions and the providing Ct shelter i
daily beconi1g more systema tc and method
iCaI, Yesterday at ternoon wagon IL ads
# quilts, comfort rs and blankets wert
dist rihuted among those who nave suffered
intensely from the cold and exposure while
sleeping In the open.
Other wagons loaded with tents, wendec
their way through the W parks an
replaced many improvised shelters, which
Afforded little or no protection against thu
rain and chill winds.