The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-22
FOOD STUFFS POURING IN
FROM The WHOLE NATION
Efforts Are Now Being Made to Pre-
pare Lists OF the Dead and to
Bring Separated Rela-
tlves Together. 7

San Francisco, April a.--Order and sys-
tenn are gradually being wrought out of
the indescribable confusion which has
prevailed in this city for the past three
days. The hungry thousands are being
fed plentifully wherever they are camped
and the fortunate householders who were
not driven from their homes are procur-
ing food at the various relief stations
established throughout the burned dis
trict.
Water In sufficient quantities to meet
all the Immediate and pressing needs Of
the people can be had Sewers are being
repaired, and the thousands of people
camped on open spaces and in the parks
are being organized into model camps
by the military authorities. Temporary
buildings are being erected in the parks
TO shelter women and children, and all
the churches. educational Institutions va
cant houses and those homes which have
been deserted by their occupants tonight
have thousands of the homeless.
Transportation Is Free.
All those who desire to leave the city
are being provided with transportation to
any point in California free of charge.
No one is allowed to enter the city who
cannot show thoroughly satisfactory ex-
euse for being here. The sick and in
jured are being cared for at the General
hospital in the Presdio. and at various
other hospitals left intact, as well as at
the emergency hospitals established by
the Red Cross society at several widely
separated points,
General Funston. Mayor Schmitz and
Governor Pardee met in conference at
General Funstons headquarters 1t Fort
Mason today and had thorough under
standing as to the relief measures and
policing of the city 1t was decided to
divide the city into three districts, one un-
der the federal troops, one under the
state troops and the other under the mu-
nicipa1 police. A plan of cooperation be-
tween the military and civil authorities
was formulated, and all future conflicts
of orders or confusion of authority will
be obyiated.
Funston Will Distribute Supplies.
The supplies brought into the city from
Interior points will be stored at Oakland
mole under Major Duvol of General Fun
stons staff, who will forward the same
by boat TO Ine various walter lIOuL Std-
tions. whence they will be distributed un-
der the direction of General Funston and
his staff. This means that all supplies do
mated by California cities az transported
free of charge by the .dlroads and
steamship companies will be put in the
hands of the national government.
The bankers of San Francisco met this
afternoon TO discuss the financial stua-
ton. The question of opening the vaults
of the wrecked financial Institutions was
thoroughly canvassed, and 1t was the
sense of the meeting that limit of thirty
days be made for the resumption of bust
ness
While the sub-treasury building is un-
safe and cannot be entered at present,
the mint, with over s20 0OO0O0 Is intact,
and transfers of money may be drawn
there.
Can Come and Go at Will.
- The stringent military rule of the past
few days has been modified almost to
the extent of permitting citizens to come
and go at their pleasure.
There will be no relaxation of the rigid
police measures. however and the entire
city will be patroled tonight in thor
ough and systematic manner. There has
been no disorder reported from any sec
ton
The board of health held meeting to-
day at which were present many of the
representative physicians, and measures
were taken for an immediate and thor
ough inspection of the entire city by
physicians.
For this emergency the board of health
has called for 500 volunteer physicians.