The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-27
HALT is CALLED.
Relief Committee at San Fran
cisco Is Overwhelmed.
Sixty Car Loads of Supplies Ar
rived This Morning.
ASKED TO HOLD OFF.
Outside Cities Requested to Keep
Back Their Donations
Until What is on Hand Can Be
Distributed.

Oakland. Cal. April 27-Sixty carloads
OF provisions from various portions Of
the country arrived over the Southern
Pacific at the Oakland Mole early tc-
day The supplies were Immediately
taken in charge by the relief commit
tee for distribution in Oakland, san
Francisco. Santa Rosa and San Jose
So great is the quantity Of supplies tna+
are now arriving that notice has been
sent to the interior cities and towns 81
the state to hold consignments until the
train,oads on the way here have been
used.
A heavy downpour of rain set in at
midnight and continued throughout the
morning. 1t made things miserable Tor
the unfortunate refugees from S3n
Francisco now living under canvas in
the various camps established for their
accommodation in this city. UnfOr-
tunately the number of these LeOple was
augmented yesterday by the removal
into camps of those who had previously
been given shelter in churches and es-
sembly halls. A strong wind Is also
blowing and the weather is extremely
cold, adding to the discontinue Of the
situation.
Something Saved at Berkeley.
Berkeley, Cal.,April 27.-Dr A l.
Kroeber, secretary of the department
of anthrOpOlOgy in the affiliated col
leges in San Francisco has reported that
the anthropoOgical collection of the
State university has been saved. The
collection is valued al about 800, 0d0.
Government Money in Sight.
Washington, April 27.-The house
committee on appropriations today au-
thOrized a favorable report on a bill
carrying an appropriation of 100000 tor
repair work at the Mare Island, Gala.
navy yard to give employment to San
Francisco mechanics and also $4,000 to
meet emergency expenses in the post
office department incident to the San
Francisco disaster.
President Roosevelt recommended
100000 for the Mare Island navy yard
and the senate passed a bill for that
amount yesterday
Buried Their Furniture.
San Francisco, Cal. april 27-The
knowledge that has come to people of
the possibility Of saving household ef-
fects through burial during cycl 1ras
was put to good use during the big ire
TFe- back yards of Russian hill resi-
denes were freely used as burial grounds
for all kinds of household goods. even
costly vases, silverware and oric-a-brac
being planted in holes dug for this pur-
pose.
The chief clerk of the International
hotel who lives in a house on the cor
AAtA Ql v a14GjO anu LtdNEnWOELn streets
saved the larger part Of the furniture
Of two floors in this way Digging into
the sloping bank at the rear Of mis- resi-
dence a. hole was made 10 feet square
and into this was placed trunks, bed
ding and household effects Of avery des-
oription. The building was completely
swept away, not even a cinder being left
Of the woodwork and yet when the
goods were dug up the mattresses and
similar inhammable belongings were
free from the smell Of fire. A foot of
earth over buried goods proved annie
protection for the most destructible
goods and many dollars worth o. family
possessions were saved In this manner
Addition to Relief Fund.
Washington. April 27.-Charles Hal
lam Keep, treasurer of the Red Cross
association, today received cOntribu-
amounting to $326.753-
Port Business ReOpened.
San Francisco, April 2T-The water
front is as busy as ever today From
the Pacific mail dock to Meiggs' wharf
the docks and wharves look as they did
before the fire The work Of the Gus
toms and quarantine officers has not
been interrupted for a day
The transport Sherman arrived here
yesterday. After passing quarantine
she went up to Folsom street and dock
ed at the army dock as usual and her
passengers from Manila and Honolulu
landed there.
san Jose Death List
Washington. April 27-GeneraI Greelv
has telegraphed what he believes to be
a complete list of the dead in San Jose
and vicinity. The total including g6
patients at Agnew's asylum. is I17. Fx-
cluding names of the insane, the lost
follows:
Mrs Helen Brandon
Mrs. Ugoina Costa
Mr. and Mrs. Carrigan and baby.
Dr. Warren Drewn.
Pegentry and Ostin Dadv.
Mrs Claud Everett
l. Etters-
Paul Ferres-
Fugit and wife
James Hiungive
Romeo Hanshed
Delta MarQuant
Thomas O'Toole.