The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-29
No Limit to Greed That Is
Shown by Unprincipled
HOrdes.
PRIVATE HOUSES NOT
EXEMPT FROM PLUMBER
Most Valuable Treasures and
Relics Are Ruthlessly Taken
Away.

SAN FRANCISCO. April 2s-Greater in
numbers than the military forces guard
Ing the lives and property in this city
Is the army OF looters that has taken
possession of San Francisco. From early
In the morning until late at night every
boat from across the bay brings hun
dreds OF people whose sole purpose in
visiting the city is to probe among the
ruins and carry off such articles OF value
as they are eble to flnd with a small
amount Of effort Laden with suit cases,
baskets, bags and satchels, they come.
eager to grab from the streets and houses
anything that may have possible hstor-
ical OF pecuniary value Toward night
fall they wend their way across the bay.
carrying the heavy profits of their days
labor,
In Full Possession.
Although strict orders were given at
the beginning OF the military rule that
Ing should be shot, the rigor OF this regu-
lation has been relaxed and now the
army or looters is in full possession OF
the blackcned ruins, Throughout old
Chinatown and along Kearny street.
where bazaars fllcd with Oriental wares
once stood. the harvest Of loot has been
particularly rich Men, women and chill
dren, fearing neither tho presence OF the
military nor the danger OF tumbling
walls. swarm about the ruins with great
profit TO themselves
Treasures Were Buried.
In many OF the Chinese and japanese
stores. when the fire approached. the pro
prietors buried a large part or their
stock in the easements, intending to re-
turn after the rire had passed and re-
cover what they could. They never came
back
The terrors of the rocking earth and
the sweep Of iiame was too much for
their Oriental minds; but the ooters
came. and everything that was OF any
use or value has been carried away The
merchants who hoped to save some
thing out of which they could re-establish
themselves viii never find any OF the
through the homes where looters dwell.
Residences Pillaged
The work of the looters has not been
confined alone to the ruins OF stores and
houses
Many residence sites have been
worked over" and articles OF gold, sill
yer and china carried away The banks
have established guards about their
premises. but very few OF the owners Of
homes have taken this precaution.
Thieves Make Complaint
At the ruins of the Hopkins Art Insti-
tute and the Stanford residence a guard
ls maintained and yesterday mon and
women who had been gathering relics In
tho ruins OF other houses along Pine and
California street complained vigorously
against the refusal OF the guards to per-
NIT them to enter upon the ruins where
the Stanford and CroCkcr homes once
stood Their previous knowledge of the
character of the house furnishings con-
WINGED them that the profits of looting
there would be great.
No Limit to Greed.
Among the ruins OF many OF the family
hotels the looters have been very fortu-
nate. And in the ashes OF pawn broking
establishments they have gathered trlnk-
OTIS which money Will ever redeem
There Is no limit to the endurance OF
the looters nor to the efforts they Will
make TO acquire something Of value. A
man was observed on lower Pine street
yesterday carrying cash register which
he had dug from the ashes. TollinG and
sweating under his burned, he was max
Ing his way toward tho ferry until adj
better leave II. Another man boarded the
boat carrying a meal sock filled with ex-
pensive plates and dishes harvested
among tho ruins OF Chinatown. Women
scrambled for place to rest. being
wearied by the days quest for loot
Will Take Anything.
One man carried full dozen plates Of
expensive Chinese ware. hand made and
decorated, which We're priced by former
Chinese merchant as being worth "a
bronze and brass ornaments, have found
their way into many humble homes on the
other side of the bag at no other expense
than the cost Of o ferry ticket and three |
or four hours digging among the ashes.
Larger Force Needed.
Efforts have been made by the mil,tarv
to stop the lootng. but II
would require a large force to patrol ali |
the district in which the work IS being
carried on. 1t Is probable that II the |
looting continues the authorities will be |
forced to revert to the system OF allow
ing no one to enter the city except those
who hnvo pass explaining their busi- |
ness and right to be here.
Bavaria's Ducal Surgeon.
In these DAYS, when the bad In tho world |