The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-24
Will Act in Unity.

rangements in the various camps. the
lack of a variety in diet and the ex-
posed situation of so many people
necessarily develops ailments of every
sort, and in some cases there have
been a few cases of infectious dis
! eases, such as measles, chickenpox,
etc, but the primary causes of disease
are being remedied or removed as fast
as possible.
Water Is Scarce.
Water is still scarce in some sections
of the city but every effort is being
made to increase the suppIyO from day
10 day. AT the present time the water
| IS turned on only at certain hours of
the day and night, and is in amply sup
/ ply for domestic needs in the districts
Where the water mains are still intact.
/ Complete inspection of the system in
| the inhabited section of the city is 60
| ing forward rapidly. At some points
| the pipes have been found badly twist
| ed and displaced from the effects of
| the quake and these will have to be re-
placed by new ones.
The street car companies announced
! today that four different lines were now
ready for operation and service would
be restored on these lines as soon as
! the city authorities would permit the
turning on of the electric power. The
electric lighting companies stated to-
day that it was hoped that power would
be available for lighting houses and
streets within the next three or four
days or whenever it was considered
safe to do so.
Killing of TiIden.
One of the most unfortunate happen
ings since the city has been under the
joint police supervision of the govern
ment, the municipality and the state
militia, was the killing at an early hour
of q ~
nent member of the citizens general
committee and a weli-knOWn merchant
in the extreme southwestern part of the
city The killing was done by three
members of a set of self-constituted
vigilance committee who fired upon an
automobile carrying Major Tilden. a
friend and the chauffeur returning
from MenlO park, whence Tilden had
gone with his family. The three men,
displaying no badge of authority. or
dered the party in the automobile to
halt; following the demand almost i'm
mediately with a volIey of pistol shots.
Mr.. Tilden was shot through the back
and instantly killed, and the two other
occupants of the machine wounded.
Militia Withdrawn.
The citizens general committee, of
which the mayor is the presiding Off
Ger, adopted a resolution at it's session
today to withdraw the entire force of
state militia that has policed a large
residence section for the past few days.
In adopting this resolution a vote of
thanks was rendered the governor and
the state militia for it's services in the
emergency. From this time on the
city will be patrOlled jointly by the
municipal police and federal troops
Until a city prison is re-established all
persons arrested Oh felony charges will
be taken to Fort Mason and turned
over TO the regular troops for safe
keeping.
There is a vast supply of provisions
on hand for the people of San Fran
cisco. Major G. r. Kruthoff, chief de-
pot commissary of the Department of
California, stated today that there was
available 100000 rations of supplies.
This included those at the Presidio.
Fort Mason, transport docks and rail-
road yards. More than 100 carloads adj
ditiOnal are being distributed from the
Southern Pacific yards at Fourth and
Kentucky streets.
superintendent Leach of the branch
United States mint said today that on
erations could be resumed Immediately
There is no lack of money at the mint
and New York transfers upon that in
stitution will be paid upon presenta-
ton but up to this time there has been
no call for funds.