The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-23
Rain IS FALLING.
San Francisco Homeless Are
Drenehed Today.
Those in Open Shiver for Want
of Covering.
IT COOLS THE RUINS.
However Adds to Suffering of
People in Parks.
Immense Barracks for Refugees
to Be Erected.

San Francisco. April 23.-Thou-
sands Of San Francisco's homeless
slept in the open-if they slept at all
lin a drenchfng rain last night, add
ing untold misery and suffering to
those whose cup is already full.
Shortly after midnight it began to
i rain and continued for three hours
from a drizzle at times to a heavy
| downpour for a few minutes. At
O'Clock. the rain began to fall again,
and indications are that 1t may con-
tinue today.
Thousands of people-men, women
and children-camped in the parks.
squares and open lots, were awakened
by the rain dashing in their faces and
the water dripping through impro-
vised tents. Wherever possible wo-
men and children were. crowded and
huddled into the regular canvas water
proof tents, such as are on hand.
Little however could be done as the
facilities are entirely inadequate to
house all the homeless and large num-
bers sought the protection of trees,
! bushes and a few boards placed over
their heads to ward off the water
About daylight a man appeared at
police headquarters with tears stream
ing down his cheeks and sObbing so
that he could not speak, asking for
some kind of conveyance to take his
family from Golden Gate park to
some shelter. He was told that moth
ing could be done until daylight.
The rain has cooled the ruins and
extinguished some of the fires which
still Illuminated the sky from the ruins
of the city. The night was of almost
stygian darkness, the silence only
broken by the measured tread of pa
f,-{o an
sional shot. Last night for the first
time lights were allowed in the houses,
but only from dark until 10 o'clock.
A temporary sanitarium has been
established in the basement of the
Sacred Heart school. conducted by the
/ Dominican sisters, at the corner OF
Fillmore and Hayes streets, and the
first co1nIflfttsefits since the earth
quake were made yesterday. The sis
ters of the Sacred Heart kindly turned
over a part of the already crowded
quarters to the insanity commissioners
and a number of patients are already
housed there The board met yester-
day afternoon with Judge Murlsky and
Judge Graham and Charles Barclay. a
} former inmate of Stockton, was sent
there again.
! was killed yesterday by a delirious fed
eral patient. The Oriental's skull was
crushed by an iron bar in the hands
of his crazy aggressor. The night at
| hospital who were all believed to have
been killed when their hall was RACED
! by the earthquake escaped with eXcep-
ton of Steward Manville. Hewas seri-
ously injured by the falling walls. but
was rescued from the ruins and taken
to the Presidio hospital.
Colonel Wain-M Morgan Draper has
offered to supervise the erection of a
huge barracks for the refugees at the
: Preside and his services have been ac-
cepted by the@federal authorities. Work
will commence on the structure today,
and will be rushed to completion with
the greatest rapidity. The plans call
for the housing Of 5000 people.
t San Francisco, Cal. April 2s.-Tha
fire which seemed to have died out
yesterday, broke out with renewed
! vigor in the coal bunkers north of the
; Ferry building shortly after midnight.
! The fire reached these bunkers Satur-
day, but was apparently checked after
a hard fight although the blaze stub
, | bornly resisted all efforts of the fire.
men to extinguish it.
Unless the flames can be subdued
there is grave danger that they will
eat their way across to the docks north
; of the Ferry building and reach this
great structure. At an early hour this
morning the fire was burning hercely
San Francisco, April 25.=The relief
organization has now penetrated every
district of the city The hungry are
fed and food and water can now be
had in every quarter
An ample supply of milk will be Sc
cured and maintained in a few hours.
There is no suffering from lack of food
OF. drink Car after car and steamer
after steamer is pouring its load into
{ In the emergency hospitals the only
complaint is a lack of blankets. The
relief of the needy IS being accomplish
Tsha - 9aliaf cornnit4ee is issuing orders
! on dealers in other towns and ample
: funds will be on hand with which to
pay for supplies
the territory that comprises the Park
emergency hospital. Considering that
over 500 injured people received atten-
ton at the park since Wednesday
morning. this is regarded by the ply
sicians as very promising NO deaths
have occurred at the park hospital since
Wednesday.
More than 100 physicians and at
: tendants are serving in the park at
present. New volunteers and in
spectors who are being appointed IN
I great numbers by the board Of health
t viii be assigned to districts other than
the park, as the physicians are assured
!, that the park emergency hospital Is
e under perfect surveillance.
So far no difficulty has been met al
Z | the park in securing an ample supply
{ of all that is needed for the care ci
{. the injured and aiHng. Dr. Rottanz
? | Yesterday confscated seven barrels OF
whisky from nearby saloon an6
s placed a guard over them. that the
0 LIQUOR could be available for this pur-
z pose
S Experts of the Spring Valley Water
company, who have been engaged II
making a thorough examination Of th'
mains and reservoirs of the system
have reported that the company has II
its reservoirs enough water to suppl.
/ 4a,o c.itr s4 the raa1.Iar rate Of 25 mil