Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-04-26

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to Steiner and Blosser.
These brick buildings have burned
up completely, and even the bricks are
burned. The first day we were there,
there were many falling buildings, but
none today. When the buildings fell
across the street, that is, Market street
or some principal street, the soldiers
would stop anyone who came along
and make them pitch brick until the
street was open for l6 to 20 feet, The
colonel and / only got caught once. !
would have given $3.50 for one picture
of that scene just for the colonel s
sake; as a brick handler he is fail.
ure. The wire was down on some of
the streets, which made it hard to get
along. We had a swell dinner the first
day. We came along to Chinese
Canning company, where the cans
popping and dagoes were helping them.
selves, so we got us a 2-pound can of
peaches each, and a dago gave us a
hardtack cracker, and we did splendid.
ly. We went to Chinatown, but there
was nothing left. In Portsmouth
Square they were burying %. Twen.
ty-four of them were men, some white
and some Chinese, and one white wo.
man and her two children.
There was a Red Cross hospital and
free kitchen. The old city hall, or
Hall of Justice, is badly wrecked, as
well as the new city hall. The old
hall was still burning.
The first dead man we saw was across
the street from Young Crocker's home
on Mob Hill. This hill, which was one
of the main residence districts, is as
bare as it can be. Not a house stand
ing. Hopkins Art Institute, which
was situated on this hill, is entirely
gone. A great many of the valuable
pictures were cut from their frames,
but were later burned in the street.
People worth their $1,000, 900 are
camped at Fort McDougall or Golden
Gate park, alongside their more hum.
bic neighbor, who lived south of Mar.
ket. They accept bread at the wag
on the same as he does They issue
bread, meat, canned goods and milk
at all the camps. The supply of eat
able is inexhaustible, as every train
that comes in is one.half relief. What
is needed most is tents and blankets.
Some of the goods sent for sufferers
is going where it is not needed, but il
would be indeed strange if il did not.
All kinds of wagons and conveyances
are impressed by the police and mill.
tary. Yesterday l saw a policeman
in full uniform driving a brewery wag.
on. The saloons are all closed under
martial law. I never thought these
California towns would 60 Prohi.
Police headquarters is at Franklin
Hall, at Bush and Fillmore streets.
They are doing rushing business,
handling all these train loads of goods
and seeing to their distribution. There
is a considerable portion Of the resi-.
dence part of the town left, but it is
badly shook up. They are not allowed
TO cook or build any fires in their
homes, so they pile up some bricks in
the street and cook their meals there.
1t looks very strange to see these ov.
ems. or, in some places, stoves with a
joint Of pipe on. and the good wife or
domestic getting the humble meal.
There are no stores open in Frisco.
but will be in another day
81 have seen no looting. Everything
is being destroyed, so there is nothing
TO loot Several have been shot for
robbing the dead and breaking into
homes. Two men were reported hung
on Van Ness avenue, for assault on
woman.
"If you have pass from the gov.
efnor or General Funston you can 20
anywhere. Occasionally you are held
up by sentry and made to show your
pass. The banks are all closed and
have been all over California since the
first day of the fire. by proclamation
OF the governor. Business feels the
loss Of ready money. To change
900 bill would be impossible.
"If this calamity was visitation
OF Gods wrath 1t was a success. There
is one church standing in the city, the
Mission Dolores (cathOlic).
SO much for the present. Now for
the future. Cars were going today on
two lines. and tomorrow there will be
an increase Of them. The people are
coming out Of their dazed condition
and are going IN start at nuno A.. -