Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-28
BUSY DAY FOR MERCY
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put I'm the hospital tent. The number is
Douglas 64O0. Another large assignment of
refugees is expected in some time during
the night but an effort will be made to
have these held until morning that they
may be fed.
Expense TO Railroads.
The general public does not know OF the
extra expense and Inconvenience to which
the railroads are being subjected in their
gratuitous response to this enormous emer-
gency. For instance, the Milwaukee has
been compelled to haul supplies out here
from Chicago. On one train Friday morn
ing two cars were devoted to supplies for
these unfortunate people. The Northwest
ern, Union Pacific and Milwaukee all have
been put to a test in supplying motive
power, but results show they have met the
emergency with remarkable success.
The Union Pacific on the train which ar
rived Friday afternoon had taken three
regular sleepers from the Pullman com-
pany and pressed them into service. The
carpets were taken from the cars and
placed in the drawing rooms and they were
used as day coaches from Ogden to Omaha.
TOyland BABES Are safe.
The eight members of the Babes in Toy
land" company who were supposed to have
persisted in the San Francisco disaster
passed through Omaha Thursday night
Ten refugees were brought in on the Rock
! Island and stayedsin the relief tent until
morning, when they were cared for and
provided with warm breakfasts.
J. Lewis Rains. a newspaper correspond
ent, arrived on Union Pacific train No Z
Thursday night. He had his toes badly
burned These were dressed at THE relief
tent and he was sent on his way.
Charles Black. seeing the call in The
Bee for clothing. sent down a wagonioad
Of shirts and hats TO be given those in
need OF any such articles.
william Hawkins, a cement worker whose
home Is 10 Chicago, arrived In Omaha Fri
day morning from San Francisco with one
Of his fingers badly burned. He said
he was standing on Market street when
live wire fell and killed his two COM
panions, but he escaped with the loss OF
his finger. 1t will have 20 be amputated,
but he would not have II done at the
station. saying he wished to wait until he
reached Chicago. Dr. Goetz dressed the
finger as best he could to keep it clean
until he could reach Chicago.
Strong men are needed TO help on some
OF the heavy work. Up TO this time the hard
work such as carrying water and ralSing
the ground and carrying the heavy coffee
urns and everything else in the heavy line.
has fallen upon the stage hands from the
local theaters. While they show no signs
Overwhelming they need some assistance
wagner and Others All RiEht.
H. A. Wagner. for whose safety his
Omaha friends had worried has wired TO
II. s. Byrne that he and his family escaped
the San Francisco disaster. although their
home and ONCE were burned He and his
wife were In Pasadena ON the fatal day.
F. w. Marsh. terminal engineer, with the
Western Pacific Railway company at San
Francisco, and his wife. formerly OF
Omaha and Denver. are safe with friends
at al5 Bancroft Way. Berkeley.
Rev James Sunderland and wife, who
live in Oakland. were IN Portland Ore, at
the time OF the great earthquake. enrOute
east to visit their sons. the Sunderland
brothers OF Omaha. They returned at
once 70 Oakland. in order 10 open their
home to care for those who suffered loss
across the hay and who asd TO surround
ing cities for refuge.
Esther 5. Wearne. who used TO keep a
restaurant In Omaha. has written 20 thi