Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-30
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to speedily forget the recent disaster was
the resumption Of the Sunday afternoon
concerts in Golden Gate park These con-
certs have always been a Sunday feature
in San Francisco. and in addition to the
excellent program given in the big park
a volunteer band discoursed music for a
short time in the tented city" at Jeffer.
son square.
Car Service Extended.
There were some extensions IN the cleo
trio car service and the people in the re-
mote suburbs will tomorrow he AFFORDED
quick transportation to the water front
and points In the burned district where
they may be obliged to labor.
The city officials were highly elated today
upon finding the contents OF the municipal
treasury intact The vaults were located
in a section OF the city hall that escaped
the fire. and when an expert opened the
doors this morning he found gold, silver
and securities scattered over the floor,
but there was nothing missing The vault
contained s5.sO0.0OO In coin and currency,
$500 900 in securities Of the German Savings
bank and Sl2OOO,OOO OF unsold city bonds.
Shipping is beginning to resume its nor
NAL course. There were a number OF de-
partures OF steamers today and several ar
rivals, the latter bringing provisions
The steamer Imur arrived from Victoria.
B. c., with 500 tons OF provisions given
by the people Of British Columbia and the
cargo was admitted duty free.
Art Treasures Destroyed.
one loss that can never be replaced is the
destruction OF art galleries and libraries.
over million volumes and thousands Of
canvasses were burned. The most valuable
paintings in the Mark Hopkins institute
were cut from the flames and carted to
Oakland as the confiagration approached.
but large part OF its pictures and marbles
which were taken into the yard Of the
Flood mansion across the street were
utterly ruined The most complete destruc-
ton OF works OF art and articles of value
occurred in the private residences whose
owners were forced to flee at some sudden
turn of the fire. Some of these contained
galleries OF single pictures unique and UNI
equalled elsewhere in the world. In the
Crocker residence, for instance Millet's
famous painting "The Man with the Hoe,r
was consumed In downtown art stores
many valuable canvasses were burned, the
accumulation of years.
Local artists, many OF whom had their
studios along Montgomery street, were
burned out at the first onset OF the con-
Migration, and the studios further uptown
began to go one by one. each with its
treasure OF pictures. Hundreds OF Keith's
and Charles Rollo Peters compositions are
lost and the whole colony OF San Francisco
artists and connosseurs are great sufferers.
Even the earthquake caused some damage
and some OF the most valuable pieces of
statuary in the city were shattered.
VIII Send Two Regiments.
WASHINGTON, April 29.-ony two regi-
ments of troops, comprising in all about
1850 men, will be sent to San Francisco to
reinforce those there, instead OF $500 men
as originally proposed by General Greedy
and sanctioned by the War department. The
troops to so are the First cavalry from
Fort Clark and Fort Sam Houston. Tex,
and the infantry regiment from Fort D. A.
Russell, Wyo. A telegram asking that only
the reduced number be sent was received at
the War department today, and orders to
that effect were promptly issued. The re-
mainder of the troops originally directed
to proceed to San Francisco have been or
dered not to move until further orders. The
war Office officials decline to discuss the
reasons for General Greely's request, but
the impression given is that IL is due to a
wish of the citizens committee OF San
Francisco not to have the government incur
the expense due to their transportation, so
that the money may he available for relief
work instead. The transportation charge
for the men probably would have aggre-
gated more than 10000, which can be spent
I'm buying rations and other necessities for
the stricken people