Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-25
Permanent Arrangements to Supply Food
TO Those Yet to Come.
SEVERAL HUNDRED WILL ARRIVE TODAY
All Are Provided with Transportation to
Their Respective Destinations
OMAHA READY TO SHIP ANOTHER TRAIN
Cash and Provisions for California
Sufferers Arc sweIIed In Amount
by People OF All
Nebraska.
FED AND SENT ON TO THEIR HOMES

When the Union Pacific passenger train
No I arrived from the west Tuesday
morning new proposition presented IT.
self 10 the relief committee having in
charge the work of relieving the suffering
at san Francisco. The first number OF
refugees from san Francisco arrived un-
expectedly on the Portland train, having
been put on the train at ogden, These
we're part Of the first who had been sent
cast by the railroads, the other section
having been sent from ogden via the
Denver a. Rio Grande.
But the local relief committee and the
railroads promptly solved the problem. The
relief committee, with money out of the
relief fund bought food and gave TO those
unfortunate people, w5lile the railroads,
through their various passenger agents,
got together and provided transportation
for every person to his destination. While
every road represented freely offered to
carry the refugees free of charge 1t was
dcided, since they hao come in over the
Union Pacific, to let them go out over the
Northwestern. The trainload to arrive to-
morrow will go out over different roads.
the Northwestern and Milwaukee carrying
the largest numbers.
The executive relief committee at
noon meeting made arrangements for the
fCedlns vi tie refugees. The arrange
ments were placed ia charge OF %Superin-
tendent Morris. The committee bought
food supplies out of the funds contrib
uted. Booths will be built under the train
sheds at the stations and the meals will
be prepared and served by volunteers Sc
cured by the Woman's club and the Young
Woman's Christian association to other
refugees as they arrive Mrs. Felix ]. Nc
r.sffI ~I,u - the for
the former and Mrs. Tilden for the latter
organization. superintendent Morris started
20 carry out the plans at once.
List OF the Travellers.
These are the names of the refugees:
Joseph p. Carley, New York City; j. H.
Howe, Minneapolis: Nels johnson, Lincoln;
B. Harris. Detroit; w. sture, New York;
70. j. Contino and wife. Chicago; c. H.
: saevy chleago; James c. Barnes. chieago;
George Fetguson. Chicago; J. r. Morris
and wife, Chicago. Robert Russell, Chi
cago; julius Elazenzay. Chicago; T. ID.
Hightower. Chicago Dan Davis, Des
Moines Charles Duffy. Indianapolis; T. J..
Dalson, Chicago; G. Snider. Chicago;
Charles stoddard, Milwaukee; Henry Dean.
Indianapolis; II. Baker Chicago; Tony
Blum Chicago; II. s. Hansen, Chicago; w.
b. Willis, Pittsburg; George Beekell,
Quincy, ILL., Joseph Beauman, CLINTON, la f;
Joe Barr. Chicago; Robert Cobb. Washing
ton. ID. c.; Frank Kelly, Mankato, Mimi /;
Floyd Malone. Chicago; AL Usher. Winn-
peg; Ernest Roe, Pittsburg; ]. w. Smyth.
indianapolis. Henry Simand. Kingston, N.
Y; John oliver New York City; T. A.
Dokerson Indianapolis: ]. Q. Bradley, Gin
cinnati; F. A. Mcmillan, Des Moines; ]. C.
Higgins, Des Moines; DR.. f. c. Coleman
and wife, Chicago; Leo Dooley Chicago
Omaha People Quick to Act.
When these forty-three people arrived
at the Union station no one was
there to meet them. Superintendent Nor
ris Of the Associated Charities and Mayor
Zimman were Immediately called and they
made arrangements to give breakfast to
the refugees. They had had nothing
TO eat since the night before and had
good appetites by 1890 Tuesday morning =
Many weird tales were told by these
refugees of their escapes from the burn
ing city. Some were accompanied by
their wives and many not even by theiI
hats. They were all loud In their praise
Of the treatment they had received al
ogden. They said the people of Ogden
were all right. They denounced several
wyoming towns where they said 10 cents
was charged for a cup OF hot water foi
ono Of the men who was not wen. Fif-
teen cents was charged for coffee al
Laramie. Al ogden they were supplied
with clothing suficient to NIL out theii
wants and were even given tobacco.
Jockey in Hard Luck.
Leo Dooley. jockey on the San Fran