Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-04-22
No FEAR OF FAMINE.
Mayor Of Stricken City Declares
All Will h. Fed.
PLENTY OF EATABLES
Citizens Urged 60 Use Water Only
For Drinking Purposes, Not 10
Entor Others Premises
and bury Filth.

I FIRST time In her history San Francisco
has had her taste Of martial law.
When darkness fell upon the desolated
city every lnhabitant OF houses that
were left standing groped about the
homes In darkness. Early in the even
ing survivors of the terrible calamity
were cooking suppers on fires b"ilt in
front OF their houses The wind
famed man. fires into blazes. and for
time II looked as n many new fires
would be started. But police orders
were issued that all fires must be put
cut. and. with the assistance OF sol
diers. the building OF fires in front OF
houses was summarily suppressed
In all homes left standing no lights
were allowed 10 be burned. In places
where persons lIt their lights contrary
TO orders OF police and militia the citI.
zens' committees were formed and
forced the occupants to extlnguish
them. The only exception was In cases
OF hospitals. Soldiers patrolled the
streets. and no citizen was allowed 10
pass from one block to another except
by written permit from the chief OF
police
Mayor Schmitz issued the following
proclamation. which the citizens were
Instructed TO observe:
DO not be afraid OF famine. There
viii be an abundance OF food supplied.
DO not use any water except for drink
ing and cooking purposes. Do not light
any fres In houses. stoves or fireplaces
Do not use any house closets under any
circumstances. but dig earth closets in
yards or vacant lots. using. II possible.
chloride OF lime. smoke or other dis
tnfectants. This IL os the greatest i'm.
portance a. the water supply Ia only
sufficient for drinking and cooking. Do
no. allow any garbage 20 remain on
premises. Bury Il and cover II imme-
aietely.
"Pestilence can only be avoided by
complying with these regulations
You are particularly required not
10 enter any business house or dwell.
Ing except your own. as you may be
mistaken for one OF the looters and
shot on sight orders are not to ar.
rest. but shoot down anyone caught
stealing"
DR. Vorsanger. chairman OF the com.
mittee 70 feed the hungry. reported
sveryt' 'ng possible was done 10 pro
vide food for the populace and that not |
a hungry soul existed In San Francisco
Friday night There was no trouble In
the distribution Of food nor in procur.
Ing Il. and quantity and quality are
satisfactory.
Az the Young Mems Christian Asso- /
citation building. on Page street. and I
az Park Lodge thousands and thou. /
sands are fed from morning 10 night I
There are all kinds OF provisions and /
clothing. Meat. vegetables. bread. 1
canned goods. tea and coffee. and the |
like. are handed out In abundance. not /
a soul being turned away.
DIR. Vorsanger appeals 10 all citizens I
who own teams 20 come TO the front 1
with them at once. as the committee IL 4
experiencing quite little dificulty In
moving supplies.
Saturday morning $50 Stanford stu.
NN1Na aNA AAN
OF the city and handed out supplies
from door 20 door and az the same
time additional sections were estab.
lished. Ten carloads OF food OF yari.
Gus kinds arrived here Saturday morn.
Ing. McNear mills announced they
would send 5000 pounds OF -four a day
from now on
James ID. Phelan. chairman OF the
finance committee. reported Fridays
l)cal subscription had reached a total
OF t2s.5O0.
The following additional donations
were announced Union Trust com.
pany Oakland. $4,000: United rail-
roads. $4,000: commercial men OF
Cleveland. 100000: William Waldorf
Astor. 100000; supplies from Corn.
wall. $4,000.
Marcel Cert. chairman OF the com.
rnittee Of refuge for homeless. says
Temporary structure will be erected az
Golden Gate Park for the protection
OF homeless az once.
Major Mclver OF the United States
army Is now laying out a sanitary
camp al this point. work on which
will be rushed as rapidly as lumber
can be secured. Tho camp will be un.
der the supervision OF an oficer OF
the engineer corps OF the United States
army and the chief OF army medical
stan will be In charge OF Il as sani.
iary ofiicer. Conditions among the
homeless In Golden Gate Park. II is
by Chairman Cert. are excel.
ent, but II Is feared there will be con
siderable suffering IN the Mission dis.
rict. where the committee has not been ,
lble % reach al the people
A subcommittee has been aanni-f
n 20 impress az vacant buildings and
MI deserted hosres that. after exami
nation should prove 90 be safe. into
service.
Rerkeley. said NJ Cert. accnmmn-