The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-20
Rare Courage Exhibited by Famine
Stricken People of San E.
Francisco. ~: 49,.
Bread Prices Jump to 81 a Loaf--=Re=
lief Committee Seizes
Stores.

and rushed into a burning apartment
house never to reappear.
Probably 100000 refugees are strug-
Cling to get out Of the city and hourly
the task is becoming more difficult as
the fire and heat cut off avenues Of
escape.
Crowding all sidewalks in the threat
ened area are hundreds upon hundreds
of householders attempting to drag
some Of their effects to places of safety.
In some instances men with ropes are
dragging trunks tandem style, others
have sewing machines strapped to the
trunks. Women are rushing for the
hills, carrying on their arms only the
family cat or a bird cage.
Look Out for No. 1.
There Is no aid for anyone from
outside sources. In the awful scramble
for safety the half-crazed survivors
disregard everything but the thought
to themselves and their property.
In every excavation and hole along
the north beach householders are bury
ing household effects, throwing them
in bitches and covering the holes.
Attempts are made to mark the
graves of the property SO that it can
be recovered after flames are appeased.
Sufferers are invading the few build
ings that remain In the hope Of finding
something to eat They only desist
when warned or shot by the soldiers
Were Without Money.
AT the ferry buildings a Thousand
people gathered begging for food and
transportation across the bay. Hundreds
had not even 10 cents for car fare
were Cinnamon and italians who fed
from their burned tenements with lit
tie or no personal property -,
Watch Destruction from Hill.
Thousands Of people slept in the hills
or stood gazing with grim faces on
the lurid scene below. Women and
children and little babies in arms were
huddled together with the injured.
In Golden Gate park gnawing hun:
ger is the companion Of all. The wall
Of the injured and the calls Of frantic
survivors for friends and relatives who
are missing are most pitiful. >&.
These crowds are constantly increas-
ing and the relief committees are doing
all in their power to get bedding and
food for them. s~-~ .>..r
Famine in Other Cities. -.
Oakland; Berkeley and Alameda are
short of food, and in q few days will
themselves be facing a serious short
age unless relief comes from. the out
side. ............................
Expressmen are charging from $40 to
$15 to haul a load Of baggage or give
any aid at all to refugees. -, -. 100
Liquor stores in the north end were
broken into and hundreds Of men were
carrying away the bottled liquors when
the soldiers arrived. The thieves had
| to be dubbed by. the military before
| they would drop the bottles. Soldiers
smashed the bottles on the stones and
. .... Thirst Greatest Woe.
The greatest suffering among~the
thousands of homeless people is from
thirst. Altho the earthquake shocks had
broken watermains in probably hun
dreds Of places, strange to say no wates
or. very little at least, appeared on the
surface. = w.. e. s....-r
Public fountains on Market street
gave no relief. At the corner of Pow
ell and Market streets a small stream
Of water spurted thru the cobble stones
and formed muddy pool. At this
hundreds of people kneeled and drank
women as well as men.
In many places men took as many
bottles of liquor as they could carry
out Of the grocery stores, but few 0.
them succeeded in getting away will
them. Wherever. the soldiers saw
a, man with bottle of liquor the,
forced him to give it up at the point O.
a bayonet and Immediately smashed it
Pass Horrible Night.
Measures are being taken for tn
relief of the destitute. Last night wa
a horrible one for the refugees. Mos
of them were without food or waite
and their sufferings were terrible.
Bakeries are starting today an
bread is being sent over from Oakland
Supplies of bread and milk are needle
Immediately. Swift & CO. have 10000
pounds of canned sbeef at South Sa
Francisco, and this will be of materia
assistance. = =
The thousands who spent last nigh
out Of doors were fairly comfortable
5 most Of them being sheltered by tents
Considerable distress, however, wa
caused by heavy fog which came u
during the night and also by dew.
The principal food of those who RI
main in the city is composed of came
goods and crackers The refugees VIII
succeeded in getting out of San Fra1
cisco are met as soon as they enter tn
neighboring towns by representative
of bakers who have made large supple
of bread and who Immediately dee
them out to the. hungry people. s
. Keeps Vigil for Husband.
i Among the many pathetic incident
of the fire was that of a woman VIII