The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-28
CITY OPEN TO PUBLIC


san Francisco. Cal. April Is
san Francisco was thrown completely
open 10 the public Thursday. for the
first time This course on the part
of the authorities served TO compli
cate the local situation 10 some ex
tent. but relieved fhe tremendous
pressure Of suspense under which the
the east have suffered since April
Is. Until Thursday there had been
in force pass system. which was
intended TO keep curious people out.
Al persons have been compelled TO
20 TO the chief OF police Of OAKLAND.
who, If he thinks they have urgent
business, Issued pass which got the
bearer as far as the private secre-
tary OF Gov. pardee, who issued
another pass through the military
line of San Francisco.
Thursday all OF the local trains I'm
Oakland carrying passengers TO the
ferries were crowded to their capaci-
ty. and the ferry boats made their
regularly scmi-hourly trips all day.
crowded 10 the rails This immense
throng spread over San Francisco
early In the morning, and by noon
the lower part of the city toward the
water front was filled with sight
seers. The only places at which
crowds were halted were those near
the buildings being dynamited
No sooner was the city open to the
public than the professional relic
hunter made his appearance, provid
ed with bags and baskets and made
his way straight for Chinatown
There was no guard in the ruined
Chinese district to keep the photog-
raphers and relic hunters from car
rying away such property as they
saw fit. The humiliation of China
town has been 50 complete, however,
that little of value is likely ever to
be found in the debris.
BY noon Mob hill was black with
people. Around the ruins of the
palaces of the bonanza kings
swarmed nearly as many as over in
Chinatown, the search being for some
slight trinket in its original form
which it may be told in the future
came from the burning Huntington
or Stanford or some other widely
known residence
The outer walls of the Croker |
residence stand to a height of from |
10 to 90 feet, otherwise the boosted |
palaces of the rich fill their own eel |
lars in the form Of worthless debris.
So completely have these houses
been destroyed that one may see the !
whole devasted district in all direc-
ions from any point on the hill
As the force of the initial shock
becomes lighter facts of the most |
grave character are coming to light |
md offenses not hitherto given pub
icity are being narrated. Not all |
OF the offenses, either, have been
committed by the irresponsible ele- |
mcnt The most conclusive evil
dence has come to light that a con
siderable number of crimes against
women have been committed, in
which the soldiery is said to have |
been involved one Of the specific |
cases being that Of a repeated at |
tack on an Oakland school girl who |
was visiting in San Francisco. by one |
OF the regulars. Heretofore the |
fact OF the disaster
itself has been so great that indi-
yidual persecution and murder has
been LOST sight of 20 great extent
by the public here, but che opening
ot the city, the gradual alienation OF
menaciug conditions. mnumerabie
stories ot individual horrors are be
ing recouuted