The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-23

I Heights districts. and With all aduitlona
supply of 100000 gallons daily, which
is assured from lines that will be re-
paired within a day or two, he city
Evil, within four days. be receiving q
daily supply Of between 16,000,000 nnd
| II 100000 gallons, which is practically
equivalent to half the amount that was
being furnished to the entire city prior
| to the carthuunkc This makes 1t GER
tain that the city will be hnbltable agar
almost inlmedla tely,sa food supply al
ready being tnssured.
Sanitary G Conditions.
| The Board Of Health reports 4 very
| encouraging health condition, consider
| Ing the circumstances Sickness Is con-
stantly on the decrease. There are very
| few contagious diseases. Ot1d tLcSc are
being attended at Deer Lodge in Golden
| Gate Park. Sanitary conditions IN the
residence districts are being improved
4 a large corps of volunteers started at
work yesterday removing all cans Of
garbage to the curbs. Wagons were be-
ing pressed into service to-day, and the
garbage removed to the burned districts,
where It will be destroyed. Cesspools
are being dug.
Most Of the sickness Is among the peo-
pie who are living out OF doors. and it
Is upon these cases that the Board of
Health Is concentrating most Of Its at
tentlon. Ill Hundreds of volunteer doctors,
dentists, nurses and helpers are p::>XinE
suffering. Since the fire broke out there
has been no lack of volunteers FOR every
kind Of work.
Major Torrey, of the United States
army, and Or. Foster, of the State Board
OF Health have charge Of the work
among the people who We're out of doors.
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sanitary work.
Gangs of worknen arc being sent out
Teams and wagons have been secured
ana some sort Of order Is being cstab-
illshed.
Plumbers and doctors are needed. Some
are volunteering, but the demand far ex-
cecds the supply. The sanitation problem
Is becoming exceedingly difficult. House
holders and campers have been ordered
to remove garbage and refuse to the curb
lines In the street.
Doctors Needed.
Oakland has furnished an engineer
! corps TO assist in the restorat ton. 3ofRthc
wa ter supply#and another that WillSald
|eni5 cleaning the streets.
Dr.. X. a. Il. Mckenzie, chief surgeon
OF the Oregon Railroad and Navigation
Company, has reached here In charge of
twenty pilNSlCltllS,N VI Htti sCs'
and plenty Of hospital supplies.
DR.. w. f. Cart Of the Oregon State
National Guard. has arrived in addition
to the entire Third Hospital Corps OF
Oregon.
Fire Chief Dead.
Chief j. d. Sullivan. Of San Francisco's
nrc department, died to-day from the
effects of Injuries received on the morn
H.. I, tnf III ~,
and his wife were sleeping in the fire
house adjoining the California Hotel, on
Bush Street. The earthquake shook
down the chimney of the hotel and sent
1t crashing through the fire house. Chief
Sullivan and his wife were carried with
the debris two stories to the ground
floor. He died at the General Hospital
at the Preside. His wife probably will
recover.
Eddie Grancy, the sporting referee,
was with, Chief sullivan from the time
the latter was injured and says sulli-
van never knew there was a fire.
Cannot Leave Harbor.
The Pacific mail steamer. China, with
Il cargo including a large quantity of
fcodstuffs. arrived from the Orient and
WAS docked at Oakland IN order that
the supplies be distributed there. The
United States cruisers Chicago and
Marblehcnd are stationed off Nlciggs
Wharf and prevent every vessel, whether
foreign or domestic, from sailing out of
the harbor, Tho vessels are being held
here to be ready for any emergency that
may arise.
The Federal authorities removed all
the custom restriction from the cargo
of the steamer China ms soon rs posi-
BILE and the rice, tea and other food
stuGs, were taken and sent to the aid OF
tic stricken Chinese.