The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-04-24
VIOLENCE REDUCED
TO A MINIMUM
General Greely Reports That
10000 People Are Now
Under Canvas and 100000
Are Without House Shell
ter.


department today gave out despatch
received from Major General Greedy
commanding the Pacific division Of the
army, saying that the minimum violence
in San Francisco since the earthquake
was due very largely to Funston energy,
Judgment and tact,
The despatch adds, "A very careful
investigation, made by Capt Winn,
limits, as far as information is obtain
able, the entire San francisco death list
from the disaster, to 277 victims. OF
these about fifty unknown, gathered
from various parts of the city, have
been temporarily buried In the yalen-
cia Hotel "a bodies were recovered and
SO others are believed to have perished
IN the ruins. Although this report ma.
tsrially reduces the death list for San
Francisco it is not believed it will b.
further increased save BY isolated vic-
tims, among the ruins.
Probably 10000 areu nder army can
vas and about 100000 people are With
ont honse shelter"
General Funston wires his military
arrangements as follows;
"The territory controlled BY the
troops under my command is as follows:
All Of Golden Gate park, all Of the ter
ritory north and east Of Golden Gate
park, along Fl street to Stanyan, along
Stanyan to Oak, along Oak to Fillmore.
along Fillmore to Bush. along Bush TO
Powell, down Powell to Market. along
Market to First, along First to include
the Paeific Mail dock. Il includes prob
ably more than half the population of
San Francisco; all the buildings and
commercial houses containing vaults
with stores of great values. The post
Office, outside OF this district, is also
under protection OF the federal troops.
The following extract Of general order
issued yesterday morning:
District commanders will instruct
troops under their command to prohibit
the seizures Of all vehicles Of transpor.
tation by all (partiesl within citv dis
triets unless they have a written order
signed by the mayor or division COM
mander, and dated April ~, 1905, or
later
Lights are authorized between sun
set and 10 o'clock, p. IN. In case lights
are burning after this hour, sentries will
investigate quietly, and inform the oc.
cupants that orders require lights to be
eytingnished at 10 o'clock, b. M. In
houses no fires viii be permitted in
stoves, CRATES, furnaces OF other fire
places, having exit through chimney
flutes. unless the occupants Of the house
hold q certificate issued BY authorized
Inspectors showing the chimnevs ii
proper condition. The Importance Of
the provision Is emphasized by the fact
that no effective means are al hand
for stopping fires. Oil stoves may be
used.
All persons, except suspicious char
acters, will be permitted I'd pass srnti.
nels without interruption. provided tbev
are orderly and do not destroy. molest
or appropriate property not their own.
The division commander desires to i'm
press upon the troops the importance
Of temperate action in dealing with the
unfortunate people who are suffering
from the awful catastrophe that has
befallen thcm. He desires also the a.
sistanee of the people for whom every
effort possible is being made whose for
bearance already bespeaks their courage
under circumstances impossible to fully /
comprehend without experiencing them.
In light Of the unfortunate conditions
ia must ask this cooperation and as.
sistanee.
@Food supplies, tentage and blankets
are beginning to come in very rapidly
and IN a few days ii il believed that T
sufficient supplies Of all kinds will be
regularly distributed daily for the alb
solnte safety Of all 1t is particularly
requested that no person permit himscIf I
IA receive more Of any kind Of sup-
Mics than are absolutely necessary.
~0ur great danger in the future may
be expected from unavoidable uneani. +
tsry conditions, and every person is eau
toned that to violate in the slightest
deuree the instructions OF the sanitary
onieers would he crime that could
not have severe enough punishment.
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