Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-19
From Washington.
correspondence Of the Alexandria Garette.l
Washington, April 10.

The executive committee Of the Red
Cross has received prompt responses
from the State secretaries ofthe organiza-
ton to the call for funds for the relief
of the San Francisco sufferers sent out
Yesterday. The Red Cross is anxious
that all contributions be centralized 10
the fund which the executive committee
will have in charge. The Red Cross IN
California is vel! organized and, 1t IS
thought, better able 10 make expendi-
lures to the greatest advantage than any
other organization or individuals.
The quartermaster general this morn
ing received telegram from the depot
ouartermasler at Philadelphia stating
that the 2,435 tents ordered sent to San
Francisco will be under way this after
noon. General Sharpe, the commlssary
general of the army, has telegraphed his
officers at the big food purchasing CEN
tiers to be 10 readiness to ship immense
quantities of food supplies to san
Francisco upon short call. ..
Secretary of War Taft, Chief Ut Staf
Bell, Quartermaster General Humphreys
and Commissary General Sharpe spent
nearly the entire night sending orders to
General Funston and other officers in
The west relative to the relief OF the SUI
ferers at San Francisco. An order
went TO Vancouver Barracks to ship I'm
medialely 10000 rations. Thousands
of tents have also been ordered to be
sent from various army posts on The
coast A telegram from Oakland reports
that the army depot at San Francisco,
adjoining the Palace Hotel, has been
destroyed with thousands OF dollars
worth of army supplies contained therln.
By direction of the Secretary OF W~r
The commissary general of the army has
been ordered TO send 200, 900 more
rations from Denver Colo, aud other
western supply depots, TO San Francisco.
This makes a total OF 400, 900 raiions
ordered today to san Francisco, the
other 200, 900 having been sent from
Portland, Ore. The subsistence depart
ment of the army expects to have ,oOO,-
900 rations in San Francisco within ten
DAYS. These will cost in the neighbor-
if $SS, 900. Secretary TAFT has also 49,
sued orders to send additional conical
tents to San Francisco.
Two small after-shocks of the San
Francisco earthquake were recorded on
the seismograph at the U. 5. Weather
Bureau, Washington, ID. Q during the
night OF April 9Th and the morning OF
The l9th. The first shock was decidedly
stronger than the other one, although
both were very slight compared to the
original disturbance. The principal por-
lion, that is, the strong motion in the
first shock occurred at $40 p. m. and III
the SCI ond shock about 2:O3 q. m. The
motion in the second shock was especial
ly feeble aud i'll defined
Surgeon General O'ReilIy of the army
this morning telegraphed his chief sur
geon 10 charge of the big army medical
supply depot at st. Louis to be in read
mess to ship to San Francisco large
quantities OF medical supplies of all
sorts. The army medical department in
the city of San Francisco has been IN
structed to lend aid to the civil author-
ties in every way possible. There are
nearly thirty army doctors stationed
either in San Francisco or in the imme-
date vicinity OF the city At the Presidio
Of San Francisco there is a large general
hospital capable of accommodating over
400 patients.
The commanders OF the revenue cut
tiers on the Pacific coast have received
orders to cooperate with the War De-
partmsut authorities in extending aid
to the earthquake victims. The Perry
is now at Astoria, Oregon, and has
been ordered to proceed to San Fran
cisco with cargo of supplies with all
possible speed.
The War Department this afternoon
received The following dispatch from
General Funston, Gated San Francisco:
"9:l5 n. m. City still burning. Could
not be worse
The resolution passed by the Senate
looking TO the relief of the San Francisco
sufferers, will be amended in the House,
by making the amount available 81 ,OOO,-
600 instead of $500, 600.
The War Department estimates the
loss OF quartermaster and commisssry
supplies alone at San Francisco to be
50, 500, 600.
President Roosevelt today received a
number of cablegrams from foreign SOW
ereigps expressing sympathy on account
of the San Francisco horror.
The President today appointed G. A.
Lacey to be postmaster at Houston, Va.
Messrs. A. d. Brockett, w. 4. Smoot. jr..
aud Jas. Patterson, Of Alexandria, accom-
pinied by Congressman Rixey, appeared be-
fore the District Of Columbia House commit
tee today to urge against the passage ofthe bill
which requires that all wagons which weigh
over 4, 600 pounds and which use the roads,
streets and bridges in the District shall be
fitted with wheels having tires four inches
vide. The committee will report the bill
fayorably, but, il is said, will amend il 80 as
to make the weight Of the wagons $500, in
stead Of A. 100 pounds,
Elliott Northcott, chairman CT the West
Virginia republican st committee is 10 be
asked TO resign the place on the committee,or
give up his job as assistant U. :. District At
torney Senator Scott called At the White
House this morning to have talk with the
President about the State political situation
a. Il during the chat it was decided that it
would be ex pedent for federal oficeholders
to resign such controlling positions as they
may be at preseAt holding in po itical organi
cations. 1t is not likely that Mr.. Northcott
will be obliged TO leave the committee alto
gelher, and il is understood that u. S. Mar
shall Elliott, another member Of the State
committee. will be allowed to hold on.
SecretarY Shaw. of the Treasury Depart