Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-05-04


leader. stood in front OF one Of these
little Ofiiees- Down the street in an
automobile belonging to ex-Mayor
James d. Pheian came Abs Reuf. the
triumphant Republican boss When
he saw De Young he waved his hat
ands called out hearty greeting. to
which De Young responded with gay
salute. For one not intimate with
San Francisco To fully realize what
this means he must be told that Reuf.
Pheian and Dc Young are the respee-
tive leaders Of the most bitter and
|aniagonistie political factions In the
west.
II you still doubt that the millennium
Is upon US 20 down the stree, two
blocks to where tho relief COMMITTEES
is working 70 hours a day from the
showroom Of vegetable grocer and
you will md Gavin MeSabb and Aba
Reuf with chairs and arms touching.
laughing AT the same grim earthquake
Jokes and putting the two eraftiest
heads In Ban Francisco together for
the immediate relief OF the nffiiesed.
A week as8 as the bosses respective
ly Of the Republican and Democratic
ranks. America could have Afforded
no more striking Instance Of deadly
rivalry than would have been addueed
by mention Of these two names.
ResurreetinE . Dry Goods Store.
From another cigar stand white
haired. cSthciic Raphael Well IL rcsur-
r-eiinE the most fashionable dry goods
store In the city. He IL old. wealthy
and practically retired. Hs could
easily turn his hack On San Francisco
and live the res, Of his days. tho one
other place Of his delight: but says
he: Il shall stay her. and sec II all
up asain Just as Il was-~i,h perhaps
ono difference. IL will be about twice
as good
Up and down all the streets one
can see curhstonc fires. where the peo.
pie arc cooking their meals in obeii.
enec TO the municipal order To light
no Ares In the houses. They being
without large ranges. small kitchen
stoves. improvis-d sheet Iron ovens
and the old brick Dutch ovens arc
used and from which arc turned out
some wonderful roncoctionS-
Most Of the servants have either run
away or been sent away and the pco-
pie who get their own meals out OF
doors arc among the best In the city.
cookin. their dinners In tho streets
may BE- seen girls who have been .du.
Gated at Stanford. Berkeley. vassar
and Bryn Mawr.
Spreckcla Heir Born on Sidewalk.
But Of all the astounding lcvciins
fca,x accomplished by tho IRE and
earthquake the most remarkable oc-
CURED In front OF the Pacific avenue
home Of Rudolf Sprcckels. son OF tho
president OF the sugar trust There
on the sidewalk. behind some screens.
Mrs. Sprcckcis was safely delivered
Of n handsome and healthy son. II
is free state. everyone beginning
over again. rich and poor alike. Just
as the front rank broke from the line
the day Oklahoma territory was
opened to settlement.
Not Fair Shake; Start Again.
Young men who can swing 4 small
capital to-day will be miiiiona!res in
few years. Miilionaires who to-day
are walking the streets mourning
over their ill.luck will never again
be flush. San Francisco. queen city
Of chance. born OF the gambling fever.
bred Of the gambling energy. dreamed
out OF gamblers visions Of wealth
and glory. with n fierce and terrible
grandeur. has smitten all who loved
her and said to the half million who
had sworn by her: Its not fair
shake: start again."
Rescue Insane People.
Many stories OF heroism lie buried in
the ruins. but some tales that make the
heart tingle are slowly altering through
official sources. This is the story of the
noble work performed by Mrs. Kane.
matron of the Detention hospital. and
Policeman John Mclean. who was de-
tailed there the night Of the great earth
quake. The insane patients at the ruined
city hall were kept in locked cells. from
which only the keys OF the stewards
could free them. At the hour of dawn
on that fatal Wednesday morning. the
structure In which the courts were
housed was the first to fall. The weight
tense nervous emergency and the officer
the detention hospital. which was on
the ground floor. Steward Manville was
SO badly injured by the falling ruins
that he died two days later. Mrs. Kane
and Policeman Mclean. however. man.
aged to rush outside to momentary
safety. Both of them are well advanced
in years, but the nurse Is woman OF in
tense nervous energy and the officer
is man Of giant frame. AS soon as they
reached the open court they were greet
ed by the terrified shrieks OF the insane
that pierced through the smoking ruins
around. They refused to leave their
helpless charges, and both went back
into the chaotic debris.
New Buildings Are Planned.
The work of rebuilding San Fran
cisco will proceed rapidly. Mrs. Her
man Oelrichs Of New York has agreed