Bisbee daily review., 1906-05-10
SPLENDID woHX OF
 TAE WAR DEPARTMENT.

While the people of the United States, from the north to the Gulf, and frum the Atlantic to the Pacific. have honored themselves and their country by quick and liberal response to the sal for help in San Francisco, it must he remembered that too much credit cannot be given to the war depart faent for it's work in the relief of those xho lost all in the earthquake and fire which destroyed the great metrop- slis of the Pacific coast. Before the country realized the extent of the great calamity, orders had been given zs Washington for the forwarding of provisions and hospital supplies from all the accessible posts and the Pre- SidiO gas emptied of officers and men wto were in the front ranks of those who woiked so heroically to stop the hzzses and rescue the injured and the dcld from the first shock of the earth 9uake until the last spark of the fire had been extinguished. Now that the soldiers have about completed the drl- ties which they were called upon to perform during the great disaster, the people of the country should take stock of the splendid accomplishments of the military
 Word comes today from Washington to the effect that the war department IS anxious to retire from San Fran cisco at the earliest possible moment, not because of any desire to withhold any assistance, which a continuance of she soldier control in the stricken city might avail, but because of the recog- milton of the fact that the time is now zt hand for the military to become subordinate to the civil authorities and the city police, and it is feared that continuance of the military supervision may lead to some conflict or clash in the work yet to be done in restoring complete order in the city, which might detr ract from the splen. did record which has been made by both the military and civil authorities up to the present time.
 The war department was able to do much for the immediate relief of the destitute and injured. Commis- szries and military hospitals were enptied at once, and tents were hur- ried from the supply depots through sui the country. It was fortunate that General Funston and General Greeley were on the ground when the disaster came to San Francisco. Other officers might have done as well in caring for d.c city. but their presence was hailed With satisfaction throughout the en- tirc country, and caused a feeling to prcTzil that whatever could be. done sY the military would be accomplished.
 No enc can as yet estimate all that ,as been accomplisheS. by ile military force and the department. It is es- ti.nztcd that the rations issued amount to s200, GOO. The quartermaster sup plies, such as tents, stoves, etc, which cannot be used again, will represent . bsSS of that material to the army, and it is roughly estimated that the amount involved will not be much less shzn s.,oO0, coo. There Is some embar. zssmcnt to the service by reason of ,hc irsre of ali the tents in stock. If another calamity were to come the xzT department would be powerless to
 sender much help in the way of tenn zcrary shelter. There are no surplus tents, and it will take some time to Fcstoek the depots with those articles, ss tse supply of duck is scarce. The zeafs cannot be used again, for the reason that they will be too badly in jared or destroyed by their present Ese-