The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-05
HOW THE HUNGRY
ARE SUPPLIED
Scenes and Incidents in the
Bread Line" at the San
Francisco Camps.
HOB0ES ARE TURNED AWAY
PLENTY OF FOOD FOR THE.
WORTHY DESTITUTE.
HOBoES ARE TURNED AWAY
Especial to The Herald.)

Especial to The Herald)
San FraDcisco.-A woman with a
basket emerged from a blanket tent
under big pine tree in jefferson square
for the end of the bread me. 1 followed,
looking to see how she Jared and to find
whether the tranIoads of supplies for
Warded by the generous people outside
San Francisco were reaching those who
really deserved aid. and to learn whether
. enc big-hearted nation ives suffering i'm
position by wandering ho5oes who had
and by grafters whose consciences are SO
elastic that they seek to embezzle and
plunder even under such circumstances.
Bread Line Was Long.
The woman struck across the little park
ana arrived at the long line standing and
the source of supply. She turned and
went back along this line for several hun
-, I,SSSa, iCnoWlhe - along the sidewalk
the end and fell in line Brief observation
convinced me that could not wait to see
now she personally Jared, and so ] start
ed along the slowly moving procession
Inc natural superstition was that the re-
Iet station was only n short distance
ahead The line was formed along Lagl1-
ma street A glance along the line of
heads led one to believe the termination
would be at the Intersection of L.aguna
ana Eddy streets, something over a block
away Eddy street was reached. Still a
ing through the square for two blocks
WI wheTe turk street; if continued, would
fro
versed, and still the head of the process
sion was not reached. Up Gaugh street
y went, and then turned back along one
on the walks Of the square for almost
two blocks Back again it wound sin
ousiy turning once more until it reached
AT last the supply station at the north
side Of the park, close to Eddy street
Long Wait for Hungry Ones.
It was long route to follow to obtain
food; but it was the only resource for
l9.oo0 persons i'm all walks of life who
were harbored in this vicinity All the
work of furnishing the supplies was being
carried with ali system and exnedftin55
possible II was evident that two or even
Jnree hours would be consumed by the
niue woman with the basket at the end
or The line before she should obtain the
1000 IecGssar; 10 supply the need of her
ser and her three children. Rough fences
had been built to cut off the supply STA
ton. Piles OF boxes extended over some
instance, tiled with sustenance for the
destltute a hurriedly built shed covered
win q pile of fresh meat on the north
size, but all the rest of the food was
stacked in the open air. II tho ira oic
clement could have been eliminated The
scene would have been one of pictureuue-
ness snd beauty The bright afternoon
sun shone on the spreading raIm trees
shrubbery. the taller pines and green
lawns or TINS pretty park. In the far dis
, francisco bay. But Intervening were the
hiackened ruins standing sDeCfre-lflle To
the situation.
SON ~ FFCIuSiOns
Directly in front was the busy and prac-
Ical scene over at the right was a Ia roc
tent floating a Red Cross flag. with
nurses IN their striped dresses and busy
physicians running i'm and out to attend
10 the needs Of the injured and sick
whose pain and distress was BETRAYED by
an occasional moan which reached be-
Sohu the thin canvas wall. Directly in
front group Of men in the khaki uni
Iorms OF the California national guard
squatted on the ground and cut hams
and sides Of bacon into portions for dis
IriDuton. This station was under the di-
rect control OF the militia, and the work
OF THIS organization here did much To
overcome the unpleasant effect of isoIat-
e9 men and squads who in other parts
1910 iltlO si.s. ne guaFdsmen here were
busy feeding the hungry systematicaIiv
lEsees passed beside the rough railing IN
the steep declivity. Beside the nr6ces |
sion at intervals were men in uniform |
VINO Kept the line moving and rendering
aid TO the stumbling old men or ~
Irudslng tots who passed along to get
ROOD. A girl Of u years holding ONT ber
blue Bingham apron reached the r9ii ~ IT, |
showed a ticket which told that she VS.
one OF a family of five A soldier reached /
which he tossed into the apron She |
moved forward few steps and another
cans Of corn. A few steps more ana ~ u |
loaf OF bread was added to her burden
IN IN n esi,. arm was small tin pail. which
on a hummock from the steep hilI a,S
1eIi Her oranges flew in all directions
ana her pail Of milk spattercd on the |
ground. In tears she sought TO ninII !
herse1 up a man i'm the national guard (
uniform dropped his rifle with fixed baT,o /
net ana helped her 10 her feet He picked /
UP the oranges, bread and cars of corn
Iflled her pail with milk again and drew
her onward to the place where the roest
was served, and some large. fresh Tnuf-
ton chops were added to her store while
she dried her tears and left the line nan /
py and loaded down with supplies Tins
sne IIs moved on. \ blind man with /
smoked goggles felt his way along win /
his cane IN his right hand and his basLzef /
filled his basket I'm
A brilliantly arrayed Italian woman Sc |
cured her stores
Once Rich, Now in Want