The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1906-04-27
RELIEF SUPPLIES ARRIVE
EVERY HUNGRY PERSON. CARED
FOR AT SAN FRANCISCO.
FIVE HUNDRED BODIES BURIED
Two Hundred Unidentified Dead Are
cremated-Property Loss is Estimat-
ed at $500, oo,Ooo-Fire Is Out and
Only Smoking Embers Remain.

Only Smoking Embers Remain.
San Francisco, April 23.-Every-
where throughout the burned as WEI
the remaining section Oh the city theIe
is the greatest act4y.ty. Streets are
being cleared OF deDr4s, laDorers are
repairing broken water pipes, sewers
Il d mains; electricians are every
where seeking to untangIe the almost
hopeless confusion OF wires-in TACT,
San Francisco is in the first stages OF
its regeneration.
There are no hungry people here to-
day. The gaunt specter mas been ban
lshed by the generous response OF the
nation to the appeals that went out
for assistance. Food by the carload
and by the boatload poured Into oak
land in sufficient quantities TO over
whelm the committee which has in
charge its distribution. SO great was
the volume of foodstuffs brought into
the general depot at Oakland mole
that the general committee made an
appeal for skilled labor in the hand
thS vi ouppl1COs IONS1 buIOA
erS and commission men lave Deen
requested to secure men who are ia
m1llar in the handling of foOdstuffs in
order that the confusion attendant up
on the distribution at the scores OF
stations established might go on with
out confusion. The homeless people
are no longer obliged to subsist on
bread and anned stuff entirely, as
they had been during the previous
days OF their trying experience, but
were given hot coffee, canned meats
and even CAKES and oranges.
Want Contributions Continued.
1t must not be understood by the
charitable people of the country that
there is a surfeit of food tor the SUI
ferers. While the supply is abundant
at this writing, it is well for the pub
lie to remember hat the homeless
thousands must be fed and cared for
by the organized relief committees for
an indefinite period. 1t is desired
therefore that contributions be contin-
ued everywhere until the people who
have been rendered helpless can care
for themselves. The water situation,
while causing inconvenience to the
people, is no longer such a problem.
About two-thirds of the remaining Sec
ton OF the city is being supplied with
sufficient water for the pressing do
nestle needs, but of course there is
not enough to be had fo- fire fighting
purposes.
One of the noteworthy features of
he situation is the remarkable
promptness with which the work of
Systematically caring for the home
less has been thoroughly organized
and put into operation. The fear that
existed two days ago that the i'm
mense task of caring for the destitute
and helpless people could not be or
gained quick enough to save thou
sands from hunger and possible cpl
demic exists no longer.
Bring Order Out of Chaos.
The administration of the city's af-
fairs is progressing most harmonious
ly. Mayor Schmitz and General Funs-
ton are working in perfect accord.
The system put into force by the may
or and General Funston is working or
der out of confusion and the CITY is
as orderly as before the fire. There
are no complaints of the actions of
either the federal troops or the munic- !
1pal police. Il is only of the National
Guards of California that complaint
has been made. Many citizens have
reported extremely arbitrary acts of
the militiamen.
contributions of money continue to
be made from every part of the Unit
ed States. Chairman Phelan of the
finance committee reported additional
subscriptions of about $162, 900.
The grand total Of all the n
subscribed to date of which notice
has been received here is S4,154,0OO
Five Hundred Bodies Buried.
The total number of bodies recoy-
cred and buried up to date is 500. No
complete record can be had at this
time, many bodies having been buried
without permits from the coroner
and the board of health. Whenever a
body is found, it is buried immediate
ly, without any Formally whatever,
and as these burials have been made
at widely separated parts of the city
by different bodies of searchers, who
do not even make a prompt report to
headquarters, considerable confusion
has resulted in estimating the total
number of casualties, and exaggerated
reports have resulted.
South of Market street the loss OF
life was mostly brought about by the
collapsing of many cheap and crowd
ed lodging houses.
Two hundred bodies found in the
Potrero district, south of Shannon
street, in the vicinity of the Union
Iron works, were cremated at the Six
Mile house by the order of Coroner
Walsh. Some of the dead were the
victims of falling buildings from the
earthquake shock and some were