Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-23
ciated by the people Of San FrancIsco

4 on the possession of such officers as
General Funston
On the steps of st. Mary's cathedral
IN on the upheaved pavement of
Golden Gate avenue, overlooking the
blackened waste that commenced Just
across the street, Archbishop Mont
gomery celebrated mass at s o'clock
yesterday morning. The service was
attended by thousands, covering the
church steps and extending well up
and down the street in either direc-
ton. The archbishop's words and his
reference to the death of Fire HE
Sullivan affected the entire assem-
blage.
Two hundred bodies found in the
vicinity of the Union Iron works were
cremated by order of Coroner Walsh.
So many dead were found in this linn
tied area that cremation was deemed
absolutely necessary to prevent dis
ease. The names of some of the dead
were learned. but in the majority of
cases identification was impossible
owing to the m%utilation of the features.
An incident of the fire in the Latin
quarter, OF the slope of Telegraph
hill, was the use of wine instead of
water In fighting the fire. The only
available water supply was found in
a well dug in early days. At a critical
moment the pump suddenly sucked
dry, and the water in the we'll was ex-
hausted.
Italian residents crashed in their Gel
lar doors with axes and calling for as
sistance began rolling out barrels of
red wine. The cellars gave forth bar
rel after barrel until there was fully
800 gallons ready. Then barrel heads
were smashed in and the bucket bril-
gade turned from water to wine.
Nearly $200,0O0.0 900 in coin and bull
lion are stored in the vaults of the
mint, and for the preservation OF this
prize Il devoted band of employees,
REINFORCED by regular soldiers, fought
until they bafied the flames.
Comparatively little damage was
was reported destroyed. The Cliff
house not only stands, but the damage
sustained by it from the earthquake
will not exceed $500.
The famous Sutro baths located near
the Cliff house, with it's hundreds of
thousands of square feet of glass roof
ing, also was practically unframed.
Buildings in the burned district that
have withstood the ravages of the
flames so rs to admit of rebuilding
are the James Flood, the Union Trust,
the new Chronicle, the Call. the Mutual
Savings bank, the Croker W0olworth
and the st. Francis hotel.
Buildings that are practically I'M
damaged are the new postoffice, the
mint and the old custom house.
United States Marshal Shoup of
Alaska, who was in the Palace hotel
at the time of the earthquake, is safe
with hundreds of others in Piedmont
park, Oakland.
Five children were born Saturday
night in the refugee camps. Eight ba-
bies have been born in Buena Vista
park.
Weddings in great number have re-
suited from the recent disaster. Wom-
ell, driven out of their homes and left
destitute. have appealed to the men to
whom they were engaged. and imme-
diately marriages lave beer effected.
Il don't live anywhere" is the an
swer given in many cases when the
| applicant for Il license is asked where
his residence is. Il used to live in San
Francisco"
What is perhaps the largest commits
sary train III the world has been rush
ed north over the Southern Pacific
railroad line. This huge restaurant.
destined to cater to the hungry refu-
gees of San Francisco, is the Shattuck
| and Desmond mess outfit, enlarged
to a guaranteed capacity of 10000
meals a day.
Supported by the local relief commit
tees, this mammoth caravansary is eX-
pected to cost $4,000. 1t was made
up of thirty cars, which are all kitch-
ems and pantries.
This train IA to be in Oakland in
time to serve early morning breakfasts
this morning.
81 witnessed the burning of Chicago
in 1871 and was i'm Charleston when
an earthquake created great destruc-
ton there, but the San Francisco hOr-
ror far outshadowed those calamities,"
said DR.. Frank Barker of Rochester,
n. Y.
Il cannet believe that the loss Of
life in San Francisco was confined to
mere hundreds. l would be the last
to stretch facts, but | am convinced
that several thousand persons suffered
death. Thieves and looters were dealt
with summarily. | personally witness
ed the sudden demise of several ghoul-
ish men.
Il saw a fellow cutting rings from
the hands of a dead woman in Bush
street, just below Sacramento. There
was a rush of men, and within a few
minutes the robber was dangling from
a pole. One innocent man met his
death at the hands of the military. He
was the cashier of a bank and refused