The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-24
|ST STEPS IN
!, REBUILDING CITY
'porary Structures in Busi-
less Center Are Already
Under Way.
uFIDENCE OF CITIZENS
!. ,.SEEMS FULLY RESTORED
qsands Leaving Stricken
'ity Makes Relief Work
Less Hard.

FRANCISCO, April 23.-The new
francisco which will rise from the
Of the old was In It's first stages
building today. After five days of
islon and almost superhuman effort
ae part of citizens of CALIFORNIA;
polls, the great task OF sheitering,
,R and otherwise caring for the
less thousands, complete order has
.5rc tablished and attention turned
: future.
Z Confidence Is Restored.
,>nghout the great business district.
\ the devastation of the flames was
host complete. walls were being
Il buildings that had not disintegrat-
tore the intense heat were being In
d with the view TO reoccupancy.
ven ground was being cleared for
lmediate construction OF some sort
ding in which TO resume business at
'lrltest possible time In short, con-
has been restored.
No Doubt of Future.
,rassurance OF the insurance com
= the measures taken by the fnan-
stttutions, the prompt and rcaeSur-
.ord that had reached the business
T. San Francisco from Eastern i1nan-
!, ,nters-all these things went TO clear
tany feeling or uncertainty tnat
!. have existed In the minds OF the
that San Francisco would not again
Ii Ii w,as-the great center OF popu-
and business or the Pacific coast.
C11 ff fariner ENrop, Cfo,,,,
general situation temporarily suf-
setback early today. because OF
Iling rain which fell In the late
of last night and during the early
N today upon the thousands pro-
only by canvas coverings and even
lperv1ous shelterings. While the
aused considerable suffering for
e being, the conditions were quick
liorated by the prompt action OF
elief committee doing duty. as well
ne voluntary acts OF householders
er II was possible to accommodate
Hot Coffee Served.
People were fed today In a thor
busineSS-like and systematic
From the water front, where
is OF provisions docked. there was
less procession of carts and
! sarrying food 10 the scores OF
ions established throughout the
u the parks AT these stations food
, INK, comprising bread, prepared
canned goods, milk and
Hnmount OF hot coffee was served
lose who applied. About 1900 tons
I 4sions are being moved daily from
er front.
- sCongestion Is Relieved.
81 Material 10 provide coverings for
czzho have been scantily supplied
sprc are reaching the supply sta
( epidly Barracks have been com
ss,sat several points. and In these
sIHoeople have found comfort and
= against the inclemencies of the
II. The situation In the congested
10, such as Golden Cato park and
thsous public squares throughout the
o. been considerably relieved by the
Sre OF many people for points on
etstr side OF the bay.
No Disease Epidemic.
eneral health conditions arc most
,ory. While the number Of cases
sfarious hospitals has shown con-
I Increase. this Is not All un-
development of the past few
n hardships encountered by the
thousands. The most encourag-
! Lure is the absence OF anything
BSpidemic disease OF any nature
: The somewhat unsatisfactory
arrangements in the various
>he lack of n variety in diet and
,sed situation of so many people
~ develops ailments OF every
d in some places there hns
ew cases Of infectious diseases.
measles. chickcnpox. etc, but
airy causes Of disease are being
or removed as fast as possible.
creasing Water Supply.
g still scarce In some sections Of
but every effort is being made TO
the supply from day to day, At
mt time the water Is turned on
certain hours of the day and
a Is In ample supply for domsetio
the districts where the water
20 still intact Complete inspec-
@ system In the inhabited section
Ny Is going forward rapidly. At
Vnts the pipes have been found
sted and displaced from the CT
ne quake and these Will have to
by new ones.
~ sCars Ready to Run.
ct car companies announced to-
four different lines wore now
operation, and service would
d on these lines as soon as the
rities would permit the turning
u. electric power. The electric
80" ompanies stated today that IL
! that power would be available
4sH. g houses and streets within the
|OVe or four days, or whenever
tsidered safe to do so.
IT Unfortunate Incident.
pe most unfortunate happenings
lcity has been under the joint
-" srvision OF the Government, the
~ and the State militia was
O at an early hour today OF Mai.
,..,s' On, prominent member OF the
" 'eneral committee and q we'll
srchant In the extreme south
- Tt OF the city. The killing was
RBS Vigil Vigilance e@9srS eo@mIttea of who sgnd sglf
ptomobile carrying Nal TUden.
lu inc chauffeur returning from
.JH whence Tllden had gone With
Without Authority.
Cb men. displaying no badge OF
.NVpIuered the party in the auto
" halt. following the demand al
dntely with a volley OF pistol
l Iilden was shot through the
Instantly Killed. and the two
pants OF the machine wounded.
withdraw State Troops.
\ q e1tEsns general committee Of
pSBs' Mayor Is the presiding officer.
,fk3 k3rrso,utlon at Its session today
ith ~ the entire force OF State
dnsf ms policed large residence
NV inc past few days. In adont-
- tIc'oiution q vote OF thanks was