The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-25
SEIZE HOUSES FOR
REFUGEES SHELTER
Within a Week Most of the
Homeless Will Be in Com
paratiye Comfort.
MANY WOMEN WEARING
THE GARB OF MEN
Movement on Foot to Have
Dealers in Supplies Quickly
Resume Business.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2i-Tcmporary
structures have been erected In Golden
Cato Park for the housing of 1000 pco-
pie. This work was completed this morn
ns by tho shelter committee. and the
homeless. who have been sleeping out OF
doors for nearly week. were moved
into comfortable quarters. About the
same time a supply of blankets and bed
ding was received and these have been
taken TO the park. At present there Is
little suffering and before a week It is eX-
pectcd that the refugees here Will be
comfortable. These temporary structures
have been built to accommodate forty
people. but the work of improving them
will be vigorously attended to.
Sending Out Refugees.
At the Same tImo the committee is send
ing as many of the refugees as possible
to interior points where work and auccor
have been promised. The railroads fur
nish transportation gratis to all who come
with recommendation from the COM
mittces.
The seizure began yesterday OF all va
cant houses In the unburned district Is
Stil under way Many vacant flats have
been taken, where the homeless are
housed and the sick are found good ac-
commodations y committee OF archl-
tects has been sent out to examine the
churches and other buildings, including
school houses. with View OF turning
lhem INTO living places for the homeless.
Not Much Hardship.
w J. BaTtnett Chairman OF the Shell
TEL Committee, says the situation is well
In hand He does not believe that there
Will be much hardship Supplies of food
are coming I'm rapidly from out side points
and are being centralized in the freight
sheds and warehouses Still standing. A
corps Of shipping clerks has been placed
in charge OF these depots and every ounce
OF food is checked as 1t comes and goes
out With the assistance OF Michael
Casey President OF the Transfers Union,
the food committee has succeeded I'm
systcmatizing the distributing. They have
taken possession OF all the large trucks
and teams. which arc now utilized In haul
throughout the city. This places the
transportation facilities in excellent shape
and makes it possible 10 deliver supplies
as quickly as they come.
Food Supply Regulated
The city has been laid of in districts
covering areas OF four blocks The sub
committees In these districts regulate the
supply of food furnished to the families
living within their boundaries The OBJ
jcct of Oscar ID. Cooper, chairman OF tho
Is TO prevent the waste OF supplies Ho
is determined there shall be no destruc-
Ioh and that every particle OF food sent !
here shall be properly used Moreover /
ne is anxious TO rc-establsh the retail !
business among the groccrs With that
end In view he has recommended all the |
burned district shall at once throw omen |
their doors, and as An incentive he has |
promised them full protection
Many Willing to Pay.
From our Investigation said Mr..
cooper we know that there are thous- |
and willing TO pay for their supplies II /
lhe dealers In butter, eggs, -four and other |
staples should resume business IL would |
&c much TO re-cstabllsh confidence md I
put the city on It's former business basis |
we want them TO start out with dcI{v
cries going from house TO house with |
habit of doing When this is begun peo-
PIE VIII soon return to their homes and |
inc the unrest and uncertainty Will soon !
vanish.
Now Securing Meats.
We have succeeded in placing the nuL
supply of the Wholesale milk dealers IT,
bread supply Is In charge of the whole
saic bakers. and we arc now trying TO
!; sGt possession s Of the equipment of the
supply meats throughout the city. Sonoe
beef Is being killed I'm Butchsrtowr hmt
lne ltS greater supply is coming from out
IS IN excellent shape. and that by tho
,nd OF a week all the confusion will have
~
Women in Mems Garb.
In some OF the provisional camps est,h-
,g,n vSneu ss toT refugees near the foot of
Mason 1t was dinlcult this mornIna. r.
distinguish mon from women FyldentIy
ne supplies OF womens clothing had been
exhausted, for many women could he
seen dressed in ordinary soft shirts and
1veraIls. In this garb they were walk
ns about their tents. unconcernedly
.aise modesty and those who were able
% make themselves comfortable in any
sort Of clothing were indeed 1T
Khaki Garments Suggested.
1t has been suggested TO the relief conn
nltteS, ana especially TO the members of
he finance committee. that stores Of
Shaki boomers and blouses he ,, "
chased for the women. They aro
preferable to oreralls, and Will In some e
measure save the feelings of the women
Ion OF their homes. Congressman JnIins
Eehn arrived this morning having inFS
" Nashington Thursday afternoon. after
,rlcny telling the House of Roprescnta
Ives of the San Francisco disaster III.
Wife and family are Still here and vjsItinr
,olice headquarters he went In search of
hem 10 inc associated Press he said
Spontaneous Response.
Never In my life have | seen such .
pontaneous response 10 the needs or %
distressed country as was witnessed u,bon
read before the House the tcleernIn
rom here telling OF the destruction on
very hand was promised assistance TO
cpair the damage that had been done
o the Western metropolis. Money wac |
nered in any amount we might need ard !
romises were made that ali the Federal |
uldings that had been DESTROYED yonid
o rebuilt. Congressman Overstreet Of |
he Committee oil PostofIices asked mo |
, telegraph him the extent OF the dam
&c TO the local postofiicc. and said thai
c would incorporate In the appropriation
Ill now pending a sufficient sum 10 nut
In repair. The same action will he
iken In regard TO the other buildings
g soon as End my family ! will return
ere and do what can To aid the stricken
ty, because | believe that the disaster
I'll not destroy. but only retard It's pro
ress We should all put our shoulder 10