The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-06

De had in warehouses and from grocer.
stores, which were moved to places o
safety.
Stations for food distribution wers
. erected and the bread line" became 1
fact. All day long line of men, womer
and children stood awaiting their turf
to receive food. The society belle
alongside the servant girl, the banker
and the laborer, We're all in line
Through it all one was astonished al
the fortitude of the people most OF
them We're even cheerful. Each family
pre-empted it's piece of ground and pro-
ceeded to erect d temporary shelter
The government sent tents and in a
short time every one seemed to be en-
joying camp life.
When the fire stopped the first thing
to do was to clean the streets of the
debris piled high in all the roadways,
and for this every man who did not
have a pass or badge of authority,
who happened in the neighborhood was
held up by the soldiers at the point
of the bayonet and compelled to work
cleaning up the piles of brick and NOR
ter. Many prominent people whose
had to work and many anecdotes are
told of happenings at the rock pile.
However in way Market street was
clear and then began the rush for the
ferry. The fire caused a stampede to
the westward, now the tide had chang
ed and every one seemed to be headed
for the ferry.
Such a glut and jam was never seen.
Every one wanted to get out of Frisco
and the authorities were using every
effort to help them.
On Saturday it was free transporta-
ton for one hundred miles: Sunday,
free to any place in the State of Cali
fornia, and on Monday it was free
transportation to any place in the
United states. In one week the South
ern Pacific took away 225 900 people.
AS soon as telegraph communication
could be resumed the messages of con-
dolence and relief began to pour in
from all over the world. Those from
Hawaii We're published by all the daily
papers which by this time had estab-
lished themselves in Oakland and were
getting out editions daily.
Train loads of provisions We're arriv-
ing from all over the United States.
We were getting more than We wanted,
for every one who could, was leav-
ing and now there are not over 80. 900
people left in San Francisco with food
for million. The fear of famine was
past. The dread of pestilence is yet !
to be contended with.
All the chimneys of the houses left
standing We're down and no fires could |
be built. The authorities ordered all |
cooking done in the street. Only can !,
no i~I1+
poses, and these had to be out
der moderated until you could have
lights until 10 p. m.
Until mains and pipes could be fixed
the water supply had to be turned off.
What this means to the sanitary con-
dition of the city one can easily un-
derstand. Great work however is be-
ing done by both the water company
and street car company. All the street
car lines We're torn up in many places,
while most of the car houses We're bad
~ damaged by the earthquake, yet on
Saturday, April 2Sth, ten days after
the fire. the first line running along
Fillmore street across Market to Six
-eenth then east to Mission street,
hen on Mission to Fifth and then to
Market went into effect, on the fol-
owing day the line was continued
rom Fifth to Market to the Ferry.
With all the great loss of life there is
10 record of death or injury to any one
rom Hawaii although many lost all
heir personal effects.
TO THOSE ON THE MAINLAND
WHO LIVE IN THE PARADISE, OF
THE PACIFIC THE MOST TERRI
BILE OF ALI. THINGS ATTENDING
rHE DISASTER WAS THE REPORT
THAT HAWAII WAS WIPED OUT
BY A TIDAL WAVE THE SUS-
OF WAITING To HEAR
FROM THE LOVED ONES AT HOME [
VAS WORSE THAN DEATH.
COHEN IMPRESSED
AS WAGON DRIVER.
Joe Cohen had some exciting expert
noes. and also had the opportunity Of L
e1ping a number of stricken people
ie was stopping at the st. Francis [
Hotel After the earthquake he lock- /
4 his room and went away. never ex- 9
Getting anything like fire to attack the t
ig hosiery. Later on, when he re- v
urned from the Golden Gate Park, he 0
ound the hotel surrounded by flames. 2
he police formed a line and after II
making few attempts to get through $
he line to go in and save his trunks. T
hitch were full of valuable papers and n
ontracts for the bands engagements d
, the East. he decided that as the o
yards were shooting pretty straight f
a had better desist Afterwards he
listed the ruins and scraped up lit A
. dust or ashes from the place where o
is room had been. II