Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23
FIRE BREAKS OUT AGAIN
Attacked With Renewed Vigor
the Coal Bunkers
IN SAN FRANCISCO TODAY
Unless Checked Flames Will Reach
Ferry Building.
A PERMANENT SANITARY CAMP
People Advised to Stay Away From
Inflated City for the Present
Relief Measures.
A PERMANENT SANITARY CAMP

SAN FRANCISCO, April 23..-
The fire, which seemed to have died
out yesterday, broke out with re-
newed vigor in the coal bunkers
north of the ferry building shortly
after midnight
The fce reached these bunkers
Saturday, but was apparently check
ed after hard fight, although the
blaze stubbornly resisted all efforts
OF the fremen to extinguish it.
Unless the flames can be subducd
there is grave danger that they will
eat their way across to the docks
north OF the ferry building and
reach this great structure.
Early this morning the fire was
burning fiercely.
A permanent sanitary camp for the Chi
nese left in the city will be established i'm
mediately in the blocks bounded by Frank
lin and Octavia, Chestnut and Bay streets
The camp will be laid out and constructed
under the direction of the army engineers
The government has supplied for this pur-
pose 1900 shelter tents. The steamer
Queen reached San Francisco last night
with the first installment of a large guam
tity of supplies contributed by Tacoma.
The following telegram from ]. C. Stubbs.
traffic director Of the Southern Pacific rail-
way, who is in San Francisco, was sent to-
day to Assistant Traffic Director E. 0. Nc
Cormick in Chicago:
Please ask the press generally to advise
all people not to try to reach San Fran
cisco. Outsiders not allowed to land here.
They would only add to the congestion of
the cities around the bay, and it would be
impossible for them to locate any one. All
the people are being well taken care OF and
there will be no trouble If the supplies are
kept coming.
Thousands Slept in the Open.
Thousands of San Franciscos homeless
slept in the open-if they slept at an-in
drenching rain last night. adding untold
misery and suffering to those whose cup
was already full. Shortly after midnight
1t began to rain and continued for three
hours from a drizzle at times TO a heavy
downpour for a few minutes. At o clock
the rain began to fall again and indica-
tions are that 1t may continue today.
Thousands of people, men, women and
children camped in the parks, squares and
open lots were awakened by the rain dash
ing In their faces and the water dripping
through their improvised tents. Wherever
possible women and children were crowd
ed and huddled into the regular canvas
waterproof tents, such as are on hand.
Little, however, could be done, as the
facilities are entirely inadequate to house
all the homeless. Large numbers sought
the protection OF trees and bushes. Some
placed a few boards over their heads to
ward off the water.
The rain has cooled the ruins and ex-
tingIIshed some Of the fires which stiu H.
Illuminated the sky from the ruins of the
city. The night was of almost stygian
darkness the silence broken by the meas
ured tread of patrols and sentries and an
occasional shot. Last night for the first
time lights were allowed in the houses,
but only from dark until 10 O'Clock