The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-24

san francisco, April 21.-Order and
system are gradually being wrought
out of the indescribable confusion
which has prevailed in this city for the
last three days. The hungry thous-
ands are being plentifulIy fed wher-
ever they are camped. and the fortu-
nate householders who were not driven
from their homes are procuring food
at the various relief stations establish
ed throughout the unburnt district.
Water in sufficient quantities to
meet all immediate and pressing needs
of the people can be had Sanitary
measures are pushed with vigor every
where. Sewers are being repaired and
the thousands of people camped on
open spaces and in the parks are being
organized into model camps by the
military authorities.
Temporary buildings are being
erected in the parks to shelter women
ana children. and all the churches,
educational institutions vacant houses
dno those houses which have been de-
serted by their occupants tonight
mold thousands of the homeless.
ROOD is being brought in plentiful
supply and distributed in an orderly
and systematic manner All those who
desire to leave the city are being nro
Vlded with transportation to any point
IN California free of charge No one is
allowed to enter the city who cannot
snow satisfactory excuse for being
here.
The sick and injured are being car
eo Tor at the general hospital in the
preside and at various other hospitals.
as well as emergency hospitals estab-
11shed by the Red Cross society att
several widely separated points.
General Funston, Mayor Schmitz and
Governor Pardee met in conference at
general Funston's headquarters at
Fort Mason today, and had thorough
understanding as to the relief meas
ures and the policing of the city It'll
was decided to divide the city into
three districts. one under the federall
troops, one under the state troops, and
the other under the police. A plan of
cooperation between the military and
civil authorities was formulated andi
all future conflicts of orders or con-
fusion of authority will be obviated |
The supplies brought into the city
from interior points will be stored att
Oakland Mole under Major Duval, of |
General Funston's staff, who will for
ward the same by boat to the various
water front stations. whence they will
be distributed under the direction of !
General Funston and his staff
The bankers of San Francisco meti
this afternoon to discuss the financial
situation. The question of opening the
vaults of the wrecked financial insti-
tutlons was thoroughly canvassed, and
it was the sense of the meeting that a.
limit Of 80 days be made for the re-
sumption of business.
The stringent military rule of the |
past few days has been modified al
most to the extent of permitting citi- |
zens to come and go at their pleasure.
There will be no relaxation Of rigid
police measures. however, and the en-
tire city was patrolled tonight in a
thorough and systematic manner
There has been no disorder reported.
The board of health held a meeting
today and took measures for an i'm
mediate and thorough inspection of the
entire city by physicians. For this
emergency the board of health has
called for 500 volunteer physicians
Late this afternoon, a journey along
the northern water front of the city
showed fires blazing in only two places
and these were hardly capable of
spreading unless severe gale should
spring up. 1t is believed that unless
the smouldering embers are again
famed to blaze. the water front is
safe.
In the last three days. 80 Chinese
obu Whites nave Doen DuT1eu IN PORTS
mouth Square. Few of the bodies
were identified, most of them beingi
burned beyond recognition.
Squads searching for bodies met
with some success today. In one ruin
forty bodies were recovered and on
one side of Mob Hill five charred bodies
were found.
Major F. II. Keesling, of the First
battalion of the coast artillery n. G. c..
is in command of the military relief
measures in the park His headquart-
ers have been established at the tennis
courts. Here supplies of sugar, coffee.
bread and canned goods are being dis
tributed and at another point some
prepared meats were given out. Army
tents, as many as could be obtained.
were set up everywhere. and other pro-
tections were made of blankets, rugs,
carpets. bedclothes and every other
sort of material that could be used for
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