Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-23
CITIZENS TAKE NO THOUGHT
OF ANY REST
Governor Requests Medicine, Clothing
and Disinfectants-Tools Wanted.
Quarter Million Cooked Meals
Sent to Northern Cities


tee formed for relief work was hard at
work early yesterday morning and kept
at 1t until late at night though ex'
hausted by the strenuous duties Of the
last four days.
The citizens responded literally yes
terday as they had the previous days
and the work went on unabated.
Now Need Disinfectants
Early yesterday the cry from San
Francisco changed from one for food,
clothes and bedding to an imperative
demand for medicine and disinfectants.
The following telegram from Governor
Pardee to F. @. Story. chairman of the
citizens relief committee, explained the
situation:
Greatest need now seems to be for
medicine, surgical dressings and dis
infectants, such as chloride of lime.
Clothing will also be welcome. Thanks
for the generosity of Los Angeles.
GEORGE c. PARDEE."
Two carloads of chloride Of lime were
all the purchasing committee could
find in the city. Large quantities OF
farmaldehyde and other dlsinfectants
were also sent.
Ask for Mechanics Tools
All antiseptics possible are wanted.
Donations Of this nature are asked.
Another demand that surprised the
committee a little was request for
mechanics kits of tools. This demand
came chiefly to the union labor head
quarters and was transmitted TO the
executive committee of the RELIEF or
ganization.
Since last Wednesday H. B. Gurley,
70 NiOpinS secretary
of the executive committee of the relief
organization, has counted $122, ,387 so.
This is the amount of cash that has
been given to the citizens relief com
mittee to carry on it's work. At least
a hundred of the substations have not
yet been heard from.
Committee Buys Supplies
The purchasing committee of which
M, H. Newmark is chairman has been
one of the most active of the sub
committees of the executive body. AL
the general meeting of the executive
committee held yesterday afternoon Mr..
Newmark reported that his body had
purchased a huge amount of supplies
Large Amounts Appropriated
In addition to these supplies Joe Des-
mond has five cooking trains at Oak
land with supplies furnished by the
committee The sum of $S5,15O was ap-
propriated for the use of the purchasing
committee OF this amount $78,750 has
been expended Today the executive
committee will make further approprla-
tious for the use of the purchasing
body. These figures do not include the
work done by the Native Sons of the
Golden West. This organization has
acted independently of the citizens
lcommittee, but has done effective work.
Send Thousands of Meals
More than 25O,000 meals of cooked
foods have already been sent north to
San Francisco by the Native Sons OF
lLos Angeles. Five carloads of sorted
lilothing have also been sent. More
Than 1000 infants dresses and other
articles of wearing apparel have been
Made in Los Angeles from material
furnished by the Native Sons. These
will be sent away soon. Three more
carloads of food and clothing Will be
sent today. Some will be held in Los
Angeles for the use of refugees as they
arrive from San Francisco.
A committee of four representing the
Native Sons left for the north yester-
day on the steamer Leggett. Head
quarters will be established in San
Francisco and communication will be
maintained with Los Angeles. The
members of the committee are Harry
Lelande. George B. Beebe, w. j. Dur
ham and Martin Nolte.
Native Sons Do Good Work
The local headquarters of the Native
Sons OH Second street were thronged
with refugees yesterday afternoon and
evening.
Refugees Visit Headquarters
At the Santa F'e offices, corner Spring
and Second streets, the Native Sons
have their clothing and bedding de-
pository and every day hundreds of
men and women have been engaged in
sorting these clothes and packing them
to send north.
Yesterday the collection of clothes,
bedding and provisions continued.
Monster furniture and moving vans
drove up and down the streets of the
residence districts and collected goods
which they left with the Native Sons
and the chamber of commerce.
Do Not Consider Amounts
1t is certain that nearly $50 carloads
of provisions, bedding, clothing and
other necessaries of life have been sent
out Of Los Angeles to San Francisco
and the north. Mo- teffort has been
made by several organizations that are
supplying relief to keep track of what
they have done.
Inc cltlZeIlS' COlll1lllICee mas sent
away at least S5 carloads. Nineteen
carloads went last night. Ten cars
contained provisions. bedding, cloth
ing, medicines and disinfectants. Nine
cars were loaded with 5000 cots.
New Postofflce Headquarters
The first word from the trainloads
sent by the citizens committee Thurs
day was received yesterday. 1t was
learned from an authoritative source
that two trains had arrived from this
city and have already been distributed.
Postmaster Flint has established Los
Angeles headquarters at Oakland and
is directing the work of distribution.
The steamer Roanoke has reached San
Francisco and has been taken in
charge by the regular army, acting
as the distributing agent for all sup
plies sent by water.
Two Hundred Extra PoIics
Councilman Smith, chairman of the
finance committee of the city council,
has promised the relief committee that
if it becomes necessary his committee
will agree to furnish 200 extra police