Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-26
Caring for Frisco Home
less Left With Gen.
eraI GreeIy.
FORCE TO BE GREATER
Another Slight Shock Affects
Unstable Ruins and Causes
One Death.

San Francisco. April 26.-Relief
work has made rapid progress. Ii is
now in the hands of the military au-
thorities. The feeding and sheltering
of thousands of homeless is going on
expeditiously.
Demands More Troops
Washington, April 2G-In a telegram
to the war department General Gree
Iy insists that additional troops be
sent TO San Francisco.
Washington. April 2G.-The war de-
partment has decided to send $500 adj
ditiOnal troops TO San Francisco.
Covered 453 City Blocks. 4
San Francisco. Cal. April ga
map is just published here showing
that the burned district covered an
area of 453 city blocks. 1t is estimated
10000 buildings were destroyed. Street
cars will be running on several lines
today.
Another Quake Occurs.
San Francisco. April 26.-At 3:15
O'Clock yesterday afternoon a shock
of earthquake was felt. II lasted near
ly 4 minute and caused considerable
alarm. though no one was injured. A
number of walls of burned buildings
which were standing in a weak cOndi-
ton were thrown down and frail build
inss were considerably shaken up. but
the damage done was slight. The
shock was also felt in Oakland and
Berkeley, but in these places it was
very slight and of brief duration.
Caused One Death
San Francisco. April 26.-The earth
quake yesterday caused the death of
Mrs. Annie Whitaker. aged % years.
Mrs. Whitaker was at work in the
kitchen of her home on Shotwell street,
in the Mission district. when the shock
came The chimney, which had been
left in a tottering condition by the
heavy quake last week, crashed through
the roof upon the young woman and
fractured her skull. Her body was ta-
ken to the morgue at Portsmouth
square and buried an hour later at Lau-
rel Hill cemetery.
Bankers Doing Business.
San Francisco. April 26-"Bankers
row" is being organized in La Guna
street Three banks have already
placed banners on residences over
lOOklDS IHe tented VI refugees
in the square. This is bringing togeth-
er those who have money in vaults and
those who need it. A clearing house
has arranged to pay depositors not ex-
ceeding $500 on their accounts. All
vaults of savings banks were found in
excellent condition.
Planning Mills Resume.
Fifteen of 80 planning mills escaped !
the fire, and two are now in operation.
The Western Meat company is in po-
sition to supply the normal output of
fresh meat. For the first time since |
the earthquake a street light was burn |
ing in San Francisco last night. The |
coroner finished the task of removing |
bodies that received temporary burial
during the fire.
10000 at the Preside.
Sixteen thousand people are being |
cared for at the Preside in tents. There |
is no contagious disease around the |
Preside.
Resume Telephone Service. |
San Francisco. April 26.-Telephonicl |
communication with Oakland has been |
reestablished Telephone service will
be resumed in the standing portion of
the city in a few days. The official !,
list shows that 20 school buildings |
were utterly destroyed and Al partially |
spared. Ii is likely the resumption of
the short term will be made in tents
in the parks.
Train service on the Southern Pa
cific coast division between this city
and Los Angeles was resumed yester-
day ,
Furnish Steel mt Once.
Pittsburg, Pa, April 26.-Orders
have been issued by officials of the
Carnegie Steel company saying all con-
tracts for structural and other steel
material TO be used in its reconstruc-
tiOn of San Francisco are emergency
orders" giving them precedence over
all other contracts.
Are IL Dead at Santa Rosa.
Santa Rosa, April 26-The latest
figures show Al are dead, 63 injured
and seven missing here.
Adopts Reactionary Resolutions,