Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-26
FELT ANOTHER SHOCK
SAN FRANCISCO WAS ALARMED
AGAIN YESTERDAY.

At 3:15 o'clock yesterday afternoon a
shock OF earthquake was felt at San Fran
cisco. 1t lasted nearly minute and caused
considerable alarm, though no one was in
jured. A number of walls of burned build
ings which were standing were thrown
down and frail buildings were considerably
shaken up, but the damage done was
slight.
The shock was also felt In Oakland and
Berkeley, but in these places 1t was very
slight and of brief duration.
Retail trade was resumed yesterday with
a rush in the unburned sections of the
city. Groceries, butcher shops, delicatessen
establishments and the like were doing a
thriving business at an early hour. On
nearly every block on Fillmore street. from
McAllister as. far California street, busi-
ness houses were running full force.
Many of the dealers complain that per-
sons who are able to pay for the necessi-
ties of life are depending upon the commits
sarfes for their living. All those in posi-
ton to pay for simple articles are requested
to patrontze the stores, so that the unfortu-
nate refugees may have a chance to obtain
food at the commissary stations
Former Chief of Police Whitman said
that he had induced the following stores
to reopen: Groceries, 81; butcher markets,
IL; creameries, IL; bakeries, o.; restaur-
ants, t.
The number of each of these will be large
ly augmented during the course of few
days. committee has fixed ma ximum re-
tail prices.
349, 40 Received Rations.
An idea of the task which confronts the
food committee may be gained from the fact
that throughout the, city rations for 349,-
40 persons were distributed Wednesday.
nit,
ports from a few OF the food depots At
one point yesterday provisions were given
out to 612 persons an hour for ten hours.
This station is neither one of the largest
nor one of the smallest, and SO it's reports
were used as basis to strike average.
All flour that was received in sacks is
exchanged at bakeries, pound for pound, for
bread. Almost all the bakeries in the I'M
burned region have opened and are selling
bread at cents loaf.
There is no danger of meat famine
Representatives of the Western Meat Com
pany in South San Francisco reported to the
relief committee that there are now in the
yards 1900 cattle, 1900 sheep and 500 hogs.
More than 200 cattle are killed and dressed
daily, and sheep and hogs are put under
the knife as fast they arrive. The full
quota of employees is at work.
The Southern Pacific ordered cattle cars
to be rushed to San Francisco with all pos
sible speed.
IL Sul u
Wholesale grabbing of supplies by some,
while others are in want, has caused the
military authorities to order a new system
in the distribution of food Beginning to-
morrow kitchens and mess rooms will be
established where meals will be supplied to
all who apply, but no food will be given
out to be carried away.
In the distribution of clothing precautions
against fraud will be taken by squads de-
late the wants of occupants. Orders will be
given out emitting the holders to the needed
clothing, bedding or other stores.
Pitiful stories of suffering from exposure,
ignorance and helplessness are flooding the
relief committee from all sides. OF the
great refuge camps that in the Preside,
which Is under government control, seems
most thorouhgly systematized, and that in
Golden Gate Park most disorganized
though it is rapidly assuming a habitabe
basis.
San Francisco was thrown open to the
public today for the first time This course
on the part of the authorities served to
complicate the local situation to some ex-
tent, but relieved the tremendous pressure
of suspense under which the entire coast
and a large section of the east have suf-
fered since April IS. For days all incoming
trains, coastwise and from the east have
been laden with anxious searchers for
friends and relatives. The scantiness of
Geographic communication has caused tens
of thousands to come to the coast to prose-
cute in person the search. For days many
waited in the hope that they would be able
to communicate by wire with those In whom
they were interested in San Francisco but
the accumulation of telegraphic matter has
been SO great that this has been impossible
1t is estimated that not less than $4,000
kilograms have been received and are I'M
delivered. to say nothing of the unavail-
Ing efforts to secure outgoing telegraph IA
ciities for the sufferers.
Would Issue Bonds.
A special session of the California legfs-
lature, to pass laws empowering San Fran
cisco to issue bonds for the reconstruction
of the city, was requested of Gov. Pardee
this afternoon by the general executive
committee at meeting at Fort Mason. At
the meeting were Mayor Schmitz, Generals
Funston and Greedy, Secretary of Commerce
and Labor Metcalf. Carrot McInerney and
representatives of every subcommittee. The
question of martial law was also consid-
cred. Food distribution was turned over to
the commssary department. in charge of
Maj. Draper.
The food committee reported all neces-
sary provisions were on hand and obtain
able. They said that they were even over
whelmed with provisions. Perishable food
is causing trouble Mayor Schmitz drew up
a telegram, which was to be sent over the
entire United States, requesting all sources
OF relief to refrain from sending perishable
food. Supplies should be limited to staples.
Secretary Metcalf is 50 overwhelmed with
relief contributions that he has been I'M
able to compile any authentic total to date.
1 am reasonably positive that the total
Is above s6,00o0o0," said Secretary Met
calf.
The total amount of the relief fund up
to and including Tuesday, April "a, as re-
ported by the committee on finance was