The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-04
NOTHING LIKE IT.
General Funston Says Relief of
San Francisco Is the
Largest Rescue Work Ever At
tempted by the Army.
HAS BEEN NO HUNGER.
Homeless Have Been Housed in
Sanitary Tents.
More Than 1000 Carloads Of
Supplies Received.

toUl IdDClSO, Adl-, MAY t--- uC ARMY
people at the Preside have accomplish
ed wonders in the way of Strengthening
out the badly mixed up condition of
affairs in this stricken city. In an inter
view on the subject today General Funs-
ton said:
This is the largest rescue work ever
attempted by the army.
In the east they speak of fire as
the greatest catastrophe of the age.
but those who have been engaged in
the work of relief on the ground do not
yet realize that 100000 people made
homeless and penniless in a day. have
been fed and sheltered for two weeks
and no man, woman or child has gone
hungry The relief committee wrought
wonders but in the end it must be ad-
mitted that without the army it would
have been impossible.
Every quartermaster's storehouse in
the country was emptied into express
trains in day.
For the first few days the tent cities
that sprung up in the Preside were
without order or arrangement. Many of
the homeless were crowded together IN
the wooden barracks. The conditions
resulting were not sanitary and yester-
day they were moved into q city of Sib-
ley tents which had come by express
from the east. Possibly the only prob
lem which now remains for the army IN
this particular camp is to fix the day
when it shall come down and the camp
ers return to normal conditions in the
city"
Rapid progress is being made in the
medical supply depot at the PresidiO,
which soon will be able to furnish the
hospitals of the city with all the
drugs necessary for the treatment of
J, bon "a ffszfr
the depot was begun last Saturday,
when Col. Louis Brechemin- U. S. A.,
was instructed to take charge of all
medical supplies sent to the relief
committee as we'll as those belonging
to the government, and to issue them
saries recognized by the Red Cross So
ciety.
In the matter of outside relief the
Southern Pacific officials state that up
to z o'clock yesterday morning. 1,056
carloads of supplies had been delivered
in San Francisco from all sections of
the country. For the "a hours ending
at o'clock yesterday morning S5
carloads were sent to the city from
Oakland and so more cars were still
in the Oakland yards. In addition, Al
cars were en- route west from Reno.
The Southern Pacific people are of the
opinion that an additional 900 car
loads of various kinds or supplies
from the east will reach Oakland dur
ing the next four or five days.
The cheering information was given
yesterday that San Francisco Is not
threatened with a water famine and
that all of the city's sources of water
or three more weeks. however, there
will be a necessity for conserving the
limited supply that is now coming
into the city, for the reason that the
supply can not be enlarged until Sc
rious break in one of the leading mains
is repaired.
San Francisco's supply of water will
be limited to 100000 gallons daily
and much of this supply is now being
used to fill the various reservoirs. Some
of these reservoirs are full and some
are filing slowly Within q few days
more liberal use of water will be per-
mitted.
The first signs of the resumption of
the real estate sales market were given
yesterday. Several transactions which
were In process of negotiation before
the conhagration were completed on
the lines of the original terms, while
new ones were entered upon. In ad-
dition a number of offers for realty at
figures considerably below the values
that have hitherto reigned were
promptly declined The clearing house
committee reports all the city banks as
solvent. Its statement may be taken
DIS dut1iOi4ldAANE
Criminal Glass Gone.
Perhaps never in the history Of the
city has there been SO little crime in
San Francisco. With the saloons
closed, Chinatown. the Barbary coast
and other haunts Of criminals wiped
most every block in the residence dis
tricts there have been but few at
tempts at burglary or other crimes. 1t
is the opinion of the police that most
of the criminal element has left the
city The saloons, in all prObaDlllty,
will remain closed for two months yet.
The sale of liquor is controlled by the
board of police commissioners. Some
of the commissioners indicate that they
will not permit the saloons to Open-
A great deal of melted and otherwise
mutiIated coin is being received at the
mint Under the rule this goes N as
bullion. which entails a great loss upon
the citizens. especially in the case of
silver where the bullion value is about
Cne-haH that of the coin. Assistant
Treasurer Rantz. who was sent out to as
sist Treasurer Jacobs In conducting the
affairs of the subtreasury, has taken
up the matter with the authorities in
Washington, and an effort viii be
made to have the fire coin redeemed at
it's face value where it is in a sufi-
cientIy good state of preservation for
Identification.
OakIand's Loss.
oakland. Cal. May 4.-Estimafes of
the damage wrought by the earthquake
in this city foot up to million dol
lars, according to a report submitted
to Mayor Mott by Building Inspector
J. F. Towle. This includes the injury
done to buildings Of the school DEPART
men,
Mint Used as Clearing House.
San Francisco May 4.-The United
States mint which is now being used as
the general clearing house for The
banks has paid out between seven and
eight million dollars to depositors since
it opened Tuesday last
This morning the number Of persons
who were anxious to secure theil