The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-05-04

.we,t down the mnin Wholesale lusi.
mess streets tu within 100 feet OF thc
Onion Ferry depot high tower, which
stood at a dangerous angle. lhc his
wholesale grocery establishment "i
wellman. Peck a CO., was on Gre from
cellar TO roof, and the heat was so OPP
pressive that passengers from the Ferry
boats were obliged TO keep close to ihe
waters edge in order TO set past tue
burning structure. 1t was impossible
To reach the center Of the city from
the bas without skirting the shore iof
a long distance, SO as 10 get arouh" tue
burning district.
Al about 6 o'clock this evening the
Southern Pacific officials refused TO az
low any more passengers from trans
bav points TO land, ana sent back tuoSe
already on the boats. 49,.
The ferry aud train service OF tue
Southern Pacific was entirely apan""n'
ed. owing to damage done to the po"GI'
house by the earthquake, at ElneryNhl''
AT O'Clock this morning 1000 men
from the Preside arrived down 10"
10 patrol the city streets. Ihe nlr
tnentb Infantry, 1000 strong, arrived
from Angel Island little later anu
went on patrol duty Mt once. Inc SOL
diers have been ordered to shoot down
thieves caught in the act OF ropbine
the dead. and to guard with their llVes
tho millions of dollars worth of prop
ertv which has been placed III the
streets that it may escape the raVaseS
of the fire. The First California ar
tillery. 200 strong, two companies, nave
been detailed to patrol duty on Eil'S
street. Two more companies are pa
trolling Broadway in the Italian sec
tion.
CITIZENS COMMITTEE
NAMED BY MAYOR
At an early hour tins morning Mayor
Schmitz, who has established ms oiic'
at police headquarters, named the loi
lowing citizens as committee VI
safety:
James d. Phelan, Herbert Law
Thomas Magee, Charles Fee, w. i. Her
rim. Thornwell Mullaly, Garret W. Nc
Enerny. w. H. Leahy, j. Downey har
vev. Jeremiah Dinan, John Is. Maloney
Henry T. Scott, ]. w. Hellman, George
A Knight. /. G. Steinhart, ). q. Mur
pby. Homer King, Frank Anderson, W
+ Barnett. John Martin, Allen Pollock
Mark Gersette, II. V. Ramsdell, w.
Harrison, r. A. Crothers, Paul CO"les
M. II. DeYoung, Claus Spreckels, hu
doInh Spreckels, w. c. Fay, John Nc
Napgbt. Dent Robert, Thomas Garre'
Frank Shea, John Reed, Robert flsl'
T. p. Woodward, Howard Holmes, Ee,
Diliman, j. b. Rogers, David ken, II
~ Crosswel j. A. Howell, Fran
Maestretti, Glenn Tobin, Geo. Tourney
r. Il. Pond, George A. Newhall an
William Watson.
Mayor SchmitZ sent out wora 10 III
bakeries and milk stations througho'
the city that their food supply mus
be barbored for the homeless. fr'
vision has already been made to piac
tents in every park in the city ana
these those who have lost all VIII .
given food and shelter. Early in III
morning the prisoners confined III III
city prison, on the fifth iioor OF the ma Ia
of Justice, We're transferred 10 W
basement of the structure. Later the
were removed to the old county IA
and if necessity arises thcN Will !
taken TO the branch county Jall ON u
Mission road.
Commissioner f. Myron Wolfe a
nounced at noon that the elghty o'
fire insurance companies interested hi
decided to pay dollar for dollar
everyone insured with them. Inc coi
NAMES will not discriminate betwe'
fire and earthquake and everyone
sured will be paid to the extent OF u
loss. But two of the companies q
fected are Pacific coast concerns, u
others having principal Offices IN U
East or in Europe, and all VIII stai
the loss without danger of failure
KILLED TO PUT
OUT OF MISER
One of the first orders issued by en-
of Police Dinan this morning was |
closing of every saloon in the ci'
This step was taken TO prevent arm
crazed men from rioting in the stree
There is little dynamite available
the city. At o'clock Mayor Schmi
sent tug to Pinole for several ca
of the explosive He sent telegra
to Mayor Mott of Oakland. At 10:
he received this reply to his oakla
message:
"Three engines and hose compan
leave here Immediately viii forwa
dynamite as soon rs obtained.
A. W. Hussey came to the station
the Hall of Justice shortly before
O'Clock this morning and told how,
the direction of IA policeman whom
did not know, but whose star num'
he gave as 6l5 he had cut the arter
in the wrists of man pinioned un'
timbers at the st. Catherine hotel.
cording to the statement made by II