The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-05
WONDERS ARE DONE
ARMY's MARVELLOUS RECORD AT
 SAN FRANCISCO.
General Funston Declares It The Larg- est Rescue Work Ever Attempted. Over 1000 Cars of Supplies
 Dfsfrfbuted.

San Francisco, May 4-The army people at the Presidio have accom- plished wonders in the way of straight ening out the badly mixed up condi- tion of affairs in this stricken city. In an interview on the subject today. General Funston said:
 This is the largest rescue work ever attempted by the army. In the East they speak of the 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 made home- less and penniless in day have been fed and sheltered for two weeks, and no man, woman or child has gone hum gry. The relief committee wrought wonders, but in the end 1t must be ad- mitted that without the army it would have been impossible.
 Every quartermaster's storehouse in the country was emptied into express trainstin a day.
 For the first few days the tent cities that sprung up in the Presidio were without order or arrangement. Many of the homeless were crowded together in the wooden barracks. The conditions resulting were not sanitary and yesterday they were moved into A city of tents which came by express from the East. Possibly the only nroblem which now remains for the army in this particular camp is to fix tbe day when 1t shall camp down and Inc campers return to normal condi- tlons in the city.
 "Rapid prgress Is being made in the medical supply depot at the Presidio, which will soon be able to furnish the hospitals of the city with all the drugs necessary for the treatment of the sick
 Southern Pacific officials state that up to o'clock yesterday morning 1,055 car loads of supplies have been deliv- cred in San Francisco from all sec- tions of the country The Southern Pacific people are of the opinion that an additional 300 car loads of various kinds of supplies from the East will reach Oakland during 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 necessity for conserving the limited supply that is now coming in- to the city, for the reason that its supply cannat be enlarged until a se- rious break in one of the leading mains Is repaired.
 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 conflagration were complet- ed on the lines of the original terms, while new ones were entered upon. In addition a numbr of offers for realty at figures considerably below the val ues that have hitherto reigned were promptly declined.
 The clearing house committee re- ports all the city banks as solvent Its statement may be taken as authorita- tive. That does not mean that any bank could pay out the full balances of all its deppsitors at sight, for the majority of that money is loaned. It means simply that all banks could pay at sight all checks which could be drawn in the ordinary course of busl- ness under normal conditions and all other deposits within a reasonable time.
 Four sugar companies have declared their usual monthly dividends for May.
 The health of the city continues good. One case of typhoid fever and six suspicious cases of the same dis ease have been reported in. San Fran cisco. This record for two weeks is below the average