The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-19
GOVERNMENT ORDERS
 EVERY ASSISTANCE GIVEN
GENERAL FUNSI ON WIRES THAT THOUSANDS OF TENTS ARE
 NEEDED.

Reports 100000 People Homeless and Fire Still Raging--R0OseveIt Re- quests Governor of California to Call Upon Him for Any Aid He Can Rem der-Dimcult at First to Credit the News of So Great q Calamity.
 Washington, April 1S,-secretary Taft has wired General Funston at San Francisco as follows:
 II wish you would report what meas ures you have taken. under what au- thority acting, how many people need your assistance and supplies, and that you would give passes for Associated Press representatives and those of oth- CT press associations. Wire men as soon as possible.
 Signed: "Taft."
 The first message received from Gen. eral Funston arrived here at 11:4O o'clock tonight. It was addressed to Secretary Taft, The message follows: Secretary of War; Washington:
 we need thousands of tents and all rations that can be sent. The business portion of the city destroyed and about 100, ,O0O people homeless. Fire still rag ing. Troops all on duty assisting the police. Loss of life probably 1000 Best part of residence district not yet burn ed. Funston"
 Orders will go forward from the war department tomorrow morning to the adjacent posts to carry out General Funston's recommendations,
 President Roosevelt manifested pro- found interest throughout the day in the news of the earthquake at San Francisco. Early in the day he sent the following telegramg to Governor George c. Pardee at Sacramento and Mayor Eugene E. Schmitz at San Fran cisco:
 washington, April IS.
 Hear rumors of great disaster through an earthquake at San Francis co but know nothing of the real facts. Call upon me for any assistance I can render.
 1 Signed Theodore Roosevelt" Later in the day he sent the following dispatch to Mayor Schmitz: T share with all our people the hor- TOT felt at the catastrophe that has be- fallen San Francisco, and the most earnest sympathy with your citizens. If there is anything that the federal government can do to aid you 1t will be done.
 1 Signed: Theodore Roosevelt" He also sent the following to Gov ernor Pardee:
 1 Ut was difficult Rt first to credit the news of the calamity that had befallen San Francisco. feel the greatest con- cern and sympathy for you, and the | people not only of San Francisco but of California in this terrible disaster. You will let me know If there is any thing that the national government can do.
 (Slgned) Theodore Roosevelt.
 The government has received the fol- lowing bulletin from the Western Un- lon:
 Interval of three hours between first and second shocks, the latter finishing destruction of buildings unsettled by the first. Thieves already at work. Troops hastening from the Presido. Berkley, a suburb, reported demolished, and Call buildings doomed. Fire Chief Sullivan killed.
 l President Roosevelt tonight receiv- ed telegram from Governor Pardee of California, In response to the presi- dents telegraphic inquiry, sent early in the day. The governors message follows:
 Sacramento, Cal April 1S ITO the President, Washington.
 Owing to the interruption of tele- graphic communication, the extent of the disaster In San Francisco is not well known here, but no doubt calam- ity very serious. People of California appreciate your prompt inquiry and of- fer of assistance. State troops doing patrol duty, and if federal assistance is needed will call on you.
 (Signed) George c. Pardes,
 Governor"
 Secretary Taft late tonight directed another message to be sent immediately to General Funston urging him to ad- wise the war department of the condi- tions at San Francisco as soon as pos sible, and to do everything in his power to let the public at large know of the actual state of affairs in the stricken city.
 The war department was advised that an officer who has an automobile had consented to make an attempt to reach General Funston at once and carry the dispatches which have accumulated at Oakland and could not be sent because of lack of ferry accommodations. At 11:10 tonight Secretary Taft was with out any official advices.
 Quartermaster General Humphrey and Commissary- General Sharpe to- night expressed the opinion that both the quartermaster's depot and the com missary warehouse in San Francisco are destroyed. If this should prove to be correct the war department, it is said, would have no supplies available in San Francisco for relief work.
 The navy department also is without any advices from the naval tsation at Mare Island, California, and the off, cials are in ignorance as to what, if any, damage has resulted to the naval establishment there. This station is perhaps twenty-five miles from the city of San Francisco.
 Admiral Bowman H. McCalla is in command.