Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-26
WHERE TO SEND.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
President Roosevelt Asks that
Funds Be Directed TO Chair
man of Relief Committee.

SAN FRANCISCO. April 26.-In a
proclamation President Roosevelt urges
the American people now to send their
contributions for the alienation of the
distress here directly to former Mayor
James ID. Phelan, chairman of the
finance committee, instead of to the
American Red Cross. The president
pays ii high tribute to the work accom-
plished by the citizens committee of
San Francisco and indicates that the
necessity for working through the Red
Cross exclusively has passed.
At 3:15 o'clock yesterday afternoon 4
shock of earthquake was felt here. 1t
lasted nearly a minute.
The earthquake yd 2rday caused the
death of Mrs. ANNE Whitaker. aged
twenty-five years. Mrs. Whitaker was
at work in the kitchen Of her home i'm
he Mission district when the shock
came. A chimney which had been left
in a lettering condition crashed through
the roof and fractured her skull.
Throughout the city there was sudden
terror when the earth shook with a
fresh tremor. Although not of great
severity. the shock threw down many
iutting walls in the fire swept area in
the west end and in Oakland and caus-
cd much damage to frail buildings in
the outlying districts, which were prac-
tically untouched by the terrible earth
quake a week GO.
Many thousands who had made ND
their minds to remain in the camps
are now preparing to cross the bay.
In Oakland the people ran out of
their homes, and many men repairing
buildings quit work. In the hotels wo-
men screamed and fled downstairs to
the street.
Cornices and chimneys shattered a
week ago We're again set in motion and
fell to the street.
The absorbing questions are: when
will the commissions cease?' What
will be the end?"
Nothing. however. seems to daunt the
citizens in their determination to raise
a city more substantial and beautiful
than before.
Wholesale grabbing of supplies by
some while others are in van has
caused the military authorities to order
a new system in the distribution of
food.
Beginning today. 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.
Under the direction of Coroner Walsh
the bodies of |thirty-nine persons killed
in the earthquake and buried tempo
rarily to save-them- from cremation by
the approaching flames were exhumed,
loaded into wagons and taken to the
city cemetery for permanent interment.
These bodies were identified and the
names transmitted by General Greedy
to the wal department.
General Greely's request for $500
more troops was held up. and it was
suggested to him that his request was
worthy of reconsideration. The dis
patch, after pointing out that a return
to normal conditions as rapidly as
practicable was desirable. says, 'There
is no law for such use of the army"
An idea of the task which confronts
the food committee may be gained
from the fact that throughout the city
rations for 349,440 persons were dis
tributed yesterday.
More than 200 cattle are killed and
dressed daily, and sheep and hogs are
put under the knife as fast as they
arrive.
The Southern Pacific is running Il
track through the city to clear out the
debris.
Every report that comes to the coro-
ner and police tells of more persons
who have been shot TO death by mem
bers of the citizens patrol. who were
armed with rifles and told to preserve
order.
1t is said that Willie Britt. brother of
Jimmy Britt. the prize fighter, has
been killed. He was shot to death be.
cause he refused TO give up his auto
mobile to men who represented them
selves as soldiers who wanted to carry
aid to the sick and wounded.
Young Britt has been missing for
several days. When search was made
for him it was said that he had been
injured in the earthquake or the fire
that devastated the city and that he
was in one of the emergency hospitals.
Search of the hospitals failed TO trace
him, and then Benjamin Hess. appar-
emily a truthful man, told of the kill
ing.
According to Hess. Willie Britt was
in his automobile in Golden Gate park.
Men of the citizens patrol surrounded
his vehicle and told him it was confis-
Gated. Britt objected, and he was in
stantly shot.
That San Francisco is to he rebuilt
on better and more beautiful lines is
indicated by the fact that James d..
Phelan. chairman of the Improvement
association of San Francisco. has ask
ed Architect Daniel V. Burnham and