The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-28
Pathetic Scenes Among Refu-
gees That Pass Through
Ogden.
HARD TO RESTRAIN TEARS
MANY ARE NURSING INJURIES
AND BURNS.

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people who perch upon their rolls of
bedding or bundles of possessions IN
every nook and corner are the daily
crowds of refugees from San Fran
cisco.
More than 700 destitute persons were
in Ogden yesterday. Each train
brought more refugees. They filed the
baggage and waiting rooms, they
camped upon the lawns and climbed
upon the express trucks about the
platform.
Members of the relief committee, rep
resentatives of fraternal and secret so
cieties and citizens were at the depot
TO pilot the newcomers to spots where
they could rest and be found when
needed. A large tent was provided
for the women and children at one
end of the platform. Benches were
scattered around the depot park.
All Had Sad Stories.
Each group, each refugee, had a
pitiabIe story, and each story con-
tanned the pathetic admissions: IT have
lost everything own
The story of Earl c. Tague was not
exactly such a story. Earl Tague had
not lost all. With him was his q
mOnths-old boy
II resided at 691 A Harrison street."
said Mr.. Tague. II was working as
brakeman for the Southern Pacific
Railroad company. My wife was in
a delicate condition and the earth
quake killed her. escaped unframed
and managed to save the baby. He
has been laughing and talking his sill
" nonsense during the entire trip He
is all I have left now. When he be-
came hungry on the train he let out
an angry little yelp. This never failed
to bring a. dozen kind-hearted women
TO my aid. A bottle Of milk would
disappear and he would again lie
back in the berth and resume his gurg-
ling"
Most Pathetic Scene.
Probably the most pathetic scene of
al was the sight of two policemen
leading an elderly woman back to the
car after she had managed TO get
away from her guardians and wander
uptown. Her father, an old German
who was unable to speak a word of
English, almost burst into tears as
he gazed into his daughters face and
! saw no signs of recognition Men
walked away with tears in their ewes
Everywhere were huddled destitute
persons whose humble attitude and
care worn faces told plainly the suf-
fering undergone. In one corner of
the waiting room a black-eyed little
miss sat singing softly to a dirty, rag
ged doll Rugged close to her breast
a bystander- about to speak to the
6AAt EclS bOlu ~ HUSH. HuG is aSlR6D
ana she ain got no home nor nothin'"
When Ruff had been put asleep the
4-year-old mother said she had Ruf
with her when the earthquake came
and carried her through the streets 10
a big hill wnere they STONED and
watched the town burn down. sAn'
Ruff didn't cry once" added the girl
glancing proudly at the ragged little
dollie, whose face had lost its naint
IN spots and been smeared with dirt
from sticky fingers in other spots.
Physician Loses All.
DR.. B. M Jackson of Council Bluffs
Ia, had gone to San Francisco three
weeks before the disaster to open Of
hces. He escaped from the Golden
west hotel with nothing but his d.
plomas- His Instruments, books and
personal effects were burned
Many Of the refugees were injured
ana burned These unfortunates were
taken to emergency hospitals ar
ranged IN the rear of drug stores scat
tered about Ogden. Physicians and
doctors dressed their wounds ana
burns. One man came from San Fran
cisco with his arm cut off above tba
elbow The injury had not received
any attention. Women who needed
medical attention were placed undeT.
the care of volunteer nurses while i'm
ogden Every mansion and every b11t
IS open TO the visitors. No necessit1,
mas been overlooked by the commit
Zee In its supplies for the refugees.
FROM hairpins to food, from handker-
chiefs to clothes, the collections CON
tain anything and everything needed
or asked for
The refugees are asking for LITTLE
and are deeply appreciative of the
klndnesses shown them. This spirit
of thankfulness is best illustrated nv
the declaration made by a son of
Italy to a woman who asked him 10
join the refugees eating dinner at the
long tables.
Madame" he said removing his hat
and bowling, Il am an Italian. L bin
dis countree for six years and I only
common worl1in' man 1 lose all 7 GOT
in de fire 1 bin treated just same
as American. Now when / see Amer
lean flag off goes my hat
Grateful for Help Given.
What do 1 want?" One woman re-
peated this question after it had been
put TO her. What I want most is
some chance to thank the people of
this country for the kindness they have
shown us, she continued. Every
Where we have stopped, on the trains
in San Francisco-eyerywhe
been Kindness, kindness, kindness! One
never knows how many friends one
[ mas until something like this happens
J was born in a welI-to-do family in
4 Ao1itSoS- NY IdIuer naO dig fdrTn-
Bouses, hundreds of head of livestock.
wide farms, and in his district was
considered a prominent man. When
a girl / imagined / was a little bet
ter than my chums whose fathers had
not the big farmhOuses, livestock and
neios that my father owned. This Is
the first time I ever had a chance 70
know how foolish my ideas were am
going home predetermined woman -
With the exception of fifty refugees
the travellers left for the east from
Ogden a half-hundred continued their
journey to Denver by way of Salt