The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-29

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shaken together. 50. too, along Laguna
and Fillmore streets prices have jumped.
| Anything, everything is Eeing offered Tor
! the rent Of stores and residences in that
district.
Umbsen Il Co, real estate dealers, had q
client who offered $500 a month for a years
lease of a vacant lot. The owner was about
to close when a restaurant firm offered
5000 q month and also offered to put up a
$4,000 building and turn it over with the
property at the end OF the year. Flats which
rented for S25 a month are renting now for
500.
On the other hand pauicky owners Of
land on Market street and in the burned
Mission district are selling cheap TO the few
people who can give ready cash or part cash
and part secure paper. Spectators are
| jumping at these offers, which are made in a
panicky spirit. One piece on Market street
worth $50, 900 TWO weeks ago was sold yes
terday for SIS 1000 to a buyer who happened
to have the cash on hand.
A European syndicate has informed the
Law brothers that they are ready to in
vest SO, 600, 900 in San Francisco realty.
The head of the syndicate abled him
this information. They are looking for
good sites and chances to build. Nothing
which has happened since the disaster
has done more to put hea TT into the business
men.
Guests who were in the St. Francis on
the morning of the earthquake, and who
left their belongings, got permission yester-
day to visit the site TO zee what had been
saved. One woman found the wreck of
her trunk, containing about $1,000 worth of
~jewerly. 1t was only slightly damaged. The
rest had poorer luck.
O. or THE RED CROSS.
The following statement was published
Yesterday by DR.. Edward DIVINE. head Of
the national Red Cross:
The Red Cross is replying to all re-
QUESTS sent us by committees and citizens
in other parts OF the country as to the form
contributions should take. We have many
requests and we have to report that we
have abundant supplies of p~ershable food
on hand and that it will be much more to
the purpose IL in future all contributions
are in cash. The finance committee of
the relief and Red Cross funds has appointed
Allan Pollock and myself purchasing agents
under the general direction Of the finance
committee.
While a large amount of money is avail
able, the needs of San Francisco are great,
and [ would not say a word that would seal
the springs OF charity or in any " a check
the splendid work being done by the people
of the East, South, North and West. Every
%precaution has been taken 10 protect these
funds from waste. The finance committee
has established an auditing system in the
hands of expert accountants, and all the
checks which the most careful merchant
would place upon his expenditures are in
operation. Every dollar will be accounted
for and so far as hunan endeavor can
prevail it will be wisely spent"
COLD RAIN soAKs CAMPERS.
There is as much real suffering in the
refugee camps tonight as there has been
at any time since the great catastrophe.
The camps, with the exception of the one
above Fort Mason. are poorly drained, and
they had hardly begun to dry out from the
rain Of two days ago when a new rain,
driven by a cold wind off the ocean, came
along.
The camps are inches deep in mud. -Four
deaths, due in the be ginning to exposure.
are reported from the Preside. Some OF
the sick in Golden Cato Park were rushed
to hospitals in automobiles. All along
blankets have been scarce. Fortunately, the
relief trains which ca me to-day were long
on bla nkets, and the soldiers rushed over a
supply. There will be less suffering to-
night.
1t is impossible to say lust how many are
sleeping out of doors. 1t is estimated that
2OO,O 600 people have got out; that caves
more than another 20O. 900 in the city. Of
whom a PET not ca silly estimated have been
auartered in houses by the soldiers. The
poor perhaps suffer most; the we'll to do.
for the most part, have their homes or
have friends in San Francisco or Oakland
who hav opened their doors to them. The
Red Cross "a TO it last night hat all chill
dren not in suitable and dry tents were
taken into houses, even il the soldiers had
to force matters.
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