Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-21

pease the gnawing hunger of the desti-
tute thousands-efforts that were in a
large measure entirely successful-there
are tonight In this city many persons
either without sufficient food or entirely
without 1t.
The government officials took charge
OF every grocery store in that part of
the city standing and gave out food
stuffs to all those who were hungry.
Bread Lines Established
Bread lines were established at Fill
more and Turk streets, at Golden Gate
park and at the Preside, and every
person who stood in line was given a
whole loaf of bread.
The line at Fillmore and Turk streets
was four blocks long all afternoon and
those at the park were even longer.
A large supply or milk came over
| from Oakland this morning and this
was distributed to women and children
wherever they were found in need.
A great deal of this milk was used for
the exhausted women who arrived at
the ferry throughout the day and
proved great boon to them.
Patience and Forttude Shown
The bread line at the parks furnished
striking instances of the absolute pa
tience and fortitude that has marked
the behavior of the people throughout
their trying experience. There was no
disorder when the hungry thousands
were told to form a line and receive
their bread and canned goods.
All were content to wait their turn.
Silk-hatted men of affairs followed
good naturedly behind Chinese and took
their loaves from the same hand.
Soup Kitchens Established
Soup kitchens were established in the
streets of the unburned section, no
fires whatever being allowed indoors,
and many hungry persons were fed by
these individual efforts.
Bread and such other food stuffs as
may be at hand will be distributed at
the various stations twice a day.
AT the ferry station today there were
some pathetic scenes among the hungry
people. When the boat came in from
Stockton with tons of supplies a num-
ber of small children were the first to
spy a large box OF sandwiches with
cries of delight. They made a rush for
the food. seized as much as they could
hold and rushed to their mothers with
shouts "Oh, mamma look at the sand
wiches."
Condensed Cream
Seated around the ferry building sat
hundreds of people sucking canned
fruits from the tins. Some were drink
ing condensed cream and few were
lucky enough to have sardines or
cheese
At several places along Market street
scores of men were digging with their
hands among the still smoking debris
of some large grocery house for canned
goods
When they secured it, which they did
without molestation from anybody, they
broke the tins and drank the contents
At Filbert and Van Ness avenue at 6
O'Clock tonight a wagon of supplies
conveyed by soldiers was beseged by a
crowd of hungry people. They appealed
to the soldiers for food and their ap-
peals were quickly needed
Selling an AK a Slider smashed the
boxes and tossed the supplies to the
crowd, which took time to cheer Justify.
Thousands Camp in Park
A conservative estimate places the
number of refugees camping in Golden
Gate park from the entrance to the
panhandle" to the beach at $4,000 men,
women and children. So far their pri-
vations have been comparatively insig-
1t is feared by the health authorities,
however, that great suffering will result
unless shelter can be found in the near
future for these thousands.
Unsanitary Conditions
They are, of course, living wholly in
the open.
The most unsanitary conditions pre-
vail. Hillsides and wooded copses are
being utilized as cesspools with the
result that about certain portions of the
park a heavy fetid odor hangs like a
pail.
The refuse will. it is declared, infest |
the water seeping into the broken |
mains, and so the health officers fear
pestilence.
Ample Food for Refugees
There was today ample food to feed
the park refugees.
Bread stations were established at
the park police station on Stanyan
street and in the streets near the east
and west boundaries of the park,
All day thousands stood In the line
in the intense heat waiting for their
share of the food.
Similar conditions prevail in the other
parks, vacant lots and open places in
he city.
In all these camps, representatives of
he Alameda, Oakland and Berkeley re-
ief committees are urging the homeless
families to leave the San Francisco
peninsula and flee across the bay.