Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-24

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are nsedce He has taken their names
and adafssses and Informed them he
would Nall upon them II they are needed
wen known plumber. discussing the
situation,lsaid:
'Despit& the heavy construction ahead
I'm Omaha land other cities there Will be a
big rush of skilled labor to the coast.
''I havelbeard some local workmen talk
ing serldisly of going out to the coast
and looa to see Omaha lose it's share of
badly needed labor. l don't think 1t will
be enough TO cripple any of the local en-
terprisesI fhowever."
WlE.Operate Through state.
Telegrashs received by the mayor Mon
day morfRhg from a number of California
cities se6n to show a spirit Of competi-
ton among them over which can do the
most for, San Francisco They intimate
that II Omaha cares to work through
their local relief committees it may do
so with ngffect freedom. and, ip fact re-
quests ara made that contributions from
this citys5be made in connection with
those offtpther California towns. The
executivdstRlief committee does not regard
these PROPOSITIONS with favor. and will
continue sgs affairs direct with San Fran
cisco andithe governor of California.
Money for Employees.
The Brunswick Bake Collender company,
4O5-9 SouGiH Tenth street. was one Omaha
concern H9th business interests in San
= Franciscdttbat suffered from the recent dis
aster Manager ]. c. selden announced
their faato6y at Twentieth and Harrison
streets and show rooms at 656 Mission
street we've. wiped out. They have not yet
been ablSs(o reach any OF their men and
cannot tRfrefore determine whether any
lost theirA lives. Two former Omahans,
Fred PRtefadn and Charles Williams. were
with 4AesA edinpany in San Francisco.
Neithef flis been heard from. One of the
directors Sof the COMPANY has gone west
with s1o0offor the relief Of the employees.
Mrs d b. Smith of 4OlS lizard street has
heard FROM her son, Francis T. Reimer OF
Oakland, who says he and his brother Mr..
Reimer VOC, san, n rffleisee. superintendent
OF the RnikStsdn Gsetectfe' agency there.
escaped With thsir.st fatnftes, nc says the
newspap Mr. ibofA THeth8 disaster fare not
by any means exaggerated, that the city is
@rpsrpiete wreck ~ H.S's.a' ''f' r F
=, J. H. Lesseg. with tbs Bennett company
Das. had word from his brother, A. NJ Les
ser, at san Jose, lie. and his family es-
capped. though one child was hurt by plas-
ter, falling from. the. ceiling. The house and
furniture were demolished. but his place of
business was. not damaged.
-. santa Roses Awful Plight.
Former Police Judge Berka received a
letter Monday morning from his brother
Frankr who has been in the lumber bust
ness for twenty-fYe years at Santa Rosa,
Cal The epistls. (which was brief ex-
dressed the, belief-it wosd be a generation
tlIeforas Santa Rosa Wauld overcome the eff
cfectsilOf the disaster, Frank Berka gave
the time of the eaFthapake as Sis a. m.
and said, some OF ,thes people. were burned
alive. sAtn BeHka escaped without injury.
Monday dporning Chief of Police Donahue
peostvea.a letter from Mrs. Hannah Rear
don. .ke9 Wabash avenue, Detroit, asking
ulfat ytlls chief assist ther to locate her
cousin. ]. c. Hogan. who left Omaha soon
after January tosTaake his home at San
Francisco. While lin Omaha. Hogan re-
sided at 1St7s ElHi 'streAh -.y eel"
.ws'sJR MartiE ferIHersy partner of j.
L,l KARnedy ms tllisscitsr has wired his
plaea-wRs corapleteiy wrecked, but he and
family were sSafe-r---.--=s.
"A faanily letter. from b. Co Wakeley resi-
dent in San Francisco -Rnd rooming in one
OF the large IaoliepAedk buildings, says he
lad gone, to Lee angeles the day before
the earthquake 'AhU ti1Ais escaped possible
or ihtniinsnt perl>:a' t"
y 3 KdSle,s In, q. TsEee-story Tree.
Addison Lewis. formeriy chief clerk in
the passenger department OF the Burling-
ton. has wired his address as Nineteenth
and. Lewis strests 'erst threo-story tree as
you enter MasonspaFks,
a, 8. .EEans. president OF the Wells, Fargo
EFpgess company, was, on the Overland
Llmitsd Monday .epropte to San Francisco
TO- lend Mat assistance he could.
Ed zabriski OF the Burlington has re-
ceived no word from his brother, Harold
whozNdfh IFS wife, reas at the Palace no
tel His family begin. to think they mus
have peetshed. go X - ~
Mrs. sear6n ~ iO6iaha has received wore
that hef daughter EAIts. Baxter. wife o
DIR. Baxter, and Miss searon who were il
San Francisco dpripg the EARTHQUAKE, cam'
out Aafely
T. % Nahoneys has aybrother in San Fran
cisco who. a recent letter says, escaped Ia
jnty M the recent Earthquake.
Mus, g, NJ. Roy of San Francisco. VIII
Is tile guest Of Mrs J.. Rubin, 1907 Howar,
streRt, has TeceiYs4 a telegram from he
husband at San Francisco, saying he an,
his two children are safe,
NflssaRuth Chase. teacher in the KeIlor
school. was relieved yesterday from intens
aIi9ety Suffered SINCE the first reports o
the earthquake BY me message that he
sister at Santa Rosa escaped unframed
ItwM the nrst word she had receive
from her. and as santa Rosa was so com
piefely wired IPut with such a large MOI
tally, she feared Der sister might b
asaeng me viotlms-,r.
-Woud eomas from, Los Angeles that Orvi
a s,-t - a1hf ~.