New-York tribune., 1906-04-25
RELIEF WORK GOES ON APACE.
Future Of the Devastated City on the Pacific Seems No
Longer Doubtful.
Doctors Report Excellent Conditions Supplies of Food Abundant Ores
Maintaned-Wondefl City Planned

daries. Oscar d Cooper. who has charge os
these committees. said to-day;
From our investigation we know that thera
are thousands of people in this city who are
able and willing TO pay for their supplies Il
the dealers in butter. eggs hOur and other sta
pies should resume business it would 90 mucn
to re-establish confidence and put the city on
its former business basis We want those in tho
unburned districts TO start out with deliveries,
gong 1rOm house TO house with supplies. Just
as they have been in the habit of doing. Whsn
this is begun the people Will soon return TO
their homes and the unrest and uncertainty viii
vanish / can say that the situation is in excel
lent shape. and that BY the end OF a week all
confusion VIII have disappeared
In some Of the provisional camps established
for refugees near the foot of Van Ness avenue
and near Fort Mason it was difficult this morn
ing 70 distinguish men from women. Evidently
the supply Of women's clothing had been ex-
haUsted for many women could be seen dressed
in ordinary soft shirts and overalls. In this
garb they were walking about their tents. un-
concernedly preparing breakfast. II has been
suggested 20 the relief and finance committees
that stores of khaki boomers and bIouses be
purchased for the women. They are preferable
to overaIls. and will in some measure save ths
feelings of the women whose wardrObes were
lost in the destruction Of their homes.
A GREAT NEW CITY PLANNED.
Steps are being taken TO organize a move-
ment of the rebuilding of san Francisco on the
plans of Daniel BurnhaIn. the architect. Willis
the various other committees have been busy
with relief work. many prominent citizens have
been in consultation. and within the next few
days plans win be outlined for one of the most
beautiful cities in the world. W. E. Barnett.
one Of the men in this latest movement says all
the funds needed for this great work viii bs
forthcoming as soon as the committee is ready
TO begin it's work kilograms have been sent
all over the country explaining the plans of thu
committee, and leading men of finance have ex@
pressed their willingness to cooperate in the
great work and advance any funds needed
The work win begin at the waterfront. This
district will be entirely rebuilt on new and
modern as we'll as picturesque lines. It IS esti-
mated that the work in that section viii cost
S25OO0OOO New wharves viii be constructed
on entirely different lines. and new stations will
be built
The other parts OF the city are 70 be improved
after Mr.. Burnham's plans. which have been
fully explained in the San Francisco press for
the last two years. The great boulevard, ths
terrace at Twin Peaks and the various parka
and other beauty spots viii now be constructed.
DOGS EAT BODIES OF THE DEAD.
Grewsorne scenes were Witnessed on Telegraph
and Russian hills and along the entire beach
half starved dogs were found eating human
bodies The animals were discovered gnawtns
and tearing at the corpses half buried in ths
ruins. Where only leg arm prOtruded
the dogs were digging for the rest OF the body
Men who had been sent into the ruins Of homes
10 look for what little property might have
escaped the flames came upon this sickenins
condition and Immediately reported 1t TO ths
naval officers in comand Of the waterfront
military districts. In response TO their appeal
that something be done. bIuejachets were de-
tailed 10 cover the sections designated and kill
all dogs found in those vicinities. All morning
rife reports could be heard the hillside and
along the beach Men were pressed into service
either 10 bury the carcasses OF the dogs or throw
them into the bay. In a few places smouIderins
fires were found. and there il possible
cremate the animals
1t was not believed that there were many
dead In the ruins OF Telegraph and Russian
hills until the dogs were found there digging
for the bodies. When the dogs have al been
run down and slain further search will bs
made OF those sections to obtain the bodies
and bury them soon possible.
COMMENT ON PRESIDENTS ACTION.
The citizens of San Francisco had done 80
splendidly IN the face OF such an appalling
catastrophe that some little CONSERVATION was
created this morning when President RooseveIrs
proclamation was read turning over 20 the Rev,
DIR. Edward Devine. OF the National Red Cross.
the management OF relief measures and the dis
OF the great funds SO generously aDpgo-
priated by Congress. This feeling was also
shown because OF the Presidents recommenda-
tion TO the people OF the United States that
their contributions of food AMI supplies and
money should be diverted into the same hands.
If there was a momentsry feeling that tina men