Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-05-11

so bad as that, however, and possibly
it is only another move in the game
OF chess for commanding position and
checkmate of some rival, or it may be
to direct attention from a real object
while the final preliminaries are ar
ranged for building to Budd's Inlet,
as has been confidently believed to be
its object from surveys made a couple
of years ago. Whatever the intent
may be, it will in time develop, and
We feel quite confident that We may
all be happy" yet.
Aftermath Of the Horror
The Mokelumne river has fallen
twelve feet in the vicinity OF Wood
bridge. from the effects of the earth.
quake.
An insurance expert estimates that
the San Francisco losses will bank
rupt at least one-half the insurance
companies.
The War Depar tment has acceded
to Gen. Greeley's requisition for troops
at San Francisco, and soon 1000
will be on duty, a ratio of two to each
200 destitute people needing protec-
ton.
The steel and asbestos vaults in the
San Francisco fire performed their
part we'll, but about 60 per cent. of
the ordinary " fire-proof" safes deliv-
cred up their rerishable deposits in q
damaged or destroyed condition.
The Carnegie Steel Company have
issued orders that structural material
for San Francisco be filled at once.
This applies to all sorts of iron or
steel building, bridge or pipe material
and to supplies for contractors as we'll
as direct contracts.
An admirer OF this paper declares
that this aftermath" OF the great
horror at San Francisco gives the
reading public q better idea of the
extent OF the disaster and its distress
ing details, than weding through many
pages of contradictory statements in
| VIC ci'v papeIs.
The Secretary OF War has recon-.
mended an appropriation of So, 1897 $50
to replace military stores destroyed by
earthquake and fire at San Francisco,
and repairing damage to the cable
connecting Alcatraz and Angel Island
in the hsrbor and repair OF damage to
the general hospital 1t the Presidio.
Gen. Greeley, 10 justification of his
order TO furnish rations only to women
and children, says that out OF line OF
400 waiting for q free meal. the other
day, only four responded to a call
from q contractor at - per day and
found. He has declared that the
"giving OF food to such as few of these
people have ever been accustomed to.
must STOP" And it has been stopped.
It is now said that the homes OF
$50, 900 persons 10 San Francisco
remain uninjured or may be repaired
at small expense. There also remain
the great shipyards at Portrero, the
Pacific Mail Docks, the stock yards at
South San Francisco, the dock and
factories along the waterfront from
Mission Greek to Hunters Point, the
Mint, the Postoffice and large retail
district on Fillmore and Devisadero
streets.
A diagram before US giving some
idea OF the burned districts OF the
three largest fires in this country,
affords about this comparison: The
San Francisco fire covered an area q
little less than three miles wide and
four long; Chicago . mile wide and
four long and Baltimore . triangular
area, . little lese than . mile on either
side. The San Francisco fire likewise
exceeds the others almost a. much in
loss OF property and had an infinitely
greater loss of life and prevailing des.
titution.
i The San Francisco Relief Committee
are chagrined by the handicap put on
distribution Of the generous fund pro.
vided by the general government for
relief by the "strings" placed upon its
, method of disbursement. Chairman
, Phelan gloomily says that even Rookie.
feller's contribution Of 100000 10 be-.
ing served through Standard Oil agents
although he receives credit for it a. .
general fund donation. Secretary
Taft has likewise failed to even coun.
, sci with the Peoples committee. 1--WE
have" he declared, mot received the
tenth part of the moneyed contribu.
lions with which We have been &C.
credited"
Several marriages have taken place
in San Francisco notwith standing the
. cloudy prospects that hang over the
, city. One couple bad nothing but
! the clothes they wore, but declared
: they were supremely happy. Quite q
: number OF the brides are from the
} rsnks of the trained nurses, thit
, "touch OF nature" probably giving
them 9 better insight into human
, character than ordinary life and en-
abled them to make better selection
of q life.mate. The bridegroom's side
, of the matter may be voiced by The
reply OF Gen. Funston, who interrogat
ed . smiling benedict as to the reason
for rushing into matrimony at such {
{ time. "Oh," said he. 81 surely can.
. not be any worse off than am"
A San Francisco dispatch OF the TIL
, states that with the subsistence OF thu
. excitement that attended the earth
! quake and FIRE comes . moro vivit
4 realization of the misery that has beer
inflicted upon the community. Ths
: number of people who have suddenly
been cut off from means of earning Z
livelihood is enormous. The army o
Q clerks. statesmen, stenographers, book
}, keepers and trades.people that poured
Q into the down town sections eacl
D morning and returned to the residen
}. tial districts and suburbs in the even
:, ing finds itself idle and without pros
}. pect Of employment. Lawyers. doc
} tors, dentists and their assistants ar,
in like predicament. Many canno