The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-04-25
FRISCO IS
REVIvING
Stores Are Opening For
Business Again
"A NEW SHOCK FELT
One Of Short Duration Came Monday
Night-some wanten Shooting
Use Of Guns BY Raw Recruits
Causes Resentment.

/ San francisco, April rs. Although
smother earthquake shock 81 short dura,
|ticn came Monday night to scare the
sIrefugees in the camps and the residents
lot the outlying Districts where the Are
did not 50, II had no deterrent effect On
the men Of San Francisco who resumed
early yesterday the work Of clearing
away tie wreckase and Of building tenn
Eporary structures that will bs the fore
runners 81 the sturdy plies which will
last. The shock was Of several seconds
duration and its direction was from east
to west. SO far as known, II did no
good IN trowing down erumbling walls
that were q menace to those who have
bsen digging in the ruins.
The cold, heavy rain Of Monday was
followed late in the afternoon by clear
skies, and with the coming Of the sun
light thsre was much rejoicing among
the homeless III the encampments. The
sweep Of the downpour had found III
way through tlle makeshift tents and
hundreds Of the refugees were threaten
ed with pneumonia and kindred ills. The
soldiers worked yaliantly for the best
comfort Of all, however, and yesterday
the reports from the different camps told
Iof conditions that, under the cireum
stances, were ccnsideied very satisfac-
tory.
! The fact that many. al, The lumber
yards were saved was d blessing, feT with
plenty OF boards At hand the work OF
creating barracks is going on in lively
fashion. A day Or two win SER all who
remain out Of doors under good shelter.
The shooting down Of citizenx by raw
recruits 70 the patrol force, has aroused
. lot Of Indignation. The story had
hardly spread Monday Of the killing OF
n. G. Tilden, q prominent relief worker,
who was shot while doing missionary
service in his auto, than there came the
news 81 the staying Of Superintendent
Joseph Myers, Of the Children's Play
grounds. Acting under orders from the
Committee Of Safety, Superintendent
Myers had refused to allow some armed
guards to build fres ON the grounds. His
refusal was nct with bullet and lie
died almost instantly. Superintendent
Myers was q leader in charitable works.
Business was opened yesterday on
what, under the circumstances, il con
sidered big scale Some Of the big
Office buildings that we're left tenant
able will be converted into stores. Other
places Of business will be opened at the
old stand in buildings that were not
wholly wrecked
The railway lines are being straight
cned out. As only one big power house
was burned, the others being in the sub.
urbs, traffic will soon be resumed.
The work of clearing away the wreck.
age goes on with great vigor. Great
gangs of men have been put 10 work i'm
der the direction Of the soldiers, and the
Z change that has already been wrought
lis marvellous.
The discovery. burial and cremation
Of bodies still goes on.
Refugees Leave Parks
4 The refugees are rapidly thinning out
OF Golden Gate Park and The Pan Han.
die. The police estimated that 1000
people left the park Monday. and there
are about 1900 left The rain had lit.
lie depressing effect on the spirits Of the
people seeking shelter in the tents One
man tackled np a sign IN trout of his
tent--taken from coal oil can--"K Keep
cool and dry Hm od sis9i
A company Of soldiers was sent from
Fort Mason yesterday morning to guard
the vaults at Masonic Cemetery, where
the papers from the Hall OF Records, are
stored All the records there were saved
but those in the county clerks Office
were lost.
The teachers, principals, superintend-
cnts, and the Board Of Education are
ready for work. Buildings or tents suit
able for school purposes will be provided
in the near future. and just as soon
as they are ready school will begin
The Alaska Packers Association has
resumed business on Stuart street wharf
where the loading Of eighteen ships will
begin al once. These ships will sail with
in two weeks. Three thousand persons
can get work III the Alaskan cannerics,
according to the statement of an officer
Of the company, Their removal will
relieve the local situation to some ex.
tent. No attempt will be made TO pro-
vision the compHny'S ships here. That
will be done AZ various ports on the
journey north.
The Pacific Coast tompany's steam.
ship City of Pueblo, which was sunk at
the Union Iron Works by the tremblcr,
will be raised IN few days, The
steamer Columbia, Portland, was shaken
badly BY The earthquake and greatly
damaged. The sailing Of the liner Som
onia for australia ami the Mongolia for
the Orient has been indefinitely post.
ponel.
Reports about individuals are coming
In slowly. Many persons have not mott
fled the proper authorities Of their
whereabouts and there is great delay
in forwarding messages.
Many persons o. prominence are still
missing.
There Is vast supply ~ provisions
or hand for the people Of San Francisco.
AiaiorCen. Krauthoff, chief depot cone
rnissary of The department OF California,
yesterday said that there were available
100000 rations Of supplies, including
those AZ the Presidio. Fort Mason trans.
port docks. and railway yards. More
thsn | Ga 0rcpasdl
tnan 100 oarosds Additional are NJ the
southern Pacific ards at Fourth and
4 Kentucky streets.