Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-04-29
'DOWNpOUR OF RAIN
DRENCHES REFUGEES
.Improvised Tents Afforded Poor
Protection.
THOUSANDS WITHOUT SHELTER

sOn Several Instances People In Houses
RsFussd to Admit Distressed Wo
men and Children and Militia uNeer
OmenioUsly Broke Down the Doors.
San Francisco, April 2s.--Many Of
san Francisco's homeless people camp
cd In the parks, squares and vacant
lots. we're awakened carry Friday by
the rain dripping through their impro-
Vised tents, which was their only pro
lection against the elements and at
fsrded poor protection against the
.downpour.
The rain began to fall about in
the morning, and continued several
hours. Drenched to the skin by the
VaiA AID with bedding thoroughly
soaked. many persons were driven In
nearby houses for shelter.
Although the various camps were
better prepared for the storm than
for several days past, hundreds OF the
tents hs wing been received and put up
since the last storm. still there are
thousands who are without proper
shelter and who shivered In their wet
clothing, vainly trying to get warm ar
ter the rain ceased, by walking or run
ming around the camp. The least dis,
trsss and suffering was at the Presi'
do, whore nearly all the refugees
have been provided with tents by the
QuartermasteTs department.
A wagon load OF picks and shovels
was furnished and trenches we're
dug TO carry on the wa'er and the
ground banked around the tents. max
ing them Comparatively comfortable.
In Cow Hollow" at the rear Of
Harris View, about 5000 Italians from
Telegraph and Russian Hills and a
sDrinkling OF Chinese and Japanese,
are camped Few OF them have been
provided with tents ana there was
much distress among the women and
children.
A chill wind was blowing Friday,
and the dinncutly Of preparing warm
food. added to the distress OF the
homeless, especially flounderins In the
mud IN the low bottoms,
In lafayette and Hamilton squares
comparatively few tents nave been L.
sued TO those camped there, but the
Sround Is high and the drainage good.
Where the tents were made of
Blankets. quilts. etc. the soldiers took
the women and children into the
houses. thus alleviating some Of the
suffering.
A few Who we're not adequately shell
tered were taken into the large auto
1nobile garages in the vicinity and In.
70 the Lutheran church
In several instances people In the
houses refused to admit women and
eAildrsu In distress from the cold and
FAin. and the militia unceremoni0usly
broke down the doors with the butts
-'of their FtAes.
Several thousand tents are enrouts
here. and u 10 said that within = fev
Gays falls 10000 refugees will Be
esWsertahly housed.
Trolley cara started 10 running on
several streets In saa Francisco Fri
gay The cars viii not run after !;
ssIesk Friday night. however. and the
Cnitsd railroads villtmAin sih pairo
OF one man In each block operated To
the burned district a. . prOlsciioo
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Over oAs hundred and afty stores
we're opened toS basiness TbaFsAsy
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rslsed prices 10 prohibi,fvs nguFss
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