The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-04-20

San FranciSco'S darkest hour has
dawned into a day of hope. The time
of overwhelming disaster and peril
has ended, and it's future is now the
subject of general consideration. The
fire is practically under control. "A
clear sky over the Mission district
shows that the fire there has been ex-
tinguished. The spread of the flames
towards the Western addition, the
best part of the city remaining, has
been stayed, and the only portion of
the confiaeration that now demands
the attention of the firemen is that
extending from the Mob Hill section
down to the northwestern part of the
water front. The Western addition
danger was averted by the use of gun
cotton, dynamite and two streams of
water.
The work of relief started today.
A big bakery in the saved district has
started its fires and fifty thousand
Ioaves of bread will be baked before
night. Thousands of people were in
line this morning before the caIifor-
MIA street bakery. The police and the
military were present, and each per
son was allowed only one loaf. The
destitution and suffering is indescrib
able. Women and children who had
comfortable homes a few days ago.
slept last night. if sleep was possible,
on hay on the wharves, on the sand
lots near North beach and in the pub
lie parks. Instructions were issued by
the mayor today to break open every
store containing provisions and dis
tribute them to the hungry thousands
under police supervision.
Two men were shot and killed this
morning. Policeman Flood was enter
ing his home, when he encountered a
stranger who attacked him. Flood shot
and killed the man. Special Police
man Snyder also killed a man, but the
details are unknown. The fire is now
burning on East Van Ness avenue
and North California streets. 1t will
burn itself out down to the North
Beach water front.
Thousands of members Of, families
are separated, ignorant of one ano-
ther's whereabouts and without any
means of ascertaining. The police to-
day opened up a bureau of registra-
tion to bring relatives together.
Fourteen men were killed last night
States mint, and Policeman Poseph
Meyers was bayoneted and killed by
a national guardsman over a dispute
as to authority. The men at the mint
were killed for attempting robbery.
San Francisco, Apr. 20.-( (Bulletin)
(From Ferry building y The fire is
now under control, it having been
checked at Van Ness avenue and in
Mission. The fire is still raging north
of Russian hill towards the bay, but
will not spread west. Probably one
fourth of the city is safe. Last night
was a horrible one for the refugees.
Most of them were without food and
water, and the sufferings were terri
BILE Bakers are starting out today
and bread is being sent over from Oak
land. r
was stopped on Octavia street and
is now confined to Telegraph Hill.
Inasmuch as there is a great burned
area between that part of Telegraph
Hill now on fire and the section of
the city further westward, and since
the fire is practically out in the burn
ed area, the flames probably will not
spread much further in this section.
One great danger which may lead to
fresh fires is likely to occur from kim
ding fires in stoves by ignorant per-
sons. There is scarcely chimney in
the town that is safe to trust to fire
in stove.
San Francisco, Apr. 20.-The peo-
pie of San Francisco, homeless and
starving, are facing the awful calam-
ity which has overtaken the city with
wonderful fortitude.
There is no evidence of weakness
among the crowd of stricken people
moving back reluctantly on each ad
vance of the destroying flames which
continue to sweep towards the ocean