Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-05
A Quartet Of Strong Characters
Who Are lust Now In
High Esteem.
AS A "NEWs" MAN SAW THEM.
Funston PheIan Sohm|tz and
pardee and How They Brought
Order Out Of Chaos.
Saw Desperate and Unparalleled Sit
uation and Met II with Cool
ness md Courage.

In the calm chat Is succeeding tho
era OF coast excitement the men who
sacrificed much in the general welfare.
and who made the interests OF the
whole city their interests. are coming
TO the front in public notice. and above
the mass the names OF Funston, Phe-
Ian, schmits and Pardee are forming
n quartet that will probably be linked
IN fame as the saviors Of the city. aud
as those responsible for the wonderful
rule Of law, order. aud the full stomach
during the acute crisis.
FUNSTON COMES FIRST.
Funston OF course will come first.
There are those who will say 1t was
opportunity, and those who will give
the credit TO the man, but biography
Of Funston will probably record no
moments when the stirring of things
at their nascent moments have not
led MIN into instant action, that was
intelligent and correct. In San Franz
cisco troops from the Presidio were
seen galloping down Market street
within 30 minutes after the earth
quake. They were out for practise
march maybe, or a tour of inspection,
or for the protection of the federal
buildings. whatever necessity might
arise. But the big thing was they
were on hand, and Funston was flying
over the city in an automobile, ascer-
tanning just what was happening.
THE DAY OF DYNAMITE.
Then when the fire demon took con-
troll, and the fire department. the po-
lice and the civilians. had fought a
losing battle all day Wednesday and
Thursday, Funston took the situation
out OF their hands 1t was his officers
who rode up TO the palaces on van
Ness avenue. that civilian commanders
had not brought themselves 10 the
point OF blowing w, with almost
ruthless abandon, and II was these
same officers, who served notice on
the millonalres that they had 10 min
utes to clear out. with all they ever
wished To see again. as AZ the END OF
those 10 minutes, every building
would be blown to atoms. This was
four blocks In advance OF tho hre de-
mon, and It took an hour for him 10
single block Funston then became
the city's savior, as that last stand at
' l .NtEN was NufftNSiul, anu II was
The trained artillerymen from the Pre-
sidio that lined their guns up on the
street and bombarded the burning pill
lars below TO carry the heat to the
ground. instead Of having II lean from
building to building, high in the air.
FIGHT TO a FINISH,
The outsider may think 1t was the
width OF Van Ness which stopped the
fire. but he who has seen the avenue,
where one side has still its palaces,
and the other is only ashes. knows by
the charred wood fronts OF the remain
ing side, the bllstered paint. and the
houses every little way that partly
burned that it was fight to "A finish
and that Funston didn't have any the
best Of 1t till the very last round
RIFLES AND BAYoNETs.
When people were full Of panic aud
afraid, that which gave them conf
dence became heroic In their eyes. and
the rifles and bayonets OF the regu-
lars therefore received much praise
and Of this Fusnton received much as
the man who got them there to restore
confidence, and make known by occa-
sional shootngs that there was to be
no plundering, no looting ana no free
4NiSH w brutality,
GUARD WAS AMATEURISH.
The national guard did not fare so
wei, The amateurlsh way the young
Siors handled their guns, and the per-
nilscuous way they shot up friend and
Toe alike of good order make them
1lsllked. and caused appeals to 20
lorth rom excited women, aud men
who had looked down the barrels of
their guns, for their withdrawal.
EX-MAYoR pHELAN.
tX-Mayor Phelan win probably out
rank Schmitz and pardee ON account
OF the fact that any person in the office
OF MAYOR and governor would be able
10 Weld immense influence anG bring
To bear powerful forces on the sitra-
lion. Phelan, however. had only his
personality, and Knowledge OF what
could be done through wears OF for-
mer service In the mayors char. Win
uese assets he played his part to the
lull limit OF his capacity and bccame
me citizen OF the hour For year
before the earthquake he had not
spoken to Schmitz. and had even left
him unnoticed ut public dinners. but
the moment the crisis was on he
hoped into the saddle beside his for
i'Fl tll'iilNt tUW D'Arillf MS great llEitk
hand lieutenant the chairman OF the
first relief committee. and now chair
man of the committee handling all the
relief money.
SCHMTTZ STOCK RISES.
Schmlts, mayor through the solid
vote of the labor unions. and the only
strictly labor union mayor IN A,uerica,
has always been said 90 be tool Of
Abe Ruef." styled hv his enemies tho
real mayor Schmitz went far up
ward, Instead Of downward ON the way
Of popular feeling following the 'risls
His liberality W. accepting Phelnn, and
the consequent harmnui2lng pf all ele~
ments Of the clly, won him instant APP
plause Then his rapid fire action In
having the store VI Goldberg Bowen &
Co, who raised the prices TO famine
rates. seized, and the goods given
away. made instant sentiment against
All extortion and made popular the
signs painted so frequently, and still
TO be found hanging In surviving
stores, mo Advance In Prices
Schmiz stald at the helm. There were
three days and three nights when
ne was always on the streets. moving