The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-05-04
Story ofthe FourthDay !

SAN FRANCISCO, Saturday, April
21.-Saturday morning broke raw and
chill over the ruins of San Francisco,
but hope came in with the dawn. The
ferry building looming through the fog
assured the refugees that escape was
still possible and the city open to help
from the outside world.
At midnight the fire, doubling back
through the North Beach district, was
licking up the big warehouses in the
shadow of Telegraph Hill and threaten
ing to make IA clean sweep Of the water
front from Broadway TO Mission. The
remnant of the fire department massed
along the wharves. Seventy-two hours
without sleep, the brave fellows rallied
once more. They were fGhting to keep
the city open and save the fairy slips
from destruction. Tank cHrn contain
ing oil were tpmbled iro the bay,
buildings were pulled dow 4, syoJy man
did two men work. Brt it was noe
until the wind shifted that tie fight
was won. The flames turned back in
time to save the wharves. BY day
break the danger from fiIe was over and
the firemen dropped beside their black
ened engines.
The vast encampmert in Golden Gate
Park was astir early this morning. All
the open space has been utilized; as
far as the eye can reach the lawns are
covered with rude shelter tents.
Women wrapped in costly opera cloaks
shivered over small fires while the men
went out to forage for tilewood or join
the long bread lines on Eddy street.
The most amazing thing--the thing
which strikes every newcomers the
spirit of these homeless people. They
make a jest of misfortrne-they turn
calamity into wayside comedy.
One man managed to save small
upright piano. How he ever got it into
the Park Panhandle is mystery. Seat
ed on cracker box he gives impromptu
ragtime concerts and his favorite seec-
tion is "Home Amt Nothing Like
This. - And the hundreds of homeless
ones within the sound of the piano seem
to appreciate the grim joke.
At the Stanyan street entrance a
woman has erected a tent-four sticks
with damask tabiecloth spread over
them. Her furnishings consist of sew
eral articles of wearing apparel tied in
sheet and canary cage. Over the
entrance hangs sign "Your Fortune
Told Here Cheap"
MAKING A TRAGEDY
INTO A COMEDY.
One man has built tepee of ever
green boughs and he sits inside, the
proud possessor of the only silk hat in
the Panhandle and banjo with broken
strings. Three days ago that man had
wife and a comfortable home. Now
he toasts bacon over fire and eats it
with his fingers. If he can locate his
wife he will be perfectly happy.
One very prominent woman, in an
expensive tailor-made costume, sadly
stained and torn, had lost her little
girl.
~ do not think anything has hap
pened to her. said she, hopefully.
"'She is almost IL years old and some
one would be sure to take her in and
care for her. | only want to know
where she is That is all care about
now."
Two race track men met in the drive
way.
"Hullo, Bill, where are you living
now!" asked one.
"You see that tree over there-that
big onel" said Bill. "Well, you climb
that and my room is in the top branch
to the left, " and they went away laugh
Ing.
Another man wanted to know wheth-
er the fire had reached his home. He
was informed that there was not n
house standing in that section of the
city. He shrugged his shoulders and
whstled. "There's lots of MS in the
same boat, - said he as he turned away.
And these men who have lost every
thing are planning TO begin all over
again.
''Going to huildir asked one man,
who lost fortune and home inside of two
hours "Of course am, They tell
me that the money In the banks Is all
right aud I have some insurance. FIJI
teen years ago | began with show
ing his hands, "pnd ! guess J m game
10 do IL over again. Build again
Wen, ! wonder
These litile things show the spirit
with which the people of San Fran
cose have faced the worst that the
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