The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-26
SHELTER AND FOOD
FOR HOMELESS
MULTITUDE
Relief Committee Doing Heroic
Work at San Francisco
Aided BY the Nation.
Associated Pres. to The Evening Times.

Associated Press to The Evening Times
San Francisco. April 26.-Tempor-
airy structures have been erected in
Golden Gate park for the housing of
10000 people. This work was begun
today by the shelter committee and the
homeless who have been sleeping out
of doors for nearly week were moved
into comfortable quarters At pres
ent there is little suffering and before
week it is expected that the refu-
gees here will be comfortable. The
committee is sending as many of the
refugees as possible 10 interior points.
The seizure begun yesterday Of all
vacant houses in the unburned dis
trict, still continues. Many vacant
flats have been taken where the home
less are housed and the sick are given
good accommodations A committee
of architects is examining churches
and buildings, including schoolhouses,
with a view to turning them into liv-
ing rooms.
w. J. Barnett, chairman of the shell
ter committee. says the condition is
we'll in hand. He does not believe
there will be much hardship Sup
plies OF food are coming in rapidly
from outside points and the being CEN
tralized in the freight sheds and ware
houses still standing. A corps of ship
ping clerks has been placed in charge
of these depots and every ounce Of
food is checked as II comes in and
goes out. With the assistance of
Michael Casey, president of the team
sters' union, the food committee has
succeeded in systematizing the dis
tribution and has taken possession of
all the large trucks and teams. This
places the transportation facilities in
excellent shape.
The city has been laid off in dis
tricts covering areas of four blocks.
The subcommittee in thesedistricts
regulate the supply of food furnished
to the families living within their
boundaries. Oscar D. Cooper, chair
man OF the committee, is determined
that every particle or food sent here
shall be properly used. Moreover, he
is anxious to re-establish the retail
business among the grocers. With
that end in view he has recommended
that all the small dealers having stores
in the unburned districts shall at once
throw open their doors and as an in
centive he has promised them full
protection.
IF the dealers in butter, eggs, flour
and other staples should resume bust
ness it would do much to re-establish
confidence and put the city on its for
mer business basis" said Cooper. I'VE
want them to start out with deliver
les from house to house just as they
have been in the habit of doing. When
this is begun the people will soon re-
turn to their homes and the unrest
and uncertainty will soon vanish l
can say that the situation is in eX-
cellent shape and that by the end of a
week all the confusion will have dis
appeared"
In some of the provisional camps
established for refugees near the foot
OF Van Ness avenue and near Fort
Mason it was difficult this morning to
distinguish men from women. Evil
IDENTIFY the supply of women's clothing
had been exhausted for many women
could be seen dressed in ordinary soft
shirts and overalls. In this garb they
were walking about their tents, un-
concernedly, preparing breakfast. 1t
was no time for false modesty and
those who are able to make themselves
comfortable in any sort of clothing
are thankful.
1t has been suggested to the relief
committee and especially to the men,
bers OF the finance committee, that
stores of khaki boomers and blouses
be purchased for the women. They are
preferable to overalls and will, in some
measure, save the feelings of the wo-
men whose wardrobes were lost.
Congressman Kahn arrived this
morning. having left Washington
Thursday afternoon after briefly telling
the house of representatives of the
disaster. His wife and family are still
here and after visiting police head
quarters he went in search of them.
TO the Associated Press he said:
Never in my life have seen such
spontaneous response to the needs
OF distressed country as was wit
messed after the news of the disaster
was learned. From every hand was
promised assistance to repair the
damage that had been done to the
Western metropolis. Money was offer
ed in any amount we might need and
promises were made that all the fed
eral buildings that had been destroyed
would be rebuilt. Congressman Over
street of the committee on postoffices
asked me to telegraph him the extent
OF the damage to the local postoffice
and said that he would incorporate in
the appropriation bill now pending u
sufficient sum to put it in repair. The
same action will be taken in regard
to the other government buildings. As
soon as l find my family will return
here and do what l can to aid the
stricken city"