Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-04-24
BERKELEY QUICK
TO EXTEND HELP
urTY PROVIDES MEALS AND
SLEEPING ACCOMMODATIONS.
GIVE UP HOMES TO REFUGEES
Sufferers from Earthquake and Fire
Are Given Every Attention That
Humanity Can suggest-stu-
dents Act as Police.

Berkeley, Cal, April 20.-Extraor
binary relief work for the benefit of
the vast population which was rem
dered homeless by the San Francisco
earthquake is being achieved by the
local citizens committee, headed by
Rev. e. L. Parsons, pastor of st.
Marks Episcopal church. The work of
providing meals and sleeping accom-
modations for the large number who
are pouring into Berkeley by every
train from San Francisco is being
joined in by university and townspeo-
pie alike.
President Wheeler has thrown open
the grounds of the University of Cali
fornia to the refugees from the burn
ing city across the bay and the
churches have undertaken the task of
supplying great quantities of food.
Meals will be served from great
tent which has been erected under the
campus oaks, while sleeping accom-
modations will be provided by strew
ing the baseball grounds with deep
layer of straw.
If the weather proves inclement the
homeless will have the opportunity Of
sleeping in Harmon gymnasium.
Tents will also be placed on the
campus:
Citizens Give Up Homes.
All the parish houses of the Episco-
pal churches Of the city have been
given over to the use Of the needy
and many charitable inclined citizens
are giving their extra home accommo-
dations to those from across the bay.
A special request has been sent to
the women Of Berkeley to bake all the
bread they possibly can, as there is a
distressing bread famine on the other
side Of the bay.
This is accounted for by all the
bakeries that have been left standing
are not allowed to build fires under
their ovens, on account Of the danger
of starting other fires through some
damaged chimneys.
Native sons and daughters and the
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
kept open house for the relief of the
poor.
Aid for the Injured.
Medical attendance for q large
number Of persons injured in the San
Francisco earthquake and subsequent
fire, is being provided in Berkeley
The local hospitals have been thrown
open to the medical men of the uni
versity, who are bending every effort
to alleviate the suffering of the I'M
fortunates. Among those who are be-
lieved to be fatally hurt are William
Cunningham, whose skull was crushed
Ia the epllapsihg walls Of a hotel, and
@. W, Harris, q lumberman 81 s94S
Howard street, San Francisco, who
was badly burned about the head.
While every attention is to be CIV
en- by the citizens Of Berkeley to the
homeless Of San Francisco, care will
be taken to prevent any lawlessness
during the time that the university
grounds and the homes of the college
town are thrown open. To provide
adequate attention all the students,
cadets of the University of California
were summoned TO report at the
armory tonight and detailed for
guard duty. A number of special
deputies have been sworn in by the
chief Of police to prevent thieving.
New York Is Liberal.
New York, April 20.-New York
spontaneously responded to the appeal
for help sent out Oh behalf of the suf-
ferers in the California disaster. More
than half million dollars was sub.
scribed here Thursday. Many small
contributions were made which have
not as yet been reckoned into a to-
tai, In addition to the relief fund,
It was announced that Clarence H.
Mackay, president Of the Postal Tele-
graph-Cable company, has offered
100000 to the University of Cali
fornia, if needed, toward the erection
Of new buildings.
Thursdays contributions came with
out any organized efforts. Mayor Nc
Clellan, however, issued a proclama-
ton appointing a representative COM
nittee Of relief, which will meet and
organize In the city hall Friday, when
systematic work OF securing funds and