The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-24
TRIPLETS BORN
At THE PRESIDE
Several Other Little Waits USh-
cred Into the World on the
Military Reservation.
ALL HEALTHY YOUNGSTERS
SCENES AND INCIDENTS IN SAN
FRANCISCO.


FRANCISCO.
San Francisco, April 2S.-Thousands
of San Franciscos homeless people
slept in the open-if they slept at all
in a drenching rain last night, adding
untold misery and suffering to those
whose cup is already full. Shortly af-
ter midnight 1t began to rain and con-
tinued for three hours, from a mere
drizzle at times to a heavy downpour
for a few minutes. At o'clock the
rain began to fall again and indica-
lions are that it may continue today.
Thousands Of the peOple-men, women
and children, camped in the parks,
squares and open lots were awakened
by the rain dashing in their faces and
the water dripping through improvised
tents. Whenever possible women and
children were crowded and huddled in
to the regular canvas waterproof tents
such as are on hand. Little, however,
could be done as the facilities are en-
tirely too Inadequate TO house all the
homeless and large numbers sought the
protection of trees. bushes and few
boards placed so as to ward off the
water.
About daylight a man appeared at
police headquarters with tears stream
ing down his cheeks and sObbing until
he could not speak, asking for some
! kind of conveyance to take his family
! from Golden Gate park to some shell
! ter, He was told that nothing could
be done until daylight.
Rain Cooled the Fuins.
/ The. rain has cooled the ruins and
/ eXtinguished some of the fires which
still Illuminated the sky nightly from
| the ruins of the city. The night was
/ of almost stygian darkneSS-the silence
only broken by the measured tread of
patrols and sentries and an occasional
shot. Last night for the first time
lights were allowed in the houses, but
/ only from dark until 10 o'clock.
A temporary detention hospital is to
/ be established in the basement of the
! Sacred Heart school conducted by the
Dominican Sisters at the corner of Fill
more and Hayes streets. and the first
| commitment since the earthquake was
. made yesterday The sisters of the Sa-
| cred Heart kindly turned over a part
/ of the already crowded quarters to
/ the insanity commissioners and num-
Der of patients are already housed
! Killed by Crazy Man.
The board met yesterday afternoon
1 with Judge Murlsky and Judge era
ham. and Charles Barclay, a former
/ inmate of Stockton was sent there
! again An insane Chinese at the Pre-
sidio hospital was killed yesterday by
/ a delirioUs federal patient The Orien-
tails skull was crushed by an iron bar
in the hands of his crazy aggTesSOr.
The night attendants of the central
| emergency hospital who were all be-
/ lieVed TO have been killed when tn
city hall was RACED by the earthquake
scaped with the exception of Steward
ManVilIe. He was severely injured by
the falling walls but was rescued from
the ruins and taken to the Preside
hOs~taL
Colonel T. Vain Morgan Draper has
offered to supervise the erection Of a
huge barra cks for the refugees at the
Preside and his services have been ac-
cepted by the federal authorities. Work
Will commence on the structure today
and it will be rushed to completion witt
the greatest rapidity. The plans cal
for the housing of 5000 people
One Department at Work.
The only government department il
the San Francisco custom house il
which work was continued during tnt
day of the fire was that of Surveyor o
| the Port woodward. He and his chic
deputy, Chauncey NJ. St. John, wer,
at their desks by o'clock in the morn
ing and remained there all day TIL
fire cFept up toward them from tn
water front and finally was on all fOu
sides of the building. Amid the rOa
of the conhagration, the crash of fall
ing walls. the excitement attending tn
work of the $50 jackies who saved tn
; building, their work went on uninter
rupted. Inspectors fought their way &
: the building, reported to St. John, an'
l received further orders regarding thei
work along the water front 1t was
severe test but neither the surveyor
his deputy nor his inspectors showet
any inclination to abandon their post
: until their days work was done.
! The first vessel TO clear from Sal
Francisco since the fire was the Elk
{ pansiOn, a small steam schooner, whicl
received her papers today. She wa
laden with provisions for the Gamer
men at Bristol, and on that accoun
was allowed to sail.
Mayors Proclamation.
Mayor Schmitz today issued a pre-
4 tclamatiOn announcing that all person
; regularly employed in the work G
= clearing and renOvating the city wOul
il be paid.
Chief of Police Oman has issued a
q order to the police company CON
II manders instrUcting them In view {
: the carelessness of persons granted tn
o privilege Of carrying firearms, to motif
Is said persons to discontinue carryin
II weapons of any description as il is er
; tirely unnecessary.
President Fred Hall of the Bohemia
club states that all the historical an
other important pictures in the club
= gallery were saved and are now at tt
2 Park museum. The officers books an
= records were also saved.
7 Triplets at the Preside.
: On Saturday night tripIets were Dor