The San Francisco call., 1906-05-20

cts sent down with commissioned officer
in charge. Also Sacramento regimental
hospital corps Telephone me Motifs
office.
GEORGE C. PARDEE, Governor"
The President was among the first noti-
fed of San Franciscos disaster and he
was asked for permission to use Gov
ernment tents and other property. the
request being couched in the following
dispatch:
Oakland. April 10, 1906.
''The President: mayor of San Fran
cisco tells me ne needs tentage. rations,
bedding and supplies for 100000 people.
Can you order such supplies from Gov
"GEoRGE G. PARDEE. Governor
To this the President wired the fol-
lowing answer:
Hon. George c. Pardee. Governor Of
California: Telegram received. all avail
able tents have already been ordered sent
directed the Secretary of War OF take
up at once the matter of bedding and
supplies and to do everything that you
direct that Is In our power to do.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
To which the following was sent:
THE President, Washington. D. c.:
Dispatch, received and aid appreciated.
Of people shelterless and without food.
Weather good. Many thanks.
GEORGE c. PARDEE, Governor"
1t must be remembered that for days
cisco that was had with any degree of
satisfaction was by special messenger and
tn the e mp wso
were on the firing line so to speak, and
the Governors temporary office in Oak
land, which was the end of telegraphic
communication, it was necessary to main
tain a messenger service. The car lines
being out OF commission on the San Fran
cisco side OF tt. the @ bay It was ;uI impossible %
vice without the aid of automobiles and
several Of the machines were pressed into
arrival Of the Governor in Oakland, and
through this service he was able to keep
the San. Francisco authorities advised
keep himself informed as to the wishes
and needs Of those on the San Francisco
side.
The first Of these trips was made on
ander, the Governors aide, who took to
Mayor Schmitz a letter from Governor
Pardee offering aid and asking what the
were exchanged in this manner and CO.
operative effort was thus secured and the
automobile thus scored another success.
would have been lost, and as conse
quence the relief work would have been
materially delayed at time when every
moment mant life or death to many.
Showing the nature OF the correspond
ence that went by messenger service the
following examples are given:
OdkldnQ, Cdl., April IL, l5VO.
Mayor E. e. Schmitz, San Francisco,
Cal.-My Dear Sir: Owing to the neces-
sity of my keeping in touch with the tele
phone and telegraph l have taken up my
headquarters in the office of the Mayor
of Oakland. In response to your sug
gestion through Mr.. Alexander | have
telegraphed the President asking him to
send supplies, rations and tentase from
Government posts to San Francisco; also
have asked Mayors OF Sacramento, Stock
ton, Fresno and Los Angeles to the same
effect; have also asked the Adjutant Cen
erals office in Sacramento to send State
tents and the National Guard Hospital
corps from there.
Any suggestions or aid you may want
will of course be Immediately attended to.
AS I shall have to send messages to
San Francisco during the next few days
may l ask that YOU win instruct your
Chief Of Police to issue orders to his men
to recognize my passes? ours very truly.
GEORGE c. PARDEE. Governor.
Mayor SchmitZ sent MESSENGER to the
Governors Office with the information
that dynamite was badly needed. that