Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-27
By Associated Press.

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SAN FRANCISCO, April 26-What
to do with the immense amount OF
money that has been contributed 10
the relief of San Franciscos homeless
was the question that received earnest
consideration by all those now engaged
in this all important work.
So many inquiries had come to the
heads of the various departments, civil
and military, all asking how and by
whom the money so generously con-
tributed would be expended. that the
Associated Press was asked to COM
municate to the country at large the
plan for disbursing these funds and the
assurance that every dollar would be
put to the use for which it was in
tended.
The complete details of disbursing
and accounting for the immense sum
of money already contributed have
not been formulated, but may be
briefly stated as follows:
How Money Will Be Spent
| All expenditures will be authorized
/
zens' relief and Red Cross funds. The
members of this committee are repre-
sentative bankers, business men and
| i,lrists of San Francisco and DR.. De-
vine of the National Red Cross society.
This committee will audit all accounts
and make a detailed report to the war
department, where final audit and
statement will be made.
At noon today the distribution of food
IN,~nI1 1pic w a
formally turned over to the United
| States army, which will act under the
system already described.
Under this system many of the abuses
/ that have prevailed in the giving out
of supplies by the various local and
outside relief organizations, each OF
which has acted independent of all
others. will be discontinued and the
direction of all stations will be central
ized in the depot of the quartermaster
| general of the United States army at
this port, Major Duval
Have False Impression
| The impression which seems to have
nrevaiIed in New York, Washington
and other eastern cities that there was
| friction over the matter of concentrat-
/ ing and distributing Red Cross sup
plies was corrected today by DR.. Ed
|
Cross society. who informed the proper
persons in those cities that absolute
harmony prevailed and that the work
was being carried on to the entire
satisfaction of everybody.
| He felt that it was but just to all
those cities in the east and elsewhere
that have contributed so literally to the
relief fund, to be kept posted as to what
disposition is being made of their sup
plies.
He wished it to be known that the
Red Cross work had been carried out
in a most satisfactory manner, and
that the transfer of all it's supplies now
on hand would be made without the
slightest confusion.
Non-PerishabIe Goods Wanted
DR.. Devine expressed the opinion that
the less perishable goods and more
supplies of a substantial character
should be sent here. Owing to the lack
of prompt transportation facilities dur
| ing the first few days of the excitement
| following the fire, large quantities of
| fruits and other perishable goods were
unfit to use when they arrived here.
These conditions have been improved
in the last few days, however, and to-
day more than 300 teams were placed at
the disposal of DR.. Devine and his army
| of assistants.
The reports from the large hospitals
at the Presidio and at Golden Gate
park today showed that the number of
patients Is less than yesterday.
At the general hospital in the Presi-
dio there were $50 patients today, which
is 200 less than yesterday.
The decrease is probably due to the
fact that the privilege of free tran
sportation over the railroads to any
part of the state expired at noon to-
day. and many of the patients who
were suffering from minor injuries and
complaints left the hospitals in time
to take advantage of the generosity of
the railroads
Thirty Hospitals in Use
| A statement by DIR. James w. Ward,
president of the board of health, made
to the Associated Press today, showed
that there are now thirty hospitals in
use all the smaller institutions estab-
lished during the confusion of the first
few days following the fire having
been abolished and the patients re-
moved to the larger establishments.
Tuberculosis hospitals have been
established separate from the others.
Every we'll and other source of water
supply throughout the city is being
examined by competent inspectors to
| provide against any possibility of con-
tamination and resulting sickness.
The garbage of the city is being
towed out to sea on barges and all
unsanitary camps have been removed
and the ground which they occupied
quarantined.
Supplies Concentrated
The medical supplies of the city have
been concentrated at the Presidio gem
eral hospital and from there distributed
to the various hospitals and relief sta
| tions.
A most rigid inspection is maintained
| and every case of communicative dis
ease is promptly isolated and quaran-
tined.
The prompt and thorough measures