Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-23
OTHER TOWNS OF STATE ADD BouNrlts
Union Pacific Carries at Least Seven Oars
to Relieve Human Want.
UNDM BUSY DAY FOR GLORIOUS WORK
Hundreds Of Men and Teams Canvass City
Under Morris Direction.
THOUSAND DOLLARS MORE CASH
Instead of Wearing on, 1esI co Help
Stricken san Francisco and
Vicinity Increases with
Time.

The third trainload Of supplies frous
Omaha and Nebraska for the relief Of San
Francisco and vicinity left last night over
the Union Pacific, running as the second
section OF passenger train No. 5. Depart
ing the train had only four refrigerator
cars, but was to pick up car from Bea-
trice at Valley, one at Fremont and one
at Columbus. making at least seven before
crossing the state line.
The Omaha consignments consisted OF n
car Of food. clothing and bedding con-
tributed by Omaha people Sunday through
the relief committee, a car OF crackers
loaded by the National Biscuit company
on orders from the Chicago ONCE, and two
cars of pork and beans. potted ham, roast
beef tongue and corned beef loaded by
the Cudahy Packing company for Hearst's
Chicago American.
Several Thousand More.
II is probable the Omaha executive relief
committee will hold a meeting today and
arrange for the purchase of several more
cars of provisions. Treasurer Drake In his
Sunday morning mail found $3.50 in SUBJ
scriptions for the fund practically all of it
coming from Omaha citizens. The COM
mittee headed by @. w. Wattles to solicit
dHlohb tue gram men ndQ accumulated
1900 Saturday night and turned 1t over
to the Merchants National bank. other
committees are expected to report today in
manner that will nearly double the
amounts paid in up to Saturday noon, when
they we're last reported.
II was California relief Sunday in
Omaha The mass of citizens and families
for the first time were given a convenient
opportunity to contribute and they re-
sponded nobly. In all of the Methodist
churches and most of the others collections
were taken up for the express purpose Of
slleviating the suffering on the coast. The
amounts will not be calculated or turned
over to the relief committee until to-
day.
During the afternoon firty-three wagons
and teams belonging TO local trucking
companies and other concerns covered the
entire city with crews of two men and a
boy and driver each. seeking foods not
easily perishable. bedding and clothing.
South Omaha also swelied the volume Of
its donations.
Harris DIRECTS the Campaign.
The collection work was in the hands
OF Superintendent Morris of the Associated
Charities and he proved himself a master
of such undertakings. From noon until
after o'clock he had not less than 30
men and boys working under his direction
on a carefully systematized plan. BY rea-
son Of thorough organization the task was
made comparatively simple. At least three
carloads Of material were taken to head
quarters at the city hall and so expedi-
tious was the work that one car was loaded
at Eighth and jackson streets in time
for the special train, started out by the
! Union Pacific All OF the labor was vol
| untary and no one received a penny for
| his toll.
On each team that served were placards
bearing the words, San Francisco Relief"
They centered at the city hall. where pack
| ing cases Uttered the sidewalk on Farnam
street down toward The Bee building al
most to Seventeenth. a score of willing
| assistants redistributed the goods and
packed them soon as the wagons came
| in. Hardly a vehicle returned loaded less
than to capacity. Empty wagons were
either sent back over new routes or used
to send the prepared. classified and plainly
marked goods to the cars. Another group
OF volunteers attended to the loading.
Sunday afternoon pedestrians found Far
| ram street almost blocked at the city hall
| by the busy conditions. Many of the men
and boys quit their strolling right there
and went TO work. Members OF the Young
/ Mems Christian association, young men
from the high school, the business colleges
and the railroad headquarters were much
In evidence and rendered effective assist
ance.
Superintendent Morris plan included tine
! sending out of every wagon over a plainly
designated typewriter route. Each wagon
was equipped with crew Of two men and
one boy. besides the driver. The boy kept
working ahead. notifying the householders
along both sides OF the street to get their
contributions ready and the two men fol-
| lowed one TO each side OF the street 70
carry the donations to the wagons The
scheme was intended to save time and Il
did and worked with splendid success.
Firms supplying Teams.
The teams were furnished by the fol-
lowing frms. with possible omissions:
Omaha Gas company, Lyons 4 Sons Ex-
press company, Fred Moran, McCauley
Express company. The Only Way Union
Ice company. United states Express com
pany, w. w. Mace, Coal IIill Coal COM
pany, John O'Keefe. Bradley & Dorrance,
| Expressmens Delivery company ana L.
| Bruce
All kinds of vehicles were In the cav
aleade. from ice and coal wagons TO un-
dertakers' light. wagons used 70 transport
empty caskets. But they each were cap
able of holding quantities OF things badly
needed In and around San Francisco and
they did their part in the collection.
The most OF the work was outlined and
cared for as follows;
Route No. 1-FOuTteenth street. east
side from Douglas to Webster and thence
east up and down streets and cross
| streets. Omaha Gas company.
Route No. 2--Fourteenth street, west
side Douglas TO Webster Fifteenth street,
east and west sides, Webster to Capitol
| avenue and on each cross street between.
Lyons g. Sons Express company.
| Route No 3-Sherman avenue, both
sides, from viaduct to Capitol avenue
Fred Moran.
Route No. bancroft street from
Tenth north to Farnam. Lyons a Sons
Express company.
Route No. 5-Tenth street, both sides.
Bancroft to FaTnam. McCauley Express
company.
Route No. s-Eleventh street, both sides
Bancroft 10 Farnam. The Only Way
Route No. 7-Twelfth street. both sides
Bancroft % FaTnam Union Ice company.
Route No. S-Thirteenth street. both sides
Bancroft 10 FaTnam. The only Way.
Route No. 9--Ffteenrh street, both sides
north 10 Fdrnam United States Express
company.