Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-04-28
SAN FRANCISCO
WILLRISEAGAIN
Putting Up Temporary Buildings
and Planning Beautiful City.
DEAD ESTIMATED AT 1000
Coroner Issues Statement Of Bodies
Recovered aud Buried.
PLENTY RELIEF FOR ALL

President RooseveIts Letter That
Chinese Were Being Disseminated
Against Hurt the Frisco Authorities,
Who Are Relieving the Destitute
Regardless Of Greed or Color-Three
Naval Heroes Checked the Fire.
san Francisco. April 25.-It is
week since the earthquake Jared the
city so severely and started the fires
that laid il IN ashes. and as ON the pre-
ceding days. Tuesday took up the ac-
cumulated impetus OF Monday and
added much volume OF force OF it's own.
SO that Wednesday dawned en- a sit
uation that lis a long way towards the
normal Such marts OF trade as re-
main unburned were opening for the
transaction of ordinary business, TEN.
Iorary structures were being run up
Tor the accommodation of others. the
clearing of the devastated area OF it's
ruins was well under way. the inquiry
into the condition OF the bank vaults
was completed. the organization and
preparation for service of the street
railways were so TAR advanced that
the company expressed It's readiness
20 resume business as soon as the
mayor would permit; the water com.
pany announced the completion Of such
repairs as enabled IL 20 supply a total
OF 100000 gallons daily. In fine
there was all the evidence that put al
rest now and forever the fears or those
.fH
would never rise again.
Estimates Dead at 1000.
Coroner William Walsh estimated
that the total number OF dead will not
be less than 1000 His reports are
complete. and his estimate is made up
from all the data he has been able 70
collect
Coroner Walsh said. Bodies that
the deputy coroners have found and
buried number 300, as follows: At
Polk and Bay streets. 81: at Ports
mouth Square. %. at Washington
Square. p. al the Six-Mile House. 200:
at Laurel Hin. %; scattered In differ.
ent parts OF the city. 10. No thorough
search has been made of the district
south OF Market street or the Chinese
quarter Many lives must have been
lost in these sections. South OF Mar.
ket street are the cheap lodging
houses. and many of these collapsed
from the earthquake. There is little
chance that half of the inmates of the
collapsed buildings had opportunity to
escape. This also is true of China.
town
shortly after the earthquake sol.
diers and police. so | have been told.
buried bodies along the water front.
have received no Official report OF
these. The total number Of dead will
undoubtedly reach, If It does not ex
coed. 1000"
Property Loss $500, ooo. 900.
1t was estimated by competent au-
thorities that the loss will aggregate
$500. 100000 and on this vast amount
OF property the insurance companies
carried approximately $175. 900. 600 In
gurnace.
Surprised at Presidents Proclamation.
The citizens of San Francisco had
done so splendidly In the face OF such
an appalling catastrophe that some
little CONSERVATION was created when
President Roosevelts proclaim alton
was read turning over to DR.. Edward
Devine. of the National Red Cross. the
management OF relief measures and
the distribution OF the great funds so
generously appropriated by congress.
This feeling was also evinced because
OF the presidents recommendation to
the people of the United States that
their contributions of food and sup
plies and money should be diverted In
to the same hands. AT a conference at