New-York tribune., 1906-04-23
CITY RISES ABOVE HORRORS.
San Francisco Fighting and Conquenng the Dangers OF
Famine and Disease
THE DEAD, 500; THE LOSSES, $5OO,OoOOOO
Sickness CampsSeet Cars RunnngNo Lack Water-Rebus
Pan-Ceanng the City.

districts. where IT Will be destroyed. c..spoos,
are being dug
Most OF the sickness Is among the people who
are living out Of doors. and upon these cases
the Board of Health is concentrating most OF its
attention Hundreds of volunteer doctors.
dentists. nurses and helpers are at work Since
the fire broke out there has been no lack OF
volunteers for every kind OF work Major Tor
rey. of the United States Army. and DR. Foster
of the State Board of Health. have charge OF
the work among the persons out of doors and
DR.. Hassler is at the head of the sanitary work
Oakland has furnished an engineering corps 70
assist in restoration of the water supply. and
another that will aid in cleaning the streets
Dr. X. A L Mackenzie. chief surgeon OF the
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company. has
reached here. in charge of twenty physicians a
number Of nurses and plenty of hospital sup
plies. Or. w z. Carl. OF the Oregon State Ma
tional Guard. has arrived here. in addition to the
entire Sd Hospital Corps OF Oregon.
REPAIRING THE SEWERS.
The inspection of the sewers made to-day by
the Board of Public Works shows the outlets
to the systems in the residence section reunain-
ing unburned are all in good condition except
two. In the district south of Market street few
if any systems remain. President Maestretn OF
the Board of Public Works describes the condi-
tion as "deplorable" In the business district
no inspection has as yet been made. The work
of repair is now well under way.
AT the emergency hospitals which were quick
" established and attended by many physicians
the only complaint that really exists Is the lack
of bedding Though the army and navy have
been called on for blankets. quilts and the fiks
the supply furnished by these departments Ii
not sufficient.
FEW CASES OF SICKNESS
Major Frank Keesiing. In charge of Golden
Gate Park. to-day made this report to General
Funston:
/ beg to advise you that not a case OF serious
sickness exists in this park. All rl1n1ors TO the
contrary are false and malicious i Will prompt
ly advise you if there is any change. or IL any
thing OF a serious nature occurs.
only thirty patients quartered in the ter
ritory which comprises the park emergency
hospital Considering that over fvs hundred
injured people received attention at the park
since Wednesday morning. this is regarded by
the physicians as most promising. No deaths
have occurred at the park emergency hospital
since wednesday mornings shock Over one
hundred physicians and attendants serving
I'm the park at present New volunteers and in
spectors who are being appointed by the Board
Of Health will be assigned TO districts other
than the park as the physicians are assured
that the park emergency hospital is under per-
feet surveillance.
So Ear no difficulty has been met at the park
In getting an ample supply of all that is needed
for the care of the injured and ailing. Dr. Rot
tame yesterday conhscated seven barrels OF
whiskey from nearby saloon and placed a
guard over them.
SHELTERS FOR THE HOMELESS.
The Engineering Department of the United
States Army. having IN charge the construc-
ton of temporary buildings in the park for
housing the homeless. reported to-day that
eight buildings. 2et long. 2S feet wide and
13 feet high had been finished. and thousands of
people slept in them tonight
These buildings cut into compartments
family, and each compartment has an entrances
from the outside. Lumber is being delivered
at the park in large quantities. and 135 carpen-
ters are at work on the temporary buildings
Five children were born last night tn the hoo