The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-20

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Twenty-sevent n, Twenty-ninth, Thirty
eighth. Si1tieth, SiIty-hfth, Sixty-seventh,
Seventeen and lo5th batteries Of Coast
Artillery and Company B. Hospital Corps.
The hospital corps has doubtless been or
dered into the centre Of the trouble zone to
work among the injured.
At Benicia Barracks, about thirty miles
UP the bay from the city OF San Francisco.
the garrison consists Of Companies E and
II. Signal Corps. These troops would be
ordered out for relief work in such an
emergency as o exists.
The marines stationed at Mare Island
and In San Francisco have also been or
dered out in all probability, together with
all the naval surgeons in the vicinity OF
San Francisco or on naval vessels in the
harbor or in the Mare Island Navy Yard.
The Commiss ary-General of the army
has sent instructions to Denver and other
Western points that 200, 900 rations be sent
from those places to San Francisco imme-
uldlcly' 4HebO IdtlOLoi tOBoNhOi " oho
200, 900 already ordered from Vancouver.
will do much to help the relief workers.
The Commissiary-General expects to have
1000, 900 rations In San Franoisoo within
ten days.
HELP R THE SEA.
Naval vessels, revenue cutters, lighthouse
tenders and other Government craft have
been ordered to San Francisco In the hope
that they and their officers and men will
be Of use In tho work Of relief and preserva-
ton Of order. Some Of them will carry
supplies from points OIL the Pacific coast.
All troops Of the army In the vicinity OF
San Francisco have been ordered there to
assist the local authorities, The marines
from Mare Island and other naval stations
have also been assigned TO the city. An
additional regiment Of regular infantry
will probably be ordered from Vancouver
Barracks, Wash; to San Francisco.
Capt. Worth @. Ross, ohief Of the ven
cutter service, had a conference with officers
of the Wal Department this morning.
The cutter Perry, which 70 now ct Astoriai
Ore, will proceed as soon as possible to
San Francisco, carrying a quantity Of
supplies, probably from Vancouver bar
racks. The barracks are only a short
distance from Astoria, audit is believed that
the Perry will be able to get away within q
few hours after the arrival of the supplies
she Is to carry.
The cutter McCulloch will also render
such assistance as possible, and other YES
sells at present distributed along the West
coast will be sent to San Francisco without
delay.
Surgeon-General Wyman Of the Marine
Hospital Service to-day received a tele-
gram from Surgeon Henry w. Sawtelle,
in charge OF the San Francisco Marine
Hospital, in which he said that the Marine
Hospital had beep thrown open to the
injured and that it's surgeons were doing
all in their power to alleviate the suffering.
He added that the buildings of the Marine
Hospital Service we're only si ghtlydamaged
several chimneys topping over. Mn
Marine Hospital surgeons are on duty at
San Francisco and moro will be ordered
there from Lo Angeles, Cal, and Port
Townsend. Wash, il needed.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
al Ii o'clock informed Secretary Taft that
any kilograms sent over that company's
lines by duly constituted relief workers
will be transmitted free of charge.
RATIoNs SHIPPED FROM PORTLAND.
The following is from Col. Davis. Com
missary General, Department Of the Column
bia, dated at Portland, Ore, and received
by the War Department late tonight:
Am shipping this afternoon 200. 900
rations special train. Railroad promises
to deliver early Saturday morning. Will
ship 200 900 rations order Of nineteenth
special train tomorrow. Can purchase
ample supplies here, Seattle and Tacoma,
hut will have to improve rations as some
articles cannot be supplied at short notice.
Railroad at present offers more expeditions
way Of sending than revenue cutter. Am
gathering, at request Of Gen, Funston, all
rations that can be spared from posts. All
to be shipped to-day
Brig. Gen. Carter, commanding the De-
partment Of the Lakes, reported to the
Wal Department by telegraph from Chicago
tonight that he has on hand 5000 stewards
tents in his department. The War Depart
ment Immediately ordered Gen. Carter to
ship the tents to San Francisco.
The Quartermaster-Ge Genera Of the army
was notified tonight by the general traffic
manager OF the Union Pacific that lis short
line and the Central Pacific line were open to
Portland, and while no goods were going
into San Francisco, ferry service would be
provided and goods delivered soon.
The Southern Pacific officials informed
the Wal Department that its freight sheds
and passenger building in San Francisco
were not greatly damaged, and the road
believed it would be able to handle all
freight and passenger tra soon as the