The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-20
SHALL CHANCE or FAMINE.
Tons OF ARMY AND NAVY SUP
PLIES AVAILABLE. '@-

WASHINGTON, April 1e.-There will be no
famine in San Francisco. This was made
sure by an inspection OF the records In the
bureau OF supplies and accounts OF the
Navy Department, which shows that In the
storehouse at the Mare Island Navy Yard
there are tons and tons Of things to eat.
Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte conferred
with the President about distributing these
supplies to-day.
Following is a partial list OF the sup
plies at the Mare Island Navy Yard: Corned
beef In tins, 3O,79s pounds; roast beef IN
tins, $500 pounds; sailed beef, 6l,ooO
pounds; salted pork, 74,eoo pounds; bis
cults, 2o,s37 pounds; timed mutton l1,o2e
pounds; hams, II, AIS pounds; con ee, ground
0,55O pounds; rice, SPA pounds; beans
A,7oo gallons; timed tomatoes, l0,237 pounds;
other vegetables, timed, eo,4l7 pounds
macaroni, $4,000 pounds; salmon, lo,447
pounds; pickles, ls, 800 pounds, and sundries
which will probably run upto l0o, 600 pounds
The above list represents the amount
OF HIDDn6S III lD0 "a
on April I, when the last report was made
to the bureau Of supplies and accounts.
It is likely that there are more stores there
now than these. The storehouse at the
Mare Island yard was not damaged and
the goods and supplies are intact.
The Mare Island Navy Yard is thirty
miles from the city, up the bay. There are
several vessels of the American navy at
the Mare Island yard and some OF these will
doubtless be put to immediate use in trans
porting supplies to the city from Mare
Island. 1t is expected that the supplies
will easily meet all needs until the army
nations ordered from Vancouver Barracks
reach San Francisco.
The War Department has not shown such
great activity in years as 1t shows to-day,
when orders are streaming out OF WASH
ington to Pacific Coast points outside OF
San Francisco directing shipments OF tents,
supplies and stores to San Francisco.
Brig Gen. Funston, commanding the
California Division, with headquarters at
the Preside OF San Francisco, is in com
mand OF the military. He telegraphed to
the Secretary of War to-day that 100000
people are homeless and that he needs
thousan ds OF tents and all the rations he
can get. Secretary Taft has conferred
with his subordinates here and orders
went forth to Vancouver barracks, at Port
land, and to Rocky Mountain army posts
to. rush tents, shelters and supplies into
the affected district.
ARMY sToREHoUsE DESTROYED
1t is believed here, although official in
formation has not been received to that
effect, that the army storehouse in San
Francisco has been destroyed by fire. The
s~torehouse was in a building next door to
the Palace Hotel, which was burned. IL
contained besides an immense amount OF
stores thousands OF tents which might
nave been used to great advantage in the
present crisis. There were regular tents,
including the common four wall tents, the
conical and hospital tents, sufficient to
cover, with providing, 5000 persons. Be-
sides this there we're nearly 80 1000 shelters
Of khaki and white canvas. The fact that
Gen. Funston says he needs thousands Of
tents leads to the conclusion that the tents
which were on hand were lost.
Every inch Of canvas in the possession Of
the United States Army has been ordered
sent to San Francisco. Some suitable
-. Ill ln,,lt1nna In unlnnfnH Tor tho
location Of a huge camp in which the home
less will be quartered. The camp will be
under military rule.
BY tonight enough canvas will be on its
way from Wal Department supply stations
to San Francisco to cover $4,000 persons.
according to the estimate made at the War
Department. This estimate, however, is
made according to regulations, where only
two men are supposed to occupy an or
binary tent. AS a matter Of fact, the tents,
II crowded, will give shelter to many
thousands more. Word has been received
from Philadelphia that a stove will be
shipped from there with each OF the s,i25
tents which have been ordered sent from
that point.
There are about $50 tents en- route from
the East to San Francisco now. These
were shipped a number Of days ago and
IL 10 not known just where they are at pres
emit 1t is thought improbable at the War
Department, however, that they have been
lost.
RED CROSS QUICK TO AID.
The response from the secretaries OF
the various State Red Cross organizations
has been quick, and many Of them have
already informed the executive committee
here that the work OF gathering funds for
the relief Of San Francisco is we'll under
way The Red Cross is anxious that all
contributions be centralized in the fund
which the executive committee will have
in charge. The Red Cross in California is
thoroughly organized and better able to
make expenditures to the greatest advan-
tage than any other organization or in
dividuals. The Red Cross will, Of course.