Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-04-28
and San FRANCIsCO'S INSURANCE
AMOUNTED TO 100000,
over Seven Square Miles of Ruins
500 Bodies Recovered Already
No Hungry Person in the City, No
Disorder; All Are HopefuI.-HeaIth
of Camps Good.

cred the entire outer edge OF the l
burned section. The circumference of
the great confagration, as near as
can be ascertained by the markings of
a cyclometer, measures 26 miles, and
the ruins comprise the entire business
district and a large section Of the
residence district, all Of which was
donsely populated. Seven square miles
Of ruins are presented.
Five hundred bodies have already
been recovered.
1t was estimated today by competent
insurance authorities that the loss
would aggregate $S00,O00,OO0, and on
this vast amount of property the in
surance companies carried approx
mately $175,000,000 insurance.
Had it not been for the sight of the
rude affairs set up in the open wher-
ever San Francisco's homeless thou
sands were camped, one would have
had some difficulty in finding any of
the peaceful associations of the Sab
bath in this city today. Everywhere
throughout the burned, as well as the
remaining section of the city, there
was the greatest activity. Streets
were being cleared of debris, laborers
were repairing broken water pipes,
sewers and gas mains; electricians
were everywhere seeking to olsen
tangle the almost hopeless confusion
of wires; in fact, San Francisco was
in the first stages of its regenera-
ton.
There are no hungry people here to-
night; the gaunt specter OF starvauon
has been banished by the magnificent
response Of the people Of California
in particular, and by the entire nation
in general, to the appeals that went
out for assistance. Food by the car
load and boatload poured into Oak
land last night and today, and in suf-
ficient quantities to overwhelm the
committee which has in charge its dis
tribution. So great was the volume
of foodstuffs brought into the general
depot at Oakland mole that the gen.
eral committee made an appeal LOT
skilled labor in the handling OF these
supplies Grocers, butchers and com
mission men have been requested 10
secure men who are familiar In the
handling of foodstuffs, in order that
the distribution at the scores OF sta
tons might go on without confusion
The homeless people are no longer
obliged to subsist upon bread ano
canned stuff entirely, as they had beer
during the previous days OF their Try
ing experience, but were today glveI
hot coffee, canned meats, and ever
cakes and oranges. Oranges nave
come in in plentiful supply from south
ern California, and the sight of Cali
fornia's famous product was every
where hailed with words of delight.
1t must not be understood by thu
charitable people of the country ina
tnere is a surfeit of food for the sui
ferers. While the supply is abundan
at this writing, it is well for the pun
lie to remember that the homeless
thousands AUST be fed and cared TO
by the organized relief committee TO
an indefinite period. 1t is desired
therefore, that contributions be col
tinued everywhere until the peopl
who have been rendered helpless an
destitute by the city's misfortune ca
care for themselves.
The water situation, while causin
inconvenience to the public, is n
longer such a problem. About wv
thirds of the remaining section OF tn
city is being supplied with sufi1c1er
water for the pressing domestic need
but, of course, there is not yet enoug
to be had for fire fighting purpose
Because of this fact the most strlnl
ent orders have been issued by IL
military and civil police that no IRE
shall be built within any house, an
10 lights. not even a candle light, ca
be shown at night in the houses A
cooking for the present must be dor
en- the sidewalks or in the open stree
and in the daylight
One of the noteworthy features
the situation is the remarKap
promptness with which the work
systematically caring for the homele
has been thoroughly organized and
into operation. The fear that exist'
two days ago that the immense TAI
or caring for the destitute and hel
less people could not be organic
quick enough to save hundreds fro
- hunger and possible epidemic exis
10 longer.
The administration of the city's
fairs is progressing most harmonio'
ly. Mayor Schmitz and General FL
ston are working in perfect accol
There was some slight confusion "
terday owing to the misunderstood