Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-04-26

| are crystalizing rapidly, and soon The
sounds OF building will be heard in
| every block of the devastated dis
tricts. The blowing up of the ruins
| In the business section already has
begun and is now well under way
| There is not dangerous ruin stand
ing on Market street by this noon.
A large squad OF United States ar
illerymen, assisted by the municipal
authorities have been dynamitiug all
the tottering buildings and walls
This work SO far has been confined to
Market street in order to open safe
artery from the outlying districts to
the water front
ALBANY. N. v, April 24.-The
governor today signed the New York
Legislature quarter OF million dol.
lar contribution TO the Frisco relief
bill.
SPRINGFIELD. Ills, April "a
The primary bill presented by the sen.
ate today provides for a direct pop
ular vote for senators.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 24.-Trol-
ley wires are being strung along Mar
ket street today The Building
Trades Council has suspended union
rules governing all crafts.
The upper vault OF the Fireman S
Fund Insurance company was opened
last night lu the rush of air some
OF the records were set afre. It will
require two weeks before the vaults
are generally cool.
The exodus from San Francisco
continues. Transportation is easier
to obtain than a loaf OF bread. The
railroad officials simply ask. Where
do You want to 90 and how many in
the party?"
The chief Of police today ordered
all civilians disarmed
The neavy guns in the harbor for
tifications are out of commission as
a result of the earthquake.
Major General Greeley estimates
the total death loss at 275.
The transportation department will
be busy all week getting these San
Francisco people away to their new
and temporary homes.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 25-More
buildings were dynamlted this morn
ing and now the ruins left standing in
the business section OF the city are
few, and by night they viii all be
down. All the men that can be found
are given work at advanced wages
clearing away the debris. and next
week masons win begin The real work
of rebuilding.
Most of the banks opened in tenn
porary quarters this morning and
paid out currency In large amounts to
long lines of waiting depositors In
this way hundreds secured funds with
which to get back East until their
home$are rebuilt
: There is seen to-day even in the
still smouldering ruins many signs of
renewed business activity. The peo-
pie now seem full of hope and enter
prise.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 25.-Tnls
morning the coroner makes announce
ment that the number Of dead In the
earthquake and fire must reach 1000
at least. The statement of Gen.
Greeley, made yesterday, that the
death list is under 300 is not borne
out by the facts. the coroner says.
He officially knows tdat more than
that number have been buried and he
feels sure that several hundred dead
will be found In the ruins of the ten
ement district where the congestion
was greatest The coroner regrets
that ne cannot confirm Gen Greeley s
statement which, he thinks. probably
comprised the list Of names furnished
thus far OF the known dead.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 25.-This
morning a member oil the presidents s
cabinet. Secretary Metcalf. took
charge Of affairs here. superceeding
Generals Funston and Greeley. He
comes as President Roosegelt's per.
sonal representative, aud through
him the appropriation made by con
gress viii be distributed, amounting
to S2.50O,000.
Oakland.-Like great monument
in The midst of a ruined city stands
the United States mint. the only
building remaining unhurt in the
heart OF what once was the business
center of San Francisco. ON all sides
are fallen walls and heaps of ashes
but in the vaults Of the great treasure
house are gold coins and bars valued
at $20O,0OO,00O, safe within the solid
walls Of stone and steel.
The story of the fight to save this
vast treasure is tale OF heroIsm that
stirs the blood. For hours 40 EN-
ployes of the mint and hundred mer
of the regular army fought to save
the gold. One of the heroic bant
said
THE prize was worth fighting for
and we fought and won"
The worst part OF the first big fr'
broke out one block from tne mint
Within an hour the entire block o
big frame buildings on the opposite
| side of Mission street was flamini
mass. with the first fire alarm th'
| mint force realized their danger