The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-04-27

grander city on the ruins of the old
one.
| The mail service of the city was re
sumed Saturday. Three hundred and
fifty men are at work in the main Of.
| flee at Seventh and Mission streets,
which escaped serious damage. In
spection by Lieut.. George R. Arm
strong and Postoffice Inspector O'Con.
nell show that all but fifty bags OF
mail which went through the fire have
been recovered and is now being hand.
1 led expeditiously. Nine branch offices
are in operation.
All trains are carrying mail into the
city, and this is being distributed al
the postoffice, which was only partially
damaged. Branch offices under the
co-authority of the postmaster and the
military are established throughout
the city and the adjacent hills where
the refugees are camped.
All mail matter should be addressed
to the old street number in San Fran
cisco. Unless the new address is pos
itively known. Money orders are being
cashed as rapidly as funds can be Sc
cured. The postmaster has completed
| n rro ', oror,, onto with tho eupoript apdop
of the mint to convert into cash paper
now on hand in the postoffice. All
money orders will be paid on demand
and represent the only possible means
of sending money into San Francisco
at present. Letters are being accept
ed without stamps or envelopes anC
will reach their destination without
delay.
Homer S. King, president of the
San Francisco clearing house, is
quoted as saying:
"The banks are more than willing
to help the people who have shared
in the common distress. Chicago
and Baltimore recovered from even
greater setbacks. The people of Sar
! Francisco have always been progress.
i've and are recognized as hard work
ers. There is no reason why they
should not do the same.
hn will hn1r tn
the city We are absolutely satisfied
and assured as to our own standing.
Most of the money that is put into cir
culation will be directed into channels
where it will be most effective in the
1e-establishment of business interests,
you may state that the poor PEG
pie and the wage-earners who have
suffered loss by fire should not be
needlessly alarmed. There will be nc
pressure for payment on the part O.
the banks. We will wait. We expec;
to cooperate in every respect with the
people who must build the new Sa1
Francisco"
San Francisco is having taste O.
martial law. When darkness falls up
on the desolated city, every inhabitan'
of the homes that are left standing arr
forced to grope their way about II
darkness, and when cooking is to be
done, it must be done on fires built IL
the yards, as no fires are allowed in
side the houses. This rule is made to
prevent further spread of the flames
and in order to save as many homes
as possible, no chances are taken.
Mayor Schmitz has issued the fol
lowing proclamation which citizens
are instructed to observe:
do not be afraid of famine. There
will be abundance of food supplied. Dc
not use any water except for drinking
and cooking purposes. Do not light
any fires in houses, stoves or flre
place. Do not use any house closets
under any circumstances, but dig
earth closets in yards or vacant lots
using if possible chloride of lime OF
some other disinfectant.'
Thus precautions are being taken to
prevent disease and the danger OF pes
thence.
| Burned District Boundaries.
In the section north of Market street
the ruined district is practically
bounded on the west by Vanness av
enue, although in many blocks the
flames destroyed squares to the west
of that thoroughfare. The Vanness
avenue line runs northerly to Green
witch street, which is few blocks
from the bay. Then the boundary
|goes over Telegraph hill and dowr
to that portion of the shore that races
Oakland. Practically everything in
cluded between Market, Vanness av
enue, Greenwich and the bay is IL
ashes. On the east side of Hyde stree
hill the fire burned down to Bay street
and Montgomery avenue and stopped
at that intersection. All south of Mar
ket street, with perhaps some excep
lions in the vicinity of the Pacific
Mail dock, is gone. This section II
bounded on the north by Market stree
and runs out to GUERRERO street. goes
ont that street two blocks, turns wes'
To Dolores. runs west six blocks tt
|Twenty-second street, taking In fou.
blocks on the other side OF Dolores
The fire then took an irregular course
southwark, spreading out as far al
Twenty.fifth street and going dowl
that way to the southerly bay shore.
Mission Dolores church, the oldes
building in this city, erected l3O years
ago by the Spanish missionaries, sur