The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-05-10
IMPROVED CONDITIONS
AT SAN FRANCISCO
Removing Wreck and Kuhn
Lett by Earthquake
and Fire.
RIGID sEe9seNY Wild RAIIMs

BreAk nlihe Relief Movement-Un--
dergronlsdF chinatown Amazes the
Police-Otler CaIifornIa Towns Pro-
pairing to Reconstruct The insane
Asylum Horror.
San Francisco.-The loss of some 800
lives and the devastation of almost
four square miles of the best part of
San Francisco have now been written
in history, and every n is confident
for rapid progress in the rebuilding of
q greater and better city.
The actual beginning of the olsen
tanglement of the earthquake and fire
dition is IN and the work OF recon
struction will proceed rapidly from this
time. On many sides are visible indi-
cations of the determination of mer-
chants to resume business. Gangs Of
men with teams are ex~cavating for
foundations in numerous vacant lots,
and in other places the removal of de-
bris is we'll under way.
The streets are early thronged with
laborers on their way to the burned dis
trict, where they are cleaning up. The
boats from cities across bay and local
electric. cars from suburbs are packed
with w~orkinGmeR.
In many places advertisements are
posted on walls seeking laborers, and
there inquiries for men are met with
numerous responses from heads of
families who are willing to take any
kind of labor.
Relief work was continued on a
large scale, under General Greedy,
n with a closer check than ever
against waste and against the unwOr-
thy. Distribution of food to the home
less is being made ON the army ration
plan, as evolved by General Greedy,
and the output of supplies was less
ened so that twenty-one days food is
now in sight.
With no immediate prospect that
conditions will be SO normalized that
the community will be able to feed
and take care of itself for several
weeks, the citizens committee has be-
gun to evolve some way to provide
against a failure of supplies. Mayor
CSA111lA IIACu lAC SCAC1d SOLlLA1C-
tee that 700 carloads of food and sup
plies had been distributed since April
Is, and transportation lines had infor-
nation of only los cars on the way.
"If," said the Mayor, this informa-
ton is correct. we will soon be worse
off than we were a' week ago. If the
information has gone abroad through
the country that we are amply supplied
it is most unfortunate, for 1t is -appar-
ent that we are not. 1t is not even
known how much money we can de-
pend upon with which to purchase sup
Plies, for you have heard from Mr..
Phelan, on several occasions, that part
at least Of this money subscribed by
individuals or companies in the East
is disbursed through private agents
here.
while it is true that contributions
Of money will be very much more to
the purpose than contributions Of SUP
plies. it should be made known to the
world if the one is not available the
other will be most gratefully received"
Chairman Phelan made a gloomy
speech, in which he said that the
Rockefeller and Standard Oil contribu-
tons were being distributed through
Standard Oil agents, and that prob
ably many other heavy contributions
which had been put down 10 the credit
of the committee might be distributed
in the same way. I'VE ave but $51S,-
600 Of real money!" said he, Though
funds placed to IL credit in all parts
of the country total So, 100000"
Clothing and bedding sen will prove
of the greatest value. Ore of the chief
needs now in the relief camps is for
Woman. n,,fl ohiI1pn,"S rx-o go a1o4hSnO
Thousands are wearing the clothing
they escaped from the fire IN. No ma
terial OF this kind will be wasted.
In the future food will not be given
sble-bodied mates jE S"n Francisco
with a view 10 forcing them to so to
work. LuXurieS will be given only to
those who are iii.
The eXo1u5 of San rr: ciScans has
lightened the drafts III the food sup
plies to a large extent. According to Il
Southern Pacific Official 100000 of the
population OF til S city nave left and
the Sou ,liern Pacific Company has
carried $4,000 persons TO points east OF
Ogden since April Is.
In order 10 reduce the expenses of
the army at San Franchises as much
as possible. so as to have more funds
for the relief Of the earthquake suffer
erS, General Greedy has decided that
1000 additional troops will be enough
to take care of the situation. General
Bell sent General Greedy full infOrma-
ton rs to what has been done with the
$2,50O.OOO appropriated by Congress. 1t
is estimated that 100000 of this fund
is still ~uneXpended. q
The American Red Cross forwarded
100000 by wire to James D.. Phelan:
Gh0 ipnno n Of tho Pod GpnCS n MI Rn1inf
Committee. Mr.. Phelan was advIseGt;
that 81, 100000 more is at the disposal
OF the committee.
Reports from the refugee camps and
hospitals show an aStOnishingly small
percentage of sickness and the fear or
threatened epidemics has pee buried,
it is hoped, for all time.
The water supply is getting better
TOWN SHATTERED BY HAIL.