The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-04-23
SMOKING EMBERS
ALL THAT REMAINS
Estimates Of the Number Of Persons
Killed Will Never Be Accurats--
Already s4,154,ooo Has Been
Subscribed.

San Francisco, April 23. The an
nenncement is made that the fire IS out,
/ only smoking embers remaining. The
grand total Of all moneys subscribed TO
date is $4,1540oO.
South Of Market street the loss Of life
was mostly brought about by the col
lapsing Of many cheap and crowded lodg-
ing houses Among these was the Royal,
corner Of Fourth and Minna streets, in
which many scores Of victims were
buried
The collapsing of the Portland house
on Sixth street, between Mission and
Market, came about in similar manner.
Fully sixty persons we're entombed
amidst the crash Of timhers and brick.
Many ~Ff these were saved before the
fire reached the spot.
The large five starry Brunswick room
a-s:g house with its 300 rooms filed with
guests on the corner Of Sixth and How
ard streets collapsed entirely and fire
started amid the ruins scarcely FIVE min
utes later. 1t is estimated that over
800 persons lost their lives.
Part Of the large Cosmopolitan house,
corner of Fifth and Mission streets, col-
lapsed at the first tremble. Many of the
sleepcrs were buried in the ruins; others
escaped in their night clothes.
At 775 Mission street the Wilson
house, ith it's four stories and eighty
rooms, fell to the ground mass of
ruins. As far as known very few Of the
inmates were rescned.
The Denver house on lower Third
street Jared tho same and none may ever
know how many were killed, the ma
jority of the inmates being strangers.
Wants Supplied at Present.
The homeless people are no longer
obliged to snbsist upon bread and can
ned stuff entirely, as they liad been
during the previous days Of their trying
experiences, but are given hot coffee,
canned meats and even cakes and or
anges have come in plentiful supply
from southern California, and the sight
OF CALIFORNIA; famous product was ev-
erywherc hailed with delight.
Ii must not be understood by the
charitable people of the country that
there ID sufeit OF food for the suf-
ferers. While the supply is abundant
at this time, it il weii for the public
to remember that the homeless thou
sands must be fed aud cared for by
the ,<anized relief committees for an
indefinite period II is desired, there
fore, that contributions be continued
evcrywhet 4 until the people who have
ben rendered helpless and destitute by
the citys misfortune can care for them
selves.
The water situation. while causing
Inconvenience, is no longer such prob
lem. About two-thirds OF the section
Of the city which was not burned is
being supplied with sufficient water for
the pressing needs, but Of course there
is not yet enough to be had for FIRE
fighting purposes. Because Of this fact,
the most stringent orders have been
issued by the authorities that no fires
shall be built within any house and no
lights. not even candle light, can be
shown in the house al night. All cook
ing must be done on the sidewalks or
in the open streets and In daylight
Present Death List Is 500.
The total number of bodies recovered
and buried up TO last night Ii 500. No
complete record can be had at this time,
as many bodies have been buried with
oft permits from the coroner and the
board Of health. The searchers OF the
coroner's and the board Of health do.
partments found not mere than 20 bod
los Yesterday They were buried i'm,
mediately. II is impossible to obtain
anv sort Of death LIST, or even to make
reliable estimate Of the number Of
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