Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-26
FOUR HUNDRED FED
Small Army Of Destitute Refugees from
San Francisco in Omaha
MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN ON WAY EAST
Unfortunate People Are Cordially Met and
Given Food and Transportation.
REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS TAKE THEM IN
Weird Story o. Hardship and Grief is Told
in Many Face
THROUGH IT ALL THE VICTIMS ARE PATIENT
Omaha Establishes Quarters at Depot
where other Refugees Going TO
Their Homes VIII he
Given Food.
MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN ON WAY EAs
Unfortunate People Are Cordially Met and
Given Food and Transportation.
REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS TAKE THEM u
Weird story o. Hardship and Grief is Told
in Many Face,
THROUGH II ALL THE VICTIMS Arc PATIENT

Three hundred and eighty destitute refu-
gees from San Francisco arrived in Omaha
over the Union Pacific yesterday afternoon
and met a reception as genuine and whole
some as they would have received had
they been so many miilionaires come TO
honor the city with their presence.
At Union station these unfortunate
people, homeless and penniless. we're for
ever Impressed with the solemn assurance
that they were by no means friendless.
They were taught TO know, II they never
knew before. after their awful nightmare
OF horror and fear and suffering, what
blessed relief II is to feel that all is over
and they we're once more in the hands Of
friends. more fortunate than they, eager
TO share with them the best they had.
The city. In the person of its mayor,
greeted these people at Union station and
tho church, society, business-every
element OF the citys activities was rep
resented in that great body of citizens,
which ushered through the portals OF the
Gate City this half-thousand victims Of
the most appalling disaster which ever be.
fell any American municipality.
SIT Down to BiE Feast.
From the train this army OF brave people,
worn. hungry. but patient and bright. was
taken Immediately to long tables spread
with every substantial edible necessary
70 feed and nourish and they were cared
for by 100 smiling women and as many
affable men.
The Union Pacific had brought the people
20 Omaha free OF charge and the other
roads took them on TO their destinations
free of charge.
Or. Jonas chief surgeon OF the Union
Pacific, and a corps of physicians and sur
geons were on hand TO administer to the
wants OF any sufferers.
Sergeant Tony vanous and a squad Of
policemen kept back the large crowd OF
curious intent on seeing everything that
went on.
After the refugees had all been fed George
West Of the Northwestern. Arthur Ander-
son OF the Milwaukee and City Passenger
Agent Abbot Of the Union Pacific divided
the parties to the different railroads and
they were started on to their destinations
without .tl,e loss oi .nbch sir..t The NEil-
waukee hauled l67, the Northwestern 2Ol
and the balance were sent over various
roads
Omaha Prepared Cor Emergency.
Omaha was prepared for the first full
train load OF refugees. Committees from
the women OF Omaha and the Associated
Charities had worked, together with the
relief committee under the direction OF
the special committee of Ave and the i'm.
mediate direction OF Mayor Zlmman and
superintendent Morris Of the Associated
Charities and none was permitted TO say
he or she did not ,.et enough to eat IT
Omaha. Ham and tongue sandwiches
apples, oranges. bananas, coffee and
large supply ot tobacco were dealt on
with lavish hand and all were bounu
fully supplied.
Union station presented an animated ap
pearance when the women arrived TO pre-
pare meals for the refugees. The trair
was expected here in time for breakfss
and many OF the women arrived befor
they had their own breakfast 70 ieari
that the train would not be In until abou
l;sO p. m. Stops along the road for meal
delayed this train beyond the expectation
Of the railroad onicials.
Tents Are Quickly Put Up.
All was hustle and hustle in preparin
for the feeding of the hungry thousands
who will pass through this city 81
tents were secured from the Omaha Ten
and Awning company. but the compan
had no one who could put up the tents
Mayor Zimman phoned TO Manager
Reiter. Burgess and Breed and these me
put the question to their stage hands wit
the result that all were soon on hand an
put up the tents in short order. A faucc
was attached 10 the Gre hydrant and
regular camp was soon established.
Loads OF buns and ham and fruit wer
soon arriving and tho 100 women wer
soon spreading bread and making sand
wlches as fast as f. W. Pryor chef {
the Commercial club could cut the brea
and ham. Mr.. Pryor undertook to CT
these as fast as twenty women coul
spread and make the sandwiches and 4
showed he could do the work as we'll a
direct the others in getting up the highei
class meals
Joe Hummel OF the street departmer
was on hand 20 build the tables and N
camp was put together IN short order
A section ~ the wire fence was take
down south of the Union station and n
tents We're put up IN the open space betwee
The passenger and freight tracks. DR. New
man Hall Burdick and ]. c. Pentland ,
the Young Mems Christian association wei
assisting the women as best they could ar
MoEy Bernstein was on hand to help. s.
perintendent Morris OF the AssocIat,
Charities and Mayor zlmman were Il
purchasers in chief and everything W,
provided for the hungry travellers.
People In Charge.
Four committees had general charge
the service In the tents The coffee cor
mlttee was in charge Of MrA Nathan Roth
child the fruit committee in charge
Mrs, Rev. r. j. Mackay the sandwiches
-yharse of Mrs. Ed johnson and the tabl
in charge Of Mrs. Draper Smith. Each
these women had large committee 10 a
s.st tn the work Those who were on hal
carly Wednesday mornins were;
Mrs. Johnson's committe: Mesdames X,
Iogg Henry Rhodes. W. b. Smith, l.. Hous
uu.0er. c. w. SouthmRid. r.. N. Towle \
A Woodworth, ]. w TilsOn. J. L. Hanch
Miss Livsey, Miss Hamlln, Mrs. ]. II. Ia
llr. Miss ketchaIn, Mrs A. l.. Dickes0
ueNeroauN. j. q. Pentland. Miss Armstror
.tls. NH Rhodes, Joe Clark. c. l.. Dola
~ ss Fell. Miss Ward. Mrs. Bradley a
Joe Harding.
Mrs Eothschld's committee: Mesdam
IS. J puacan. w n. Wagenseller Pel,
q nh, {, IA. Long. f. Eler. NJ. Johns
.0hn tirandsn. G.. u. Bergen. F. Sharpe
A. Sharpe, ". r. Hutchinson. L. Buell.
" Jones, h. r. Fellman, M. N. Iipps
a. SwartH, James Iiddeli. III. G. Bell,
Johnson. J Jurgensen and Miss Nina j
Kensen. Mrs. n. {. Christensen ana q.
Madison. Mrs Ike Kaufman. Nor