The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-26
Refugees From San Francisco
Continue to Pour Through
Ogden Gateway.
SHORTAGE OF EQUIPMENT ?
CREATES A DIFFICULTY
Many May Be Brought to Salt
Lake and Fed
Here.

Hundreds OF refugees from San Fran
cisco arrived at Ogden and Salt Lake
yesterday, In the morning 600 were
brought into Ogden, and the entire num-
Der, with the exception of twenty-six,
who belonged to Salt Lake. and were
brought here by the Rio Grande. were
taken East over the Union Pacific. The
shortage OF equipment has become
serious question At Ogden three stand
ard Pullmans had to be stripped and
pressed into service, and three tourist
cars were also used as coaches. The
Union Pacific Is also running short of
cars, much Of the equipment having gone
East on specials and not returned
May Be Fed Here.
1t is expected that 100 will arrive In
Ogden this morning, and II equipment can
be procured they may be brought to Salt
d LAKE on the Rio Grande and sent East
here they Will have to be provided with
food, and II Is probable that tent may
be pitched on the park at the Rio Grande
depot and the refugees fed there. The
Manufacturers and Merchants excursion
to Manti today will utilize twelve or nf-
teen cars. but they will be available to-
night,
Where They Are Going.
MANY OF tnose arriving at ogden yes
terday were ticketed from San Francisco
right through TO their destination Those
who received tickets at Ogden were bound
FOR the following points. Two hundred
and seventy-one to Chicago. AZ TO Omaha
60 to Kansas City and n to Denver The
Salt Lake Route is also bringing in a
number from Los Angeles.
Many Pathetic Scenes.
There are many pathetic scenes at Og-
den. Ihree women arrived yesterday
carrying babies but two or three days
old. Comfortable couchcs were made for
them in the Pullmans and they proceeded
to their homes. Two women had to be
removed TO the hospital as they were In
delicate condition.
Supplied With Fresh Milk.
Oyer lCo arrived at Salt Lake last
night, and went East over the Rio
Grande The train remained here but n
lew minutes, The women who have
young children and the older women
were supplied with bottles of fresh milk.
a much needed commodity walk
through the train and one Is impressed
by the woefu scarcity of baggage
possessed by the travellers. Here and
there Is a suit case; several have quilts,
al that Is left of the household goods and
seized by the terror-stricken as they
fled from their homes
Thought Only of Her Child.
One woman had n baby carriage. The
reporter spoke TO her about It, Yes"
she said, we used that as an express
wagon TO wheel the baby TO the park II
Is all We have left" With true motheriy
love and Instinct she thought only OF her
child In that terrible inferno Another
woman had her, pet canary In Its cage
hanging up In the car. She did not for
get her little feathered pet.
Praise for the Helpless.
The refugees can not speak too highly
OF the kindness and courtesy extended to
them along the route, ogden. OF course,
is liberality itself. and the good people of
Reno, New are not behind in providing
for the hungry Ones, AS they 10 ca st
Grand Junction comes to their rescue,
and there they are always sure of a
hearty breakfast,
Work for Refugees.
w. II. Watts, vice president and gen
eral manager OF the Utah Construction
company, was In Salt Lake Yesterday
and stated that he had work for co men,
and had notified the various committees
OF the fact He can furnish employment
to 800 on tho Bingham branch of the Rio
Grande, and an equal number can be en-
ployed on the construction work OF the
Western Pacific at this end