New-York tribune., 1906-04-21


measures taken by the soldiers and police in
shooting down offenders. Two men were shot
and killed this morning. Policeman Flood on
entering his home encountered stranger, who
attacked him. Flood shot him dead. Special
Policeman Snyder killed man, but the details
not known.
The only bank in the huge ruined district that
escaped destruction was the Market Street Bank
at 7th and Market streets. 1t is in the gutted
Grand Building, but the fremen saved the
ground floor. 1t will pay out money just
soon as it hears from the Clearing House Off
Gals.
A corner of the city near the Pacific Mail
wharves, at ID and Brannan streets, was not
ruined. and the Sailors Home is intact The
fire now burning is all east of Van Ness avenue
and north of California street. It will burn
itself out down to the North Beach waterfront.
The Postal Telegraph Company today restored
cable connection with the Orient by establish
ing station at Ocean Beach, but there is no
service yet for delivering messages there.
Thousands of members of families are sep
arated and with nc means Of getting of
one another The police to-day opened bureau
of registration to bring relatives together.
TRANSPORT COMMANDEERED.
1t is impossible TO get a vehicle except at
exorbitant prices. One merchant yesterday en-
gagged a teamster and horses and wagon agree
ing TO pay $50 an hour. Charges Of $50 for
/ carrying trunks a few blocks were common
The police and military seize teams wherever
they require them, their wishes being enforced
at the point of revolvers If the owners prove
indisposed TO comply with the demands
Mayor Schmitz looked weary to-day. but was
energetically at work at his desk, though he
had had little or no sleep A policeman reported
that two grocery stores in the neighborhood
were closed although the clerks were present.
Smash the stores OPEN" ordered the Mayor,
land guard them"
Next 10 viewing the many square miles of
ruins that once made San Francisco a city no
! better realization of the catastrophe can be
gained than by visiting the refugee camps in
the districts which untouched by the
4 flames Golden Gate Park was the mecca of
! the destitute This immense playground OF the
J
mushroom city. which bears striking resem-
bIance 10 the fieeting towns on the border of
n government reservation about TO be opened to
| public settlement
SOCIAL DISTINCTIONS LOST.
The common destitution and suffering have
| wined out all social. financial and racial dis
tiuctions The man who last Tuesday was a
prosperous merchant IS occupying with his fam
| jJy a little plot of ground that adjons the open
air home of a laborer. The white man of Cali
race and is maintaining friendly relations with
hjs new Chinese and Japanese nelghbors. The
belle who on Tuesday night was a butterfly of
fashion at the opera. is assisting some factory
girl in the preparation Of meagre meals. Money
this afternoon had little value. The family
which had the foresight 10 lay in the largest
stock of foodstuffs on the first day of disaster
is rated highest in the scale Of wealth
A few families who could find willing express
men are possessOrs of cooking stoves. but oveT
% per cent of the refugees are doing their cook
ing ON little camp fires made of brick stone
Kitchen utensils that last week would have
been regarded with contempt are to-day articles
of high value.
MANY Of the homeless people have comfortable
clothing and bed covering but the great bull
of them are IN need. The grass is their bed
and their daily clothing their only protection
against the penetrating fog of the ocean or tht
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