Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-20


gees arrived last night at Sacramento,
and twenty thousand more will be sent
there today. Through the night out
casts of the earth, byenas in the image
of man, piled their thieving, ghoulish
calling in the darkness. Soldiers shot
many of them.
San Frsncisco, April 20.-Ex-Msyor
PheIan, himself one Of the heaviest los
ers, headed a subscription for the relief
of tho distressed by giving $1,000, 900.
All nearby towns are raising subscrip-
tons. Sacramento rsised $50, 900, in
fifteen minutes, Los Angeles and all
southern California cities are organizing
relief committees, sending aid aud spe-
cial hospital train from Los Angeles
which reached Oakland this morning,
prepared to pitch tents and cars for the
injured.
Washington, d. c., April 20.-West-
ern Union Bulletin-"San Francisco
(received 9.19 a. M The FIRE which
hitherto had kept around the base OF
Telegraph Hill and lett few houses
there. has crept back from the west and
is now in full possession OF the houses
on the hill and will no doubt take every
thing on Van Ness avenue and west of
there. The main fire has reached Oc-
tavia street aud is going at fast rate.
There is no one in from the fire since mid
night; at that time il had started afresh
on the south end of the line of fire and
was burning fast. The ferry buildings
present fearful scene OF men, women
and children and the few articles that
they have tried to save. They are all
here to leave the city by the first boat
they can get away on. The road lead
ing from the ferry north and around the
shore of the bay, as far as Fort Mason,
is strewn with all sorts of vehicles that
have broken down, baby carriages,
wheelbsrrows, etc, that would not stand
the loads over the rough way. The FIRE
came very close TO Fort Mason last night,
aud the big Fontana warehouse aud
nearby canneries will no doubt go today.
think the fire will make q clear sweep
of everything as far as Golden Gate
Park. Would not be surprised 10 ste il
take the eucalyptus trees that line the
panhandle and park aud burn the shrub
berry ia the park clear to the ocean
beach"
The War Department at noon to-day
received long despatch from General
Funst'n in which he reported that the
FIRE at San Francisco was partially under
control at Z O'Clock this morning. The
despatch dated at Font Mason, San
Francisco, reads "FIre situation at Z
o'clock this morning better. The fire
ha. been stopped at Franklin street.
H'se nov being stretched from Frank
lin aud Broadway toward Russian Hill,
about Union and Leaveusworth, and
from there tt wards Telegraph Hill. II
is hoped to stop The fire on that line,
South of Market the fire has passed
to the west # Dolores street but
north of Market entire liue under con-
troll from about Fillmore and Market, on
irregular line to Van Ness and Br 'ad-
way. That region OF the city, west OF
this line and north of Market, will pro-
badly be saved. Weather continues fine.
Supplies arriving Situation appears a
little better than WAS anticipated at mid
night.
Washington, April 2O.-The follow
ing telegram was received from Gen.
Funston at the War Department, dated
"a. NJ:
referring TO water supply can now
report as follows: Spring Valley water
people state hat they will be able to de-
liver to the city by pipe Ilne 10000
200 gallons of water.
This together with LObos creek and
the Golden Gate Park system which is q
separate system will supply all the peO.
pie in the two large concentration camps.
No water famine "a anticipated.
"The FIRE Is getting under better cOutrol
than was reported in telegram of u. m. this
morning. Fire is not getting west Of Faank
lin. Still being held in check on line from
Pacific avenue across Russian Hill to Tele.
graph Hill. Fire boat assisting in pu mping
from the bay"