The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-24

of The Lives They Are Lead
III Parks and streets.

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Among the homeless hundreds are
now being sheltered at jefferson
Square conditions are as admirable rs
they could be under the awful cir
cumetances. The relief committee has
supplied every sufferer with food.
blankets have been supplies and many
tents are in place.
An effort has been made by the
military and civil authorities to secure
some kind of an accurate list Of the
dead in the neighborhood. 50 far
they have been greatly handicapped
through their inability To get relia-
BILE people to engage in the work.
Among the homeless in the square
are many little ones. Last night there
was a shortage in the milk supply.
but this condition was relieved 1t an
IeariN hour this morning by the arri-
val of many cans of the precious
fluid.
Early this morning there was great
excitement amonE the refugees over
the reported shooting of a Ioorer in
the square. certainly 4 shot was
fred, but by whom ut what point
neither military nor civilian authOri-
ties doing police duty in the neigh
borhood have been able to ascertain.
It is known however. that no one vas
shot by either soldiers or police at
Jefferson Square during The night.
Many Refugees Move On.
There was some relief Of the
crowded condition Of the camp in the
square before noo today when a lit
tie army Of refugees, carrying ali they
had in che world upon their backs.
made their way through deI.is and
wreckage to the ferry building. Here
those who were out of funds were
given transportation across the bay.
AT Golden Gate Park where there are
camped probably the gcratest mum
Der of refugees conditions today We're
improved.
The food situation is not serious.
There was plenty of food of the sim
plest sort. of course. provided for
every one in the bread line.
Major T. H. Keesling. of the first
battalion of the a Artillery. y.
G. c.. is in command of the military
relief measures in the park. His
Headquarters AVE been established
at the tennis courts. Here supplies of
sugar. coffee. bread and ann goods
are being distributed. and at another
point some prepared meats We're
served. Army tents. as many as could
be obtained. were set up everywhere
and other projections We're made of
blankets. rugs. carpets. bed clothes
and every other sort of material that
could be used for the purpose. IN
some places refugees had cleared out
spaces beneath the thick Shrubbery
and the semi-tropicaI plants for which
Golden Gate Park is famous and un-
der these found some sort of protec-
ton from the chilly night air.
Little sickness as Yet.
As yet there has been little sick
ness aside from nervous shocks
and physical exhaustion. and from
these most of the people have recoN-
cred. The efforts of the military au-
thorities today were in the direction
of improving the sanitary condition
ana providing safeguards against amy
possible epidemic thaj ma result from
the exposed situation of SO mans
thousand people. All refuse must be
deposited in trenches dug for that
purpose and the park has been divided
into various sanitary districts over
which military officers have been
given command and which are pa
trolled by regular soldiers or by mu-
nicipaI police.
Information bureaus have been es-
tablished and telephone service = be
ing provided by the signal corps OF the
regular army. AT the entrance OF the
park. known as the Panhandle dis
erected and is being used as a diree
tory by those who wish to designate
their location in the camp for tae
benefit of seeking friends. All vehicles
that enter the park are contscate1 10y
the military authorities and are he
ing used to deliver supplies to th-
various points as we'll as to remove
refugees desiring to- each points be-
vond the jurisdiction of the authoei-
ties. All those who desire to leave
the park, and go 10 any point in the