Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-04-26


Were until the people who have been
rendered helpless and destitute by the
city's misfortune can care for them
selves.
The water situation.
The water situation, while causing IN
convenience to tho people, is no longer
such problem. About two-thirds Of
the remaining section Of the city is be,
ing supplied with suficient water for
the pressing domestic needs, but Of
course there is not yet enough to be had
for fire fighting purposes. Because Of
this fact the most stringent orders have
been issued by the military and civil
police that no fires shall be built within
any house, and no light, not even
candle light, can be shown at night ID
the houses. All cooking, for the pres
ent, must be done on the sidewalks OF
in tho open streets and IN the daylight
One Great Fear A11ayea.
One Of the noteworthy features Of the
situation is the remarkable promptness
with which the work of systematically
caring for the homeless has been thor.
oughly organized and put into opera
tion. The fear that existed two day.
ago that the immense task Of caring foI
the destitute and helpless people could
not be organized quick enough to save
thousands from hunger and possible
epidemic exists no longer.
Money Flowing In.
Contributions of money continue tc
be made from every part Of the United
States. Chairman Phelan Of the finance
committee reported additional subscrip-
tons Of about 100000, the largest Of
these being one Of 100000 by the Chi.
cago Commercial association. The
finance committee will meet to consider
some plan for the use Of the large
sum Of money which will soon be avail
able for the relief Of the sufferers.
Dead Bodies Recovered.
The total number Of bodies recov-
cred and buried up to Sunday night Il
500. No complete record can be had
at this time, as many bodies have been
buried without permits from the cor
oner and the board Of health. The
searchers Of the coroner's and the board
Of health departments found, Sunday,
not more than twenty bodies They
were buried Immediately.
Few Could BE Identified.
Few Of these bodies could be identi-
fed, as the graves were marked by
numbers. 1t is impossible at the pres
ent time to obtain any sort of death
list or even to make reliable estimate
as to the number Of casualties. When
ever body is found It is buried imme
diately without any formality whatever,
and as these burials have been made at
widely separated parts Of the city by
different bodies Of searchers, who dc
not even make a prompt report to head
quarters, considerable confusion has re-
suited in the estimating Of the total
number Of casualties and exaggerated
reports have resulted.
Sanitary Measures.
( Vigorous measures are being taken
by the beard of health and the board Of
public works to improve the sanitary
condidtions throughout the city. While
not entirely satisfactory at some places
the sanitary conditions in general are
not as yet serious menace to the
health of the people. The turning on Of
considerable water in the residence dis
trict and a promise of much more will
] relieve the mind of all those living in
houses of the fear of disease; it is those
thousands camped in the parks and on
every bit Of open ground that must re-
ceive prompt attention. The work al
these places is in the hands Of the en-
cheering officers Of the United States
army and under their efficient direction
is progressing satisfactorily. Eight
temporary structures $50 feet in length
by % feet wide and Is feet high have
been erected at Golden Gate Park, and
in these sheds thousands find reasonably
comfortable shelter.
! Extent OF the Burned District.
The fire having exhausted itself with
the exception Of the still flaming en-
bers in a thousand places here and
there through the burned district, a
press correspondent, for the purpose Of
determining with accuracy the boun
daries of tho confagration, made an au-
tomohile trip Sunday, which skirted the
! nre on It's four sides. The register OF
this machine at the end Of the trip
showed that 1t hsd travelled 26 miles
which therefore may be taken as the
length Of the line along which the
flames Travelled. This area included the
financial, commercial and most OF the
densely populated institutions and great
mansions that had grown up with the
progress OF the city.
The national house of representatives
adopted a resolution directing an inves
tlgatlon. by special committee, Of
charges Of alleged cruelty to patients at
the government hospital for the insane
Ia Washington.