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The San Francisco call., 1906-05-05
TWENTY LOOTERS
ARE CAPTURED BY
BODY OF MARINES
They Gather UP
Copper Wire and
Other Metals.
Taken at MeiggS
Wharf with Tons
of Plund6r.

A detachment OF marines from the
United States cruiser Chicago captured
twenty young men At Meiggs wharf
yesterday morning with many tons Of
loot IN their possession The loot con-
sisted principally OF copper. copper
wire and other metals which the
Iooters had gathered from ths sur
rounding territory
The men are now under guard, and
vii probably be forced 70 work in one
OF the chain gangs. which are now be-
ing established They had evidently
formed an organization 10 gather in
junk. Tor which the junk nen are Of
1ering good prices Their headquar-
ters were at Meiggs wharf. which
thsy also made their sleeping quar-
ters. one man was detailed TO do the
cooking for the gang. while several
others were sent out 70 forage for food
Ehe rest made II their business TO
gather junk. and find dealers who
were willing 10 pay for II
The marines also came upon man
who had broken into the cannery at
Fay and Powell street He had in his
possession e large copper vat valued
a. more than 500. When he saw the
detachment Of marines coming he
tried % make his escape by running.
and refused 10 stop at the command Of
halt. One OF the marines brought his
gun 70 his shoulder and was about
20 fire when the looter stumbled and
fell The detachment rushed upon
him with bayOnets fixed, but the poor
wretch begged for mercy. He, too, was
taken 70 Meiggs wharf and locked up
until 8 report can be made 10 the
authorities.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-05
PLAGUE Of RATS
ONLY PESTL[NCE
FOLLOWING FIRE
Big Rodents InfeSt
Home Section
Left Intact.
Housewives Plant
Poison to End
Nuisance.

A plague OF rats Is the only form OF
pestilence that has followed the great
fire. AS strong an agent TO drive them
as the flute OF the Piei Piper was 10
lead, the fire sent the rats scrambling
from the burned two-thirds of the city,
In which they were thickest, all Of
them that could escape with their lives
rushed, as did the people. into the one
third that the flames left. Leaving
their habitations and stores 10 the
flames, the rodents scurried from ware
house and granary, bohemian restau-
rant. cellar and sewer ard worked their
way into the residence districts left
standing.
These rats have found rations very
scarce in the field they have invaded.
The plenty on which they thrived in
the spots they had populated the most
thickly is not to be found in the cleaner
portions Of the town. The brown mon
ster that attained his size on the offal
in the dark passageways of Chinatown
or filed himself to bursting among the
grain bags OF the seawall grows morose
over the few remnants left on the
tables Of the Western Addition and Pa
cific avenue since the earthquake. The
garbage cans contain few treasures.
The rats are becoming gaunt and hun
CRY.
In some houses the rodents have
gnawed In i night under pantry doors
holes big enough for the passage of
their bodies Everywhere they can be
heard gnawing. gnawing in the night
time and sometimes in the day, trying
to reach a morsel of food or even a
grease spot they may have scented.
Housewives are daily being scared
into fits by the fash OF long. gaunt
body with cleaning eyes. They have
to hide all food well The pampered
tabby cat that used to SWEET in tri-
umphant pride when her. claws sank
into timid mouse or the refined house
rat covers in fear at the ruffian in
vaders from the lower districts that
seem to fear no feline foe.
But there will be an end to the rats
They'll eat arsenic in their hunger just
as quickly as cheese, and the house
wives will not need to use club or
broom. They are planting destruction
before which rats, big or small, must
go down.
II they'll only choose the right
places in which to die the ladies will
be happy.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-05
FISHERMAN LIVES
FOR EIGHT DAYS
IN REFRIGERATOR
Runs Into STORAGE
Box at Inguglia
Market.
Dies Soon After Be-
ing Found by
Comrades.

For eight days and eight nights An
tone Compania, an Italian fisherman.
lived in refrigerator without food or
water. Compania was employed in the
fish market OF J. B. Inguglia, SIG Clay
street. and with several Italians was
in the place when the terrible shock
OF the earthquake came. Most OF the
men were terrified and kneIt in prayer
while the building crEmbIed about
them. Compania rushed into q large
refrigerator and slammed the door af-
ter him, thus cutting or any possible
escape.
For days the fire ragged on all sides
The Inguglia building was dynamited.
but the refrigerator still stood After
the fire had devastated the district ma
rines and soldiers looked for the bodies
Of the unfortunates who had lost their
lives IN the catastrophe. No one
thought OF looking into the large re-
frigerator and the fisherman was held
prisoner. On the eighth day after
the quake some OF Companies COM
rades remembered that no had gone
into the safe just before the fire. They
returned 10 the ruins and after much
difficulty broken open ne door to tho
prison The unfortunate prisoner was
found lying on the floor and was
dragged into the street. where he died
a few moments later.
Companies brother took charge Of
the remains and they were later in
TERED IN Laurel Hill Cemetery.
at SIG Clay street. says that the loss OF
life IN that district must have been
very large. He says that he saw the
men IN his own market struck down
by falling debris as they knelt in
prayer and nothing can induce him TO
revisit the spot.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-05
SAFE FALLS THROUGH FLOOR
OF THE cRockER BUILDING
Man Engaged In Clearing Out Bank
Offices Struck by Debris and
Badly Hurt.

Sim Kerr. who lives at 600 Diamond
street, and is employed by Mahoney
Bros. contractors. was seriously in
jured yesterday in the Crocker build
ing as the result OF one OF the floors
giving way. Kerr was taken to the
Harbor Hospital. where he now lies
in precarious condition
Kerr was working on the first floor
OF the building, in the premises Occu-
pied by the Crocker-Woolworth Ma
tional Bank On the floor above men
were engaged in opening a safe Sud
denly the safe disappeared through
the floor. carrying much heavy debris
with it. The falling safe missed Kerr
by narrow margin, but enough debris
fell on him to break his left leg. cave
in his chest and partly scalp him He
is suffering from concussion OF the
brain and may have sustained q frac-
tured skull.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-05
Business Men URGE
Prompt Action Be
Taken.
Supply Available Is
Held Up at Hong
kong, China.

All the grain bags in San Francisco
were burned by the great fire. There
are none In the State in which to sack
the grain, harvesting Of which will be-
gin next month. Unless sacks can be
at once secured great losses will result
to the farmers.
This condition of affairs has been
brought TO the attention OF the Cham
ber of Commerce OF San Francisco by
prominent grain firms, which set forth
in letter addressed to Chester w.
Burks that grain bags are held up at
Hongkong on account OF fear of con-
gestion here. Burks has communicat-
ed with r. P. Schwerin of the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company 10 see what
can be done to insure immediate
movement OF sacks from Fongkong to
San Franciso. AS three weeks are
consumed in a voyage from Hongkong
action to axstd gfyst losses is Obvious.
In both the SacraIne ITO and the San
Joaquin valleys the prospect of an un-
usually large crop OF grain Is In view.
Unless It is to be allowed to ripen and
to be marketed IN the usual way the
farmers will be compelled to turn 1t
into hay while It is green. For their
guidance immediate communication
with Hongkong by cable is indispensa-
bic. Secretary Rurks has asked the
advice OF Mr.. Schwerin as to what can
be done at once.
The grain firm that have communi-
Gated with the Chamber of Commerce.
are the Moseley- -Bresse Company. the
Gulf Bag Company and Girvin & Eyre.
1T comes to our knowledge" they
write in a joint letter, that shipments
OF grain bags are being held rp at
Hongkong on account of fear Of con-
gestion here. There is nothing, we
think, so important at this juncture as
to have forwarded bags for the coming
crops. We hardly need tell you why.
In view OF existing conditions.
There are none here, and a good
many were destroyed by fire. They
can be handled readily at Port Costa
II not here in San Francisco. and we
earnestly request you to take the mat
ter up with the Pacific Mail people at
once as delays are dangerous Bags
shipped now will hardly get here for
this seasons usage"
II the grain is cured as hay. 1t is es-
timated that the farmers will lose two
thirds OF the value OF tho crop. II il
is cut and stacked. says Burlzs, there
Is not enough machinery In California
to thrash it before the rains come
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-05
MANY LETTERS AWAIT THEIR
OWNERS AT PARK HOSPITAL
Unoeiivered Sealed EpistIes and Tele-
grams VIII Be Held One Week
for Claimants


for Claimants
The following letters are held IN
claimed az the Park Emergency Hos
pital. Persons TO whom they are sd-
dressed must call within one week
After that tine the mail will be re-
turned 70 the poEtofice:
John G. Arnold, Miss Hannah Ask
lund, William Balch, Miss Alta S.
Bean, James H. Bockins Ctelegram)
Mrs. 3. A BOlman, Mrs. S. s. Brown.
Miss Dorothy Burns ~, Mrs. Z. l.
Butler, Marion z. Bird, Mrs. Robert o.
Day, C. A. Denison (telegram). Ca
briel Z. de Moyer, Defremer & Co.
(telegram), C. ". Dreyfus, Mrs. Z. L.
Dunn. Miss Matty Feeley ~, DR.. Jo-
seph A Ferrine, B. Freedman, Miss
Theresa Fetts, Miss Alma Frost, Miss
Lucy 3. Fiske, DR.. c. A. Glover (2),
c. ". Gray, Thomas Gowling, Dr.
Susan Harris, Miss Elma Hinton, DR..
Loren D. Hollingsworth CD. DR.. R. B.
Lrones, Mrs. Ingersoll, BeryI and Mat
tie Jacobson, Peter Johnson, Mrs.
Harry Jones, Miss Anna Kassube, Mrs.
Paul Keller, D. B. Kimball. Mrs. Car
RE Lewis, o. L. Leawith, Fred Lee,
Miss Mary McCabe, Mrs. Edith Nc
MILAN, J. H Mahen, Isadore Mendle-
son, Mrs. r Myers, Howard c. Naff-
Eiger, Dr.. c. c. O'Donold. James Page.
Phillis, Dr.. H. R. PaintOn CD, Mrs.
Bessie Parringer (2), DR.. J. NJ Per-
kins, Mrs. Eva n Pick. Miss Helen
r. Priest, Mrs. Miramonte Rendell,
Mrs. L. RendeIl, Miss AIDA ]. Rohner,
J. W. Scott, Mrs. Lola Smith, Charles
Smith UNITED States Marshal), Mrs.
William P. Spalding, George Stande
%, Dr.. T. T. Throp (4), Mrs. Ger
trude Thompson (2), Mrs. A E Wells
l2), Miss Pauline Vessel, Cole Yerxa.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-05

business-like proposition ever made in
the name of Cupid.
The letter speaks for itself and the
offer is still open. Here is the offer:
Fresno, Cal, April %, 1906.
Ladies' note from my paper
there are twenty-five eligible young
ladies who have formed matrimonial
association near the Harbor Hospital
II there is one who wishes to come to
Fresno to live will be glad TO aid a
case of beauty in distress. Am train
masters chief clerk on the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe Railway at S75
per month. IL any one should choose
to come and we do not agree would
cheerfully furnish transportation to
any point in the United States. Show
this to any Santa Fe conductor. who
will carry you. and get pass at office.
Have no objection to high temper or
kids. Am an old bachelor of A.
Very truly,
GEORGE F. CARD"
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-05
RATION SCHEDULE ISSUED.

This Is the permanent relief ration
fixed by order OF GENERAL Greedy and
enforced by Major Febiger, inspector
general OF the food distribution:
Meat-Ten ounces canned meat or
canned fsh. or fourteen ounces fresh
meat to the ration.
Bread - Fourteen ounces fresh
bread. or ten ounces hard bread or
crackers, or twelve ounces -four 70
the ration
Coffee and tea-One Hound eosee to
fifteen rations, or Ia pounds tea to
100 rations.
EegetableS-One and a half ounces
beans, peas, rice or hOmfny TO the ra-
ton. three-fOurths pound fresh vege-
tables $50 per cent potatoes and 20
per cent onions) To the ration
Dried fruit-One ounce to the raticn.
Miscellaneous - Fifteen pounds
sugar TO 100 ratiOnss three quarts
vinegar or pickles to 100 ratiOns. two
pounds salt TO 100 rations: four
ounces pepper to 100 rations: four
pounds soap to 100 rations; u pounds
candles TO 100 rations.
While it is recognized that exact
conformity TO the foregoing may De
impraeticable the ration hereafter
will be confined to the articles named
or proper substitutes equivalent there
to- No other rati0ns viii be issued
from any relief station except ON the
prescription or order OF a reputable
physician, and issues OF hxuries or
articles OF special diet must be con-
nnsd - Infants or invz1dz-
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-05
ADJUSTERS WILL
SOON Be READY

The insurance adjusters viii be
ready to receive claims in about ten
days. President Charles Spear OF the
State Board of Harbor Commissioners
has allotted the adjusters Office
room in the Ferry depot. The waiting
room OF the nave at the north end Will
be insurance headquarters until the
complications arising from the recent
disaster have been Strengthened out
Within ten days thu adjusters will
have q staff OF $50 clerks installed IN
their Ferry depot Office and VIII be
ready 10 receive and act on all claims
that may be fled.
Due notice viii be given OF the exact
date when the adjusters viii be ready
10 begin work.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-05
Catholic Services Tomorrow.

Holy mass on Sunday viii be as fol-
lows;
Mass At the door OF St. Anne's
Church. 5-50 and 10; mass IN the Pre-
sid.o. as last Sunday; mass at the
Leonbard-street entrance OF the Pre-
ado. s:so; mass az Fort Mason. $50.
BY Archbishop Montgomery; mass at
eoVantesnth and Bryant streets. and
20: mass az Fifth and Clenentina at
9: mass n the neighborhood OF the
Sailors Home. 8; mas IN Jefferson
Park. g. Father Sullivan OF the cathe-
oral has established q tent and altar
snd says mass every day and has SER
vices "a the evening. Mass at St Dom
1nic's VIII be n the yard OF the church
IN the open air Hours a. usual
There VIII be mass at Golden Park
a. q "a ssss'tssK e
1Eass az TIE cathedral at the usual
h0urs-. Z, 8. $50 and IL
81 Chzrles-s. 7:so, s:so. 1890. Week
6zEa a. usual hour. Z.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-05
ANXIOUS ONES
SEEK FRIENDS
Want to Know the
Whereabouts of
Refugees.
ASK The Call to
Find Missing
Persons.

Earthquake refugees are gradually
being located, but there IL still a large
number about whom great anxiety is
felt by relatives and friends. Peruse
the following list and see IL your name
is among those about whom inquiries
are being made:
Mrs. Dora Hooper is at Balboa Hos
pital
VIII George R. Strong. who lived in
room SO. Windsor Hotel. send address
to Anna H. 1901 Thirty-secon avenue.
South San Francisco?
Louise and Wella Eisenbeis and the
family OF Samuel Hack. formerly Of
626 1-2 Lombard street. send address TO
462 Leland avenue. Refs Tract.
William II. Kane, formerly OF 206
Fourth street. Is now at 4Ss2 Mission
street
Information is wanted Of the lessen
family, who lived at 517 Golden Gate
avenue, by L. B. Clark. Livermore.
Miss NJ. Leonard Of 1923 Pine street
would like her friends to address her
at San Benito, San Benito County, Cal.
c. Jacobs Of Livermore Sanitarium
would like TO know tha whereabouts
OF Frank Hashitzuma, who was en-
ployed In the Pacific Hospital. 200o
Stockton street.
Informa ton OF Albert Muller is want
ed by his relatives, Mrs. C Kislik and
Mrs. r Meyers, at 364 Mission street.
Joseph Woods. wife and six children.
late Of Jessie street; Mrs. Giblin and
family and Mrs. Shain. inform Mrs.
Walsh OF 448 Madrid street OF your
wherea bouts.
Charles S. James. who was with
Lawyer Burdette in the Claus Spreck-
els building, is being anxiously in
quired for by the Daily Free Press
Winnipeg, Canada. Notify Hensley
Green Company. corner OF Van Ness
avenue and Market street.
DR.. w. NJ. Park OF 374c Twenty-frst
street desires the address OF ]. w.
Egan, formerly OF 7s5 Stevenson street.
Mrs. Belle A. Curtis Is now at 1s44
Forty-ninth avenue, Ocean boulevard
Information Of Joseph Giendenning is
wanted by Matte Loker. Abilene. Kan.
Mrs. Robert Dalston and Miss Ella
Gillespie. please call or write to NJ. c..
$50 Kentucky street.
The addresses OF Mrs. Austin and
son. late Of the Iroquois apartments
ar 510 Ellis street, and p. d. Mccarthy
OF the Hotel Marlborough. 404 Eddy
street, are wanted by Cas- Hamba.
Information Is wanted of James Da-
Wis. who was living at Bradshaw's
rooming house. between Bryant and
Brannan streets, by his niece. Address
Thomas F. Crouch. 3o1 Miguel street.
VIII Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Mill and
Miss Ella Carter OF Ellis street, San
Francisco. please communicate with
Nate NJ. Hill. 222 Avenue e3. Los An
geles7
A c. de Motto or A. C. Campbell
communicate with K dc Motto, 333 l-2
Twenty-ninth street or .lS Webster
street
Miss Mabel Baird. formerly OF q
Turk street, San Francisco. wishes
Richard Dowse to write her. care of
the Santa Rosa postofice.
Mansfield Lowell and family and Miss
c. L. Lowell are at San Lorenzo. Ala
media County.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-05
WILL COME
TO FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Earthquake Has No Terrors for Rev.
George &. Burlingame, Who
Hastens to This CITY.

Rev George E. Burlingame OF Chi
cago, who accepted call to the First
Baptist Church of this city just before
the earthquake, was asked by wire two
days ago IL his acceptance still held
good. DR.. Burlingame wired back
asking IL he should start at once for
this city with big tent in which to
hold services; If he should apply to
the national convention of Baptists at
Dayton, Ohio, for relief. and if he
should leave his family in Chicago TO
save expense. Professor A. A. Ma
curda replied yes" to all three ques-
tions and DR.. Burlingame is expected
TO arrive here by June l next.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-05
Santa Rosa,s losses.

OAKLAND. May 4-Governor Par
dee today corrected an erroneous i'm
preston as 10 statements touching
losses at Santa Rosa BY a miscon-
crption citizens there gained the idea
that the Governor had said s147. 900
would cover the loss. What the Gov
ernor said was that $4,000 would be
required TO clear away the debris. The
earthquake loss at Santa Rosa Is ssti-
mated at S3,soo,0a0.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-05
Good Words of Optimism.

Editor Call: Though one-half our
city is in ashes and 100000 of her citi-
zens are homeless and $500, 900 900 is
her loss and hundreds are dead, yet the
world is with US, and our suffering has
united US and strengthened US, and
soon the ring Of hammers will make
music to an energetic and loyal people,
and God willing, our greater San Fran
cisco viii vie with the proudest and
most beautiful cities of al the world.
Yours,
GEO. d. SHADBURNE.
sO4 Devisadero ST., lately ,Sls Cali
fornia St., and 405 Montgomery st.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-05
PARDEE STANDS
UP FOR GUARD
Sends an Answer
to Sldnd6rOuS
Article.
Asserts Criticism
OF SOldiery IS
Unjust.


George c. Pardee has taken oEicial
cognizance OF an extraordinary series
, or falsehoods regarding the work OF
the National Guard during the recent
fire printed by the Seattle Times un-
der a San Francisco date line. The
Seattle newspaper declared that the
State militia was running amuck IN
San Francisco. terrorizing the town.
stabbing and shooting citizens on the
slightest proyocation. So monstrous
were the accusations that Governor
Pardee took time to address the fol-
lowing letter TO the northern editor:
Editor Seattle Daily Times, Seattle.
Wash.-Sir: In your Issue OF April
26 appears an article headed Guards
men Cause a Reign OF Terror. Citi-
zens of San Francisco fear for their
lives because OF actions OF soldiers
OF State militia companies. Officers
and privates, drunk with suddenly ac-
quired authority. shoot and stab at
every opportunity The article then
goes on to describe scenes which
Prosecuting Attorney Kenneth Mack
intosh is said TO have Witnessed and
described.
Il have been. in one way or an
other, connected with the National
Guard OF California, almost continu-
ously since 1872. having begun liter
ally at its lowest rank and being now
its commander-in-chief l also know
what has taken place in San Fran
cisco since the earthquake on April
Is and up to date l therefore know
, the National Guard OF California thor
oughly and unhesitatingly and un-
qualifiedly brand the stories attribut,
ed to Mr.. Mackintosh as absolutely
untrue and without even the slightest
foundation in fact.
~ also have been assured by a
number of the officers OF the regular
army that the State troops have be
haved admirably. and lying on my
desk at this moment is petition
signed by several thousand OF San
Francisco'ss people who have been
taken care of by our State troops
stating emphatically that the stories
of our National Guards lawlessness
are unfounded and asking me TO con
tinue them in their present service
Finally let me call attention to the
fact that the members OF the National
Guard OF this State are the sons OF
/ California's citizens; that very many
OF them lost all they had in the world
when San Francisco's great catastro
| phe came upon her; that their fathers,
mothers, sisters, wives and children
are among those who were rendered
I destitute by the destruction OF our
! chief city, that they are equal in In
! telligence, patriotism and the virtues
of citizenship to any equal number ol
young men from any State in the
Union; that many OF them ara yeter
( ans OF the Spanish war. and that 1t Is
a cowardly. an infamous and an Ut
/ terly inexcusable thing for any man
! to falsely accuse them at any time
much less in times Of widespread dis
tress, destitution, suffering. loss oi
life and property such as have come
/ upon San Francisco.
GEORGE C. PARDEE.
Governor OF California
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-05
Is WILLING TO MARRY
SEVERAL HOMELESS GIRLS.
Brave Seattle Man Makes Wholesale
Response to Supposed Matrimonial
Bureau on Water Front


From the imagination of some news
during the recent excitement, the fc-
tion of matrimonial bureau at the
Harbor Hospital where % young women
of good family had organized, so ran
the tale, for the purpose of securing
homes and husbands. This dispatch
was given wide circulation and the Har.
Dor Hospital mail is now heavy with
letters from bachelors and widowers in
all parts of the country willing to take
another plunge in the troubled waters
Of matrimony.
The latest offer comes from Seattle
man who, taking his letter as it reads,
is willing to risk the penalties attached
TO bigamy for the sake of aiding the
homeless daughters of the fire SCARED
city by the Golden Gate.
The Seattle letter follows:
April 90, 'O6.
ssIf you have any good girl that is
without a home and who has been work
ing in a family that desires to get mar
ried please have them correspond with
me. They must be between the age of
Is and %. I am 81 l would be glad
to help, give good girl home. They
must have a No. l character. | will
marry them as soon as they arrive if
they are as I ask. Yours respectfully,
WILLIAM HOWARD,
Seattle, Wash. -
OF all the letters received the fol
lowing contains probably the most
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-05
OLYMPIC CLUB MUST
FIND OTHER QUARTERS
Temporary Home Cannot Be Located
at Hobart Mansion Owing to
Repairs.

The temporary home OF the Olympic
Club Will not be located In the Hobart
mansion. This decision has been
reached by the directors OF the club.
An examination OF the building dis
closed that extensive repairs were
needed and the agents os the Hobart
estate do not feel disposed al this time
to incur the expense OF restoring the
mansion
The directors OF the club have ac-
cordingly made preparation. to locate
elsewhere ani expect within a few
days to make some definite announce
nent to the members.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-05
Fractures a Leq.

While working on al adder Thurs
day Angelo GarAno. an Italian gar
dener. fell a distance OF fifteen feet and
sustained two compound fractures Of
the right leg The injury was treated
at the regimental fele hospital in
Golden Gate Park The number OF pa
tients at this Institution is increasing
hourly. and the tents Sheltered over
20 sick at noon yesterday.