The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-24
HOW FRISCO IS
PULLING THRU
Carefully Organized, Work Of
Clearing the City Progresses
Very Rapidly.

ments for the reconstruction OF the new
and greater San Francisco are rapidly
crystallizing and soon the sounds Of
building will be heard in every block of
up of the ruins in the business section
has already begun, and is now we'll un-
der way. There will not be dangerous
AFTERNOON. 4 large squad I' Of ar Il es
men, assisted by the municipal author
tiles, have been dynamiting all the tot,
tering buildings and walls. This work
has so far been confined to Market
street, in order to open a safe artery
front. The district north of Market
street and the business section will re-
ceive the same treatment after Market
street is cleared. ~ s-.
A commission last Sunday investi-
gated all buildings left standing upon
the main thorofare Of the devastated
city. 1t was ascertained that nearly all
| the steel frame structures had withstood
the earthquake. and altho almost with
out exception they had been Quilted, the
loss was in most cases confined to the
contents.
! Conditions Improving. -
| The general conditions in the city
are improving rapidly. The weather
today was never better and the indica-
tons for it's continuation are good.
Hundreds of men have been placed at
work clearing the streets and the dyna-
hitting Of the tottering walls which
were left standing by the fire and en-
danger life, was continued today. The
Spring Valley Water company has
about one thousand men at work re-
pairing and replacing broken water
mains and many portions of the resi-
dence sections are now abundantly sup
piled with water.
Several car lines are ready for op-
GRAFTON as soon as it is deemed safe to
turn on the power.
Frisco Shocked Last Night.
;. AT 10:40 last night an earthquake
shock was felt turnout the city and
created alarm among the people still
unnerved from their late experience.
| No damage was done, but in some few
instances persons living in houses ran
out, badly frightened, and called upon
the guards to help carry out clothing
and other effects. The soldiers reas-
sured them that there was no danger
and that at any other time the shock
would have caused little comment.
Shortly after the slight tremble, an
unconscious man was found on the
sidewalk in front Of house at Golden
Gate avenue and Buchanan street. He
had evidently fallen or jumped from a
window in his efforts to get out Of the
house when shaken. He was taken tc
St. Paul's emergency hospital in the
streets, where it is said his injuries are
not serious: E
4 ~, Making City Sanitary.
4 The whole habitable part. of Sar
Francisco has been organized and dis
tricted for sanitary inspection pur
poses in the most thoro manner. There
the health department, working with
the military, is prepared to handle any
thing of the sort before it becomes
threatening. 7,
The embargo on merchant vessels ha.
:: been removed and shipping can now bt
moved as usual. For the past few days
) vessels of the Pacific squadron have
, been keeping vessels from leaving the
port, but this restriction has been re
moved by orders from Admiral Good
rich, COMMUNICATIVE chief of the Pacific
squadron, to the shipping commissions
of the port.
Forts Were Damaged. !
The big Notifications at the entrance
to the Golden Gate did not escape from
: serious injury during the great shake
: up. The full extent of the injury sus
tanned by the great works is as yo
unknown, for nothing but a survey b,
the engineering corps can disclose TIL
, full extent of the damage.
, At Lime Point the emplacements O
the big guns have been. cracked an
twisted. The heavy concrete, both o,
the floor and in the walls Of the EN-
> placements, bear unmistakable evidenc
! Of having been given a bad shaking
+ Conditions are said to be equally ba
= at the old Fort Point. AS it is now
the great thirteen-inch guns on bot
): sides Of the gate constituting the mai
defense, are practically useless. The;
, weigh many tons each, but their adjust
msnt h P0 Of tae wstch ha earbduat
. destroyed this, and tho the damage ca
j, be repaired, it will take considerabl
: time and much labor before the bi
guns are in condition to do the execu
: tion they were intended to. -
:, The Lime Point batteries stand on
on an immense bluff, towering hundred
= Of feet above the bay. The shock her
! jured the Notifications at this poin
= more than elsewhere. r.. .. ,
l. Money Vaults Are Safe.
i. A safe expert after examining safe
:, and vaults in many buildings in tn
burned district says that the vaults G
banks are all right, but that it will b
several days before they can be opened
The safes that are covered by debri
q will not be opened until perfectly colo
n Plans for Chinatown.
- The big fire has ob1iterated China
!, town from San Francisco foreve
- Mayor Schmitz informed the chief 9
4 police last night that all Chinese no,
n in the city would be collected an
Il placed near Fontanas warehouses;, nea
), Fort Mason, and that the new Chins
/ town would be located at Hunters poir
: on the southern extremity Of the coui
miles distant from the old Chinatown
who return later will be concentrated {
a the new points.
To Care for Refugees.
Brigadier General Funston has r
j ceived the following dispatch fro
Governor Pardee:
'tThe following is list Of towns an
u their offers to take refugees: Calistog
200; Cotton 100 or 200 if necessar,
10 Covina, 100; Napa, 500; Pasadena, an
I'll amount until we wire to stop; Rive
side. 500; San Bernardino, 100; So
Diego, 5000; Santa Ana, 1000 or unit
farther notice; Santa Barbara, 1 1000;
n Henena. 200; Santa Monica, 200, won,
20 and children preferred; Ocean Par
" 200, women and children preferre,
i Stockton, 5000; Tulare, 800; Highlan
a so; Ventura, 400; Pomona, 800; Ont