The Washington times., 1906-04-27
DRAMA Of A DAY
IN CITY OF RUINS
Strange and Wonderful
Scenes Witnessed in Frisco.
BARRIERS WORKING IN TENTS
Dwelling Houses That escaped the
Fire Being Rapidly Converted into
Business Places.

| San FRANCISCO, Cal, April 2l-|
There was an air of even greater activ-
/ ity than has prevailed since the recon
structiOn work was begun in earnest
/ over the city today. fOne thing which
in part accounts for this is that prog
! ress is really beir & made, and the peo-
/ pie can see that such is the case There
/ is encourag cement for everybody in this
and men are redoubling their efforts
Considerable headway has been made
| in removing the debris Of the ruined
districts. All available teams and wag-
ons have been pressed into service for
/ tlIs work. Today many teams Of long
cared Government mules were added 10
this working force.
| in the unburned section the activity
| was ever greater than where work is
/ being carried on amid the ruins All
the little shops in the western addi-
tion did rushing business. Tempo
rary stores and business Offices have
/ been set up in hastily constructed wood
| en- buildings or even in tents Vacant
lots have been quickly covered with
/ such places of business. Every house
/ that is habitable has a sign on il adver-
/ tising some mans business. In the
parks many barber shops have been es-
/ tablished in tents and all did a rushing
/
deals that have been carried through
We're in circulation and undoubtedly
many sales and trades have been made.
Stay 10 Progress But Temporary.
It is estimated that in the neigh
| bOrhoOd Of 225.OO0 people have let the
city. 1t is expected that a great many
/ of these viii return. however. Many
Of the refugees are business men Who
/ have all their interests here, who Will
return after taking their families 10
/ places Of assured safety To all who
want 10 return and assist in the re-
| building Of a more beautiful San Fran
/ cisco the earnest citizens who remain
| on the ground and have not lost a mo-
ment in the reconstruction work ex-
/ tend hearty welcome. Others are not
| asked 70 come back The city's growth
/ is certain 10 be stopped for some time
/ 20 come and her rivals on the north
| and Los Angeles on the south Will un-
! doubtedly make gains, but il is felt
/ that the stay Of progress In this direc-
/ tiOn viii only be temporary.
The task of feeding the destitute
! and needy continues TO demand all
the attention Of the relief committee
1 IN charge OF this work. It is eSti-
/ mated the rations for nearly $50 900
! persons We're distributed yesterday and
] this gives some idea OF the magnitude
becoming better. but with so many per-
sons 10 feed IL viii be days before the
work can be given up.
Efforts TO EquaIize Distribution.
At present efforts are being made TO
eQualize the distribution Of food Selfish
persons have not failed to appear. and
they have taken advantage of every
! opportunity to secure all the food pos
| sible, while others, the really needy,
have been slightly neglected. The free
distribution of food IS giving an op-
poIIGhty 70 thousands or persons 10
live better than they ever did IN their
lives, while others 10 whom the thought
! Of having TO ask assistance never pre-
sented itself in all their happy lives
are the ones who are suffering now.
Persons who are able TO pay for food
have been requested to do so. In or
der 10 make this possible hundreds Of
little groceries, deltcatessen stores.
butcher shops. and similar stores have
sprung into existence IN all parts OF
/ the unburned districts. and ali are
patronized 10 their full capacity. Hun
dreds Of bakeries are turning out noun
tains of lOaVes of bread every load. and
/ the loaves are sold at their nominal
! price of > cents.
Extremes Meet in Bread Lines.
It is stiH necessary 10 keep up the
! bread lines and an inspection Of one of
these lines tells a wonderful story. Men
and women who formerly occupied posi-
I tions at social extremes still may be
seen standing side by side waiting to be
served. In some instances persons in
! the line could pay for their food II
I their money were only in an available
form. Men and women armed with
I checks as useless as so much scrap
paper are obliged to seek bread and sup
plies in the free lines in order TO sus-
tain themselves until II viii be possible
. TO realize the checks and drafts they
/ possess
! But through it all the one most no.
ticeaEle thing is the courage manifested
by everyone. the energy with whlcu
/ everyone is setting about the enormous
tasks before him. and the determination
/ manifested by ell to accomplish as much
l as possible in every hour. There is
work enough in San Francisco during
the next few months for every able
/ bodied person in California OF course.
all these persons are not in san Fran
I cisco. but those who are here are de-
termined 10 give a good account of
I themselves and see that not a moment
/ is lost in the realization Of their dream
for a better and more substantial. AS
I we'll as a more beautiful new san Fran
! cisco.
Looters Descend on Chinatown Ruins.
Withdrawal Of troops from the burn
{ ed district in the section where China
/ town once stood has been followed by
d gang of looters upon the ruins Men
and women by the hundred at once be-
gan working in the hot ashes in search
of loot. Some searches met with sue
] cess. Several pieces Of valuable china
( were found entirely intact Costly
SICK HEADACHE
Positively cured by