The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-23
SUNDAY IN BURNED CITY.
Rude AItars Set Up and Religious ser-
 vices Held.

San Francisco, April 22.-Had it not been for the rude altars set up in the open air wherever San Francisco's homeless thousands were camped, one would have had some difficulty in find- ing any of the peaceful associations of the Sabbath in this city to-day. Every where throughout the burned as well as the remaining section of the city there was the greatest activity. Streets were being cleared of debris, laborers were repairing broken water pipes, sewers and gas mains, electricians everywhere were seeking to untangle the confusion of wires-in fact, San Francisco was in the first stages of its regeneration.
 There are no hungry people tonight. The gaunt spectre of starvation has been banished by the magnificent re- sponse of the people of California and of the entire nation to the appeals that went out for assistance. Food by the carload and boatoad poured into Oak land last night and to-day in sufficient quantities to overwhelm the committee which has in charge the distribution. So great was the volume of foodstuffs brought into the general depot at Oak land Mole that the general committee to-day made an appeal for skilled labor in the handling of these supplies. Gro- cers, butchers and commission men have been requested to secure men who are familiar in the handling of food stuffs in order that the distribution at the scores of stations established might go on without confusion.
 The homeless people are no longer obliged to subsist upon broad and can ned stuff entirely, as they had been during the previous days of their try ing experiences, but were to-day given hot coffee, canned meats and even cakes and oranges. Oranges have come in plentiful supply from southern Califor- mia, and the sight of California's fla nous product was everywhere hailed with delight.
 While the supply is abundant at this time, 1t Is well for the public to remem- Der that the homeless thousands must be fed and cared for by the organized relief committees for an indefinite period. It is desired, therefore, that contributions be continued everywhere until the people who have been rem dered helpless and destitute by the citys misfortune can care for them selves.
 The water situation, while causing inconvenience to the people, is no long CT such a problem. About two- thirds of the section of the city not burned is being supplied with sufficient water for the pressing domestic needs, but, of course, there is not yet enough to be had for fire-fghting purposes. Because of this fact the most stringent orders have been issued by the military and civil authorities that no fires shall be built within any house. and no lights, not even candle, can be shown at night in the houses. All cooking for the present must be done on the side walks or in the streets and in day | light,
 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 ton.
 Mayor Schmitz and General Funstor are working in perfect accord. The sys. tenn put into effect by the mayor ant General Funston to-day is working order out of confusion and the city is as orderly as before the fire.
 Contributions continue to be made from every point of the United States Chairman James D. Phelan of the f. nance committee to-day reported addi tional subscriptions of about $162,00O the largest of these being one of $1O0,OO by the Chicago Commercial association The finance committee will tomorrow consider some plan for the use of tht large sum of money which will soon bt available for the relief of the sufferers
 The total number of bodies recover ed and buried Up to Sunday night | 500 No complete record can be hat at this time as many bodies have beer buried without permits from the coro ner and the board of health. I'm searchers of the coroners and the boart of health departments found not nor Llan JWSIly tUOulGS lO7ddy' uCS NC4' buried immediately. It is impossible a the present time to obtain any sort O death list or even to make reliable estimate of the number of casualties Whenever a body is found 1t is burlet immediately without any formality whatever and these burials have beer made at widely separated parts of th city by different bodies of searcher who do not even make prompt repor to headquarters. Considerable confu sion has resulted in estimating tn number of casualties and exagerater reports have resulted.
 The health of the scores of thousand camped in the open air is, under tn circumstances, remarkably good. Ther have. of course, been several cases o pneumonia and colds are quite common but there is nothing like an epidemic O pulmonary troubles. The board o health reports that there is very littl contagious diseases. for the treatmen of those cases hospitals have been pro vided, but among these are severa