The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-23

obtain any sort OF death list or even TO
make a reliable estimate as to the mum
Der of casualtios. Whenever body IS
found 1t Is buried Immediately, without
any formality whatever. and as these
burials have been made at widely separ-
ated parts Of the city by different bodies
prompt report 10 headquarters, consider
able confusion has resulted In the esti-
mating OF the total number or casualties
and exaggerated reports have resulted.
General Health Good.
Tho health of the scores OF thousands
cumstances. remarkably good. There
have, OF course, been several cases OF
pneumonia reported. and colds are quite
common, but there Is nothing like an
Board OF Health reports that there Is
very little contagious disease and for the
have been provided An interesting item
from the Golden Gate park district today
was the report OF the birth or eighteen
babies These cases have received prompt
and efficient attention, and the mothers
and children removed the various ma
ternity hospitals.
Securing Sanitation.
Vigorous measures arc being taken by
the Board OF Health and the Board OF
Public Works to improve tho sanitary
conditions throughout the city. Shilc
not entirely satisfactory at some places
the sanitary conditions In general are not
as yet serious menace TO the heaitn
CT the people. The turning on of consld-
erable water In the residence district to-
day, and promise Of much more tomor-
row, Will relieve the mind of oil those
living In houses of the fear OF diseasc-it
Is those thousands camped In the parks
and every other bit OF open ground
that must receive prompt attention. The
work at thcsc places is In the hands or
the engineering officers OF the United
States army and under their efficient d.
rectIon is progressing satisfactorily.
Great District Burned.
The Associated Press representatives to-
day covered the entire area of the burned
section. The circumference OF tho aren
made brought about by tho great con-
Migration, as near as could be ascertained
by the markings OF a cyclometer, is twen-
ty-siN miles and comprises the entire busi-
ness district and large section OF tho
residence district. all OF which was dense
1y populated
Loss Probably $500, 100000.
1t was estimated today by competent
insurance authorities that the loss will
aggregate coo. and ON this vast
amount OF property the insurance COM
panies carried approximately $4,000, o0D in
surance.
Seeks to Prevent Influx.
Chief Dinan of the San Francisco police
today sent kilograms to the police authori-
ties OF all California cities requesting them
to take measures TO prevent people from
TO San Francisco out OF idle curiosity He
asked them to impress upon the people
that there are more persons in San Fran
cisco than could find place to sleep,
and that by coming here they wore simply
running their chances OF being put to work
clearing away the debris OF burned build
ings or repairing sewers. This does not
apply to skilled workmen who have their
own tools and who viii be welcomed by
the committee II they Will lend their aid
In carrying out the urgent needs of the
street. sewer plumbing. electrical, build
ing and other departments of this nature