The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-21


the ocean shore is intact and will be saved.
The ok dns has now swelled the population
OF Oakland to a greater extent than that
of San Francisco. Relief trains are arriv-
ing with provisions and shelter tents, which
will greatly mitigate the suffering of the
people in both cities
FIRE UNDER CONTROL.
At 81 O'Clock yesterday. afternoon AS
sistant General Manager Barclay received
the welcome news that the fire was then
under control. From the messag e receive d
n that hour the Western Cnion officials
who are familiar with climatic conditions
on the Pacific Coast figured that the danger
Of a further spread of the fire had been
passed unless a wind from the east should
! spring up. Usually the trade wind blows
from the west every afternoon in San Fran
cisco. but since the disaster il has been
blowing from the east. i the wind should
shift 10 the west again il would have no
effect on the situation, as the flames would
simply be blown back over he area already
burned. If, however, it Continued to come
from the east the chances are that a great
deal more property would suffer.
THE fire is now under control said the
| bulletin. Probably one quarter OF the
citv living west of Franklin street and
known as the Western Addition, north
! ward 70 the Preside. will be saved. Inc
stand made at Van Ness avenue was gener-
! allvsuccessful, the flames crossing the street
to the west side in but few cases. Inc
strongest fire at noon to-day was TOWARD
North Beach. east OF Van Ness avenue
but il will be controlled. The Mission
fire is also under control.
Relief measures are being taken by
military and civil authorities, but the food
| supply still makes the situation grave.
The thousands camped out in parks and
along the waterfront must be fed at once.
Several boats and trains have arrived
at Oakland laden with supplies from the
interior and these will be taken across
the bay.
Thousands are pouring into the city
| looking for their families or friends.
When martial law was declared and Gen.
Funston took charge Of the city, one OF the
first orders he issued was that no one could
enter San Francisco. AS many as wished
were allowed to depart, and a great swarm
Of people embarked for Oakland. 1t is
! thought that the pressure was 50 great on
Gen. Funston bv those who had fed in
the first moment of the panic to return to
hunt up their friends and relatives that ne
| consented TO modify his original order.
Mr.. Barclay announced last evening that
the Western Union had two office open In
| san Francisco and that twenty operators
we're at work catching up on delayed mat
ter. Ar enormous number of delayed mes
saees were piled up against these offices
but he was confident that the company
-, could handle them in good form now. He
said that the work Of delivering messages
would begin to-day. Every effort will be
made to reach the persons to whom they
| are addressed. The aid of the army will be
asked and the newspapers issued at Oak
land xill be asked to print the names OF
| those for whom kilograms are waiting
TIE POSTAL BACK IN FRISCO.
The Postal Telegraph COMPANY succeeded
in getting back into a Francisco yester-
| day morning and r~eestablished the COM
munication with that city which was
destroyed when the operators had to aoan'
! don the Postal building on Wednesday
Early Yesterday morning Chief Electrician
Swain called up the Offices of the company
here and announced that he and his force
had succeeded in tapping the cable from
Oakland near where il came ashore at
| San Francisco and that he was then talk
ing from q pier Of the Southern Pacific
company. near the ferry terminal. At $50
yesterday morning the company issued this
statement:
The Postal Company has now direc;
communication with San Francisco. The
communication was established some time
last night in the Southern Pacific ferry
house. Our reports received since mid
night saw that there is no danger in the
situation and that the fire is still burning
6ercely.
We are not attempting to deliver mes
sages in San Francisco as yet. but we an
,nkine all the %eastbound business from
th,r, that we can possibly handle. We
are swamped with commercial and private
nessa yes from Oakland and are doing on
best 10 clear UP the accumulated business
The Postal cable from San Francisco run
across Goat Island in the hay about a mill
from the San Francisco shore. The north
ern wires Of the company onnecting Sal
Francisco with Seattle and Portland taxi
a route somewhat different than this AM
the fire destroyed all communication be
tween San Francisco and these points.
1t was announced here yesterday that tn
company had secured the right from tn
Government to use Goat Island as a centra
station and that the cable across the islam,
would he tapped and connection madt
there with the north. They also secured
from the Government a launch to be use
in delivering messages received on tn
island to San Francisco until temp orar
Offices can be e established in the city.
The Postal people said that by to-da
thew would certainly have an Office opel