Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-22
MANY IN HOSPITALS
HUNDREDS DETAILED IN SERV-
ICE FOR SANITATION.

| SAN FRANCISCO, April 21.-Although
| many persons have violated the laws of
| hygiene by using broken and unfinished
| sewers, military and health officers are
| using every endeavor to create hea1thful
| conditions. Hundreds of men are detailed
| to provide sewerage and disinfectants. At
| the general hospital in the preside 100 pa
| tents cared for. Many of these pa
tents We're removed from public and pri-
waite hospitals in various parts Of the city.
| Several hundred persons were attended yes
terday and today for slight injuries.
At the hospital in the preside seven
| deaths have occurred.
At the Children's Hospital. in California
| street a large number of injured and sick
| persons have been treated. One death has
occurred at this hospital.
| Several smaller hospitals in the western
! addition are caring for many injured
people.
In the preside 30, eco persons are sheltered
| in 1000 tents. constant stream of wagons
and pedestrians is entering and leaving the
| reservation. Generally satisfactory cond-
tions prevail in the military reservation,
| with lots of provisions on hand.
In the western addition, west of Van Ness
| avenue, every precaution is taken to supply
| the immediate need of the people. Water
wagons go through the streets twice daily,
serving water to those whose houses have
| been cut off from running water. Milk
| wagons are peddling milk at and 10 cents
| quart, and meat is distributed free to the
| needy and sold at reasonable rates to those
| who can afford to pay
There is no want anywhere. The authori-
| ties are handling the situation admirably,
| and there is little suffering. The sanitary
! conditions give cause for some apprehen-
sion. Great difficulty is encountered in dis
posing of refuse, but health officers are
| r1ghting conditions rapidly.
| Seminary "Prexy" Almost Killed.
| BERKELEY, Cal, April 21.-Dr. ]. K.
Mclean, president of the Pacific Theological
| Seminary of Berkeley, arrived home TODAY
| IN wounded condition. having been almost
| Killed at San Jose in the collapse of the ST
James Hotel. The bed In which President
! Mclean lay was covered with bricks and
deprls. He was severely gashed in Tho
head and rendered unconscious bv the h1on,
The Newspaper Situation.
| OAKLAND, Cal, April 21-The San
FRANCISCO daily newspapers, all of which
were burned out are gradually getting In
shape to serve subscribers On THURSDAY
| morning the best showing the morning
| journals could make was a small combine
ton sheet bearing the heading. Cali
| Chron1cl Examiner 1t was set IN 81
| printed In the office of the Oakland TIT
| bune, gave brief account of the great dis
aster and took an optimistic view of the
| future of the stricken city. Yesterday and
| today the papers, though still printed in
Oakland, have appeared under their own
| headings and with a few illustrations
| showing scenes in the streets of San Fran
| cisco. 1t Is expected that within q short
| time they will be able TO replace their
plants and present their former appear
| ance
40 Bodies Taken From a Building.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 21.-Forty bodies
| were taken from the ruins of a building at
| l19 5th street today by the Red Cross sery
| ice. The structure, which was four-story
| wooden building, containing three flats of
| ten rooms each, collapsed during the earth
| quake Wednesday morning At the time
| several persons were taken out alive from
| the upper stories, and it was thought that
| all the inmates had escaped The ruins
| took fire and were consumed The bodies of
| those imprisoned within the ruins were
| burned. only bones being left.
Mrs. Henry Murray and A. J. McNear
and wife lived in this buildings They have
| not been heard of by friends Snce the fire
An urgent appeal has been sent out for
| a supply Of chloride of lime 1t is neces-
sary to insure insanitary conditions. 1T is
| wanted in large quantities. Other drugs
needed sulphur. carbolic acid bichloride
of mercury. vaccine points general anti
| septics, formaidehyde, carthartics castor OIL
opium pills, morphine tablets and quinine
| 1t Is almost as urgent that people outside
| the city FURNISH these drugs at once as 1t
| Is that they send food.
A Maternity Hospital.
| BERKELEY, Cal, April PA maternity
| hospital has been established under the d.
| rection of Prof. Magee at the University
| of California where women driven from
| home by the fire may find aid Last night
| three healthy infants were born One
| child was born In the public square. The
physicians now have the work of relief well
| In hand
| Refugees keep coming into Berkeley.
| though the town Is now feeding and shell
| tering 5000 persons In public buildings and
| 5000 more in private houses.
| The thousand shower bath rooms in the
! mems gymnasium and like number In
| the women's gymnasium at the university
| have been thrown open, and men, women
| and children are being compelled to take
| a bath and change all clothing. The uni
versity will be closed indefinitely.