Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-04-25
Cases Of Disease Discovered Among
Homeless Wanderers in Golden Gate
Park Quickly Suppressed 80 ESQ., 900
People Leave City for Other Places.
WATER SUPPLY SAID BE POISONED
Bodies Lying Buried in Ruins Devastated Tenements Men
Public Heah-.M Mayor Schmitz Asks for Removal of
Guards Claiming Martial Law No Longer in Vogue.Lit-
Shooting Transpred During Last Night in Consequence

panies yesterday announced com
ing liquidation on account of losses
by the San Francisco fire although
the American Insurance Company of
Boston, sent letters to its agents tell
ing them to cease writing policies.
Several New York agents of foreign
companies have been fearful the San
Francisco disaster would cause their
companies to withdraw from the
American field but no such Withdraw.
ais have as yet been announced.
Tragedy in Mail.
Chicago, April 25.-A sackful of
tragedy and pathos REACHED the Chica-
go postofiice last night, when the first
mail direct from San Francisco since
the fire was received. The sack con-
tanned severel thousand communica.
tions from fire sufferers. They were
written on sheets of writing paper,
pieces OF box covering, strips of
shifting, cuffs, shingles and other
odds and ends. None bore stamps
but all had the red ink time stamp
of the San Francisco Office.
Relief Contributions.
San Francisco, April 25.--All offers
Iof relief and contributions of any ma.
ltrre should be addressed to James d.
''gssheltsa. chairman of the finance com.
mittee at the corner Of Pine and FIJI.
more Streets, San Francisco.
Militia Break With Police.
San Francisco, April 25.-Chief OF
Police Dinan has announced that the
reports of clashes between the police
and National Guardsmen were great
ly exaggerated. Officers of each de
partment are taking their regular de
tails from the captains of their re-
spectiye companies and are doing pa
troll duty in conjunction with the reg.
ulars and it is believed that before
the close of today every militiaman
will be withdrawn from duty on the
city streets.
There have been a number of dis.
agreeable incidents and on several oc.
casions the militiamen have fired on
the police for ignoring some order is
sued by the guardsmen For these
reasons it is considerable desirable
that the militiamen be withdrawn.
Shelter for All.
San Francisco, April 25.--A canvass
OF district number five, including a
portion of Golden Gate Park has been
made by Major McIver, ol
the United States Army, in
charge of the district, shows
but two deaths since the earthquake
The information bureau reports every
person within this district is now
sheltered either in tents or in wooden
houses. Clothing and provisions are
also plentiful. The authorities have
announced that they will no longer
permit expressemen to charge more
than so cents for a trunk and 25 cents
for smaller baggage to any part o.
| the city.
Banks Come to Aid of City.
San Francisco, April 25.-W. A
Simonson, vice president of the Ma
tional City Bank of New York, which
thad the largest financial connections
in this city of any eastern banking
institution, has come to San Francis
co as a personal representative of hi
bank. This morning he made a cheer
| ing announcement to the effect tina
the National Bank will do an in Its
power to aid in rebuilding San Fran
cisco. The institution for which ht
speaks is one of the largest banks ir
the United States. He said:
Il assure you the National City
Bank of New York is prepared and in
tends to extend to you all it's resource.
and influences. We stood up for Gal
weston; we stood up for Baltimore
land now we are going to stand up fo
ISan Francisco. In my opinion eastern
Icapital in general, realizing the dis
aster which wrecked San FRANCHISES
may not be repeated before the ent
of time, will not hesitate to again in
lvest in this city"
President Issues Proclamation.
Washington, April 25.--In procla
nation issued today President Roose
welt urges the American people now t,
send their contributions for the allie
Walton Of distress In San Francisco
directly to former Mayor James D