New-York tribune., 1906-04-22
D. B. Bedell & CO.

some other disnfectant This is OF the greatest
importance, the water supply is suInclent
only for drinking and cooking. Do not allow
any garbage to remain on the premises bury
II and cover immediately. Pestilence can be
avoided only by complying with these regu4a-
tions.
You are particularly requested not 70 enter
any business house dwelling except your own,
as you may be mistaken for one or the !ooters
and shot on sight, an the orders are not TO ar
rest but shoot down any one caught stealing.
Dr. Vorsanger, chairman Of the committee to
feed the hungry, reported that everything pos
sible was done to provide food for the populace,
and that there was not a hungry soul IN
San Francisco last night. There no
trouble in the distribution of the food or in pro-
curing It, and in quantity and quality it was
satisfactory.
At the Young Mems Christian Association
Building, in Page street, and at the Park Lodge
thousands were fed from morning till night. All
kinds of provisions and clothing. meat, vege-
tables, bread, canned goods. tea and coffee and
the like were handed out in abundance. not
soul being turned away. DIR. Vorsanger has ap-
pealed to all citizens who own horses to come
to the, front with them at once, as the commit
tee has experienced difficulty in moving sup
plies. One hundred and fifty Stanford students
are distributing supplies from door to door. The
McNeary mills announced they would send 5000
pounds of flour day from now on.
Mrs Hugh Crum. formerly a wealthy property
owner of San Francisco. reported TO the relief
committee to-day that all her income bearing
property had been destroyed, but that she had
a little money in the banks which she proposed
to divide equally with the relief committee. She
therefore subscribed $4,000 TO the relief fund.
THE MINT AND RECORDS SAVED.
All of the federal court records are reported
reports that institution in a condition TO re-
sumo business at once.
The books and papers in the Hall of Records
have not been harmed, which will prevent any
tangle in titles
1t was said upon authority last night that the
Merchants Exchange, the Fairmount Hotel and
the Monadnock Building would be open for pub
lie offices on Monday morning. All these build
ings have been carefully examined by archi-
tects, who have pronounced their framework and
foundations absolutely safe. All three buildings
have been partly burned. but the fire in no way
caused them to be menaces.
THE EXODUS OF HOMELESS.
Twenty-Five thousand persons left San Fran
cisco yesterday, and homeless people kept cross
ing the bay all night. All who wish to cross
the bay are informed that they may go to any
point in the state on any transportation line
free Of charge, but that they may not return
for sor1e time. This condition is imposed to re-
lieve the food situation People are going TO
every point around the bay. and even to Los
Angeles, San Diego and other cities in the
south. anywhere to get away from the sight of
the skeleton walls and smoking ruins of the
city
Oakland has received the greatest number of
refugees though Alameda. San Rafael. Vallejo
and every other bay city crowded. Hun
dreds of others walked southwark on roads lead
ing toward San Mateo Redwood City and other
places the west side of the bay.
The procession began from Golden Gate Park
the Presidio and the North Bay shore line yes
terday as the word went out that IL
was safe 10 the burned area toward the
ferry building. There were two great process
sions TO the ferry. one down Market street the
thoroughfare which the pride of San Fran
ciscans; the other from the Presido. along the
curving shore line OF the north bay, thence
southwark along the waterfront. Along these
routes, eight miles long. flow OF humanity
dragged its weary way all day and far into the
night amid hundreds OF vehicles. from the clum-
sy garbage cart 10 the automobile. Almost every
person and every vehicle carried luggage. Driv-
ers OF vehicles were dsregardfuI Of these ex-
hausted. hungry refugees and drove straight
through the crowds. So dazed and deadened to
all emotion were many OF them that they were
bumped aside by carriage wheels or shouldered
out of the way by horses.
There were persons with scanty clothing men
in shirt sleeves and women in underskirts and
thin waists. Many had no hats. Some carried
children, while others wheeled baby carriages
Al the ferry station there much confu-
sion. Mingled in apparently inextricable
mass people of every race and class on
earth. Common misfortune and hunger oblit-
Grated all distinctions Chinese. lying on pail
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with babies in their arms. Bedding. household
furniture of every description. pet animals and
trinkets, luggage and packages OF every sort
packed almost every foot OF space near the ferry
building Men spread bedding on the pave
ment and slept the sleep OF exhaustion. while all
around a-bedlam- OF confusion Teispsd.