The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-25

Honolulu Does Not Hold Back in the Matter
of Relieving the San Francisco
Earthquake Sufferers.

Yesterday will be a red letter day
in the history of Honolulu, for it was
the day on which the public-spirited
citizens of the city sent to the sufferers
of San Francisco $4,000 gold coin, the
first Of a relief fund which promises to
be almost three times that sum.
The Relief Committeeman are hard
at work and the results are satisfac-
tory to those OF the active corps. The
collectors have played no favorites,
every one has been, or will be, called
upon to do the best he can for the
cause.
There have been instances in the ex-
perience of the collectors where purses
which produced one dollar in the past
now produce two, so the committee has
taken down the $4,000 limit sign and
the card now reads marked up 20
$50. Geo.
AS a rule those called upon promptly
respond-and liberally-and no holding
back There seems to be a marked
iDclinat ton to keep abreast of the pace
maker in each line of business so that
when Castle & Cooke set the mark az
$1,000 for sugar factors all the others
fell in line.
And speaking of this particular dis
aster brings to mind the great fire OF
Chicago in 1871. Up to the recent fire
bo diSa
topped the record and was, on occa-
sions, reekoned with the time when
Rome burned and Nero fiddled.
Compared with San Francisco the
Lake City is a never was" in the
matter of disaster. The fire loss at
that time was only s196,000,0 600, while
San Francisco suffered, it is estimated, !
a loss of $500 ,Oe0, 600. Chicago people
carried insurance on their property to
the amount of $SS,5O0, 900 against the
$175, oee. 900 placed by San Franciscans,
and of the Chicago amount but half
was paid; in San F'rancisco-well,
that's another story. States outside of
Illinois donated s4.996,7S2 to the suf-
ferers and of that amount England
contributed 100000 and the fund in the /
hands of the committee lasted five |
years.
The fatalities in Chicago amounted
To $50 and SO $50 people were made /
HOMELESS If the reports from SIM !
Francisco are to be accepted as true
that city had double the number of
deaths, perhaps not all from fire, and
twice as many people We're made home I
less 1t is too early, however. to draw
final COMPREHENSIVE returns are not /,
all in-either as to deaths or donations.
but it will be strange if there is not
more than five million dollars con-
tributed and Hawaii will be heard in
the fund for the relief of the people
who have done much toward the up ;
building of this Territory.
The Japanese are considerably work
ed up over the situation. They held a
meeting on Monday night after the
consul had heard by cable that ten
thousand japanese in San Francisco
are homeless and starving. Nothing
was done at the meeting for the rea-
son that the men wanted a confirma-
tory message before taking action.
Yesterday Mr. Shiozawa received a
message containing practically the
same words
This was communicated 10 the
Finance Committee yesterday and Mr..
Cooke and Mr. Damon suggested do
mating ten thousand dollars of the fund |
for the use of the Chinese and Japa-
nese in equal amounts. According to j.,
Mr.. Shiozawa. of the subcommittee. !
that had the effect of pacifying the |
Japanese residents here they realized /
that there is TO be no discrimination. !
Probably no race of people have been |
more prompt in rendering assistance