Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-07
CARING FOR REFUGEES
One Great Problem at San
Francisco.
THE SANITARY QUESTION
Plan to Organize Model Camp in
Hamilton Square.
SUMMARY OF RELIEF WORK
Statement Issued by Gen. Greely-
Ordered All Milk Boiled Before
Sale-New Theater.

SAN FRANCISCO, May THE one great
problem with which the officials. military
and civil, feel they now have to deal with
Is that of collecting the refugees and get
ing them into the smallest possible number
OF camps. Incidentally the question of
sanitation is involved, for with people scat
tered everywhere. 1t Is practically i'm
possible to prevent them from violating
regulations, whereas IL they can be CEN
traliZed all can be carefully watched It
is proposed to organize a model camp at
Hamilton Square. This morning every
available able-bodied man In this camp
was awakened early and set to work clear
ing up the place.
Engineer Dunn says the camp will be
kept in perfect sanitary condition, and Il
the male campers do not wish to work
every morning In cleaning squad they
mad better arrive at a system by which no
dirt rubbish will be in evidence
The distribution of clothing, cots and
bedding to the needy and destitute will be
conducted on more equitable basis here
after, and the authorities believe there will
be no waste and no reckless distribution
of clothing to persons not in need of 1t.
In the Crocker School building with Its
eighteen rooms nine separate departments
have been established, each in charge of a
department head and the whole in charge
of the army.
The Relief Situation.
The relief situation from the army view
point was summarized by the following
statement from Gen. GreeIy:
ION Friday rations were issued to 273, ,631
persons; on Saturday TO 230, ,207. and the
acquisitions were for 234,07o, but the actual
issue probably will show a decrease from
Fridays figures.
L.
ment tentage and receive government ra-
tons they will have to behave themselves.
There will be tattoo or reveille blown,
and no strenuous restrictions enforced, Dut
order must be preserved.
There are now on hand fifteen cars of
-four and potatoes. I have instructed the
finance committee that 1t is its duty to
eliminate the deadbeats and repeaters
from the bread lines, and 1t has promised
to take the matter up with the police
Disturbance Felt Far Out at Sea.
Far out at sea the Norwegian steamer
Hercules felt the disturbance that caused
such destruction here Upon arriving yes
terday from Comox, B. c., Capt Bjerick
of the Hercules reported that on April II,
IS and 10 the steamer was in strong south
east gales and mountainous seas.
On April % in latitude APO north, lon
gitude 156.27 east, there were such heavy
seas and gales that the steamer was com
pelleQ 10 lay 10, II DelilS liuEooSibiS " hcSP
the Hercules on her way. The barometer
at this time registered 1854, or the lowest
Capt. Bjerick had ever seen at sea.
The first wedding ever celebrated in Gold
en- Gate Park took place yesterday after
noon, when Miss Amilie Bartmann became
the wife of Rudolph Bossert. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. F. D. Bovard
OF Berkeley in the little summer house just
west of the conservatory, where the bride
has been staying with friends since April
IS.
The health department fas ordered that
no milk shall be sold unless 1t Is first
boiled.
Belasco & Meyer will soon begin the
erection of a new AlcaZar Theater. 1t
will be a temporary structure one story
high.