The evening world., 1906-04-20
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DARKEST HOUR HAS PASSED.

san FrancitoS darkest hour has dawned INTO 4 day OF nope us
time of overwhelming disaster and peril has ended and its future S now
a subject of general consideration.
The fire is practically under control. A clear sky over the Mission
district shows that the fire there has been extinguished. Inc spread OF
the flames toward the western addition, the best part OF the city remain
ing, has been stayed, and the only portion Of the condagrahon that de-,
mands the attention OF the fremen is that extending from the Mob Hill
section down to the northwestern part of the water front.
The western addition danger was averted at $50 O'Clock tins morn
ing by the use of guncotton, dynamite and two streams OF water Inc
explosives were handled by the chief gunner OF the Mare Island Navy
Yard, ana his accomplishments proved him 10 be a master of his pro-
feSson.
The resident district from Post to Union streets and from Ottawa
street TO the ocean shore is intact
The exodus TO Oakland has sweled the population of that city to
greater proportions than that OF San Francisco.
RELIEF TRAINS ARRIVING.
Relief trains are arriving and will greatly mitigate the sufedngs of
the people.
The work of relief was started early to-day. A big bakery~n the
saved district started its ovens and arranged to bake $4,000 loaves OF
bread before night. Thousands of people were in line this morning be.
fore the California street bakery. The police and military were present IN
force and each person was allowed only one loaf.
The homeless people in the parks and vacant lots were provided for
to-day as speedily as possible.
The restitution and suffering is Undesirable. Women and children
who had comfortable homes a few days ago slept last night-f sleep
came at al-on hay on the wharyes, on the sand lots near North Beach,
some of them under little tents made OF sheeting which poorly protected
them from the chilling ocean winds.
PEoPLE IN PARKS BETTER OFF.
The people in the parks are possibly better off in the matter of shell
Ter, for they let. their homes better prepared.
Instructions were issued by Mayor Schnitz to-day to break open
every store containing provisions and 10 distribute them to the thousands
under ponce supervision.
The Young Mems Hebrew Association Hall, near Golden Gate Park,
has been stocked with provisions for the use of the needy victims in the
adjacent fields.
Both the Mayor and Chief of Police Dnan, when asked for state
ments, expressed themselves as thankful that the fire was virtually con-
trolei.
Chief Oman said that the order of the city astonished him. He
thought lit due to the severe measures taken by the soldiers and police in
shooting down offenders.
R|ear-Admiral McCala, commandment of the Mare Island Navy
Yard, agrees that the loss of life is not as great as has been reported.
Ger. Funston says that a famine is inevitable and IS keeping the
wires hot with the request that food supplies be rushed from outside
cities. Swift g. Co. have 100000 pounds of canned beef at South San
Francisco, which Is available.
Because of the heat from the fire and the sun the necessity for dis
posing of the hundreds of eorps:s In the ruins Is immediate. The number