Bisbee daily review., 1906-05-01
Rev. Shields, Kirk and 0'Rellly All Return From San
 Francisco.
GOOD FOOD GIVEN
 TO ALL WHO ASK.
Kirk Says That Separation of Relatives and Friends Is the
 Worst Feature of Present Condition in Devastated City

Having rendered excellent service to Bisbee people in locating relatives and friends, joining with the relief | committees in several instances to ac- complish the great task before them, l and thoroughly tired from their labors, 1 R A. Kirk, Rev. Harvey NJ. Shields and B. J. O'Reilly retrrned yester- day from San Francisco.
 Since they returned each of them has been kept busy relating to eager listeners the terrible things they saw in the stricken city. It will take weeks for them to tell only a part of what they so, so great was the de- struction wrought by the earthquake and fire that laid San Francisco in ruins and partially destroyed almost ey cry small city within radius of 100 miles.
 Questioned yesterday, each of Bis bees three delegates to the stricken | city stated that it will take weeks to compile the complete list of dead. to locate all the missing relatives and | II lCuu5 anu oCNCIdl u ASNe | from the ashes of the devastated city the new San Francisco
 Conditions are still bad, but rapidly | improving in San Francisco" remark ed Kirk last night. "The worst fea- l ture of the distress now is the manner | in which friends ard relatives have been separated and the difficulty they
 have getting together again. in
 every part of Frisco and Oakland I
 saw notices posted. asking relatives to return to the address given.
 "A high estimate of the number killed is 400. Four of us made a trip
 in an auto to every point where infor- nation could be obtained and up to last Saturday the total number of dead and buried was but 247. Those buried on the second day in trenches
 have been taken up and given de-
 cent burial A few more bodies will
 be found in Chinatown and under some
 of the ruins.
 'The system of relief is the most
 perfect 1 ever saw. The Federal in
 reference is uncalled for. Only in
 remote cases is there any suffering.
 Every church, lodge, labor union and
 civic or commercial organization is
 represented on, the relief committees.
 Religion or color cuts no figure; all
 are afforded relief.
 That 50 many people cannot be Il located could have been obviated had they left their addresses before de
 parting from the city. Many left, go- ing great distances to surrounding
 cities, all of which immediately of fered to take care of refugees.
 sIn Oakland and San Francisco sta tions have been established where all are asked 10 register. Their names,
 former residence in San Francisco, 1 present address or where going, are | taken, The names are arranged al
 alphabetically, and young lady put
 n charge of a certain number.
 Up to last Thursday free transpor- | tation was given refugees. On that | iay it was cut down to cent mile 1 and is now one-half fare. Too mucn l credit cannot be given the Southern | Pacific. which took the initiative ln
 his matter. Its generosity deserves
 reat Iraise. They will never get | .ull credit.
 | Food is supplied to every one on
 -eQuest, and in such quantities as IS necessary to relieve the suffering or
 he destitute. I bad one meal on l Telegraph avenue at a relief station | resided over by Mrs. D, Holland, wife
 f the chief of police of Oakland, both # whom have visited in Bisbee. We | lad soup, corn beef, two vegetables, l ;almon, cheese, coffee or tea and | canned peaches. The fare was about he same at all the stations.
 Stories about men being shot down | ov the wholesale are untrue. Where | investigation of reported cases has ! 9een made, the stories have been | ,ound to emanate from someone's fertileg imagination. One night MT. | O'Reilly and heard shot about l I o'clock under our window. It was i sentry firing at a man who refused to
 stop. We saw him fall and the next lay 1t was reported he had been killed. | An investigation showed that the sen try had missed him, and that he had | ripped over a wire.
 | Chief of Police Holland prevented | ruch crime in Oakland by ordering hat all the dope, morphine and hop l tends who focked there from San | francisco be given small amount or | he drug. Liquor selling was strict | " prohibited. One saloon-keeper was l caught, and his bond fixed at S10.0O0, | mich he gave. Then it was raised | fc s5O 900. and he is still in jail"