Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-04-22

San Francisco, April 21.-For the
first time in its history, San Francisco
has had its taste of martial law.
When darkness fell upon the desc
lated city, every inhabitant of the
houses that were left standing, the sur
vivors of the terrible calamity cooking
their suppers on fires built in front of
their houses, The wind famed many
of these fires into nasty blazes, and
for time 1t looked as if many new
fires would be started, but police or
ders were issued that all fires must
be put out, and with a score OF assist
ants and soldiers, the building of fires
in front of houses was summarily sup
pressed.
In places where persons lit their
lights in defiance of orders, the police
and soldiers extinguished them. The
exception was the hospitals. Soldiers
patrolled the street, and persons going
about were required to have written
permit from the chief of police. May
or Schmitz has issued the following
proclamation, which citizens are in.
structed to observe:
DO not be afraid of famine. There
will be abundance of food supplied.
Do not use any water except for drink
ing and cooking purposes. Do not light
any fires In houses, stoves or fire.
places. Do not use any house clos
cts under any circumstances, but dig
earth closets in yards or vacant lots.
using, If possible, chloride Of lime, or
smoke, or any other disinfectant. This
is Of the greatest Importance concern.
the health Of sufferers"
Temporary Structures To Be Erected.
Chairman Marcel Cert, of the COM
mittee for refugees and homeless, says
that temporary structures will be
erected in Golden Gate park for the
protection for the homeless at once.
Major McIver, of the United States
army, is now laying out a sanitary
camp at this point, work on which will
be rushed as rapidly as lumber can be
secured. The camp will be under the
supervision of an officer of the en-.
gineer corps of the United States army,
and the chief of the army medical staff
will be in charge of it as sanitary Of
ficer.
The conditions among the homeless
IN the park, 1t was reported by Chair.
man Cert, were excellent, but it was
feared there would be considerable suf.
fering in the mission district where the
committee has not been able to reach
all the people. A subcommittee has
been appointed to impress all vacant
buildings, and all deserted houses that
after examination should prove to be
safe.
Alameda has room for 5000 peo.
ple,'' said Mr.. Cert, land Fresno tele.
graphs that 1t wished to provide ror
5000 and asked that that number be
sent, for which the Southern Pacific
would furnish transportation. Other
cities nearby have offered further as
gistance."
The local manager Of the Standard
Oil company says that Richmond could
take care of 500 and that he would
transport them Saturday.
1t was stated on authority Friday
night that the Merchants Exchange.
Fairmount hotel and Monadnock build
ing would be open for public offices.
All the remaining buildings have been
carefully examined by expert archi-
tects, who have pronounced their
frames and foundation to be absolutely
safe. All three buildings have been
burned to a.aertain extent, but the fire
In no way caused them to be menacs
tosSfe and sdAssty.
nnnitz has sent letter tq