The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-22
I have not had a single hours sleep in three

/ nave not had a single hours sleep in three
days, but don't put that down.
The bulletin received here at IL A. NJ.
read
1.-The fire that started along the water
front, which il was feared would consume
the ferryhouse, is still burning, but unless
a high wind comes up we feel that we are
safe for the present. AS a precautionary
measure, however, to prevent the world from
being cut of from San Francisco, We are
now arranging to carry our cables, which
carry fifty wires working to Oakland, to a
point up the bay where we will be able to
continue communication in case the ferry
house is destroyed"
NEWS THE POSTAL GOT.
vice-President Edgar c.. Bradley OF the
Postal Telegraph, had a Geographic talk
Yesterday afternoon with l.. W. Storer,
general manager Of the San Francisco
office, who is now in charge az the Oakland
office. Mr.. Storer's home in San Francisco
was untouched by the fire, and he was
able to spend Friday night there.
Mr.. Storer called up Yice-Presid mt Brad
lev az soon as he reached Oakland at IL
o'clock yesterday morning and assured
him that the reports that contagious dis
CdCCD ioNS SNbeA
quarantine, were untrue.
Persons in San Francisco are now al
lowed to go and com as they please" he
wired, "and such a thing as a quarantine
has not even been thought of. Food sup
plies are coming in rapidly. hut the need
OF water for both human. beings and horses
is causing great distress. Many horses are
dropping dead in the streets, both on ac-
count Of constant use and because they nave
had to go without water"
Manager Storer also wired that the street
in front Of the Oakland Office was still
blocked with people trying to get messages
through to their friends in the East.
aOn account Of the mass OF private tele-
grams that has accumulated, which may
be considered almost as important as the
press dispatches, we have arranged to
send the initial signatures OF these tele-
grams through with the press dispatches"
said Mr.. Bradley. while this will be very
unsatisfactory, because many OF the mes
saees will not bear a sufficient signature
to make them distinguishable to the per-
SONG for whom they are intended, 1t Is the
best relief we can give just at present, and
will doubtless be helpful in many cases"
Mr.. Bradley said that the operators at
Oakland would probably be not over twenty
four hours behind with their work by last
night. The number Of messages sent to the
coast by persons who haven't heard from
their friends or relatives increased yester-
day rather than diminished, messages be-
ing accepted collect if the senders so
Late in the afternoon Mr.. Bradley had
another talk with Manager Storer, when
the latter said:
'"I have learned that the walls OF the
Croker woolworth Bank, the Shreve
building and the st. Francis hotel were
not damaged either by the fire or the earth
quake. All the structures which were
built Of steel with honest masonry and
brick work have stood the test well. The
Mint building was unframed, aside from
the wrecking Of its tall chimney. The
post office is also uninjured, although its
foundations were Jared to a slight extent.
Manager Storer said that he had COM
menced the delivery Of messages in the
saved district OF San Francisco. They are
being carried by men on motorcycles.
Motorcycles are also being utilized in Oak
land.
Mr.. Bradley said that judging from
Manager Storer's statements he didn't
believe an Office will be rugged up in San
Francisco for several days, although the
capacity Of the Oakland Office has been in
creased as much as possible.
A message from the Commercial Cable