The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-21

placards we're posted all over the ruins
Of the city informing people to call at the
Office this morning IL they were looking
for messages. Vice-President Baker said
last night, however, hat the wires were
chokod with stuff and that thousands OF
messages we're waiting at both ends to be
sent. He said he could not tell when the
congestion would be relieved. There has
been nothing like it before in the history OF
the company.
The number OF private messages was so
great that Vice-President Baker drew up
his statement, which was given out at
noon:
AS the pers throughout the
country are now receiving and publishing
all information from the Pacific Coast that
it is possible to obtain, the Postal Telegraph
Cable Company will devote its entire
facilities to the handling OF important
kilograms for the relief Of the San Fran
cisco sufferers and for its patrons and VIII
not issue any further bulletins unless some
important change occurs in existing con-
ditions.
ANN LOCATE INDIVIDUALS.
Owing to the destruction of San Fran
cisco and the consequent scattering OF its
people. it is as yet impossible TO find in
dividuals in San Francisco to whom tele-
grams are addressed and all kilograms are
still subject to indefinite delay. This
company is, however, sparing no money
or effort to r~eestablish effective telegraph
service. We have arranged to open an
Office at the Market street ferry building.
San Francisco. where kilograms for the
CITY will be sent. Ii is impossible to make
laI;.a.;oa I,,, $50 ryiI nIopa ri tho CITY an
~nouncing the opening of this Office and re-
questing any one expecting kilograms to
inquire there for them. The same course
will be pursued at Oakland with all tele-
grams which cannot be delivered there.
The only bulletin which the Postal re-
ceiyed Yesterday came at 1 O'Clock from
the superintendent at the ferry house In
San Francisco. 1t read;
Fire has beer stopped at Nineteenth
and Mission ST reets and at Van Ness avenue
1t ia now under control.
The superintendent said at this time
that the office which had been opened
was surrounded then by a crowd Of people
numbering several thousands, and that
the autho rites had all they could do to
preserve order. Some Of the people were
almost crazy at not being able to send
kilograms to their friends and many had
been waiting for hours. An attempt was
being made to take some Of the messages
across the bay TO Oakland in a launch.
IMPOSSIBLE TO WIRE MONEY AS YET.
Scores OF persons went to the Offices OF
the Postal here to send money to relatives
In the burned city. Some of them did
not know where their relatives were and
did not know. in fact, for certain that they
were alive, but they nevertheless wanted
TO have money at the telegraph othce In
case they should call for 1t. Thousands
of dollars were offered here to be trans
mitted.
The oompany's officials here, in view
OF this, decided to make special inquiries
as to the financial conditions at the other
end Of the line, and got back word from the
telegraph people there that there we're no
banks open where they could get any
money, either in San Francisco or Oak
land. This was a new condition for the
D to face. No satisfactory solu-
ton had been reached last night, but 1t
was said tina in all probability money
would be drawn from nearby cities and sent
to the temporary Office as soon as TINS
could be done. The company expects that
the rush to send none by telegraph will
become such to-day thai 1t will take i'm
mense sums at Sap Francisco, and they
were trying last night TO plan how to getit.
Everybody admitted hat with thousands
of people starving and probably without
a cent it was mighty serious, particularly
when their relatives here and elsewhere
we're clamoring for a chance to send them
any amount, but there did not seem to be
anv way Of facilitating matters yesterday.
This condition has never arisen before, as
even after the Baltimore fire the telegraph
companies were able to get money imne-
diately.
This bulletin was ordered posted in all
| of the Postal offices throughout the country
Yesterday afternoon:
Owing to the fact that San Franchises
banks have beer DESTROYED and the banks
in Oakland practically closed all money
transfers to San Francisco and Oakland
can only be accepted at sender's risk and
| are subject to indefinite delay
! Advices received by the Postal were
that the Oakland banks might open up in
a day or two. when this problem may be
rendered somewhat easier to solve.
George C. Thomas of Philadelphia, second
partner OF J. P. Morgan, asked the Postal
| Company yesterday in behalf of the Domes-
tic and Foreign Missionary Societies of the
Protestant Episcopal Church if the COM
pany would forward free of charge tele-
grams to all Of the Bishops Of that church
in this country informing them that Mr..
Thomas would receive all moneys for the
San Francisco sufferers, 10 be distributed
by the Bishops of San Francisco and Sacra-
mento. The company complied with the
request Immediately.
Clarence H. Mackay. president of the
Postal company, received this telegram
from Mayor Schmitz Of San Francisco
Yesterday morning, The telegram was
dated on Thursday. 1t read;
Your telegram received and your SYM
patty and substantial aid greatly appre-
ciated. EUGENE E. ScHMIrz, Mayor"
.Tbe fact that Mayor Schmitz replied
to kilograms received by him on Thurs lay
s,id yice-President Adams of the Postal
Yesterday. lis an indication that some order
IL coming out of chaos, and that he and his
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