Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-23


cases special hospitals have peen provided
An interesting item from the Golden Gate
park district today was the reports of
the birth OF eighteen babies These cases
have received prompt and efficient care
and the mothers and children removed to
the various maternity hospitals. Vigorous
measures are being taken be the
board Of health and the board
Of public works to improve the
sanitary conditions throughout the city.
While not entirely satisfactory at some
places the sanitary conditions In general
are not as yet a serious menace TO the
health Of the people.
Extent of Burned Area.
The Associated Press representatives to-
day covered the entire area of the burned
section. The circumference OF the area Of
the great conhagration Is, as near as
could be ascertained by the markings OF
a cyclometer. twenty-six miles and COM
prises the entire business district and
large section of the residence district. all
Of which was densely populated.
It was estimated today by competent in
surance authorities that the loss will aR-
gregate 1900, 900 and on this vast amount
of property the insurance companies car
led approximately Sl76.OOO,00O insurance.
=. People Asked to stay Away.
z Nief Dinan of San Francisco sent tele-
2. today to all the chiefs OF police OF
cities asking them to take measures
Y y ent people from leaving their re-
sp 9 towns and coming to San Fran
ciso n idle curiosity. He asked them
to IL on the people that there are
more in San Francisco than can
find sleep and by coming here
they wei ly running their chances of
being put work clearing away the de-
bris Of burned buildings or repairing sew
ers. This does not apply to skilled work
men, who have their own tools and who
will be welcomed by the committee IL they
will lend their aid in carrying out the
urgent needs Of the street. sewer. plumb
ing. electrical, building and other depart
ments of this nature
Religious services were conducted by
every denomination in the various parks
and at various other places where people
were in camp.
Improvised altars were set in many
places and the cercmonials carried out
before thousands of earnest and devout
worshippers.
Loss of Life Heavy.
1t is announced that the fire is out.
only smoking embers remaining The con-
dition of the homeless and shelterless peo-
pie encamped in various parts of the city
is now remarkably good and offers of sub
stantial financial assistance are being rap
idly received from many cities In all Sec
tions of the United States. The grand
total OF all the moneys subscribed to date
is $4,154.O0O
South OF Market street the loss of life
was mostly brought about by the colapsing
of many cheap and crowded lodging houses.
Among others the caving of the Royal,
corner Fourth and Nina streets. added 20
the horror of the situation by the shrieks
of its many scores OF victims embedded in
the ruins.
The coIlapsinE Of the Portland house on
Sixth street between Mission and Market,
came about in a similar manner Fully
sixty persons were entombed amidst the
crash Of tirubor ana brick Many of these
were saved before the ire eventually crept
to tho scene.
Three Hundred Die I'm One House.
The large five-story Brunswick rooming
house, with its 300 rooms filled with guests,
on the corner of Sixth and Howard streets,
collapsed TO the ground entirely and fire
started amidst the ruins scarcely five min
utes later. II is estimated that over 800
persons lost their lives.
Part of the large Cosmopolitan house,
corner Fifth and Mission Streets collapsed
at the very first tremble. Many of the
sleepers were buried in the ruins. others
escaping in their night clothes.
At US Mission street the Wilson house,
with its four stories and eighty rooms,
fell to the ground mass of ruins AS
far as known few of the inmates were
rescued.
The Denver house, on Lower Third street,
with It's many rooms, Jared the same fate,
and none may ever know how many were
killed. the majority of the inmates being
| strangers
A small two-story frame building occu-
pied by man and wife at 4O5 Jessie street
collapsed without instant's warning
Both were killed.
Better Conditions Further North.
To the north of Market street, the room
ing house people Jared somewhat better
The Luxumborg. corner Stockton and
! O'Farrell streets, a three-story AFFAIR, suf
fered severely from the falling OF many
tons OF brick from an adjoining building
The falling mass crashed through the build
| ing, killing a man and woman.
At the Sutter street Turkish bath,
brick chimney toppied over and crashing
through the roof killed one Of the occu
pants as he lay on a cot. Another clos,
by lying on another cot, escaped
A helpful feature of the work is tn,
establishment by the Southern Pacific com
pany OF a chain OF information bureaus
which will be served by relays OF pony
riders carrying the latest bulletins and
instructions relative TO transportation ia
cilities provided to relieve the congestion
In San Francisco.
A committee sent by the Japanese consu
representing the japanese relief societ!
offered its cooperation In any manner pos
sible. The society is caring for many o
the stricken Japanese who still remain II
the city. They are rendering assistanct
TO white people wherever required Thel
have wired TO every large city on tn,
coast asking for supplies to be sent by tn,
japanese.
Two Hundred Bodies Cremnted.
Two hundred bodies found in the Po
trero district south OF Shannon street Il
the vicinity OF the Union Iron works
were cremated at the Six Mile house yester
day by the order OF Coroner Walsh. Thi
information was obtained at the Board o
Health headquarters today. Some OF IN
dead were the victims of falling building
from the earthquake shock and some wer
killed in the hre. but II is believed tn
majority died from ptomaine poisoning
So many dead were found in this Unite.