The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-24

The general conditions I'm the city are
Improving rapidly. The weather was new
er better than today. Hundreds OF men
are at work clearing the streets ana the
dynamitng of the tottering walls VIII be
continued today
The Spring Valley Water company has
about 1000 men at work repairing the re-
placing broken mains and many portions
Of the residence section are now abunant-
iy supplied with water.
No trace OF Count De Ia Rocca, the
French consul I'm this city has yet been
found II is feared that he has LOST ms
life In the FIRE. Several car lines are ready
for operation as soon as IL Is deeineo saie
20 turn on the power
MERCHANTS PREPARE TO REBUILD
Many merchants are preparing TO clear
the ruins OF their buildings as rapidly as
men can be secured preparatory 10 COM
mencing building operations. The situn-
ton is constantly growing more cheerful
Eighty men OF the Benica Signal corps
have arrived and are az work restoring
the government telephone end telegraph
communications.
Gen. Funston, Gen. Greedy. Mayor
schmltz and the finance committee OF the
general relief committee held an import
ant conference at Fort Mason TODAY
Among the matters 10 be considered was
the proper distribution and handling OF
the relief funds. possibly also tho recail
OF the state militia
coRoNER's OFFICE REoRGANlZED.
The coroner's office will be reorganlzed
today and a morgue opened IN vacan.
store I'm Hayes Valley Up 10 the piesei,'
,irie bodies have hecn ellcd % W
diers and the naval marines in the 'len
squares where they were found. fol th's
reason N is feared that the exact numpsl
OF dead viii never be accurately KNOWN.
kulal a1
his deputies had cared for $50 bodies taken
from the ruins. but this number does noe
include those buried by the police ana py
the naval militia In the Potrero
Beginning today all burials Will be mace
IN the cemeteries the usual reports
will be made 10 the coroner ana an oppoi,
funity given for identification. Bodies VIII
be exhumed and an attempt TO IDENTIFY
them before reburial I'm the cemeteries
will be made. Thirty-three bodies Were
taken out at Bay ana Pool streets touay'
BURNED DISTRICT OUTLINED.
New York, April 24.-yice President
Calvin of the southern Pacific Company
today defined the boundaries OF the
burned district I'm san Francisco In the
SoIIowisg dispatch received at the CONF
Oakland Pier. April III.
"Burned district II general inside the
Following lines. which can De e"s.s ny
ginning I'm front Of the ferry BUILDING
and running south just inside the
docks To corner bEouuon "nu '".'
streetst west on Brsnnou 10 second
south 20 Townsendt west 10 corner
Eighth and Divistont northwest 20 DE-
vision TO Harrisoni south 20 10th; west
TO Churcht north TO Markets east 20
Frapkliu, north 10 Jacksouj enst To
Van Ness, north to the bayI east along
shore Destroying docks 10 snnsome.
beGinning. Docks aud piers sassomc
south were not burned. some portions
of the city outside of the limits above
described were somewhat damaged by
the earthquake"
DEATH LIST ONLY AT.
Washington, April 24.-The official
report from Gen. Greeiy of the extent
of the loss of life I'm san Frauctsco II
"Fort Mason. san Francisco,
April n, 1900.
sThs Military Secretary, Washington
every careful Investigation made BY
Can't. wfnMe todHy ftfntt, nv fur as In
form alton is obtainabIe the entire snn
Francisco death list from late disns-
uuknown gathered from various parts
OF the city have been temporarily
buried In Lombard and hay street.
washiugtou square nud Portsmouth
square. In the Valencia hotel ~
hcdtes were recovered and 30 other
ere believed to have perished y" the
The remaining $50 casualties are as fol
lows: Charles Anderson. Fannie Barrett
William Book. Y. Burge. Anna Butler
w Aneman, r. Bucaluki Patrick BRO
denit Frank Bodwell, George A. Bowen
o. Bird. Frank Bordwen --- Lyon
Henry Brannan. George Brown. Rober
Broderick. William Carr, j. Is Cooper