The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-26
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some Of them streamed the tears. A
voice now and then choked. Without
shame / confess that the tears were in
my own eyes. And the song was sung
read these lines the singing may seem
like sacrilege; my own recollection of
it will ever be a beautiful one. Only
Americans could have done it.
Families Reunited by Sentries.
other scene that came under my obser-
walton. Lines OF sentries were strung
up and down the hills to which the
people had fed. The sentries, most of
them of the regular army. were close
enough together to hear and answer
calls. They reunited many families,
and this was the way they did it:
A husband, let us say John J. Ma
ioney, has become separated from his
wife. He goes TO a sentry at the top
of the hill and asks If he knows any
thing of Mrs. John J. Maloney, The
sentry raises his voice in a great
shout: us Mrs. John ]. Maloney in
the audience?" The next sentry takes
up the cry, after. a pause: rs Mrs.
John j. Maloney in the audience?" So
down the line it goes. the sound grow
ing fainter and fainter until IL is all
but lost. Then. from far down the line
comes the cry: Mrs. John ]. Maloney
is here" The word is passed back un-
til John j. MaIoney gets it and hurries
to his waiting wife
The good temper. the optimism of the
people is most impressive. On Van
district, out toward Bush street. was
an old woman. She was broiling bacon
over chip fire between two bricks. At
the edge Of the sidewalk a temporary
shelter of blankets and broken boards
had been erected. Three tow-headed
,l,iJgl
IN first rate shape" said the woman.
It's just like camping out. and I've
done that lots of times. These are the
children Of my dead daughter. 1 must
look after them. Lots of people are 50
much worse off than l am that I could
not take any help at all
Difficult to Buy Food.
The soldiers are guarding the food
supply more jealousy than ever treas
ures of gold were guarded. I went into
a little grocery store far out in the city
and asked the man behind the counter
to sell me something to eat He had
some cheese and crackers and was
about to pass over a half dozen crack
ers and a bit of cheese when a big SOL
der stalked n. stop selling stuff out
of here" was his command TO the store
keeper we want all you have for
the army" The store keeDer DuIled
a little argument the soldier kindly
consented to let me purchase a small
bottle Of olives. He informed me that
if ] was hungry I could take my place
in the bread line.
Race Whitney and Eugene Lewis.
former Salt Lake newspaper men, and
now residents of San Francisco. told
me the next day that they knew where
we could find something 10 eat We
went to a little grocery and the man
there let us have a can of salmon, a
half loaf of mouldy bread and a can
Of peaches Rarely has food tasted so
good. And finally, when the man asked
us If we wouldn't like a cup of tea all
of us were sure there were SYMPTOMS
Of halo around his head. He charged
regular prices, too.
Grating Was Limited.
That's another beauty of the San
Francisco situation. No overcharging
is permitted. The contents of several
stores have been confiscated because
their proprietors asked eXorbitant
prices for goods. One man who drove
out to a park with a wagon load OF
milk attempted to charge the mothers
of starving babies fifty cents a glass for
1t. sentry at once came running up
confiscated the milk and distributed it
free.
An Oakland liveryman-this came
under my personal ObSerVatiOR-tOOk
two hacks across to the city, thinking
he would be able to earn several hun
dred dollars with each of them during
the day. AS he drove out of the ferry
station on the foremost hack he was
halted by a young lieutenant in khaki
THE government wants those car
riages," said the lieutenant. The Iv-
eryman was inclined to buster.
You'll nave to show me your author
ity," said he. This is my authority -
answered the lieutenant, as he TANNED
the muzzle of a six-shooter into the Dit
of the liVeryman's stomach. There was
no further argument. A soldier was
detailed to each carriage and that was
the last the liveryman saw Of them.
Automobiles. single rigs. vehicles OF