The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-04-27
FIRST STAGES,
REGENERATION
STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO
ARE BEING CLEARED.
HUNGER NOTNOWA MENACE

HUNGER NoTNoW MENACE
The Water situation Inprovinw and
the Care For the Homeless is
fGradually Being brought Into
some sort of Order.
THE CAMPS MUST BREAK UP.
San Francisco, April 23.-The trade
winds are all that stand
San Francisco and friGhtful cpidem-
ic. Moved By the fear of pestiIence,
md with the knowledge that small
pox and typhoid are spreading Ina
the camps and wherever survivors
are together, United states
officials and the railroads have COM
bined to hasten the departure of
every homeless refugee from the
city. Official notice was served in
the PresidiO and Golden Gate park
camps, Sunday, that all must leave
nt once, three days grace beirg the
limit. They were notified that all
railroads would transport them free
to any part of the United States,
and that the soldiers would help
pack their belongings and endeavOr
to keep track of their property, IL
any should be recovered.
Oakland, Call, April 23.-A report
reached here from San Francisco at
midnight thai n brisk fire was burn
ing in South San Francisco. The IL
l~umination can readily be seen from
this side of San francisco bay, n dis
lance of eight miles. 1t is believed
that the fire broke out afresh from
~smoIdering b that could not
be subdued on account of the lack
of water.
When the fire was pronounced to
be practically out In San Francisco,
several frame buildings were stand
ing in South San Francisco, but it is
now feared that these will be swept
away.
San Franciso, April 23.-Had it not
been for the sight of the rude affairs set
up in the open air wherever San Fran
cisco's homeless thousands were
camped, one would have had some diff
Guilty in finding any of the peaceful as
sociations of the Sabbath in this city
Sunday. Everywhere throughout the
burned as well as the remaining sec
tions of the city there was the greatest
activity. Streets were being cleared of
debris, laborers were repairing brol-en
water pipes, sewers and gas mains;
electricians were everywhere seeking to
untangle the almost hopeless confusion
Of wires-in fact, San Francisco was
in the first stages of regeneration.
No Hungry People Now.
There are no hungry people here now;
the gaunt spectre of starvation has
been banished by the magnificent re-
Spouse of the people of California in
particular and by the entire nation in
general to the appeals that went Out
for assistance. Food by the carload and
boatload has poured into Oakland in suf-
hcient quantities to overwhelm the
committee which has in charge it's dis
tribution. So great was the volume of
foodstuffs brought in to the general
depot at Oakland mole that the gen.
eral committee made an appeal for
skilled labor in the handling of these
supplies.
Experts to Handle Food.
Crocers, butchers and commission
men have been requested to secure men
who are familiar in the handling of
foodstuffs in order that the confusion
attendant upon the distribution at the
stations may go on without delay.
The homeless people are no longer
obliged to subsist upon bread and
canned stuff entirely, as they had been
during the previous days of their try
ing experience, but are given hot cof-
fee, canned meats and even cakes and
oranges. Oranges have COM in in plen-
tiful supply from southern California
and the sight Of California's famous
product was everywhere hailed with
words of delight.
hut There Are other Days.
It must not be understood by the
charitable people of the country that
there is a surfeit Of food for the suf-
ferers. While the supply is abundant
at this writing. 1t is well for the public
to remember that the homeless thou.
sands must be fed and cared for by the
organized relief committees for an in
definite period. 1t is desired, therefore
that contributions be continued every.
San Francisco, April 27.-Chief d. ]