The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-26
LIGHT SHOCK FELT
Another Quake TuEbIeS Down
Some Of the Ruins.
NO SERIOUS DAMAGE DONE
Work Of Clearing Up Debris Con-
tinues-AN Hands Well.

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Relief Finanoes-0O,O 900 Refug ees
Taken Away Free by the Railroads
Plenty OF Meat and Other Food for
the Homeless-AisO Plenty Of Lumber
Work for Every Able Bodied Man.
OAKLAND, Cal, Apr. 25.-TherA was an
earthquake which lasted a minute at 800
O'Clock this afternoon, Stronger than
OF those which destroyed parts of
the city last week, this one found little stand
ing to destroy which had not been tried.
1t did shalse down a lot Of tottering walls
left by the fire, and one person, Mrs. Annie
Whitaker, was killed. A chimney fell
through the roof Of her house OF her.
The Californians are usually COO in
earthquakes, but this is a time Of shattered
nerves. The people in the houses Of Oak
land ran out into the streets. There was
little excitement in the refugee camps.
To feel anything but the very heaviest
quakes one must be indoors. Some of
the refugees did not know that there had
been a quake. However, there is a report,
unconfirmed. of a panic in Golden Gate
Park.
Foreoaster McAdie says that there have
been seventeen distinct shakes, large and
small, since the first great one. 1t is the
history of all the great earthquakes Of
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by slighter ones, which normally grow less
until they fade out altogether. In a way,
this quake was a blessing, for it tumbled
down a lot of shaky walls left standing
by the FIRE. 1t must have had the effect
Of weakening more water mains.
UP WORK CONTINUES.
Another day Of gradual reorganization
lnds San Francisco doing as well as might
be expected. There can be no great re-
newal Of activities until the banks open
and passage to and from Oakland is re-
sumed. But San Francisco ia busy after
a fashion with gangs of men at something
or other on every street.
The army gunners continue to blow up
buildings. They nave finished this work
on Market street and passed on to the
financial region on and about California
street. South of Market, little Of this
work Il necessary; the buildings were
either little shaoks which persisted utterly
in the fire. or modern. buildings OF steel
which stood through everything. This
afternoon, the PARROT Building, which
housed the Emporium, the largest department
store in the city, resisted four blasts of
gun cotton. After that, tho gunners decided
that the standing wall is not so dangerous
as it seems.
Any one can see that the city oannot be
oleared until the Southern Pacific proposal
TO build a railroad into the business district
is accepted by the city authorities There
is no other way of getting out the thousands
and hund reds of thousands of tons OF broken
brick, burned wood, scrap iron and refuse .
More and more things suggest themselves.
The city must be nearly repaved. The
asphalt is ruined in many streets, and
cracked and uneven in many others. For
tunate, now, Is the street which was paved
with the cobble stones of the year 1 which SO
offended Kipling.
PHELAN IN CHARGE OF RELIEF.
President Roosevelt's proclamation put
ting the citizens committee under ak
Mayor James D. Phelan, in charge Of the
relief work. stopped an incipient clash OF
authority. Phelan is one of the wealthy
men Of the city, served three terms as
Mayor and is a man OF broad outlook on
public affairs. He may have q great deal
to do with the rebuilding plans. During
his administration as Mayor the beautihoa-
ton Of San Francisco was his hobby. He
put on foot the movement for a better San
Francisco which ended in the Burnham
plans. Now that civic consciousness is
all ablaze the best citizens are unanimously
In favor Of the idea Of rebuilding with an
eye for beauty; but there are certain grave
obstacles.
Here are some Of the things which were
on foot to-day:
The railroads are setting up offices in the
ferry building, which is safe for the pres
eht, although 1t will have to be rebuilt in the
end. The banks are clearing the wreck
age away from their vaults. This will help
tLcm Y OOOhs IN puiBcb oiohb III WoVCAN
front have been pressed into service To
take garbage out to sea and dumpit. Stores
housed sometimes in tents, are trying to
do business again.
PROHIBITION TOWN now.
San Francisco and Oakland are both
dry towns to an extent which would charm
Maine. From the widest open city in the
country, where the saloons closed neither
on nights nor Sundays, this is the highest
shut. There will be no need in a week or two
Of trying to enforce the prohibition ordi-
nance, because about all the liquor is gone
anyway, the contraband supply will be con-
sutned and the troops allow no more to
enter.
SECRETARY MRroALF ARRIVES.
Secretary Metcalf is here. He went at
once to Fort Mason, the home Of the city
! government, and got to work.
Traffic between Oakland and San Fran
cisco is now nearly free. The rule requir-
ing passes has been rescinded, but the
guards use their discretion in barring from
the ferries into San Francisco people who
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