Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-28
Additional Funds Are Raised for Relief Of
Sufferers in California.
STAGE FOLK RAISE THOUSAND AT MATINEE
Railroads All Take Hand in Getting
Victims to Their Various Homes.
WOMEN TOLL ON WITH MEN IN PLEASURE
Work of LesseninE Hardship of
Esrthauake and Fire Sufferers
Goes on with No Halt
or Hitch.

Omaha in the matter Of administering to
the relief OF Canifornia victims. About
500 refugees were fed and otherwise cared
for at Union Station, a matinee was given
at the Orpheum theater in which all
actors now in the city participated, net
ting about $1,000, the fiscal managers
prosecuted their work of Increasing the
funds which have approached the $4,000
mark, and prominent Jews got together
and arranged for larger collection Of
money from among their people in the
city.
The biggest thing of the day, OF course,
was the handling of 4s4 refugees who
arrived at Union station in train of
nine cars over the Union Pacific at
D. m These people were given hearty
meal at the tent dining rooms; those sick
received medical and surgical attention
from County Physician Swoboda and
corps of surgeons and physicians who
have generously given their services.
Forty-two Of them remained in Omaha,
while the others were sent to their desti-
nations over the Northwestern, Mil
waukee Great Western, Illinois Central,
Missouri Pacific, Wabash. Burlington and
Rock Island The Northwestern sent $50
10 Chicago on a special train and the
Milwaukee 100, on its regular which left
at a convenient time All the roads are
doing their utmost in the free transporta-
tion of these unfortunate people
Early yesterday morning another contin-
gent Of refugees. some OF them requiring
medical attention, arrived over the Union
Pacific and more are to come today. The
army of brave men and women in Omaha
are able now, with established facilities.
10 give even better attention &c these peo-
pie than at first and evidently are deriv-
ing much pleasure from their work Of
mercy.
Two NebrasIxans on Train.
On the hrst train yesterday were two
Nebraskans from Gage county who lost
their all in the San Francisco disaster.
They were Mr. and Mrs Leslie Mumford,
the former son OF Charles Mumford, a
prominent farmer living near Beatrice, and
Ciny IAddicott, son OF r. n. Itddieott Of
Beatrice. The home OF Mr.. Mumford was
completely destroyed by earthquake and
FIRE and the family barely escaped with
their lives Mr.. Liddicott also lost every
thing having been reused from his bed
by the falling chandelier of his room and
the collapse of the ceiling. He barely es-
capped with his life.
Nebraska is good enough for me-" said
Mr. IIddicott IT do not want any more
San Francisco in mine. While the expert
ence is one that, after all, am glad tc
have gone through, no amount of money
could induce me to go through another
like IL, The grandest thing OF the whole
AFFAIR is the spontaneous goodness OF the
American people For the first day after
the disaster we were destitute Of food
and water and suffered terribly. But after
that we wanted nothing The relief sys-
tenn is perfect and too much credit cannot
be given TO the regular army for th'
promptness with which il acted. But fol
its presence the suffering would have beer
terrible. Coming h,me we have been giver
every generous attention. And nowher'
has that generosity and kindness beeI
greater than in Nebraska, particularly q
Grand Island. Fremont and Omaha.
Nothing Hut Hard Labor.
II would not advise young men TO g
to San Francisco at this time unless the!
want to get into a JOB of cleaning OF
bricks. / do not think there will be mucl
doing there in the general work line 10
four or Ave months except the hardest kin
OF labor A great many funny thing
happened during the earthquake. One in
8,dent / recall OF a woman who escape
from the house in which l was roomine
in her nightdress. and instead of taPkin
any other clothing she carried out he
bird cage. The bird In II was dead. An
other woman similarly attired was carry
ing her pet pug dog.
sWhen we left Frisco about 81, 900 peo
ple were oncamped IN Golden Gate parl
They are being fed and clothed by tn
relief committees At first We all had I
fan in line and take our turn for foo
and sometimes would have TO wait nearl
an hour before we could get our rationi
That is All changed now. and the relie
wagons 20 around to tho camps and every
thing n carried on by perfect system
There Is very little sickness In the camp
and the story OF pneumonia preVailin
TO any great extent II untrue"
same SIDE LaEhts OF Interest.
Among other gratefully received dOna
tions on the arrival OF the San Francisc
refugee train was an abundance OF smoh
ing and chewing tobacco. provided by th
Omaha relief committees
Rev. T. v. Moore OF Westminster Pres
byterian church provided a quantity {
literature for the refugees TO while ava
the time on the train east Dr. Moor
suggests that parties having old magi
zines than can be spared TO leave thei
with the relief committees at Union sti
lion for distribution among such Of II
refugees as VIII accept them
Superinfendent Norris wishes for MOI
clothinr To give these people who con
fhrouEh especially underwear and stocl
inEs for Children child with brntst
and swollen feet WA taken iniO ths ho
pital tam Thursday and when his siocl
ings were remUved the skin came alon
One q the refugees shOUac the Erun
which he was mhds when he brought
two suits Gf unian underwear to The hD
ipital tsnt saginE. prshahly a0ns ons con-
he faund MhD naeded them mnre thai h
Arranaaments have hnen made with n
Union Paninp tD hRve TIM conductors
these raIiaf trains Vrirn IN just what olnt
ing and uladtull aid is nHadad hy this pa
seRgers ON tiIe trains.
F. a Nash. fn tha OnIalIa Electric 1iig
and Puwer couupany has had his men D
arm and iTnAndesrsut lights IN the tent
ana Aiunagar -VaHra Iau8 lnf tins Nehrasl
ualeolrul,e ruusuauy has han q tslsufo