The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-04
HOW 4 GREAT NATION
!, ROSE To EMERGENCY
Prompt Steps That We're Taken to Relieve the
4 Suffering OF the People OF San
Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 1o-The committee safety,
stng citizens with Mayor scmitz this
ing organized composed James n
& Fhean Helman, Claus Speekels, w Downey Harvey
i Magee J. l. Flood William Babcock w F. Herrin NJ
Is H. DeYoung andR Robert J. Tobn
meeting sprekels gave s25ooo
Rudolph Spckels $4,000 $4,000 Banding
$1,000 Flood with promise
The Mavor announced that the company promised
bry afternoon in the Western Addition and in the
by Committees appointed take charge
relief Of the destitute and the work has already begun and
Golden main supplies will be
being provided take people the bay
and avaing themselves of the privilege The Uni
vy of California Berkeley has volunteered to take care OF
Mayor schntz has appointed so citizens
power him. with to
reousion men, supplies public Unless
supplies made for their distribution
within few days Even OF wealth cannot
TROOPS GIVE HELP
- Generals Funston and sumner in command OF the Federal
being OF but the number that be accom-
Except accident additional loss OF life has
been reported since People have had time to leave the
Mayor scmtz has appealed to all California cities tor food
Tents and medical supplies coming from the mill
By daylight tomorrow the bringing cooked
provisions blankets and clothing for the fashn
Wounded will arrive in San Francisco Temporary
an laden with provisions are being rushed
land Los Angeles Lake. that others will follow
relieves the strain of the situation
Congress had passed resolution ap
for relief followed tonight by mes
IRON paeana sas @ to o whatever relief nav be
The appeal tor
been prompt generous every section of the country
the need for Federal and state ree has bee sho
of imperative urgency.
ALI. CITIES AND STATES AID
dres calamity and suffering the hearts OF San
Franocos stricken thousands bnumbed by
of OF the 50 hours filled to overflow
for the instant OF the citizens OF sister
of the ruined metropolis
Commercial local eaousies have been forgotten
sectional lines wiped out by generous sympathy and
OF Coast and and
towns in East where such action could not
for kilograms pouring IN announcing the sub
scr1ption of big for relief
ing pledged 100000 in cash and has
already half OF the Hardly less so
received here today stating that Salt Lake mas
the Utah Legislature will be called
together special session assist in the movement
NORTH COAST CITIES GENEROUS T.
neighbors, Portland Seattle and
from other smaller cities in Oregon ana
announcing raising of and the dispatch OF pro-
bedding clothing bring home to the stricken Popua
knowledge that their OF neeo ty nave
friends who will assist them to re-
broken fortunes Omaha Indianapolis thiaoelPha
ttsburg and faraWay Atlanta nave teieSaheo assurances
Sacramento has taken smaller cities of Cali
soro h., ASSURING contribution OF $4,000 wealthy residents
abroad quickly coming forward
with money their less fortunate felowcitizens
Among the largest gifts from private citizens IS 100000 rom
Rockefeller and OF the YORK STOCK
sending $4,000.
BERKELEY OPENS ITS GATES
Io-Extraodnary relief work for the
benefit OF the population which rendered homeless by the
ee headed l. Parsons pastor OF St Marks Epco-
st church providing meals and sleeping acconno-
who Berkeley by
verv train is being Joined by university
and towrspeope alike ~ & Grounds Of the University of Cali