Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-21

the food. nor in procuring 1t, and In guam
tity and quality it was satisfactory.
Food in Abundance.
AT the Y NJ. c. A. building on Page
street near Stanyan, and at the park lodge
thousands and thousands were fed. From
morning to night, all kinds of provisions
and clothing meat vegetables. bread,
canned goods, tea and coffee and the like
were handed out in abundance, not a soul
being turned away. DIR. Vorsanger appeals
to all citizens who own teams of horses to
come to the front with them at once, as
the committee has experienced quite little
difficulty in moving the supplies. This
morning $50 Stanford students will ira
verse the various districts of the city and
hand out supplies from door to door, and
at the same time additional stations will
be established. Twenty car loads of foods
of various kinds will be here this morning.
The McNear mills announced they will
send $3.50 pounds of flour day from now
on.
james d. Phelan, chairman of the finance
committee. reported that yesterdays local
subscriptions had reached the grand total
of s22S.25o The following additional dona-
tions were announced:
Tine Union Trust Company of Oakland,
So0,,kkl; the United railroads, SI5O00, COM
mercial men Of Cleveland. S10O coo; VIM
Waldorf Astor. Slo0,OoO; supplies from
Cornwall $4,000.
Temporary Quarters for Homeless.
Marcel Cert, chairman of the committee
of refuge for the homeless, says that tenn
porary structures will be erected IN Golden
Gate Park for the protection of the home
less at once. Maj. McIvor of the United
States army is now laying out sanitary
camp at this point, work which will be
rushed as rapidly as lumber can be Sc
cured The camp will be under the super
vision of an officer of the engineer corps
of the United States army and the chief
of the army medical staff will be in charge
of 1t as sanitary officer. The conditions
among the homeless in the park. il was re-
ported by Chairman CERT were excellent,
but It was feared there would be consid-
cradle suffering in the Mission district,
where the committee has not been able to
reach all the people. subcommittee has
been appointed to impress all vacant build
ings and all deserted houses that after eX-
animation should prove to be safe.
Berkeley. said Mr.. Cert. has accommo-
dated 2.Oo0 homeless people and has sent
word to the authorities that 1t desired to
take care OF 1900 more. Alameda has
room for 5000 and Fresno telegraphed that
it wished to provide for 1900, and asked
that that number be sent for which the
Southern Pacific would furnish transporta-
ton.
on Company, says that the city of Rich
mond could take care of 500, and that ne
would transport them today at 10 and IL
o'clock, leaving from the Fulton iron
works.
Office Buildings to Be Opened.
1t was stated upon authority last night
that the Merchants Exchange, paramount
Hotel and Monadnock building would pe
omen for public offices on Monday morning
All these buildings have been carefully ex-
auined by expert architects. who have pro-
nounced their framework and foundations
to be absolutely safe. All three buildings
have been burned to certain extent, out
the fire in way caused them TO De
menace to life and safety.
A doctor notified the chief of police last
night that man had been shot at LOMBARD
street wharf He was conveyed to the hos
pital His identity is not yet known, nor
the extent of his injuries.
Mavor Schmftz has sent a letter TO the
mayors of Los Angeles. Stockton, Sacaa-
mento Portland, Seattle and SAT- Lake ask.
ing that blankets, cots and peuoinsl tile
need of which is imperative DC shiPpeu iii
mediately. us
According to last reports. the ferry puilu-
ing is safe from destruction, which at one
time threatened it from the flames whIch
spread along the sea wall hnorts VI oio
men under Gen. Caster and OF the gram
rheds and that of the fire tugs and steam
.rs will succeed in checking the fire near the
Lombard street freight slips
In other directions the IRE Is no" coii'
pletely under control
The Official Headquarters.
Nayor Schmitz and Gen. Funston nave
established headquarters at Fort Mason
which was saved by some desperate Work
on the part of the soldiers, aided by body
of sailors from the warship Chicago.
The records in the hall of records have
been unharmed which will prevent any
tangie in titles.
The Southern Pacific Company. which mas
established headquarters in Oakland, con-
tinues to transport supplies for the relei
of the sufferers, and carrying free TOT tne
present all destitute people from bay points
TO interior towns and cities OF California.
Arrangements have been made with Gen.
Funston and Maj. Devol quartermaster, TOT
the establishment of supply depot at foi-
som dock and for one at 4th and kentucky
streets from which the army Will distribute
all relief supplies In connection with the
city authorities and citizens committees.
All of the federal court records are report
ed safe superintendent Leach of the mint
reports that institution in condition 10
at