Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-04-23
which continues to be positively aw

I
:. Funston wires this morning that IA
, fire Is making no progress west froi
Van Ness avenue. A west wind wit
considerable force Is beginning. II
dfcations are that that part Of the cit
from Van Ness avenue north to th
bay will be destroyed. Apprenenslo
is felt for Fort Mason, but. however
1t Is expected to save 1t.
The weather is fine and warm an
there is practically no suffering from
cold. 1t Is impossible to estabIisi
proper sanitary conditions and mucl
sickness Is expected TO result.
II the city to the west now stand
ing remains intact number of build
ings VIII be used as hospitals.
The water supply is encouraging
heihg now able to supply ten &c
twelve million gallons daily.
An earlier dispatch received at .: &c
this morning says: Fridays hard
and probably successful fight made
saved the western pnr, OF the city
supplies are arriving. Admiral Good
rich has landed all available men and
piaced them under my orders"
SAN FRANCISCO, April 2t.-Be.
cause OF the numerous piles of ruins
and tne Wide area OF the catastrophe
the work of discovering the dead Ia
gong along slowly. Many will never
be Identified. Possibly there are hum
dreds OF bodies entirely cremated.
The confusion is yet too great to
ascertain the names of many who are
missing.
Ihe three-story lodging house at
f1itn and Minna streets COLLAPSED In
the earthquake and more taan I'd
bodies have been taken out of the
RUNS There are 80 other dead bod.
les exposed.
AL least 100 persons were lost In
the Cosmopolitan hotel on Fourth
street.
Many are dropping dead from the
heat and from suffocation.
More than $50 people are reported
lost In the Brunswick hotel. Seventh
aud Mission streets.
Forty bodies are reported In the
ruins OF the Hotel Valencia.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 2i.-sol.
dlers are working with Dpieks and
spades burying the dead all over thel
city. There is no waiting for iden,,.
ncation, The exigency requires i'm.
mediate interment to prevent pest-
ilence.
BERKELEY. April 2I.-Among the
refugees from San francisco was a
wo&an with three baskets OF cats
She was dressed in what had been a
saaasS@s 9: I'd ONE sl!k sown, but II is aey ipl
food for herself and pets. She was
penniiess, but said her husband was
rated by. Bradstreet at $150,000.
OAKLAND, April 21.--A boat con.
tanning 400 tons OF food has left
Stockton for San Francisco. More liz
to be sent by the Santa Fe today
Hundreds OF students OF Stanford
university will work under instruc
tons of the Associated Charities as
carriers OF supplies or In any capacity
required.
Hundreds Of people penned between
the fires Of Hyde, Russian and Tele.
graph hills were taken of by vessels
Gen. Funston and Mayor Schmidt
have established new headquarters
for themselves at Fort Mason. The
harmonious and systemitized. One
hundred thousand gallons OF milk
was distributed among the women
and children and invalids this morn
ing.
Smallpox cases are reported this
morning in the colonies of refugees
and from Chinatown. Many virulent
cases left their beds at the time of
the earthquake and are abroad spread
Ing Infection. 1t may mean calam
ity to this heroic city which is a hav-
en- for $4,000 yictims
OAKLAND, April 21.-All the boats
available were pressed into service
this morning. transferring San Fran
ciscans to this side OF the bay. Food
is distributed to each boatload on ar.
rival. Only the arrival of relief sup
plies here today prevented famine
on this side of the bay.
The Oakland papers this morning
sent a list OF thousands OF names oI
San FranciscAns. giving their tempo
rary abodes. also list OF injured FOL
tree distribution throughout the cit,
and the refuge camps.
At Mayor Schmidt's temporary OF
fee at Fillmore and Bush streets, an,
in all the camps registers have beer
opened. These will be the means o
reuniting hundreds OF families an,
relieving much mental worry.
OAKLAND. April 2l.-San Fran
ciscos confidence Is restored Mel
chants are ordering stocks and build
ings. Every available man Is beinI
hired.
The ferry house 10 definitely saved
Fires everywhere are subsiding. Tn
lawless element is cowed. No ep
demic Is likely.
| OAKLAND. April 2l.-Anothe