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THE HEGIRA FROM FRISCO== INVASION OF RELIC HUNTERS Population of City Lowest for Thirty Years A Great Stream of Relic Hunters Pours Among the Ruins. WHEN THE WORLD KNOWS ALL THAT HAS HAP PENED IN SAN FRANCISCO IT WILL REALIZE THAT THE GREAT CITY OF THE PACIFIC HAS ENDURED THE MOST HORRIBLE DISASTER SINCE THE BE GINNING OF HISTORY. THE HUMAN SUFFERING COULD NOT BE DESCRIBED BY ANY PEN THAT HAS YET ENLIGHTENED THE WORLD.-DENT H. ROBERTS, EDITOR SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER. San Francisco, April 27.-There are fewer people residing in San Francisco now than at any time in the past thirty years. The city beside the Golden Gate has seen many great pageants, but never a larger one than the pitiful procession which filled its streets on Wednesday. From Broad way to Howard the water front was one lb:ass mass, a mighty ccncourse of sorrowing ones, many of them passing out of the city for the last time. They came by thouansds and tens of thou sands. Two more days of this general exodus and the problem which has been troubling the wits and brains of offi cials will be scattered all over the state. When the stree:s were packed with the slow-moving human tide, without warning there came a sudden, sharp earthquake shcck. The effect was inde scrihaLle. It was as if a wave swept through the crowd. The horses knew the men about them were frightened, and they reared and plunged. The men cursed and the women screamed. Those who were near the ruins fled into the open places and looked up with the light of a great terror in their eyes. Then from every side came a sharp pat ter. The bricks were falling among the ruins. Even in the Chinatown district a wall collapsed wi:h a muffled roar, and a yellow dust cloud rifled up over the hills. It was only a glimpse of the great terror which swept this city a week ago. The fire they could see and flee from. The misery which came to them they bore like he roes, but at the slightest shiver of the ground under their feet they trem bled and the blood faded from their faces. When they took up their march again it was with a quicker step. THE BUILDERS, I r cýý L·ai~~~scrr-~ N C 000 111 ~*"'~ii r dd ;' 4 , r41 . ME[.I a' g 'aa Shutting Out the Specter in San Francisco. hI th THE INVASION. ( orhla atnriva n f InliafAnal hn ,n.. ... . The City Completely Thrown Open to the Public. San Francisco, April 27.-San Fran cisei has been thrown completely open to the public. This course on the part of the authorities served to complicate the local situation to some extent, but relieved the tremendous pressure of suspense under which the entire coast and a large section of the east have suffered since April 18. There had been in force a pass system, which was in tended to keep curious people out. All persons have been compelled to go to the chief of police of Oakland, who, if he thinks they have urgent business, Issued a pass which got the bearer as far as the private secretary of Gov. Pardee, who issued another pass through the military line of San Fran cisco. All of the local trains in Oakland carrying passengers to the ferries are crowded to their capacity, and the ferry boats made their regular semi-hourly trips all day, crowded to the rails. This immense throng spreads over San Francisco. The only p;aces at which crowds were halted were those near the buildings being dynamited. Relie Hunters In Swarms. No sooner was the city open to the public than the professional relic hunt er made his appearance, provided with bags and baskets, and made his way straight for Chinatown. There was no guard in the ruined Chinese district to keep the photographers and relic hunt eri from carrying away each property as they :nw fit. The annihilation of Chinatown has been so comp'ete. how e er, thiit lHttl e of value is likely ever to be foutnd in the debris. Around the ruins of the palaces of the b,)nanza kings swarmed nearly as nmany as over Chinatown, the search being for some slight trinket in its original form which it may be toll in the future came from the burning Hlutntingt:n or Stanford or some other widely-known residence. The outer walls of the Crocker res idence stand to a height of from 10 to 21) feet, otherwise the boasted pal aces of the rich fill their own cellars in the form of worthless debris. S:) com pletely have these houses been de stroyed that one may see the whole devastated district in all directions from any point on Nob Hill. Shorklog Offenses. As the force of the initial shock be comes lighter facts of the most grave character are coming to light, and of. fenses heretofore not given publicity are being narrated. Not all of these offenses. either, have been committed by the irresponsible element. The most conclusive evidence has come to light that a considerable number of crimes against wom:en have been committed, a in which the scldiery is said to have been involved, one of the specific cases being that of a repeated attack on an Oiakland schoolgirl, who was visiting in San Francisco, by one of the regu'ars. - Heretofore the overshadowing fact of p the disaster itself has been so great that individual persecution and mur der has been lost sight of to a great extent by the public here, but with the opening of the city, the gradual allevi ation of menacing conditions. ianum. . being recounted. Overwhelmed With Provisions. n The food committee reported that all P necessary provisions are on hand and F obtainable. They said that they were n even overwhelmed with provisions. ti Perishable food is causing trouble. ti Mayor Schmitz drew up a telegram tl which was to be sent over the entire 0 United States requesting all sources of tl relief to refrain from sending perish able food. Food supplies should be limited to Ptaples. Relief Funds At Hand. The, total amount of the relief fund up to and including Tuesday, April 24, as reported by the committee on finance, was $2,306,43.05. Of this amount $2,115,716.05 was from out of town sources, while the local subscrip tions amounted to $190,700. These fig. ures are considerably lower than those published unofficially on several occa sions, but the finance committee takes cognizance only of these subscriptions of which it has been definitely informed. In the Ashes of Their Temple. .San Francisco, April 26.--With un wavering faith in the image of Heaven, 20 Chinese gathered in one desolate spot of the ruins o Chc: ,:own, Wednes day morning, and wcrshipped in full compliance with the r te of their re ligion. In the ash:s of their temple they knelt and silently offered their prayers. Oakland's Banks Resume. Oakland, Cal., April 26.--Atter being closed for a week, Oak.and's 11 banks , BURNING OF THE CALL BUILDINQ. The first actual sketch of the San Francisco fire iadtle by a ne ~wspaper artist was that of Rowland R. Murdoch, who sent it to th, Pniladelphia inquirer, on which he was formerly employed. He wa, n,.,sr the heart of :he fire in the newspaper district when the flames wLere at their worast nd made the accompanying sketch. PRESIDENT WITHDRAWS HIS FORMER RECOMMENDATIONS He Suggests That Contributions Be Forwarded to San Francisco Fin ance Committee. Washington, April 27.-The president believing that the exigency for working exclusively through the Red Cross has passed, has issued the fol lowing proclamation: "To the Public: "When the news of the deardful disaster at San Francisco first came, it was necessary to take immediately steps to provide in some way for the re ceipt and distribution of the sums of money which at once poured in for the relief of San Francisco. At the moment no one could foretell how soon it would be possible for the people of San Francisco themselves to organize. and to be over the interval the American National Red Cross association was designated to receive and distribute the funds. "But the people of San Francisco, with an energy and self-reliant courage, a cool resourcefulness and a capacity for organized and orderly eln deavor which are beyond all praise, have already met the need through com mittees appointed by the mayor of the city, ex-Mayor James D. Phelan be ing chairman of the finance committee. The work of these committees has been astonishing in its range, promptness and efficiency. "As I am informed by Maj.-Gen. Greely, although all local transporta tion was destroyed, as well as practically every supply store in the city, these local committees, with the help of the army, have succeeded in caring for 300,000 homeless people in the last five days. Thanks to their efforts, no in dividual is now suffering severely for food, water or temporary shelter. This work has been done with the mi nimum of waste and under conditions which would have appalled men less trained in business methods, endowed with less ability or inspired with iny but the highest motives of humanity and helpfulness. The need of employing the Red Cross. save as an auxiliary, has passed, and I urge that hereafter all contribution from any source be sent direct to James D. Phelan, chairman financee committee San Francisco. "Mr. Devine, of the Red Cross, will disburse any contribution sent to him through ex-Mayor Phelan and will work in accord with him in all ways. "THEODORE ROOSEVELT. "The White House, April 25, 1906." 'esumed business Wednesday, in accord re Lnce with directions from the commis- sc loners. ar There Ih No Epidemie. m San Francisco, April 26.--"Say to the eople of California, of the United Ce tates and of the world, that there is o epidemic in San Francisco and no t arTger of one. If we are not entirely ee of contagious diseases, we at least W ave fewer of them than we have under te ie circumstances any right to expect. m adeed, we have at this moment fewer ases of such disease than we had a ionth ago, and there is nothing in the resent condition of affairs in San 'rancisco that would lead us medical 67 ien to fear an outbreak. The sanita- lo on of the city is absolutely under con *ol. We wish to impress this upon ie people of San Francisco and of the of ltside world, for I have information so] fat leads me to believe that alarmist fei reports, emanating from certair sources in San Francisco, may result in an embargo being placed upon the movements of refugees from the city. "The calamity we have endured if certainly unfortunate without adding to it this additional and unwarranted dis. tress." This statement was made by Dr. J. W. Ward, chairman of the health commit tee, at the meeting of the general com mittee. Loses Half Its Reserve. Liverpool, April 26.-Half of the reserve fund of the London and Lanca shire Are insura.-'9 co.npany ($10,788, 675),has been ... - away by california losses. The first box of California cherries of the season to arrive in New York sold for $2,440, for benefit of Frisco suf. ferers. SCENE OF DESTRUCTION IN CENTRAL PART OF CITY. rer mcl ,*, *.,-* ::. f.'.: ..S4E; ;$ *# . .. :: .. i T Th Ctl" ]an the rar . . . . . . ..:. : 'Irea *: ` t' he Ian( *:·· .*-.*: A ,.os:~ ~·.. Y. I ~jl. ~i·7.IIU$y~~F-L~~: i t:'··:·i·~~ ·.· a bc :I.'·n~i~sbrc GETIING AT FACTS IN SAN FRINCISCO tI FIFTEEN SQUARE MILES, ARE ABOUT TEN THOUSAND ACRES FIRE SWEPT THERE IS STILL A s BIG CITY STANDING s iellevue, ,toneburg, Hamilton, tl Hico and Siarronndlng Couutry Suffer Serilusly-'rop I.ald III Waste In a Large Area-Fire In ea the Itulns. San Francisco, April 2S.-A promi- ha .ent engiz:eer, after a careful survey, Ei has estimated that the area devastatel in 3y the fire is aplproximuately Y +10.+ b acres, of about fifteen square miles. ha Within this tifteen square miles were hi, nearly loo0 banks, some of the finest t buildings in the world, tnousands of thu mercantile and manufaceuring estab- ha lishments and more than 2u,,0O inhab- aV itants, beside smnie 40,11,11 transients. me People C(an Now Bathe. mE The aggregate of fatalities will prob- ca ably not exceced 701, and will certain!l lig not reach 1,11,41, a striking proof of the masterly manner in hich the civil and millitary authorities han lied the situa tion. Notwithstanding the enormous- o and wide-spread destruction, the o homes of 150,1j0 people are still stand- th, ing practically uninjured. There is still str a big city standing in San Francisco. tw Soldiers are'still on guard. They patrol hot the streets with loaded guns over their ant shoulders. cifi The unburned section fairly hums wO with activity. All the .ittle shops in rai the western addition are doing a rush- tra ing business. tat The restrictions on the use of water ba' for anything but external use have wr been removed. Every day the danger net of epidemic seems smaller. There is ab- cOr solutely no increase in the number of gre smallpox cases; no typhoid has ap- twa peared, and the cases of scarlet fever P10 are few. Tents have come in so fast del that few have to sleep out of doors. it The crying need now is for clothes, po! and especially for blankets. A Red mo Cross patrol is enforcing rigid sanitary the customs in the camps. the Leoters Ia Chinatown Rulns. Oakland, Cal., April 27.-Withdrawal at troops from the burned district in S the section where Chinatown onc? dee stood has been followed by a raid of mil looters upon the ruins. Men and wom- dra an by hundreds at once began work In mit the hot ashes in search of loot. Some she THE TIDAL WBY McCutcheon. in Chicago Daly Trlbune.l ..r.-ý r 7 I he .1. r 'I t/ 11 ".` ~.& rt Ufkr ** C .lam ,Y eq *C~ *e , *% . , 6/ I.*D~~. p.. '. tj *C a , a *' '% e: ., ***r *. *e, ,. 5 searchers met with great success. Sev- ne eral pieces of valuable China were gu found entirely intact. Costly bronzes in and other metal work were uncovered. Cr One woman found a piece of gold an worth several hundred dollars. It is ju fupposed to have been coin which qu melted in the intense heat. The Chin- sh ese try to change all their money into th gold coin. mi Dank. Preparing to Resume. thi Commercial bIanks are preparing to :esume business in a preliminary way. Before they open their vaults it has Ti been arranged to pay depositors not exceeding $500 on accounts. Each bank I had considerable sums transferred to co, their credit by correspondents in Lon- spi don, Paris and New York. These trans- pit fers will be made at the mint and we money will be available at that point. Sai The form of procedure will be for a de- ani positor to draw checks in usual forms. pi They will be indorsed by the cashiers rne or other officers of the bank and the inc customer may present it and have it ten cashed at the mint. the The Planing Mill adso, lation reports bui an encouraging situation. Fifteen of in 39 mills escaped destruction. Two of ma the, mills are now running. an Oakland After Trade. rea Taking advantage of the plight of wil San Francisco, Oakland is making as strenuous efforts to capture trade. A ast realty syndicate of wealthy men plans to reclaim 500 acres of tide lands near the Southern Pacific pier on the Oak- Gri land shore and construct wharves era where big steamers can land. Plans for Gei monster docks have already been an( drawn. Another Earthquake. Wednesday afternoon's earthqualke ju shocl of a few seconds' duration brought down a hundred tottering walls F and started panic anew in the camps hel I the Western Addition rnd. Th, vibratio~) wa n fo southwa t 1 the hte:3 women acrt ) tihe P' ru any ad ma le ui) their 'ilnds if( calr:,l adre LoW preD h'len 1Ill .hooek c Th a!lor hlng questioan Pe city of rniis are: ri?" Word comes t-i !rvatrv t:hat the vibratlg on, but hi. bulletin is not ith m lulch confidence, for tk clare it Is only a guei t me.n at work repairing akland hayv quit Work, 6 vey will do no:hing more Lrthqi:uakes cea.e. Hoblbed DlI'trbtl1y Sveveral men have been fox ve tben systematically ro ~tributi ;n poin's. One ' ividrual was found with i ankets stolred away In his d obta!ned them by r rasPlf and family to be in *a have made a trip *3 e, tion point in the city. Ano d twnrtvy-thr,4 mattreea tay. In bIoth cas.s the goods ,!iately confeated. diatly confiscatcd. Severl -.s of a like nature have ht, DispoulnE of the Wkk. ;an Francisco. April 26.-Aa rue relief to the officials aI, San Franci.sco who have o14 e ruins of the city and upont 'ous piles) of bricks and s isted iron that were oi mes and places of business~ nouncenlent that the SoNtln ic railway will aid In any i rk of tearing away the de-rk iroal officials are ready to Lck through the heart of t .ed city from Harrison sg't - y, and to run their flat cis eckage that must be re w buildings can arise ua iditions can be restolre. tat work it is announca een 3,000 and 4,000 men )yed. The railroads will ,'ris wherever the a't taken, and by so doing selble the performance of 'us task that has been )se who looked forward tel knowltdge that it must b je Want Militia Witidamn. fan Francisco, April t27.' has refused to withira itla. The request for thiI iwal was made by the citiU rtee, and was the sequel ft )oting of Mr. H. S. Tilden, l WAVE. nent citizen by a guard. Mr. Tilden was on hbi in an automobile, and was Cross flag. Mr. Tilden died and two others of the Jured. Gen. Funeton joieur quest that the militia be shooting of Mr. Tilden hb the organization of a mittee, the first in San the early 50s. PLANNING A GRAE1' The Indomitable sp~irit tena People Is By Sunday the people cover their sanity. That spirit that exists in the pie became manifest, and were heard determinatics San Francisco, and to mal and a grander city. M planning to erect tents ant ness again. Soon there in,,s section of tents, temporary wooden s then will appear a city Od buildings. Greal business, in ruins, will ere long be magnificent structures of . and steel. The theaters aid reappear, and the great will again be published as magnificent as days aster. Gen. Greely I1 San Francisco. April4 Greely is now in commadj eral troops at this poLt, Gen. Frederick FunstoU4 unr'er his orders. Gen. 0 tablished headquarters St just east of the Preildio'l on the north side of San Pope Plus X. has sent help the unfortunates il