The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 24, 1906, Page 1

B S Temporary Office of The Call 1651 Fillmore Street. S REHKK KR KK A KR SRR RH KKK KK KK HK * * | . Oakland Office b of The Call' 1016 Broadway. Phone: Oakiand 1083. ; FR KRR KKK RAN : KRR ERRERR RN N o THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY. APRIL 24, 1906. WORK TO BEGIN AT ONCE PRICE FIVE CEN TS NEW CITY TO DEFY FLAMES Demand for - Architects. ! Plans All on a S. P. Oifices Are to Remain hHere. If the be artistic shoulder o fire fences, the down the will be cisco spi rule the ci tion of which BEAUTIFUL. tti of the Board of voiced the senti- vesterday when sco must be shall be from a primar- . That empli- 1 standing. Fairmont Hotel, the Kohl block and t stand as monu- > of building with undation: - buildings s Some them of yped by the quake. of having wider ed no further dem- fiorded by the an Ness ave- v be experienced in nt of some prop- reduction of their al to making but I believe will prevail in others pertaining to E tion of the city.” PLAN NEW BUILINGS. While yet the ashes are warm on ground owners of ruined strue- s are busy preparing ‘cr mmatorial ien to serve in the new buildings that shall eclipse those that were burned. Many of the capitalists whose plans are of is swift, all-confident char- acter have not let it be generally known that contracts are now being wged for the work of reconstruc- Others have permitted their e public and the edge of these confirms the dec- s of those who said that San 0 wili rise from the ashes in an incredibly short period of time. The Winchester Hotel, a large build- ing at Third and Stevs % owned by Baruch brothe replaced at once by a buil in many ways to the old building and s to be | maintain its place as the chief com-| | construttion before ing equai |life. After these are disposed of the | | | | | \ i | superior in others. ‘The Winchester | Hotel was a steel frame structure, and | the new edifice will be .of the same sort. | The Owl Drug Company, which oc-| »d the lower floor of the old Win- chester Hotel, has already made ap- T tion to Baruch brothers for a| > of the quarters the drug com- formerly occupied. Baruch sthers, also the owners of a steel me building which formerly stood | ie streets, have an-| nounced their intention of reconstruct- | once a structure that will be | or to that which was burned. ypman Sachs states that he will erect a steel frame structure on Mont- | gomery street, opposite the Oecidental | on the site occupied by the oid| ~ g he owned. This new build- Owing to the great number of burned | 1l be ten or twelve stories high. | structures that are unsafe between i : The impression has gome abroad Third street and the water front two that the new residences to be erected | or three days may be required to do i are to be mere|the work. protection against| The demolition is being accom- s is a mistake, as plished under the direction of the y been made for the Building Committee. General Funston erection of co: and l\-~;|\lxi|’\1l homes | has placed his dynamite corps at the on Presidio Heights. M. 8. Koshland, | gisposal of the city and the job is the millionaire woolman, was the first being done rapidly. vehicles were turned from Market street at Fourth yesterday morning and were required to proceed along Howard street far as Seventh With these precautions enforced by large squad of soldiers and officers no accidents occurred. One after an- other the walls were blown down and when the workingmen retired for the day there remained only the ruins 1 of the Columbian building, Breuner’s ground, the m S .'j”’l‘m"gl‘ l:’f‘ store, Donohoe building, icademy of stone and marble shattered and the, gojonces and St. Nicholas Hotel, in | 0 Pedestrians and lans for an elaborate man- Koshland’s home on Wash-| street, near Spruce, suffered | ly from the quake. was a ent stone structure, built on lines, with ornamental col- umns and a Pompeiian court. It was of the most beautiful homes in the West and cost its owner $250,000 with its furnishings. the earth-| ake the columns were thrown to the | to prey ion. ington It one upj stories badly damaged. thia asction | Yesterday Mr. Koshland had an| . iy ' e architect on the grounds and plans | The ~dangerous walls on lower for the recomstruction of the home | Market street will go t6 the ground Sohe T immediately. There are many of | = 2 5 14 saiq | these, as the downtown district was | ‘\“_‘ kngll]],'::"l fi? BT eb}};]d\\m re- | built principally of brick. When Mar-i place everything j it was, This| Ket street is cleared work will com-! Instead | Mmence on the side streets. North of | ve in San | Market will be first reduced and then | \ncisco more magnificent homes ! the workers will extend the blastin; than ever before. I know of several |0 nthe.r Sectu.ms. In this manne | property owners who intend to build allethomughfaues will be rendered | autiful residences on the heights. | Sale. | D sy o The Building Committee will not talk of bungalows is fooli bungalows we are to he The city will recover from this shock | in surprisingly quick time. I have undertake to tear down any wall unbounded faith in it and so have all | Standing back on lots nor walls that | the business men witli whom I have | have supports. When this work is spoken.” | done it will be at the expense of the property owner. Neither will any | bank buildings be disturbed by dy- namite, as the fear is expressed that| to the No change in the location of the | general offices of the traffic depart-| ment of the Southern Pacific Com-| pany is to be made, according to for- | greater damage may result vaults. mal announcement made today bY| while the work of dynamiting was Traffic Director J. C. Stubbs. Not| going on experts were at work in- even temporary removal is necessary, ‘specting the buildings now standing, Mr. Stubbs declares. He said today: | with a view of ascertaining the extent “I am glad that we are able so to of damage done. Below in the street arrange this, for San Francisco is|large squads of men were at work soon to be wonderfully active com-|clearing away debris. The United mercially, and in the work of recon- | Rajreads oo e A SixNetion S wish w be i o FIOEe‘alung Market street. Pole holes were touch as possible with our husmess‘d“g nearly the entire length of the| - - | street and from Second to Fifth the! ¥ to resume is to resume; | poles were raised. Wiring will com-| the traffic department headquarters!mence in a few days. As the com-} will be opened today on the upper | pany has a large amount of material | floor, south end of the Union ferry de- | on hand the line will be in operation pot. The work of installing fixtures | shortly. begins this afternoon, and it is hoped | R T R e in a few days to have the depart nt CLIFF HOUSE ESCAPES mackinery in smooth running order. | WITH LITTLE DAMAGE. “Our faith in San Francisco has not | 2 been destroyed. It will resume and | i — 1 A thorough inspection made yester- | mercial city of the Pacific Coast. The ! day shows that comparatively little business men of the city can be a0 4 et was donb i i o | pended upon to begin the work of re- = vicinity of | the foundation | the clift House. The Cliff House itsclf walls of their old structures are DOt only stands, but the damage sus- cooled.” | tained from the earthquake shock to | _—— | this historic building will not exceed, | TOTTERING WALLS FALL iaccording to the statement of Manag- BY DYNAMITE’S FORCE | er Wilkins, $500; in fact the escape | _— ‘ of the Cliff House is one of the curious | Work of leveling the tottering ruins | features of the disaster, which has | along Market street was commenced | befallen San Francisco. The famous ! early yesterday morning. Before . nightfall a distance of several blocks| oo Baths bullding located near the had been covered by the dynamiters. | CIiff House, with its hundreds of thous- From Fourth street to Seventh only|2Bds of square feet of glass 1'ooflng,I five structures remain as a menace to | 380 was practically unharmed. Only | a few of the windows in the Sutro| downtown section will be attacked. Baths and in the Cliff House were bro- LBUSH ST FRON IIAEAET | system is not yet in shape to use | themselves in temporary headquarters | - ken, and the lofty chimney of the| pumping plant of the former establish- | ment was cracked only slightly. t Manager Wilkins of the Cliff House | notified the General Relief Committee | that he would turn over his establish- | ment as well as the immense stables | of his resort, which are unharmed, to | the housing of the homeless. The only | difficulty about the acceptance of this | tender would be that of transporting | supplies. | The water supply of the Cliff House | and buildings in that vicinity has been | cut off, but an independent supply | will be arranged. | The entire district lying west of | Golden Gate Park and along the beach | | from Golden Gate southward suffered | less from the earthquake than prob- | ably any other section of the San | Francisco peninsula. | The camps of refugees extend as| far westward through the park as the | beach. Every one said they were re-! ceiving enough to eat and drink, but | in order to get their supplies they | were obliged to stand in line at some | places as long as two hours. This, of | course, worked serious hardship on | many of the women, who were in a| state of exhaustion. There was com-| plaint on account of the cold at night | from those who were not provided% | with tents and who were obliged to | seek shelter beneath the shrubbery | with very insufficient covering in the way of blankets. This condition will be improved soon, as tents and cover- ings of all sorts are arriving at the headquarters of the relief committee | from the interior of California, as well | as from the East. ST e PLENTY OF COIN READY IN THE BRANCH MINTS. | There is an abundance of gold and: silver coin available in the vaults of | the United States branch Mint of this| city. The Mint had almost completed | its coinage for the fiscal year when | the earthquake and fire came. The| damage done is comparalively of a trivial character, only one or two rooms in the building being touched’\ Ly the flames. The furnaces aul grate chimneys vould be ready to start up at an| hour’s notice if suitaable power comd | be obtained, and it is possible that| a speedy makeshift for power may be | soon arranged if the early future should warrant such a step. All of! the men have been at their posts since Wednesday, ready to meet: a money demand, but the city financial money. The financial interests of the | city must organize first and establish before they will be in a position to either receive or pay out money. An indication of the early restora- tion of order is the fact that there is not a single soldier, militiaman or | regular policeman guarding the many millions of dollars. Only the regular special police officers regularly con- nected with the Mint are on duty| there. | S e CITY OFFICES RESUME. The offices of the Auditor, Treas- vide stationery and furniture and the being treated are well and happy. N2 77/ (fii %% e I MAHET S e s e s > 3 BRAVEMEN WILLBUILD = NEWCITY Argonauts of 1906 Rise From Parkside Beds for Work Be- fore Ruins Grow Cold. [ =4 3 S === ——— = 2 = =2 —— T = —— ———— S — — — — — New San Francisco Is Here With Throbbing Energy, Eager to Outdo Its Predecessor. o o Food, Financial, Sanitary and General Conditions Improve, While Plans for_ the " Future Develop. " Architects and Engineers Are Busy Planning Structures That ‘Will Set Thousands at Work. A careful study of the vital news SNAPSHOTS TAKEN BY THE CALL’S PHOTOGRAPHERS IN THE DEVASTATED D‘ISTRICT. urer, Tax Collector and County Re- corder are located at 2511 and 2513 Sacramento street, near Fillmore. All employes are requested to report for duty this morning. S REEEER AT R s LAWYER COLLINS DONS THE GARB OF A FELON. George D. Collins, the perjured at- torney, is in stripes, though it took an earthquake to dress him in the convict’s garb. He was only taken to San Quentin after a desperateé effort | to escape the Sheriff on the boat. ‘When the prisoners were let out of the jail Collins was missed and a hurried search disclosed him hiding under a cot. In the transportation across to Tiburon Collins was the only one not accounted for, and the boat had to be held in the slip. At the prison the curling gray locks which adoined his fine head were shaved close to the skull and he now bears all the marks of the convict. O R, P SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES SELECT NEW QUARTERS ks e | The Judges of the Superior Court held a meeting yesterday at Temple Israel, occupied by Congregation Sher- ith Israel, at the northeast corner of | California and Webster streets, when courtrooms and chambers were se- lected. Judges Seawell, Murasky, Hebbard, Dunne, Graham, Coffey, Law- lor and Cook were present. A resolu- tion of thanks was voted Congregation | Sherith Israel for the use of the build- ing. The Sheriff was ordered to pro- | meeting adjourned to meet Tuesday at 11 a. m. at Temple Israel. Building Inspector Horgan, at the instance of the presiding Judge, inspected the temple and pronounced it perfectly safe. The County Clerk, Sheriff and Police Judges have taken the three- story frame building on the northwest features that developed in San Fram- cisco yesterday must fill every lover—& of the old city with unflagging hope for the new, which is already under way. There are no pessimists and slug gards among the captains of industry who arose from rude beds om side corner of Webster and California walks or in parks before Wednesday's streets for their offices. Inferno had cooted, rubbed sleep from their eyelids and marched forth with brave hearts, resolved to become the Argonauts of 1906. Every moment since the disast has seen the progressive spirit of thof§) new time gain momentum in the di- rection of effacing the ruins of yes- terday for the city of tomorrow. { Specifieally, the emcouraging devel- . opments may be summarized thus: There was little serious damage from yesterday’s rain and the weather indications are for warm, clear days. Food is more plentiful, hunger is unknown and the problem of its dise tribution is being solved very fast. Physicians give assurance that there are no contagiou; diseases and tl ALAMEDA WILL LEAVE APRIL 28 FOR HONOLULU. Passengers desiring to sail for Hon- olulu are asked to register at 1008 Broadway, Oakiand. The Alameda will come in tomorrow at noon and probably will sail on Saturday, April 28. S il S TS MUCH SUFFERING AT THE CAMP IN CARVILLE' There is acute suffering at Carville caused by scarcity of food and poor shelter. There are three hundred in- habitants of this section and 700 refu- sanitary conditions are becoming gees. At present sanitation is good. ter each hour. Order is perfect. | On every hand energetic plans s T | rebuilding a greater, grander eity CONTAGION HOSPITAL | forth. Permits for temporary st HAS A FEW PATIENTS tures of galvanized iron are | able now. Telephone lines are being . The hospital at Harbor View Park, | and will expedite business within twe established for the reception of or three days. ¥l measles, mumps, scarlet fever and Streetcar lines will be in ope other contagious diseases reports very very soon. Trolley poles have little business. What few patientsare ' —