THE OMAHA DATLY PEE: SATTTRDAY, APRIL 21. 1W7.
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RUSHING AID TO HELPLESS
Wir Department Starts Million Daj
Batumi ToWard 8tricken Oitj.
ANOTHER MILLION DOLLARS NEEDED
Congress Will Be Aaked to Makt
Additional A pproarlatloa Today
Tents and Blankets Art
Entoitr.
WASHING TON, April 20.-Every branch
of the government sen-Ice from the presi
dent down is bendl.ig every effort to bring
tha earthquake sufferer relief. The cabl
nte today considered the Ban Francisco
situation and It was decided that Secretary
Mctcalf should proceed to that city as the
representative of the national govern
ment and consult with the authorities as to
what Is needed to alleviate distress. Every
available vessel In the vicinity of Ban
Francisco, whether It belongs to the navy,
army, revenue cutter service, fish com
mission or lighthouse service, has been
directed to carry supplies of every descrip
tion to the stricken city of San Francisco
and render other assistance, while officers
of the army on the Paclflo coast and else
where have been given Imperative Instruc
tions to ship tents, rations, medical and
other relief supplies and to co-operate
with the local authorities of San Francisco
and the slate officials to the common end.
Offers of assistance from abroad have
been very gratifying to the president, but
he feels the United State Is able to care
for the San Francisco sufferers and con
tributions from foreign countries will be
aecunea.
Foreign Aid Is Refnaed.
Mr. Ballln of the Hamburg-American
line offered $26,000 for the California suf
ferers and the following declination for
warded to Mr. Ballln by Assistant Secre
tary Baron of the state department, shows
the president's appreciation of the friendli
ness shown by Europeans:
The president deeply appreciate your mes
sage of sympathy and desires me to thank
ynu heartily for the kind offer of outplcle
aid. Although declining, the president
earnestly wishes you to understand how
murh he appreciates your cordial and gen
erous sympathy.
The question of an additional appropria
tion to meet the expense of the work of the
government In rushing supplies to San
Francisco and alleviating diBtress in that
quarter will bo brought to the attention of
congress tomorrow. It waa announced to
night that the War department has for
warded to San Francisco 1,000.000 rations
(day rations), some of which has already ar
rived there and most of which Is due there
tonight; tentage for 134,000 people, 1,000 end
blankets, a large number of stoves and
about S.OOO cots. There are many different
trains, with an official In charge of each,
on the way. The quartermaster and com
missary officers of the army were busy to
night compiling statements showing what
has been done by the War department to
assist the Ban Francisco sufferers.
Another Million Needed.
These statements are to accompany the
request which will be made to congress to
morrow for an additional appropriation of
11,000,000 to continue the relief work. Es
timates made at the department that fl.&CO.
000 already has been expended or contracted
for in the relief work, so that at least half
of tliu additional $1,000,000 will be necessary
to reimburse the department for the expen
ditures already authorised.
Already hundreds of thousands of army
rations, tents, bedding, buckets, blankets
and other neceesaries have been turned over
to the Ban Francisco authorities. Mora are
on the way and carloads or medical sup
plies, furnished through the army medical
supply depot at St. Louis, are speeding to
the coast.
The Ked Cross society officials here are
receiving notifications from every part of
the country that money and needful sup
plies of all sorts are being hurried to the
devastated city.
C. II. Keep of the United Btates Treas
Ilalam Keep of the United States Treas
ury department of this city, and national
treasurer of the American Red Cross co
clety. In answer to thousands of inquiries,
today officially announced that contribu
tions for Ban Francisco may be sent to
lilm or to the state treasurers of the Red
Cross. The nanics and addresses of those
west of Chicago are as follows:
Illinois Orson Smith, Chicago; Cali
fornia Horace Ial. San Francisco;
Washington Louis W. Pratt, Taooma;
Wyoming Dr. Amos W. Barber, Chey
enne. PORTLAND, Ore., April JO. The South
ern Pacific will run a special train of
twenty cars, leaving here at 6:16 tonight
for San Francisco, carylng ten physicians,
twenty trained nurses and 800,000 pounds
of provisions.
The train "rill be given right-of-way over
everything and la expected to reach San
Francisco Friday.
SALEM, Ora., April 30. Governor Cham-
poimig
EVUedlicioDe
The best is Hood's Sarsaparilla. It
is the best because it does the most good.
While it makes the blood pure, fresh
and lively, it tones the stomach to bet
ter digestion, creates an appetite, stimu
lates the kidneys and liver, gives new
brain, nerve and digestive strength.
An unlimited list of cures 40,366 tes
testimonials in 2 years proves its merit.
BriciiL -To moat the wlahea of those who
prafar madlrine la tablet form, we are now pat
tint op Hood araprilla la ehnrolate-eoatad Mrs. W. A. Snowrien. 103 Milton St. Dedhsm.
tatita aa wall aa In tha n.ual liquid form. By Mass., aaja: "1 want every sick woman to
reducing Hoods flamaperilla toaanlld extra, know the curing power of Hood's Sarsaparilla.
wa hara ralatnad In tha tablets tha earattT prop- After a long illneta, I had milk leg and a
ertiea of avarr metiirlnal iDtTMllant. dreadful Bore whirh Hood's Sarsaparilla per-
Bold j dnizgiMa or aot hy mall. 100 fectly cured. This medicine purified my blood
doses ona dollar. C. 1. Hood Co., Lowoli, Maaa. and invigorated my whole system."
berlaln telegraphed Governor Pardee last
night the following: "Twenty-six cars of
supplies left Portland tonight. Also a car
of nurses and doctors. Twenty-six cars
mora will be started tomorrow. All blankets
and mattresses In Portland are being sent.
A tralnload of bread and provisions will
follow each day. Two cars of potatoes and
one car of bread will leave Salem In the
morning."
NEW YORK, April tO A message re
questing that all churches of all denomina
tions In the United States set apart next
Sunday as a day of special prayer for those
suffering from the earthquake In San Fran
cisco and other parts of the Pacific coast
was eent out yesterday by the executive
eommltte of the National Federation of
Churches.
Commander Eva Booth of the Salvation
Army has sent the following telegram to
Colonel French, the officer In charge of
their work on the Pacific coast:
Received telegrams. Appalled at disas
ter, lly heart is torn with sorrow. Deep
est and tenderest sympathy with all suf
ferers. Will do all possible to help. God
will not fail.
Salt Lake'i Contribution.
SALT LAKH CITT. April 20.-8alt Lake
today added about $0,000 In money and
sixty carloads of cooked provisions to the
contributions for San Francisco. A benefit
matinee given by David Proctor's "Mes
saga From Mars" company netted $1,0)
for the fund.
SIOUX CITT, la., April 20.-(Special Tele
gram.) The school children of Sioux City
will unite in a grand concert at the high
school, April 28, to raise money for the re
lief of the San Francisco sufferers.
Masonic Fraternity Active.
OAKLAND, April 20. Motley H. Flint,
postmaster of Los Angeles and grand mas
ter tha grand lodge of California Free
and Accepted Masons, arrived here today
to organize relief for distressed Masons.
"Telegrams are pouring in from all parts
of the country," said Mr. Flint this after
noon. Here is a sample:
"Vleksburg, Miss., April It Orand Mas
ter Blum tenders sympathy and assistance
to the extent of Mississippi's resources."
"I have come here tonight to get In
touch with masters of all local lodges.
We propose through our organization to
perfect quickly a system of general relief.
The order that I represent Is with the
sufferers and ready to act nobly."
At a meeting of representative Masons
large quantities of provisions were pur
chased and preparations were made to
serve meals and supply bedding. It was
also ordered that branches of the Masonic
Relief bureau be opened in San Francisco.
An appeal was Issued for funds and sup
piles to be forwarded to the relief bureau
at Masonic tempi In this city.
Odd Fellows Open Headquarters.
OAKLAND. Cat., April 20. W. W. Phelps,
grand master of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows, has arrived In Oakland and
opened temporary headquartera. He has
Issued an appeal for aid to every lodge In
America and a special request to the lodges
of California outside of the stricken area
and the general relief committees of San
Francisco will have charge of rendering
relief to every member of the order, his
wife and children. The entire receipts for
relief will be sent to Hon. F. B. Ogden,
grand warden, whom the grand master has
appointed as special disbursing officer. U.
8. G. Clifford, assistant grand secretary
for California, Is present assisting the
grand master. . Committees have been ap
pointed and a thorough organization has
been effected whereby the relief obtained
from the 1,760.000 members of the order will
be distributed.
St. Joseph Venda Money.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., April 20. Mayor Sprutt
has wired Governor Pardee of California
to draw on him for $5,000 at once and for
more later on.
Elks' Relief Fond.
LOinSVILLE. Ky., April 20,-Robert W.
Brown, grand exalted ruler of the Order
of Elks, will leave tonight for San Fran
cisco to see to the distribution of supplies
and money contributed by Elks. In a
WORLD'S GREATEST EARTHQUAKES.
Earthquakes are among the most common phenomena In the
world, scientists estimating that from twenty to fifty occur on the
earth's surface every day. Fortunately, however, the vast majority
of them are very slignt. Some of the most destructive recorded in
history are noted below:
63 A. D. Herculaneuin and Pompeii partially destroyed by violent
shock.
105 Four Asiatic, two Grecian and two Galatlan cities overturned.
358 Nlcodemla destroyed, with all Its Inhabitants.
557 Thousands perished In Constantinople.
742 Over 600 towns destroyed In Syria, Palestine and Asia; awful
loss of life.
1137 At Catania. Sicily, 15,000 burled In the ruins.
1158 In Syria. 20,000 perished.
1186 A Calabrian city and all Its Inhabitants overwhelmed In the
Adriatic.
1288 In Cilila, 60.000 perished.
1456 Naples, 40,000 killed.
1531 Lisbon, 30,000 hurled In city's ruins.
1596 Thousands perished In Japan.
1626 Thirty towns near Naples destroyed; 70,000 killed.
1667 At Schniakt, 80.000 perished In shocks within three months.
1682 Port Royal, Jamaica, destroyed; 3,000 lost.
1693 Fifty-four cities and towns and 300 villages destroyed In
Sicily; 100,000 lives lost.
1703 Jeddo, Japan, ruined; 200,000 dead.
1716 At Algiers, 20.000 dead.
1731 At Peking, 100,000 swallowed up.
1746 Lima and Callao demolished; 18.000 burled In the ruins.
1754 At Grand Cairo, 40,000 perished.
1755 Kaschan, North Persia, destroyed: 40,000 killed.
1755 Lisbon, practically wiped out within eight minutes. Upward
of 50,000 perished in the ruins and by being Ingulfed by a
tremendous selsiujc wave. The shock was felt as far as Scot
land, and many cities suffered severely. In Morocco more
i than 12,000 persons lost their lives.
1759 Baalber, in Syria, destroyed; 20,000 dead.
1797 All the country from Santa Fe to Panama shaken; 40,000
dead.
1812 At Caracas, 12,000 lives lost.
1822 Aleppo destroyed with 20,000 of Its Inhabitants.
184 2 At Cape Haytlen. Santo Domingo, two-thirds of the town de
stroyed: 5.000 dead.
1857 Over 10,000 killed In Calabria.
1868 Many towns in Peru and Ecuador wiped out; 25,000 per
sons perished.
1896 Northwest of Japan, 1,000 perished by earthquake and over
20,000 by attendant seismic wave.
1905 Northern India. 400 perished.
1905 Several towna In Calabria District, 600 killed, thousands ren
dered homeless.
1906 Formosa, 2.000 killed. $45,000,000 damages.
signed statement Mr. Brown directs that
remittances should be sent by wire to
"Fred C. Robinson, Grand Secretary B. P.
O. Elks, Dubuque, la," and such contribu
tions should be specified as "emergency
charity fund."
JEFFERSON CITT, MO., April .-Oov-ernor
Folk today Issued a proclamation
calling upon the people of Missouri to con
tribute to tha relief of tha sufferers of San
Francisco.
Tents Karoate,
JEFFEHSONVILLE, Xnd., April .
Seven thousand tents owned by the federal
government will be shipped from here to
night to San Francisco.
ST. LOUIS. April 20 With orders giving
it a clear right-of-way a special train com
posed of ten large freight cars loaded with
tents, mattresses, blankets and cots was
dispatched for San Francisco this morning.
The relief train was made up at the old
arsenal supply depot on orders received by
Quartermaster Von Schrader from the sec
retary of war and left on the Missouri
Pacific with a schedule averaging forty
five miles an hour.
Kansas City Ont for Business.
KANSAS CITY, April 20. Eastern sub
scribers to the San Francisco relief fund
will depend upon Kansas City to start
their contributions westward.
The following message was received
today by the Commercial club of Kansas
City from Mayor Fitzgerald of Boston:
Boston wishes to give Immediate aid to
San Francisco. What can be done through
your body to supply food, clothing 'and
other necessities at once?
E. M. Clendennlng, secretary of the Com
mercial club, replied as follows:
Can purchase supplies to advantage and
ship, forwarding train load of twenty cars
tomorrow. If I can serve you send full in
structions. RELIEF WORK IX LOS ANGELES
Twenty-Six Carloads of Food Started
Northward Before Noon.
LOS ANGELES, April 20. Twenty-six
car loads of food, clothing, and other sup
plies has left I.OS Angeles for San Fran
cisco before 12 o'clock today. At all head
quarters where supplies were received, ex
press wagons, automobiles, private car
riages and even pedestrians appeared
loaded down with necessaries.
The sidewalks at the offices of the
Santa Fe and Southern Pacific companies
were plied high with offerings of various
character all day long and although a
stream of teams traveled from these tem
porary headquarters to the depots from
early morning until late this afternoon,
the heaps of goods did not decrease.
The Santa Fe railroad has made up a re
lief train which left for San Francisco
this afternoon. All agents along the Santa
Fe line to the north have been notified of
this arrangement and Instructed to Issue
calls for supplies from their town and
it Is expected that by the time all the
cars along the way have been added a
food and clothing train a mile long will
be the result.
Late this afternoon a telegram was re
ceived at the chamber of commerce ad
dressed to F. W. Henshaw, associate Jus
tice of the supreme court of California,
from C. J. Burrage, a wealthy oil dealer
of Boston, authorizing Henshaw to draw
on him for Jion.nno to be devoted to the
San Francisco relief fund.
"Lucky" Baldwin, the celebrated racing
man and horse breeder, whose wife and
daughter are at San Francisco, came to
Los Angeles today from his ranch, Santa
Anita, eighteen miles from this city, and
gave orders for the sending of a carload cf
provisions to the San Francisco sufferers.
This will include dried fruits, flour and wine
for the injured. He endeavored to secure
a carload of bread to send, but was unahlo
to purchase that quantity In Los Angeles
because all available supplies had already
been sent north.
Mr. Baldwin has received no word from
hs relatives in San Francisco, but says that
from telegraphic reports he has no doubt
that his home on California street has been
destroyed.
The Chinese population of Los Angeles to
day subscribed $5,000 in cash for the relief
of San Francisco's earthquake victims and
also forwarded a carload of rice, vegetables
and meat.
G. Fred Herr, agent at Loa Angeles for
the Union Pacific Railroad company, left
here for San Francisco thla afternoon in
charge of a special train of baggage cars
filled with trunks of food, bottled water
and clothing.
Joseph Murphy, the veteran actor, and
Oliver Morosco today raised among the
theatrical people of this city a fund of
$3,000 for the succor of destitute players and
rraftsfolk In San Francisco. The money
will be sent north tonight by special messenger.
SEW ENGLAND ACTS PROMPTLY
Contributions Will A(ir(alf Million
and Half Dollars.
BOSTON, April '). (Special Telegram.)
This city has pledged $5ilO,ono towards the
San Francisco relief fund, which subscrip
tions from New England cities will total
over $1,600,000. Arrangements are also be
ing made for sending a tralnload of pro
visions from some convenient western city,
money being wired there for that purpose.
Hundreds of New England people are be
sieging newspaper and telegraph offices for
news of relatives and tourist friends. Bos
ton newspapers request that New England
era who were in San Francisco and Bre safe
to wire them briefly at their expense.
Fears are felt for the safety of Prof. James
Harvard, wso was lecturing at Leland Stan
ford university and whose physical condi
tion was such that excitement or troubles
there may have caused his collapse.
An appropriation of $1,000,000 by the leg
islature has been held up by the attorney
general as unconstitutional. New England
Insurance companies are hard hit by the
fire, over $11,400,000 worth of risks being
carried in California. Over $8,000,000 is car
ried by Boston companies alone. One Hart
ford company carries $3,000,000. Mass meet
ings and benefit subscriptions are being ar
ranged for everywhere he re-
Iowa Geologist Predicted Disaster.
PES MOINES, la.. April 30 Dr. Samuel
Balvtn, state geologist and teacher at the
University of lows, predicted the San
Francisco earthquake to his class more
than a week ago. At that time he told
the students that the seismic shocks such
as that which destroyed the city might
come at any time, giving clentlfio reasons
fOf hl a-aaartloOaV
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as the man who has $100; better value, by the way, than he can possibly get at any other
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NINETEEN DEAD IN SAN JOSE
Property Damaes There Estimated at Tive
Million Dollars.
OTHER PLACES IN VICINITY SHAKEN UP
Hundred and Ten Killed and
Seventy Injured In St. Asntn'a
Aa luu Martial Laav
I'revalla.
BAN JOSE, Cnl., April 20. Nineteen peo
ple were kllk-d In Kan Jose and the entire
business section wrecked; estimated dam
age, wi.000,(iu0. Other losses in this vicinity
are: One hundred and ten killed and Bev
cnty Injured, mostly patients at St. Agnew s
asylum; building completely ruined. Stan
ford university. Memorial church and other
buildings down; damage, $3,w0,oou; one Ktu
dciit named Henna and one other man kill"d
there. iJamagu to Pai'lnc Milling company
at Santa Clara, JIW.OO; total loss there,
$T.o,(in0; no loss of life. Gilroy, about same
amount of damage; no dead.
At Salinas the Spieckels sugar reflnery.
valued at Jl,5OH,ti0O. Is completely destroyed.
Reports from De! Monte, Hollister, Watson
vllle, Monterey. Pacific Grove, Santa C'ru
and other southern const points show slight
damage in comparison. At Hollister one
man was killed and fluO.QUO damage was
done. The Narrow Gauge tunnel at
Wright's, three-fourthH of a mile long,
caved in. In the Del Monte hotel a bridal
couple from Benson, Ariz., and Mr. and Mrs.
Rouser were killed in their beds by chim
neys falling. ,
Koldlera Take Chance.
Hundreds of people are streaming Into
Santa Clara county from Ban Franclneo.
Company B, Fifth National Guard, is In
charge of the city. Mayor Worswick has
asked Governor Pardee for more soldleis
to maintain order. A vigilance committee
has been organized and placards have been
posted throughout the city warning that
any person found stealing, pilfering or com
mitting any act of lawless violence will be
summarily hanged.
The Moreland academy, a Catholic insti
tution at Watsonvllle, was badly damaged,
but no lives lost. Special trains have passed
through here from Los Angeles with physi
cians and necessities for sufferers In San
Francisco. Four companies of regulars
from Monterey and Troop C of the National
Guard from Salinas are on their way to
San Francisco. No person Is allowed on
the streets here after 7:30 p. m.
Santa Clara college and Notre Dame con
vents here are practically undamaged.
Bridges between Pajaro and Santa Crui
are badly out. Among those who were
killed in San Jose are: Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Haley of Oak; Mr. and Mrs. Kerrigan, Oak
land; Thomas O'Toole, Gilroy, Mrs. Charleai
Costa, Mrs. Claude Kverett, Mrs. Warden
and Fireman Farrar.
Provision Ituanlna; Short.
This city's provisions are running short
and the people are greatly excited over
stories that thousands of half-starved and
homeless from San Francisco are on their
way here. So far the greatest order has
been maintained. Among the buildings
wrecked In San Jose are the St. Patrick's
church, the First Presbyterian church, the
Centella Methodist Episcopal church, the
Central Christian and South Methodist
churches badly damaged.
Every building on the we;t aide of First
street from St. James park to San Fernando
street are cither down, toppling or badly
cracked, and every one of them will have
to be rebuilt. The Auierias bulUHng, E!kV
club, Unique theater and many other build
ings on Santa Clara street are down on
the ground.
On Second street the slz-story Dougherty
building and several adjoining blocks were
destroyed by fire. The new high school In
Norman park la a complete wreck.
Th Nevada and Porter buildings on aVao-
ond street," the Rucker building on Third
and Santa Clara streets are also ruined.
The annex to the Vendome hotel was
completely wrecked, Thomaa M. O'Toole
being the only one killed.
Story of aa Eye-Wltneae.
LOS ANGELES, April 30.-"8an Jose,
which waa the prettiest little city In Cali
fornia," said William White, a sheriff of
this county, this morning, aa he stepped
off the train at River station, "Is the worst
looking wreck I ever saw. When I left
there at 10 o'clock nineteen bodies had been
recovered and there was a possibility that
others would bs found. I reached Agnew
hospital a few hours later in an auto
mobile and was one of the first on the snot.
There I helped to carry out sixty corpses.
At noon, when I arrived at San Jose, it
was believed that fully 100 bodies were still
in the ruins.
"The shock came to San Jose nt 6:12:45.
according to the clock in the St. James
hotel, which was stopped. Supreme Court
Clerk Jordan, my young nephew, Walter
Jordan, and myself occupied apartments
on the fourth floor of the St. James hotel.
The shock awoke all three of us, but only
seemed to disturb my nephew, who com
menced calling out. Then the plastering
peeled off In great chunks, the chimney
fell and knocked a great hole In the roof.
We immediately made our way down stairs
and Into the street. It was full of people,
dressed and undressed, who were running
about distractedly, not knowing what to
do. The cast wing of the Vendome hotel,
a three-story frame house, had fallen in
and some of the guests had to be dug out
of the ruins. While I was there the body
of Deputy Sheriff O'Toole of Gilroy, with
whom I had conversed the previous night,
was carried into the street.
"There is not a brick or stone building
of two stories or over In San Jose today
that has not been levelled to the ground
or that will not have to be torn down.
Some fires started after the quake, but the
fire department soon had them under con
trol. "I secured an automobile at 7 o'clock
and left for Agnew with two or three of
the visiting sheriffs. The sight there was
awful. The walls were standing, but the
floors had fallen In.
"Scores of insane persons were running
about in the grounds, unwatcbed and un
cared for. I helped to take out the body
of Dr. Kelly, the assistant superintendent
of the asylum, who had been Instantly
killed. A nurse, who was also taken out
of the ruins by me, died a little later.
When I left there at noon for San Jose
It was with the intention of securing a
company of national guards to go out to
the asylum, but the sheriff of Santa Clara
county had worn in several hundred dep
uties and ao.ne of them went out at once
to take charge. San Jose Is under mar
tial law and the city Is thoroughly patroled
by the militia. Those that died were all
residents of the town. Of the many visi
tors of the Royal Arch, sheriffs and sup
ervisors, a few only received slight In
juries. "After getting away from Ran Jose I
saw evidences of the earthquake at Niles
and even as far away as Llvermore, In
th; shape of fallen chimneys and broken
glass."
to It and sent to San Francisco. General
Manager Mohler cheerfully responded to the
request of Major Zallnski and the train was
held there as desired.
Carloads of supplies, tents, tent pins,
blankets and mattresses are to be hurried
from Forts Ix-avenworth and Rltey as
rapidly as steam can convey them. A spe
cial train of five cars of stoves and miscel
laneous supplies was sent out of Omaha
Thursday night by order of the War depart
ment, under direction of Major Zallnskl. It
Is also expected that orders will be shortly
received to ship all available stores from
practically every post in the department.
No orders have been received here yet
for the shipment of subsistence supplies,
but such orders are momentarily expected.
Captain Hacker, chief commissary of the
department, and purchasing commissary at
this po!nt,( said Friday morning: "Should
the emergency demand It, we are in a posi
tion here In Omaha, through the packing
houses, to buy and ship any amount of
meats on two hours notice. It can be said,
also, to the credit of the big Jobbing houses,
that similar haste can be made In shipping
any quantity of food stuffs. We are ready
when the order conies."
By the direction of the War department
all shipments of army supplies to San
Francisco from this department are to be
accompanied by an officer. However, the
shipments made Thursday evening and
Friday morning were not accompanied by
an officer, but the trains will be kept In
constant communication with by telegraph.
An army surgeon and two members of
the hospital corps have been ordered to
San Francisco from Jefferson Barracks to
report for duty to Colonel Frampton, la
charge of the medical department of tha
army relief at San Francisco.
A carload of hospital supplies. Instru
ments, etc., has been shipped from St.
Louis to San Francisco and other supplies
of this character will be shipped from Fort
Leavenworth and other posts of tha De
partment of tha Missouri aa they may be
needed.
The Chicago Great Western brought In
a car of tents, blankets and other equip
ment from Fort Knelling, to be turned over
to the Union Pacific to be hurried on to
the sufferer at San Francisco.
PI LIS AS 8TUDENT AT LIHCOL
Appealed to Hoard af Regents for
Diploma,
''Lieutenant Pulis waa a student at tha
State university while I was a member of
the Board of Regents," said Victor Rose
water, "and I remember him quite well.
He was refused a certificate of graduation
by the faculty because he did not come
within the rules and requirements through
some deficiency In his studies. Mr. Pulls,
however, appealed to the Board of Regents
and the board voted to grant him the di
ploma when he made up the deficiency,
which he did later, and the certificate of
graduation was given him shortly there
after." Lieutenant Pulls, was blown up by a
charge of dynamite at Sixth and Jesse
streets. An Imperfect fuse, used In wreck
ing a building on Sixth street, caused tha
accident.
ARMY SUPPLIES ARE SET Ol T
War Department Orders Omaha to
Haatea Shipments.
Telegraphic instructions were received
from the War department by Major M. U.
Zallnskl, chief quartermaster, Department
of the Missouri, to ship at once from the
quartermaster's depot here all available
mattresses and mattreas covers to San
Francisco, also all available tent pins. The
car was loaded and shipped out on the
regular passenger train Friday evening.
The commanding officer at Fort Riley
telegraphed Mayor Zallnaki Friday morning
to have the regular passenger train over
the Kansas Parlnc, passing Fort Kilty Fri
day morning, detained at Fort Riley for
fifteen minutes In order that a carload of
tents and other supplies mught be attached
GREAT FIRES IN UNITED STATES.
Richmond, Va. Theater, governor and many leading citizens
perish; December 26, 1811.
New York City 600 warehouses destroyed, loss $20,000,000;
December 16. 1835.
Washington, D. C. General postofflce and patent office burned;
December 15, 1836.
Charleston, S. C. 1,158 buildings consumed; April 27, 1838.
. New York City 46 buildings burned, loss $10,000,000; Sep
tember 6. 1839.
Pittsburg, Pa. 1.000 buildings, loss $6,000,000; April 10,
1845.
New York City 1,300 dwellings destroyed; June 28, 1845.
New York City 302 stores, four lives, loss $6,000,000; July
19,1845.
Albany, N. Y. 600 buildings, steamboats, piers, etc., loss
$3,000,000; September 9, 1848.
St. Louis, Mo. 15 blocks of houses, 23 steamboats, loss
$3,000,000; May 17, 1849.
San Francisco, Cal. 2,500 buildings destroyed, many llres
lost, loss $3,500,000; May 3-5, 1851.
San Francisco, Cal 600 buildings, loss $3,000,000; Jons 22,
1851
Washington, D. C. 36,000 volumes Congressional Library
burned; December 24, 1851.
Syracuse, N. Y. 100 buildings, loss $1,000,000; November
8, 1856.
New York City Crystal Palace and exhibits destroyed; Oc
tober 5. 185 8.
Portland, Me. Almost destroyed, 10,000 people made home
less, loss $15,000,000; July 4, 1S66.
Chicago, 111. Great Are, 17,450 buildings and 200 lives lost,
98,750 people made homeless, loss over $200,000,000; October 8-9,
1871.
Michigan Forest fires, 18,000 persons made homeless. Til
lages destroyed. 4,000,000,000 feet timber destroyed; October, 1871.
Boston, Mass. 800 buildiugs destroyed, loss $80,000,000; No
vember 9. 1872.
Brooklyn, N, Y. Theater Brooklyn, 295 lives lost; December
6, 1876.
Hoboken. N. J. Steamship piers, 250 perished; 1900.
Paterson, N. J. 26 business blocks burned, loss $10,000,0001
February 9, 1902.
Cincinnati, O. Pike Opera bouse, loss $1,500,000; February
26. 1903.
Chicago Iroquois theater, 672 burned; December 30, 1903.
Baltlnioie. Md. 20 lives lost, 550 buildings destroyed, loss
$45,000.0(0; February 7, 1904.
New York Steamer General Slocum, 1,020 perish; June 10.
1904.