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Show SAN'KAu'OSCO OliLY SHELL wou Hot a Duiliing Is Lett Steading in Doim Town Districts. MaJ. S, K. Hooper, general'passenger agent of the Denver & Rio Grande, arrived ar-rived here this morning from San Francisco, Fran-cisco, and will s leave tonight for Denver. "Words,, letters, newspapers nor photographs photo-graphs cannot tell of the awful destruction destruc-tion in San Francisco." said he this morning. "It's nothing but a shell now, nothing ' but a hollow mockery of the splendid Industry and enterprise of a people peo-ple knowing not fear nor failure. ; . 'There are more than 100,000 people now living la Oakland, who know not where to turn, who are without funds, homes and employment. All day long these unfortunates un-fortunates stand on the streets, and through a brave show of patience and hope, try their best to bear the awful load. - "There is hardly a house or building In Oakland which does not shelter a homeless home-less person, and the parks and publlo buildings are crowded day and night with men. women and children herded togeth. er like so much cattle, without regard to sex or physical conditions. "Oh, the suffering was and stIU is frightful. I want to be put on record as saying that supplies of all kinds, food, clothing, bedding and medicine, will have to be sent to San Francisco for weeks to come. These things are more necessary neces-sary than money. Men walk the streets In the outlying districts of the ruined city, with tneir 1 pockets filled wun money, and' cannot get a bite to eat on their own account, nor . a place to lay ' their heads. "All, rlch and poor alike, depend upon the charity and goodness of the people of the United States. And right here I want to say that never before In my life did I ever feel more proud of my country than I do In these times of death and destruction. destruc-tion. "There Is not a building standing in the downtown districts, with the exception of a few, and these will have to be pulled down. But In spite of all this ruin, all this terror, all this horror, the people are helping to clean up the debris, are aiding the soldiers in preserving order, and are now taking steps to rebuild the city. "Had It not been for the numerous automobiles au-tomobiles commandeered durinv the tire of greatest terror and . confusion, the authorities and the people would have been seriously handicapped. Hundreds of live snd thousands of dollars' worth of property were saved in this manner. i.'it comparatively small portion of the docks was destroyed. The upper and lower ends are burned, with their contents, con-tents, but the central portion Is still Intact. In-tact. - "The railroads will lose millions of dollars, dol-lars, but I am glad to say that none has refused help and that none will stand back when It comes to making a greater and more beautiful San Francisco. ' |