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Show uy !?! h " h forB 11 K 55rttt.-j7't,K- jjj w Utah Weather Forecast elKOljtlO M-- VOL Fair to aouth, ahowera and olar hi north portion Monday, Tuaaday fair. (RECEIVES FULL ASSbCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES) iinei-NO. OGDEN 113 CITY, UTAH. MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 23, 1934. PRICE FIVE CENTS TROY SEVEN Hm n FOUGHT FLAMES WITH WINE. SOUTH Was Visible From Oakland Lack of Water to Extinguish Smoldering Illumination Few Buildings Remaining Will Be Swept AwayMajority of Structures Saved From Fire Were Ruined by the Trembler Religious Services Held in all the Camps. Embers ' 22A HERE FROM SAN REPORT REACHED THAT A BRISK flRE IS BURNING IN SOUTH THE ILLUMINATION cXn READILY BE SEEN IAN FRANCISCO. SIDE FROM THIS Of SAN FRANCISCO BAY, A DISTANCE OF EIGHT FROM MILE! IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE FIRE BROKE OUT AFRESH OAKLAND, APRIL AT MIDNIGHT FRANCISCO IMOLDERING EMBERS THAT COUNT OF LACK OF WATER. IN COULDv NOT BE SUBDUED ON AC- WHEN THE FIRE WAS PRONOUNCED TO BE PRACTICALLY OUT SEVERAL FRAME BUILDINGS WERE STANDING IAN FRANCISCO SOUTH BAN FRANCISCO, WILL BE SWEPT AWAY. IN BUT IT IS NOW FEARED THAT THESE Italians Saved Hornet. Using rels of Grsp Juice. a malanoholy testimony of the futility of human endeavor. Still bunting along the easterly side at Vau Ness toward Fort Mason the Are reached Greenwich along tha south line of which It spread to Larkin and along the east line of Larkin to Lombard. Thence along the aouth Una of Lombard to Hyde and along the east line of Hyde to Chestnut easterly, thenee along th south line of Chestnut to Taylor, thence along the east Hue of Taylor to Bay, along the south line of Bay to Mason and down the east side of Mason to the dry front Oases Among Rulne. Within this vast waste of smoldering embers were found three oases, where human beings still have their habitats aa before the great conflagration. One of these waa to be seen on the very summit of Telegraph bill, where perhaps a scora at homes still aund. At the north west earner of Jonea and Green the residence of O. D. Baldwin, the reel estate dealer in the Mills building, la still habitable. Acsoas the way at tne north scat Mrs. Edward Huber has preserved her home. On a southerly line of Green, at 1009 to 101T, are to be found the residences of Mr. Kirk Harris, George J. Phillips, B. J. Birdtall, )Vm. Hanks, Charles O'Brien and Martin Fussier. In thla cluster are also the bootee of H. P. Livermore, capitalist, on Vallejo, between Jonaa and Taylor; Miaa K. M. Atkinson, 1032 Broadway; Homer Parker, 1030 Broadway; Ell Bheppard. capitalist, at Vallejo and Taylor; Rev. Jos. Worcester, 1030 Vallejo; Livingston Jenka, northwest corner of Vallejo and. Taylor; Thomas Richardson, lumberman, 10R2 Vallejo; Morgan Sheppard, 1034 Vallejo; Frank Stone, Insurance, 1031 Vallejo; Mrs. Virgil Williams, widow of the artist, and of the elder Mr. Polk, father at Willis Polk, the architect. There are alio aix acta of flats la this vicinity which remain intact The courageous men sad women who saved (heir homes by stain effort while a sea of flame raged and roared about them in their great thankfulness for the mercy that haw bea shown them, have only thin small oomplalnt to make: That In their 4!(treo they have been quit eabandoned by the constituted and fQP their protection hare organised n patrol system of their own, each men of tha number taking a two hours' task of 'fluty. Borne 300 bouses lying pn the south and east slope of Telegraph hill remain to attest tha effleaey of the Juice of the grape in quenching the flumes when water filled, for In this quarter the householders, many of whom are Italians, saved their abodes by a free use of the red wlnca stored in their collars. The red walls of the bouses show the stains where claret soaked aacke had been used to cool the heated walls of the buildings. The one remaining spot unburned In the district is bounded by Montgomery, Battery, Jackson and Washington. In this district la the appraisers' bonding, In which to stored a half million dollars' worth of valuable wares belonging to the Importing merchant, of San Francisco, tho saving of this', and the adjoining buildings being ascribed to the heroic endeavors of Captain Wolf and bis men of company D, Twenty-secon17. 8. Infantry, who, with auch means aa they had at hand, aurceded In lighting off the devouring element The Ere weab line of Capp to a point half way between Nineteenth and Twentieth, Itself with the leaving Intact the row of aealdeneea ot the still flaming ember In fronting the nctlherly line of TwenI ikoasand plarra hrre and there, tieth between Capp and Ihe Mission; thence It burned along tha north line tbmsh Ihe bn .Tied district, the of to Dolores, at which point Irraa, for the purpose cf It Twentieth was stayed by the greet openings Iticnalulng with accuracy the bounwhich were formerly the Jewlah cam Ana of the deflagration, sent out an torles of tbla city, butw hich, within tnusobUe lodiy which skirted the a few years hive been purchased by Its four Idea. The register of the municipality, and were In process 4n of being converted Into n pleasure Oh machine at the end ot the trip Here are encamped some of ground. Awed that It hail traveled twenty-i- d the many thousands who are homeBiles, wklci, therefore, may ba less. isliea a the length of the line along Fir Was Put Out This area vhirh the flames traveled. Before leaving this district, It may iKluded ihe financial, commercial and mot sf the densely populated portion be mentioned that an Independent Are of the residence district, wtth all the waa started Wednesday morning Imapleadld Institutions and great man-do- mediately aftgy the trembler, in the that had grown up with the dry goods store cf Lipman, at the corner of Twenty-secon- d and Mission. iropvas of tho city. This fire burned over an arse of 160 Trp Through Burned District. . by 300 feet, but, then being water In The start of iVe tour waa made from the mains at that time, was cheeked. the Picltic Mali dock nt the corner of Tarvellng northerly on Dolores from flnt and Rrannan streets. Traveling Twentieth, then waa nothing but n long the north line of Bran nun, the waste to be seen on the mat line of In ate Us war to Second, where It Oolores. scarcely a vestige remaining meed the street end consumed the of the handsome structure erected by nirbouses of tilt great wine firm of the Sisters of Notre Dame. At the lachmai A Jacobi, at the southeast northerly end of Dolores, where It waer of Hranmin and Second. Thenig meets the extension of Market street, It srafed along the weat line of Second the flames were diverted by the great t that point eating easterly, ts Townsend ami along the north line ' Pr d Townsend to Seventh, On this hence along th. south line of Clinton Pwtleuljr front it licked vp the great park to Guerrero and along the vast Mlding of Ihe Southern Padcfl at the line of Guerrero, mining In thdr course ww of Fpimh and Townsend strrts the half constructed hospital of Bt. This building wan formerly the main Catherine, to Market, whence they Sm of the system under the Hunt-agto- n spread a'ong the southerly line of that easterly to Gough. regime. Int of late years had thoroughfare bn used by ihe auditors of the Thence along the east line of Gongh to bright and passenger departments. Of Page, along the north Jlne of Page, lt contents, only the record! were ban way to Octavla, sparing are row of buildings along the easterly line of BVfd. Octavla aa far as Fell, where they Cleaning Streets. reached to the easterly line of Ohut directly lu front of the rulne ctavla and along that line northerly to Iwe was already evidence of the Fulton, where en the weat slda they spirit that animates the dtl-o- f were fronted by a block Kan Francisco In this crisis, that had been consumed by a Are, I hN) men were nt work cleaning ihe started by an overheated lamp on the BERKELEY CARING ia from street in order morning of the earthquake. FOR 16,000 PERSONS Jhtt the Southern Pacific might ran Along MeAlleter. ' W tnrki northerly along the tha 22: The Cal., April um of Fourth In Berkeley, Market for the pur-o- f Along the southerly line of McAlis- grounds of tha University of California carrying away the Immense the flames mads their way to are still thronged with large numbers d bricks and ruined material ter, Gouph, stopping long enough to con- of the 16.000 homeless Ban Franciscans the sheets and the altos o! sume the northwest corner of Gouph estimated to be in tjiis city, and on r business hniisea that so lately and McAlister. Thence along tho account college exereia still remain ded that area. And In this con easterly flue of Gouph to Golden Gate suspended. It to not certain when the wion is nor-- d that the freight and avenue, thence along the southerly studies will be resumed and hundreds depots along the southern line of Golden Goto avenue. to Van cf nfudenta have departed for their T',wnuJ street aa far east as Ness and along the easterly line of homes In various parti of the atate. TOrt. though built in the most Van Ness to Butter, where they Six thousand of the refugees that sin ,nd of the most perish. theb locks from the north aide of But rived here have been provided with ihu not so much as crossed to the wsst side and burned transportation to various pans of the d Sismling at the corner of tor and the er.it line of Franklin United State!. All perstreets one through to Clay. In this district were ron are anxious to engage in some i!"1,. Townsend ,1jins ,be Brest brick some iwot splendid mansions Mud of work 'and the improvised em'taTh id Bt. Rose, one block Included of the city, chief among which was ployment bureaus are finding places aa on I'r,nnan- - near rto-i.Fourth, the majestic home of Claus Sprockets, rapidly as possible. Sanitary condition! are good, and y,,ir K' nnffePed at the southwest corner of Clay and i Tisii.,'niP ha hIOb of fir' there are enough medical men to care onU Van of This Nes. piece splendid W 11 rains In which architecture, done In brown stone. In for all cases. There to no apprehenbe 'mperlshahle break out brteg and the chateau and adorned with sion that nn epidemic will have been TTW temporary hospitals alf that ..!?? Jr?"1. lb eonflsgratlon eon-th- e atlll stands, thorgh blackened by the i established and these are filled with pa- dwellings along the ordeal and divested of all it beauty, tienta. Several carloads of clothing were received today from nearby states and food supplies are plentiful. Strict gnard Is still kept over the etty. Few acta of lawlessness are reported. The work of repairing the damage done by tbe earthquake went on today, although It waa Sunday. Aa the churcfae had been converted Into temporary lodging place, tho churches urere compelled to hold their service! in tho open air, 22 The APr croB the bay to go to Oakland and Pllr "re forcing every Berkeley, were stopped In the down- MEDICAL STORES SENT BY BOAT FROM TACOMA JeiUble man in the downtown district town section and put to work. One was cue which attracted attention fcnnfl H ",ter rtere they .re that of n young man who wu pressed Tacoma, Wish., April 22. The stealour mnhtatrnt'on' 0ne Pftfty into service by the soldiers. He came mer Queen waa despatched for San down,wn in an clad in a fashionable summer suit, a Francisco today with 125,000 worth of ere stopped on straw hat and kid Pirket n The minute dlstnfeeUDta, medical atorea and food Were and on the guards caught gloves. ,bJ lhe fried of him he was supplies, ordered purchased hero by sight machine and com- - grabbed and ordered to HiM the Mayor of Philadelphia. help clear-th- e from Mar)i!Ir,I1,cr's debris bricks and other debris off the car Tbe United Btatea cable ship Burnb side will depart Mondsy with another prariatan he but the At first tracks. hesitated, hsro "P through the center f h. citv from eastern cities point of a bayonet convinced big cargo: Orders viTj, ,tbe momoblir was sharp him that there waa no escape and for re pouring I"- - Transportation, steveM,n1 nt in re the next five bourn h was doing, s doring and other charges are free and :h hu Banrailroad freight conges-tiro- , lahoren's work. In spite1 of his hand-som- in view l'1 "nhuraed dis-in :b a Sir will he. dispatched daly attire. A a remit of this system addliion, having to the ativets are being rapidly cleaned. durng the wck. In Francisco, April 2!. va taring exhausted half-burne- d . Foi-rt- JRor able-bodie- JLrirs EVERY AVAILABLE MAN FORCED dlroT00' . Jr - TO GO TO WORK BOO Bar- Ban Francisco, April 22 -- Ad incident of th Am to the lotto quarter on the slop of Telegraph hill, ie worthy of note. The otsy available water supply was found in a well dug In early days. At a critical moment the pump suddenly rocked dry and the water in the well was exhausted. One who was not on that hill la the alrrle of flame cannot even Imagine the situation. There is a last chance, boys." was shouted and Italian residents eraahsd in their cellar doors with axes, and railing for assistance, began rolling out barrels of rod wine. The cellars gav forth barrel after barrel, until the-- c waa fully 600 rollons ready for r.re. Then garrel heads were smashed In and the bucket brigade turned from water to wine. Backs were dipped in the wine and used for besting out the lire. Beds were stripped if their blsnkets and these were soaked In tha wine and hung over the exposed pontons of the cottages, and men on the roar drenched the shingles and sides of ths house with win, sad the wine won. All Friday afternoon and until 4 o'clock this morning those lads era the hill carried on the light, mnrh of the time using wine lnitead of water. They saved their homes, and went thirsty to save the wine to pour on the fire. DEBRIS FROM STREETS OT nt into the street, while others fllei past to register or to leave an Inquiry for soma one who might seek them. There to an emp'oytm-u- t bureau, where work Is provided whenever possible. Hundreds ef leticia pour in, and the information ashed is giveu wherever MAYOR CONROY RECEIVES MESSAGE FORM PARDEE. That Druggists and Phyaicans Deliver Them to Gee. Matron er Hugh Dyar At Once. la Requested Doctor Conroy received a message early this morning from Governor Par-doshipasking for tho ment, by special delivery, ef vaccine points. Mayer Conroy request that all drug aterro and physicians who have vaccina points to deliver them thie mornMANY WEDDINGS. ing to Mr. Matoen, at the First National bank. It la Imperativa thatthla Destitute Woman Are Appealing to tho v to dens at Mon, received tutea Conroy alee Ban Francinco, April 22. Weddinga lage that one hundred people are en In great number have resulted from the route to this city from Berkeley. recent great disaster. Women driven out of their homes and left dretitute have appealed to the men to whom they vers engaged, and Immediately marriages have been effected. Bine the first days of tho disaster an In-reins in the number of tnarrisgo licenses Issued was noticed by County Clerk Cook. This Increase Is getting greater. Yesterday morning seven marriage licenses were Ismied In an hour. Cook himself has been on duty much of the time, as his deputy; Paul Wuthe, although no other buslncst has been transacted. I don't live anywhere, M la Ihe answer given in many cases, when Ihe where applicant, for a license to hia residence la. "1 used to live In San Francisco." er 1 ESTABLISH Doing Noble Work in Assisting Sufferers Oakland, April 22. Oakland to caring for Rfi,0Ki people, rendered homeless by the Ban Francisco disaster an I 1a prepared to care for twice aa many. The height of the Influx has liit-reached and tbe number of refugees la slightly decreasing. Although they are still coming In large numbers, atlll more are having on every train for different points. Requests for free transportation are Investigated a closely aa poarihle and. all the deservchiling are uni away. Women and dren and married men who wish to Join their fsmiliiM in different parts of th state are rtvn preference. The a atnbt transports' ion bureau Is on on a box corner, where a man stands encalling th name of those who are titled to pap- No one goe hnngry here abd a fw lack sheltrr, and cots and bod coveringn are needed. At the First Presbv-teriachurch 1,800 were fed today and 1,0ri people will sleep there Pews have been turned Into beds. Cot are In tbe aisles, in the gallery and In th Kunday school room. occuEvery available Inch of apace is An pied by some euLatiiuto for bed. emergewy miremlty has been established at Emeryville. John I). Rockefeller has npnt money for the establishment of a new camp that, will bear hia name. has provided tor a tamp Ixm Anycl-to accommodate 1.090 people and baa sent Sixty physicians arid nursrs to look after the 1ck In it. Food also to coming from tluiclty and more help The principal la offered If needed. food needed now ,s freak fruit, which to requested cf nearby cities. An Important piece of work that la going on at relict quarters In the chamber of commerce rooms la Ih registration of refugees. There are 45 clerks engaged In this work alone. All who register are catalogued by card, which bear their names and their old and new dilvi.es. In thla manner dozens of families have been re united and friends hsw found each other. A am 1m (hMn Iracs sivtBRfll fRf L s in the Gty Skilled Workmen Are Needed Badly --Supplies Are Arriving and There Are no Hungry Persons in San Francisco Feeding of Destitute Being Independent of tho regular relief commit te, much wurk Is being dime by fratnrnal sortriles, the members of which meet all Incoming trains and APPEAL FOR VACCINE POINTS onca..-.-May- Soldiers Will See That There Are no Idle Men possible. take care of the destitute. A wedding took place at the relief bureau at midnhjhi last night. Despite the fact that lbs groom had only .J0, ths newly married couple looked cheerfully on ibep respect that confronted thorn, and departed happy and hopeful. A relief bureau especially for theatrical people is situated on Broadway near Twelfth and transportation cut has born furnished to 20U people. One ihoi sand are being fed st the Bell aiyjl will be giveu tickets out of town as soon as possible. Htara. as well aa music hall singers, are gathered at the bureau and tnero are many of them who look hungry for a sight of tho lights of Brosdvay. The ChlneM la red worst of all ths Ban Francisco refugees. Homo got out with their belongings at ths first alarm of Are, but others remained until the afternoon. TTien as the flame came closer, they were driven out by the soldtora without being allowed to gather food or clothing. A hasty guard shot one as bo waa going into his own store for gooda. Nearly ten thousand of ihuiu have arrived here, and the majority hive been eared for la the I'ical Chinatown. Nearly all of them are absolutely destitute and it wu Impossible until thla morning to provide any adequate way for feeding them. Many are going to other towns, but there are thousands wha with no prospers of finding work, no muter where they go. hsvo sunk Into a stole of apstiir. They are housed a well as possible among their countrymen, but ths accommodations aye very meagre. SANITARY CAMP FOR CHINESE April 22. A perma; Kan Frinrlhco, nent sanilar ycamp for the Chinese left In the city will be established Immediately In the blocks Imunded by Franklin and Octavla, Chestnut and Bay at recta. The camp will Ite laid out and constructed under the direction of the army engineers. The government has supplied for tbla purpose four thousand shelter tent a. reached Ban The steamer Queen Francisco tonight with the flrst instalment of supplies contributed by Taco-ma- . Two other vesvcla have bcou dispatched from that port and will arrive here ahorily. comThe Pacific Coast Bteaim-hlpany announces that It. will carry free who desire to leave San Francisco to Beattie and Loa Angeles and Kant a Barbara. UTAH PATENTS. Granted this week: Reported by C. A. Know ft Co., patent attorneys, Washington, D. C. : Alfred Hayes, Coalville, wrench: Klmp-o- n Ifiiffaker, Woodruff, wagon body protector. For copy at the above pstenta aend ten rent a In postage stomp, with date of tbla paper, to C. A. Snow ft Co., Washington, D. C. GREAT BOXING TOURNAMENT. Los Angelea, April 22. A great boxfor the benctlt of the ing tournament siilF-rer, destined to Ban Franrlsco ateclipse anything in that line ever tempted in this country, will he held nt the pavilbin of the Pacific Athletic club next Tuesday night, tinder the auspices of th Chamb'T of Commerce relief committee. By a colncldfnee. praeilrIly all the champions of the flatic arena are In training in and around Los Angrles at the present lime, preparing for the scries of fiaVa to be run off here in May. retired heavyweight Jim Jeffries. champion of tho world, will appear In an exhibition bout durng th evening Battling Nelson. Aurelio Herrera, Ah and Monte Attell, Kid Herman and tn their Tommy Burn, all class, a well aa several other prominent pugilists, will box for the cause of charity. They have been paired off boxso as to make the most -- oien'-ifle ing possible. It fa expected over lid,. nhil to ill lie clMrnrl FRISCO Carried Out Systematically ' Ban Francisco, - April 22. Had K not bora for tV- atght of the rude altar act up in the open air, wherever war Ban Franclaco'r. thousands camped, one would hav been some difficulty in finding any of th peaceful associations ef the Babbath tn this city today. Every a her throughout the burned, aa well the remaining the section of city, there waa the greatest activity. Bt recta were belag - cleared of debris, laborers were re. pairing broken w iter pipes- - aewera and gas mains, electricians ware every-wherseeking to untangle th almost hopeless confua'.t n of wires la flat Ban Francisco waa la th flnt atagea of iu regeneration. N Hungry People. There are no hungry people bore tonight, 'he gaunt spectre of atanratton haa been banLhed by fho ma gain rent rcapnnro of the people of California in particular, and by th entire nation la general to Ih appeals that went out for assistance. Food by th carload and boatload poured lato Oakland laat night, and today la paffletent quant It ic va ovtrwhelm th committee which baa In chargo.lt diatribe I ton. So grra: waa Ute volume ot food stuffs brought Into th g moral depot at Oakland mot, that tho general committee today made an appeal for skilled labor la tbe handling of these auiytie. Grocers, butchers and rommtaaion men who are familiar in fhe handling of foodstuffs, la order that the eonfna'on attendant upon tbe distribution at th score of atollon established might go oa without confusion. Hava Plenty f Feed, ' The bomclcaa people are no longer obliged to aubalat upon bread atyl canned stuff itrly, aa they had been during Ihe previous days of their trying experience, but today were given coffee, canned numta and even eakra and oranaes. Orange have come n In plentiful supply from southern California and the right cif California famous product waa everywhere hailed with words of drlfght. It must be understood by the charitable people of the country there to suffice of food for the sufferers. While the supply to abundant at thla writing, It la well for tbe public to remember that rn homeless thousands must be fed and eared fur by the op ganlxcd relief committees for an in definite period. It to desired, unf:l the pouplo who hav3 fore, that contributions be continued been rendered te!ph and destitute I y the citys misfortune, can care for themsclvrs. Have Secured Water. The water situation, wMIe causing la no Inconvenience to Ihe longer auch a problem. About of the remaining section of tha supplied with aufflrfent city to being water fo- - the p easing domestic needs, but. of course, there Is not yet enough to be bad for fire fighting purposes, of this fact, the moat stringent orders have liot-- hsui-- by the military and civil authorities that no fire shill be Lullt within any houan and no lights, not even a candle light, can lie, shown at night In lhe houses. All cooking for the present must be done on the stdewslka or 111 In the daylight. the open street Order Has Bean Restored. One of the noteworthy feature of lhe sit ttat Ion la the iemarkabl promptness with whloh (he work of systematically caring for the homeless has been thoroughly organised and put e, two-thir- d e Hite operation. The fear that existed two days ago (bat (be linmcnro Vk of caring for tie destitute and help, leu people roe Id pM be organised quick enough to nave thousands from hunger and possible epedemle, exists no longer.. The administration 'of tha city affaire Is progressing most harmoniously. Mayor Behmita and Gen era! Funatro nr working in perfect accord. Thera waa coma alight eon fusion yesterday owing to th nilauiw demanding of erdera by aom mm bera of the national guard, but thla baa been mlalaed, Are Walking Together, Th syatem pul Into force by tho mayor and General Fpnstro today to working order out of confusion and the city to aa orderly aa before tho lire. Permit erdera have been Issued by ro many head of department, aa baa bera the raaa during th past few day, there haa been necessarily more or lea conflict of ruihnrfty. It In to bo observed, however that there ban been no complalnla made anywhere concerning the actions either of tha federal on th municipal policot It la only irf the national guards of tho Mats of California that complaint ban been made. Many cltlxena have reported arbitrary acta of tho alUtla-meContributions of maasy continue. to be made from every part of tha Unit ed States, Chairman Phelan, of the finance committee, today reported additional subscriptions of about lti2.iHHi the largcal of iheae being on of 610U 000, by the Chicago Commercial an oclation. Th fiiiaaoo committee, will tomorrow, consider aom plan for th use of he hug sum of money which will aoun tie available for tbe relief it the aufferera. BOO Bofilag Recovered. Tho total number of bodies ro rovered and buried up to Sunday night U SuO. No complete record can uo had at thla time aa to how many have been buried without permit a from tho coroner and tha board of health. The aearrbera of the coroner and the board of health departments found today nos more than twen'y bodies. They were buried Immediately. Few of these Imdiea could be (dent I fled and the grave were marked by numbers, it la impossible at the prev ent time fo obtain any nort of death list or even to make a reliable estimate aa tn the number of caual(Ie& a Imdv to found. It ta buried Immediately without any formality whatever, and aa these burial a have been made at widely separated parts of the city by different bodies of searchers who do not even make prompt report o headquarters, considerable cnnfuaiou haa resulted In tho estimating of the total number of casualtli-and exaggerated reports have mulled. Health la Good. Tlie lualth of tbe acon- - of thousand camped In tho open air Is, under (he clrrumatanres, remarkably good. There have, of course, been several cases of pneumonia reported, anl colds are quit common, but there 'a nothing like an epidemic of pulmonary troubles. The board of health report that there Is very little contagious disease end for ihe treatment of those case, special flSt.pItals have been proAn interesting Hem from the vided. Golden Gale park district today waa the reisiit of tlie birth of eighteen babies. These cases have received prompt, end cjelmt attention and th Wbi-neve- r s (Ciuitinnfcl . tn Page Eight.) WATER SYSTEM BEING . RAPIDLY PUT IN SHAPE San Francisco, April 22. Experts of the Spring Valley Water company, who have been engaged in making a thorough examination of the main and reservoirs of the sytcm. have reported that (he company has in its reservoirs enough water to supply the rity at the regular rale of 35.Q99.nM) gallons per day for a ;n riod of 699 days. Tlie only immediately problem la that of getting this supply Into the city. Already pipes have been repaired In certain reciious and a npply cf 7.000.000 gallons per day la coming In through Ocean View from Lake Merced. About ,000.000 gallon of this la being consumed by Ocean View and Cher towns along th pipe lines, hut li.090.nno gallons dally is rescuing and will cor t tone to retch tbe ciiv ' proper. Within a few hours another' supply will 6.090,000 gallons daily poured Inin Ike city from CoKrge Hill station. This will furnish water to the nuribern vrerion of the city. Already water ia Icing supplied lo tlie Black Iuiiit and 1'ariflc heights district r and with tin additional supply of 4.0tMj,004 gallon daily, which to assured from liuca ifot will be repaired within a day ur two, the city will, within a day O two. the cHr 'win. within four days, be reecivtng a dally supply of brtwirn 16.000.9kt and 17 ooo.ooo gallons, which It practically equivalent to half the amount that waa being furnwhod to the entire city prior to the earthquake. This makes It certain that the ct'y Imwill be habitable aenln alm-w- t mediately, a fool aiippl already bciap assured. of |