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BAYRE. ced by connoisseurs 8 choicest and must y infusion of hops that séientific brew- FIRE 15 CHECKED [Sn Francisco's Darkest Hour Past. ————————— WATER FRONT YET THREATENED A ——— fire Fighters’ Stand Saved a Quar- ter of the City. —— DETAILS OF DEATHS COMING IN After Three Days, With Miles of Con= suming Flames Following Earth. quake, Destrection Abates and Gold em Gate Clty Ouce More Hopes For Bare Bslstence—Fight Against To- tal Hain at Yan Sess Avenue Was Sucevsafuni-—Funston's Soldiers L sing Stern Mensures With Leoters—~Four- teen Sheet Fer Atinck on Mist Eleven Postal Clerks Taken From Living Tomb After Long Imprisoa- ment, SAN FRANCISCO, April 21 — General Fuuston's report to the war depart: ment at Washlugton says “The Ore has been checked and there bins been no renewal of It west of Octavia street or south of Market street, but it |# vot noder coutrol at the water froat, sud it ix creeplug to wand our telegraph headquarters at the ferry house, through which this mes sage is sent Sap Fraucisco's darkest! hour seeins to bave passed, aud the tire, which bas been raging since Wednesday morning immediately after the carthyguake, has la a great wensure buried itself out The fire Bgliters are still usiug dyua mite, and one quarter of the city will probably be The stand made ut Vay Ness avenue Ninsteeuth 0d Mission streets was generally spccessful, ail the district from Post tu Culon street and from Octavia street to the Ocean shareway is still intact apd will probably re nail so It is now reported that the fire has brokem out lu the wharf: uoith of Market street, and it Is feared that paless soon checked It may reach the Oakland ferry bLullding, where the Western Union bas established the only wire out of the city, The lire Is prac tically under coutrol iu the western addition, and the property west of Octavia street stands a goud chance of being saved, Lut the fire is spreadiug toward the oorth Leach, around the east side of Telegraph bill Frou a three story lodging bouse at Fifth and Migna streets, which col lapsed Wednesday moruing, more thau seveuty-five bodies were taken out There ure fAfty other dead bodies io sight in the ruins. Thix building was oue of the first to take fire on Fifth street, Af leas( 100 persous were kill ed ln the Cotwopolitan Many petsous dropped dead of heat and suffocation More than IU persous are reported dead Iu the Brunswick Liotel A report to General Funston from the commander of the troops guarding the United States mint states that fourteen members of a gang that tried to steal the E44000 000 stored (on that structure were killed Ly the soldiers The desperadoes uttempted to over power the guards by concentried ae sault and were shot dowu. Clashies as 10 authority between the police amd the military are frequent A national guardsiman ren Lis bayonet . | through the body of a policeman iu a * | 0ght over jurisdiotion. Extra guards bhave beeu placed sronud the rulus of the subtreasury the banks and the safe deposit vaults ia the financial district lo anticipation of ralds Ly thieves Policsinan Flood ou entering uls bome after a long teur of Auty 90 colttered a stranger, who attacked bim Flood shot blu dead. Special Policeman Snyder also reported that be had killed a wan, but offered uo detalls Eleveu postal clérks, all alive, were taken from the debris of the postoffice fast plight. All at first were thought to be dead, but It was found that, al though they were buried (no the stope butldiog, every oue was alive. ‘They had eeu for three days without food or witer, All the mail In the post office was saved Guvernor Panles has wired Pres) dent Roosevelt usking him to send the Pacific squadron to San Francisca in order that the marines juny bel the unfortunate sufferers and nlso that thie supplies of the squadron way be used for the relief of the needy Thousands of people who have lost thelr homes aud ofl thelr belongings are gathered at concentration camps at the Presidio, Golden Gate park and other places on the outskirts of the city and are receiving food and wa ter. About 30000 are homeless, and saved rarily The New York operu stars, after two days In the ruined city, are starting the cabinet decided to send Mr. Met calf. secreiary of commence nud la- bor, to the scene of the disaster, Bee retary Taft bas =ent $1500.08 worth , of rations to feed the refugees but guesswork as yet ar from 30 fo 5000 [He says sve insurance men say the financial loss may aggregate £500 000 000, but this Is believed too large. Four thousand infantry soldiers un der General Funston's command now guard the ruins of the city. The fire in the Mission district has been practically extinguished, and the spread of the flames toward the west ern addition, the best part of the city remaining. bas been stiyed The only portions of the conflagintion that de mauds the attetition of the firemen Is that extending from the Nob hill sec- tiou down tou the northwestern part of the water frout. The western addition dauger was averted by the use of gun cotton. dyuauiite apd two streams of water. The explosives were Lundled by the chief gunner of the Mare Island pavy yard and bis accomplishments proved bim to Le a master of Lis pro fenslon Tle work of relief has been started, and a big bakery in the saved district has jncreased its ovens and arranged to bake S000 loaves of bread a night With thousands of people in llue be fore the California street bakery. the police and military were preseut to én force order and to see that each persou wus nllowed ouly one leaf The bouicless people In the parks aud vacant Jots have Leen provided for as speedily das possible The destitution and suffering are in- describable. Women and children who had comfortable homes a few days ago slept ali night-1f sleep cane at all—on hiny ou the wharfs, on the saud lots near the north beach, sowe of them un- der the little tents made of sheeting which poorly protected then from the chillling ocean winds, The people lu the parks are possibly better off lu the matter of shelter, for they left thelr homes better prepared lustructious were issued Ly Mayor Schmitz to break open every store containiug pro visions and to distribute them to the starving people The problem now confronting the city goverunwent! aud federal authori ties 1s how to feed the multitude of destitute. Supplies are couiug In by the train load. Lut as yet the system of distribution Is not fn complete working order At the Presidio wilitary reservation where probably 308 persols are duped, affairs are conducted with mil itary precision. Water is plentiful, and rations are dealt out all day long. The refugees stand patiently lo line, aod there Is uot @ wurmur. This character istic Is observable all over the city. The people are brave and patient, and the wouderful order preserved by then bas been of great assistance In Golden Gate park are encamped