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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1906
Page
5
Mayors Fitzgerald Cambridge Grimmons Warren Boynton Dwyer Lamb Studley Wakefield weigh Major Higginson's plan to raised funds for San Francisco relief. They split on mandatory one day pay versus voluntary contributions, with views ranging from strong support to caution about burdens on workers and families.
City residents organized mass meetings and churches to raise funds totaling thousands of dollars. Medford, Somerville, Woburn, Melrose, Watertown, Malden, Everett, Cambridge, Wakefield, Lexington, New Bedford, Bangor, Lewiston, Lawrence, and Lowell reported contributions ranging from 550 to 11 000 dollars, with efforts ongoing to reach higher targets. Special church collections supported the drive.
Eight Boston male nurses and City Hospital graduates announced to a reporter their readiness to travel to San Francisco to assist victims of the disaster. They emphasized training in contagious diseases and accident wards and named the volunteers Austin W. Blair Edward B Shaw Benjamin T Harvey James Hardiman Frank A Charlton Louis M La Rhette John F Hernon and W T Taylor. The group formed after initial inquiries and Hernon had already offered to help.
The Pacific mail steamer China reached Oakland with a large cargo of rice tea and other foodstuffs from the Orient. Federal authorities lifted customs restrictions to speed aid to the stricken Chinese. Foreign vessels will be health-examined through next Monday.
In Cal April 22 the crash of the asylum killer wreck killed at least 100, with the cupola collapsing on the administration area and 12 attendants plus Dr Kelly among the dead. The hospital housed 1100 patients. 100 were moved to Stockton, while 40 or 50 are believed to have escaped.
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Steamer Alliance reports Point Arena lighthouse destroyed by the California earthquake. Alliance arrived from Eureka and found the vessel shaken off Eureka Wednesday morning. The captain misjudged depth, then steered westward after soundings showed 12 fathoms.
The famed Millet work The Man With the Hoe, valued at $150000, is believed destroyed in San Francisco flames. It sat in William H. Crocker’s home at 1150 California Street after a private Paris purchase from Durand-Ruel, alongside other masterpieces and tapestries. Edwin Markham’s poem was inspired by the image.
In San Francisco on April 22 people gathered on church steps and park slopes for religious services without sectarian distinction. Catholic leaders conducted masses in the Jewish cemetery as all creeds prayed together for preservation and comfort amid trials.
In San Francisco on April 22 the body of an infant was found in Union square near Dupont with no ID. Three burned bodies were located in Harrison street ruins and buried on the north beach. A man’s body was found on Silver street with a burned envelope bearing the name A Houston. Chief Sullivan died from injuries. Deputies reported 28 bodies found citywide, many unidentified, buried in unnamed graves.
The Rev Reven Thomas addressed Harvard Congregational Church in Brookline yesterday on the San Francisco horror. He linked physical dangers to global instability and urged attention. A collection was taken at morning and evening services, with totals to be announced today.
A Bowdoin Square West End theatre concert last night drew a full house and raised more than 350 for San Francisco relief. The program showcased a strong lineup of performers and generous local support.
The Hollis Street Theatre crowd filled for a Knights of Columbus charity concert raising 1182 dollars. Donations included 50 dollars from Rev. John I. Cummins of Sacred Heart Roslindale. Local artists such as Andrew Mack Thomas E Clifford J Bernard Dullyn Dudley Prescott James Dixon Sandy Chapman and Lawrence B OConnor performed with Thomas A Walterson and Joseph M Daly as accompanists.
By a special permit Jameene trreverr and Mary Mannering presented The Walls of Jericho at the Tremont Theatre last night for the San Francisco fund. Proceeds totaling between 2000 and 3000 dollars will be added to the general relief fund tomorrow.
Sacramento dispatch reports Santa Rosa, though smaller, suffered worse than San Francisco. About 60 dead, many missing, and numerous injuries. Mare Island sailors arrive with equipment to aid, and volunteers provide strong relief as the city contends with its greatest disaster.
Two performances of Mendelssohn Elijah at Symphony Hall benefited the San Francisco relief fund. The People's Choral Union conducted by Samuel W. Cole led a large audience with soloists Grace Williams Elsa Heindl Bertha Cushing Child Clara Standenmayer George Deane and Charles Delmont. Fifty Symphony Orchestra players Hoffman organist Shedd and Snow accompanist supported a strong concert with notable soloists and ensemble.
Sanitary condition reports from San Francisco show ample water supply and improving public health. Experts state reservoirs can sustain 35 million gallons per day for 600 days, while the Board of Health notes decreasing sickness and active volunteer efforts to remove garbage and aid the homeless.
Rev Edward Cummings of South Congregational Church preached that the San Francisco disaster cannot be explained as punishment from a wrathful God or as an act of the devil. He cited the old dichotomy of good and evil causes and urged charity. a collection for San Francisco sufferers was taken and will be announced today.
Two hundred bodies found near the Union Iron Works at Potrero dis re south of Shannon street were cremated yesterday by order of Coroner Walsh. Some names were learned but most could not be identified.
Oakland records show 75,000 people rendered homeless by the San Francisco disaster. Refugee numbers peak then slowly fall. no one goes hungry and shelter is available. First Presbyterian Church fed 1800 today and will house 1000 tonight. John D. Rockefeller donated funds for a new camp bearing his name.
April 2. A telegram to the Secretary of the Treasury from the Superintendent of the Mint Leach estimates fewer than 300 deaths in San Francisco. He notes limited damage near the Cliff and reports the Cliff Hours and Sutro baths largely unharmed.
Overland Monthly reports Fulton compounds claim to cure Bright’s Disease and Diabetes. It cites medical ethics opposition, discusses historic resistance, and predicts future acknowledgment of Oxford-like progress. The piece urges urgent distribution of treatment literature and notes Boston contact for more information.
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