THE SAN FRANCISCO DISASTER.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIX, Issue 8125, 25 April 1906, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO DISASTER.

SHIPPING DETAINED. AN ESTIMATE OF THE EARTHQUAKE CASUALTIES. Received April 24, 9.25 a.m. NEW YOKK, April 23. Admiral McCalla has stationed cruisers at the entrance to the bay to prevent vessels leaving San Francisco in case tbey are required for accommodation or to convey re fugees away. The military authorities believe that the earthquake killed under one thousand people. The rest, they consider, died from fires, fright, and exhaustion. Thousands of people on Sunday worshipped round rude altars erected in the parks. Cliff House, wbioh was reported to have been destroyed, has not been seriously damaged. Eggs and loaves were sold in San Franoisco on Friday at four shillings each, and a glass of water for one shilling. A number of valuable works of art were destroyed in the San Francisoo fire. Among them were Millet's "The Man With the Hoe" belonging to Mr W. Crocker; also old masters exhibited at the Bohemian Club, including works by Rembrandt, Diaz, and Murilo. The Churoh of the Mission Delores, constructed of adobe bricks in 1776, survived the earthquakes and fires. Mr George Crocker, the banker and capitalist, lost £600,000 by the disaster. He is returning to help re-build the city, devoting what money he has left to assist in that purpose. Mr Crocker and many others predict that a new and greater city will be completed in five years' time. MEMBER OF THE GOVERNOR'S STAFF SHOT DEAD. WHILE ENGAGED IN RELIEF WORK. Received April 24, 11.52 p.m. NEW YORK, April 24. Mr Tilden, a member of the Governor's staff, who was prominent in relief work, was shot dead in an automobile in San Francisoo, at dawn, by six citizen patrolmen, without warning. The automobile was used as an ambulance to convey the sick and wounded to the hospital, and flew the red oross flag. One aud a half million dollars have been voted at Washington for relief. "MONROEISM." Received April 25, 12.11 a.m. BERLIN, April 24. The Berlin Tageblatt, commenting on the refusal of the gift of £5,000 from the Hamburg-American Steamship Company towards the Relief Fund, accuses President Roosevelt of carrying Monroeism Into a moral sphere and completely separating Amerioan and European interests even in matters affecting common humanity. MEETING IN DUNEDIN. DUNEDIN, April 24. A meeting, convened by the Mayor, to consider what steps should be taken to assist the sufferers by the San Franoisoo disaster was held this afternoon. After discussing the attitude of President Roosevelt it was resolved that "the President of the United States having publicly notified that general help from abroad is unnecessary, but it being under stood that there are large numbers of New Zealanders resident in San Franoisco, who have in all probability suffered grievous loss through,.the calamity that has befallen the oity, a committee be formed to 00-operate, if required, with other centres in New Zealand in raising funds for their relief.