. After earthquake and fire . ■ :-=:: mmi gpiir y>Wl.,..yaMir- ^m^g^- IE. 50 AFTER EARTHQUAKE AND FIRE. of the necessarily unsanitary state of affairs. Similar condi-tions are the case at the Golden Gate Park and the Presidio,though here more facilities are provided for the comfort ofthe homeless people. In the streets bricks from the ruinedstructures are everywhere piled in the form of ovens, andmeals are being cooked in the open. Crowds surround theoccasional relief wagons that have gained access to the is received from the cart in hats, in hands or in anyavailable utensil, and
. After earthquake and fire . ■ :-=:: mmi gpiir y>Wl.,..yaMir- ^m^g^- IE. 50 AFTER EARTHQUAKE AND FIRE. of the necessarily unsanitary state of affairs. Similar condi-tions are the case at the Golden Gate Park and the Presidio,though here more facilities are provided for the comfort ofthe homeless people. In the streets bricks from the ruinedstructures are everywhere piled in the form of ovens, andmeals are being cooked in the open. Crowds surround theoccasional relief wagons that have gained access to the is received from the cart in hats, in hands or in anyavailable utensil, and is quickly converted into flapjacks orpartially cooked dough. In the poorer districts the fact mustbe emphasized that more kindness and less greed were dis-played than in those which could better afford the Mission district almost every small grocery or foodshop gave away gratis its entire stock. Even then an armedguard was necessary to preserve order. Men and women,with hands outstretched, thankfully took whatever was offered—tinned stuff of all kinds, m
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