Chapter VII: Part VI: The Aged and Infirm 372

APPENDICES

I. DOCUMENTS AND ORDERS 375

(1) List of Members Finance Committee of Relief and Red Cross
Funds and its Permanent Committees, 377. (2) General Orders No.
18, 379. (3) Extracts from the Army in the San Francisco Disaster,
383. (4) Letter from General Greely to James D. Phelan, 387. (5)
Plan of the Executive Commission, 391. (6) Original Housing Plan,
394. (7) The Incorporation of the Funds, 398. (8) Appointment of
Board of Trustees Relief and Red Cross Funds, February, 1909, 401.
(9) List of Official Camps, 404. (10) Grants to Charitable
Organizations: A. By Denominations and Nature of Work, B. By
Denominations, 405. (11) Rehabilitation Committee: Details of
Administration, 406. (12) General Plan of Housing Committee, 417.
(13) Statistics from Associated Charities, 419.

II. FORMS AND CIRCULARS 423

First registration card (Face), p. 425. First registration card
(Reverse), p. 426. Food card (Face and Reverse), p. 427. Second
registration card (Face), p. 428. Second registration card
(Reverse), p. 429. Tent record sheet, p. 430. Camp commander’s
report sheet, p. 431. Rehabilitation Committee: Report form, p.
432; Paster, p. 433; Circular, p. 434; Application blank, p. 435;
Circular letter of inquiry, p. 436; Bureau of Special Relief:
Recommendation form, p. 437; Report form, p. 438; Medical service
form, p. 439; Order form A, p. 440; Order form B, p. 441; Bureau
of Hospitals: Hospital report sheet, p. 442. Application forms for
business rehabilitation, p. 443. Application for bonus, p. 447.
Land and Building Department, Notice, 448. Application for housing
grant, p. 449.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

FACING
PAGE

The Ruins framed in Marble _Frontispiece_

The Morning of the Disaster 4
Striving to reach the ferry
In Union Square, soon to be swept by flames

The Hall of Justice 9

Refugees in Jefferson Square 14
Watching the fire
The fire draws near

Supplying Food under Difficulties 20
The first bakery rebuilt
A cheerful kitchen

Camp No. 10, Potrero District 28
Tent camp, opened May 9, 1906
Cottages

Relieving the Hungry 36
All classes joined the bread line
Soldiers gave aid and protection

Fires in Houses were Prohibited 40
Preparing meals in the street
A row of street kitchens

Distribution of Relief Supplies 46
The bread line, Mission District
Relief station, Mission District

Hot Meal Kitchens 50
An open air dining room
In Golden Gate Park

Warehouse for Second Hand Clothing 57

Camps in Golden Gate Park 70
An administration headquarters
Camp No. 6, The Speedway, showing barracks

Early Shelters in Jefferson Square 74
Shelters of sheets and quilts
Tents and shacks

Camp No. 9, Lobos Square 78
Tent camp, opened May 9, 1906
Cottages

Camp No. 20, Hamilton Square 81

Camp No. 28, South Park 85

Tanks for Sterilizing Water, Lobos Square Camp 94

Two Cottage Camps 110
Camp No. 25, Richmond District, opened November 20, 1906
Camp No. 29, Mission Park, opened November 19, 1906

Headquarters, Department of Relief and Rehabilitation 119

Early Business Ventures 128
Barber shop, and shack constructed of boxes
A drinking place

Camp Cottages used for Business 178
A plumber’s new start
Laundry and residence

Business Rehabilitation 188
Cigar store of an Italian cripple
Store owned by a German-Swiss couple

Business Rehabilitation 198
Owner aided by a Rehabilitation Grant and money privately loaned
Hat maker aided by a Rehabilitation Grant

View from Nob Hill looking toward Harbor and Ferry Building.
Taken one year after the fire, April 18, 1907 207

Cottage Homes a year after removal 215
In the land of flowers
A simple but cozy home

Homes from Camp Cottages 218
Substantial and weatherproof
Commodious and attractive

Camp No. 13, Franklin Square 221

Camp Cottages after Removal 226
A janitor’s comfortable home
Improved at small expense

Camp Cottages at Hill Crest 230
Where the trade winds blow
In full view of the Pacific

Beginnings of a Cottage Settlement 234
First cottages in Villa Maria
The proprietor and his family

Camp Cottages on a Suburban Tract 237

Bonus Houses 240
Home built by a letter carrier
Home of an elderly U. S. Government employe. Bonus, $250

Bonus Houses 245
Built by Italians. Bonuses $500 each
Home of two Italian families
A widow’s venture. Bonus $500

Bonus Houses 250
Two ambitious dwellings built with aid of bonuses
Built with bonus of $500 and money privately loaned

Headquarters Department of Lands and Buildings 257

Grant and Loan Houses 262
Built by the owner with insurance money and a grant of $250
Built by a teamster with grant of $250 and money privately loaned

Grant and Loan Houses 268
Built by the Housing Committee
Built by the owner, who had some resources

Methods of Housing Rehabilitation 275

Telegraph Hill and Washington Square 286
Completely devastated. First tents in Washington Square
Partly rebuilt. Cottages in Washington Square

Telegraph Hill Largely Rebuilt 291

Washington Square Camp 294

Removal from the Camp 300
1. The start
2. Well under way
3. Joining two cottages
4. The completed dwelling

Home for the Aged and Infirm (The “Relief Home”) 307

Ingleside Model Camp 323

Ingleside Model Camp 330
The reading room
The sewing room

Ingleside Model Camp 340
The kitchen
The dining room

“Portals of the Past” 361

LIST OF TABLES