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