With San Francisco under martial law, any man who did not obey orders was simply shot, the team reported on April 24. "If anyone is seen by the military among the ruins (possibly looting) he is told to advance within six paces and halt. If he starts to run he is a dead man.

"A man was shot on Tuesday in Golden Gate Park because he washed his hands in the water set aside for drinking purposes."

A Deseret News photographer was ordered to drop his camera "and go to work in a bakery that had been abandoned. ... For two hours, he kneaded dough and then went on taking pictures."

"Everybody works in San Francisco," says an April 26 article. "When anything is to be done, a sentry with his rifle and bayonet makes his appearance and gathers in every able-bodied man. In this way the Red Cross directs the sanitary arrangements and the attention to the sick and wounded; the relief committee, the unloading and transporting of clothing and supplies; the fire fighters, the hauling of hose and tearing down buildings, and so it goes with everything that has to be done for the public good.

"Some demurred, but were promptly shot down — harsh measures, but necessary."

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