Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-21
A CITY UNDER
MARTIAL Law.
In San Francisco, After Dark.
No One Allowed on Streets
Without Permit.
MAYOR ISSUES PROCLAMATION
People Told Not To he Afraid OF
Famine But to Husband
Water.

San Francisco. April 2l.--For the first
time in its history, San Francisco las
had it's taste of martial law Wh4n
darkness fell upon the desolated city
every inhabitant Of the houses that
were left standing CROPPED about their
homes In darkness early in the evening;
the survivors of the terrible calamity
were cooking their suppers ON fires
built IN front of their houses: the wind
famed many of the fires into nesly
blazes and for n time It looked as II
many new fires would be started But
police orders were issued that Sll fres
must be put out, and with score Of
assistants and soldiers. the building
of fires in front Of houses was summar-
lily suppressed.
SOLDIERS PATROL STREETS
In all OF the homes left standing no
lights were allowed to be- burned. IN
places where persons 1T their lights
contrary TO the orders OF the police ana
the militia, citizens formed and forced
the occupants to cytingush them The
only exception was IN the case of hos
pitfalls. Soldiers patrolled the streets
and nocitlzen was allowed to pass from
one block to the other except by writ
ten permission of the chief Of police.
MAYORS PROCLAMATION
Mayor Schmitz has issued the follow
ing proclamation, which citizens are
instructed To observe
DO not be afraid of famine. There
will be abundant food supplied. DO not
use any water except for drinking onI
cooking purposes. DO not light any
fires In houses, stoves or fire place. DO
not use any house closets under any
circumstances, but dig earth closets I'm
yards or vacant lots, using If possible
chloride of lime or some other dsn-
fectant, This is of the greatest i'm
portunce. as the water supply ~ only
sufficient for drinking and cooking. no
not allow any garbage to remain on
the premises bury II and cover imme-
diately. Pestilence can only be avoid
ed by complying with these regull-
tons.
You are particularly directed not
ia enter any business house or dwelling
except your own. as you may be mis-
taken for one of the hooters and shot
on sight, as the orders are not 10 arrest
but shoot down any one caught steal
ing
"Dr. Voorsanger, chairman of the
committee To feed the hungry, report
ed that everything possible was done
To provide food for the populace and
that not "A hungry soul existed in San
francisco last night. There was no
trouble IN the distribution of the food
nor in procuring It, and that IN guam
tity and quality It was satisfactory"
FEEDING THE HUNGRY,
At the Y, NJ. G. A. building on Page
street. near Stanyan and at the Park
lodge, thousands and thousands were
fed from morning to night, all kinds
Of provisions and clothing, meat vege-
tables, bread, canned goods. tea and
coffee, and the like, were handed out
In abundance, not a soul being turned
away. Voorsanger appeals to all clti-
zens who own teams of horses TO come
TO the front with them at once, asIthe
committee has experienced quite a 1T
tie difficulty in moving the supplies
This morning $50 Stanford students
viii traverse the various districts OF the
city and hand out supplies from door
10 door. and at the same time addi-
tional ration stations will be estab-
lishcd in connection with those al
ready inaugurated. Twenty car loads
of foods Of various kinds will be here
this morning. The McNear mills