. The history of the San Francisco disaster and Mount Vesuvius horror . ecome food for the oncoming flames. At one place on Thursday, five men wereshot—twokilled and three badly wounded. The troops hadthrown open a corner grocery with the usual orderthat the crowd might carry off all it contained exceptthe liquors. A large party of men made a rush forthe place and emerged with quantities of called upon to drop them, they failed to obeyand a volley was fired upon them. No mercy was shown to those that defied calls tohalt. The rifle was leveled with the first order, and,on the failur
. The history of the San Francisco disaster and Mount Vesuvius horror . ecome food for the oncoming flames. At one place on Thursday, five men wereshot—twokilled and three badly wounded. The troops hadthrown open a corner grocery with the usual orderthat the crowd might carry off all it contained exceptthe liquors. A large party of men made a rush forthe place and emerged with quantities of called upon to drop them, they failed to obeyand a volley was fired upon them. No mercy was shown to those that defied calls tohalt. The rifle was leveled with the first order, and,on the failure of a second command to stop the of-fender, it was discharged. One man on Market Street, who was found diggingin the ruins of a jewelry shop, was discovered by anaval service man and fired upon three times. Thefellow sought safety in flight, but the reserve manbrought him down by running his bayonet throughhim. The most distressing result of this determination toprevent disorder and enforce obedience was the kill-ing, Sunday night, of H. C. Tilden, one of the most. S -2 Ii^ I— ee a;U. a>r° So. I C >>I- a><^s £ Q. +j -LU o I- *~o
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