The union Democrat., 1871-10-28
Attempt to Burn SAN Francisco,

While our own city is intent on the great
calamity ef Chicago. events of c startling ma
ture are TRANSPORTING in eur midst that call ter
the greatest vigilance on the mart OF citizens
and public officers. Daring Saturday morn-
ing between three and five o'clock, three Gres
were discovered in the southern portion Of the
city, in such close p$aximitv and under CIR
cums;aaess that lead to no other theory thSu
,has 81 combined and vilainouS ineendiari>m,
At the hour first mentioned, ledger in the
tenement house &C II. Beckett. on Stevenson.
street. south OF Bancreft's building. discover
ed shed IN the rear oG tie premises On fire,
and immediately gave the alarm, Others in
the house arose nj his cries and enc was SELF
possessed enough To throw several pals and
tub of water on the flames, eteetuailv eXtin-
gushing them. Officers Bernard and uag-
geriy were Ia the vicinity, and while they
were investigating the circumstances of the
FIRE, "a cry from the direction If st. Bon'ace
restaurant called their attention in that direc
ton. They Immediately repaired to that
place and there discovered that The woodshed
Of Mrs keusey lodging hense, ahoye the res
taurant, had been fired. The flames were
burning with vigor bat some water being
near, they were eXtlngulshed. bile the
above two fires were being queuehed, third
alarm was given. this time hv ledger in
Mrs Lyons houses No. l.. Fourth street.
The person who discovered this FIRE was la
DIV on the ground floor. Ii had been built
opposite her window, and the bright light
streaming in had awakened her. She woke
up her husband: he ran into the yard and al
ter some hard work conquered the fire before
It had gained a too powerful hold. These
fires occurring within so short time and
ti,a Al sl.,k staf1 Nv
Third, Fourth. Market and Stevenson streets,
set the officers and citizens on an Investigate
ing lead. The entrance to Beekett's ward
was passage way between his building and
another one. and the fire was built in the
woodShed and amongst the frewood and coal
used by his tenants. He states taat no ashes
are deposited in the yard AT any time, and
also tibet no fires are ever built IN the vIcini-
" of the place burned. The side walls of
the shed were burned and caarred for some
distance, and at several places the flames Lad
burst through and caught on the outside.
At Mrs. Kensey' the wood-shed was burned
in the same manner and to the same extent
as at Becketts. While passing through the
hail way batch of burned paper was found,
and an examination showed that it had been
placed on the stairs with the purpose of firing
the house. The paint on the stairway was
slightly blistered bat beyond this no damage
was Ione. In the ball way leading to Al
Market street. the Office Of the United States
Medical Purveyor similar burch of paper
was found, having been placed against the
door, which was bCrned and blistered from
the threshold to the knob. Each of the hall
ways mentioned are always left open at night
and access to any one of them is easy. AT
Mrs. Lyons she states that barrel of shaw
ings stood on the side of the yard opposite
where the fire was discovered, and it had
been removed and the contents empted on
the flames -BuNetia, Oct %.