Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-08-05
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passenger. south and East.

Passengers south and East.
FREsso, Aug. 1.-The following is
list of south bound passengers passing
here to-day:
&C Ross, Virginia; T b Ross, New
Haven; w G Hunter, M r Cornish, II
l. Hutchinson, j L Howard, San Fran
cisco; w II Tuthill, A G Oldham, Ell
wood Smith, G Desmond, Mrs Dewey,
Los Angeles, J V Allen, Ogden; Allen
Barnard, Tucson; Miss Julia Smith, San
Jose; Wendell Keith, Sacramento.
A vacant Judgeship The Gar
neId Monument The Bryant
Court Martial Ended Print
ers' strike
SAN FRANCISCO, August f.Among
the aspirants to the Superior Judgeship
vacated by Judge Evans are ex.Judge
Freeman, Walter II. Levy and George
Flournoy. IL is stated that Judge
Evans favors the appointment Of Levy;
also, that Levy's friends were granted
several days time to present their
claims to the Governor before the news
Of Evans's resignation was made public.
Friends Of the Governor say he Is not
committed to any one, and will probably
appoint some one outside OF those wto
have asked for the place.
The inauguration of the base OF the
Garfield monument will take place
August oath, under the auspices of the
Grand Lodge OF Masons OF California.
The procession to the Park will be one
OF the longest ever seen in California, as
all the visiting Knights Templar will
take part, and, also, all other Masons,
the Grand Army of the Republic, the
National Guards, United States troops,
and officers and marines from the navy.
Full Particulars of the Fire.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. An extent
OF area the fire this morning IS the
greatest that has occurred in this city
since 1876. Over two-thirds of an en-
tire block are laid in ashes. The dis.
coyery was made at one o'clock, and al
though an alarm was instantly turned
in. before the first engine reached the
scene it was evident that the fire would
be one of the most disastrous and diff
cult to cope with the liremen of this
city had yet encountered. This was
chiefly due to the construction OF the
building-the Winter Garden Theatre,
in which the fire broke out. The thea
tire was large frame structure filled
with infammable matter, covered with
asphaltum roof and 80 sandwitched in
between other old frame buildings that
IL was difficult for the iiremen to cope
with the flames. No fire has ever be-
fore occurred in this city where the
flames spread with such fearful rapidity
as the fire Of this morning. Within
fifteen minutes from the time the first
alarm sounded, the buildings in the rear
and on both sides had caught, creating
n heat so intense that no attempt could
be made to enter them. A general
alarm was sounded and efforts were at
once directed to prevent the spread OF
the flames. Several of ihe engines were
detailed to prevent the buildings on the
opposite side of the street from catching
fire from the big sparks carried by the
wind. Patrols were organized and
ropes were stretched across the streets
so as not TO impede the tiremen. After
the Winter Garden Theatre the
Eintracht building was the next TO
10, and then fight was made
to save the Red Mems Hall, but unsuc-
cessfully. Adjoining the latter was the
Pacific College, which was quickly en-
veloped. Leaving that;..the iremen di.
rected theirieiforts to saving the Druids
Hall, but beyond portion of its con
tents, nothing could be saved When
the flames reached this point it look cd
as though the entire block must go,
bounded by Stockton, Post, Powell and
Sutter streets, and that in the grand con-
Aagration Trinity Church and the Ma
tional Guard Armory, would, with other
buildings, be reduced to cindeIs, but
lust here the National Guard building
did good service, which being built Of
brick, the flames encountered an obsta-
Gle not before met with, and the Guard
building saved the church. hut on the
Stockton street side the flames centin-
ued to hold full sway, and everything
down from the third building on Stock
ton approaching Sutter and on Post
street to the Guard Armory was moth
ing but one seething mass OF flames.
Within these limits the firemen, by
great efforts, managed to keep it, and at
quarter to 3, less than two hours from
the first alarm, the fire was under con
troll, but not before in that short period
it had destroyed nearly one entire block
of the city.
Several accidents occurred, many of
them of the serious. Just as the flames
had got full possession of the Red Mems
building, a man named John Courts, n
fireman on the Oregon steamer, was seen
to rush to the middle window of the
second story, which at that moment was
almost entirely onveloped in flames.
Quickly fastening curtain to the win
dow sill he jumped out, but the curtain,
not having been fastened securely. gave
way and he came head first to the
ground. He was picked up insensible
and carried TO the hospital. 1t was
found that his spine was injured to such
an extent that his recovery is considered
doubtful. No death is known except
that of Harry Morgan. an actor, who
lately played "Uncle Tom, in "Uncle
Toms Cabin" at the Winter Garden
Theater. Morgan had been drinking
heavily of late and was seea drunk last
night and it is known that he went to
bed in room in the theater There is
an idea that ii was he who uncon-
sciously started the fire. The iiremen,
who behaved most admirably, sue
ceeded in rescuing many persons from
the burning buildings who otherwise
wauld have perished Later estimates
of the losses place them at 5000, 600;
insurance, $4,000.
TIE vOegtlin Divorce salt.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 4.--The divorce
case of Bertha Voegtlin VS.. VIM. Noegt-
lin was on trial to-day in the Superior
Court. The defendant, well known
scenic artist, is charged with intemper.
ance and cruelty. In return he charges
complainant with deserting him at New
York, September, 1882, and going of
with Carl Vogel with whom she has
since lived. The defendant asks that
the complaint be dismissed and that he
be granted divorce from Bertha.
The stock Board.
SAN FRANcIsco, Aug 4.-Best and
Belcher, 4.25; Chollar, 800; Consoli.
dated Va, .35; Crown Point, LOO;
Eureka Con-, 600; Gould & Curry, 1926
Hale h Norcross, 600; Mexican, $50;
N. Belle, 6,75; Ophir, 3,S5; Potosi,
| %; Savage, 205; Sierra Nevada, 4.20;
Union, 4.95; Yellow Jacket, 2.95.
wheat and Barley Market.
SAN Francisco, August 3.-Wheat
dull; seller, 81 .65s@Sl .65I buyer, season,
Sl,75. Barley, buoyant; seller, 94g@9is;