Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-07-27

DAN Il hAhtloCO, guy LObU,-Ou bus ak
rival Of the fruit steamers Reform and On
ward this morning the 'lcngshorenen engaged
TO unload them struck for 80 ceats per hour.
This was refused. and the strikers were
turned outside the wharf gate by the police
amid some loud talk but no violence. The
terms Of the strikers were agreed to after
temporary sessior-rnade with the under
standing that the rate Tomorrow would be 40
cents. Some were not allowed to return TO
work. An extra crew of twenty went up
to-day on ths Onward to help unload to-mor-
roB. Trouble is feared on the return of the
boats tomorrow, and large force Of police
ars engaged TO preserve order. The trans
porters claim that they can get men for 30
cents.
COnfiagratIon at Colasa.
CoLUsA, July 26th.-A disastrous fire oc-
CURED here to-day, soon reducing about half
the town in ashes. The loss is estimated at
| S50, 600; insurance, SS5, COO.
SECOND DIsPATCh.l
CoLUsA, July 26th-Tne Sun extra has the
following account OF the fire: At half-psse
| u this morning FIRE broke out in the hay
loft of TIE Dexter sable. snd spread rapidly
through the entire building. Some twenty
horses are supposed 10 hove persisted in the
flames, sixteen belonging in the stable, but
| the remainder being there for the night.
| Very little Of the rolliog-stock was saved.
| A strong south wind WAS blowing at the time.
| but notwithstanding that the fire spread with
| marvellous celebrity to She southwark, rot
stopping until il had destroyed Che Germapia
beer hall, Boysen's photograph gallery and
gardens, and badly and completely Quilted
Klew's meat market. Toward the north the
flames crossed Market street and caught
| Spaulings blacksmith chop, Bassfords
wagon-shop, and the paint-shop over.
head. The fire then took a Chinese
washhouse, adjoining the restaurant of
Chsrfy & LeHline on the east, AID turning
toward the north took the millinery shop Of
Misses Wiscotchil q iay, and the dress-
making shop OF Mrs. gilmore. Then fol-
| lowed in quick succession w. Cooks fruit
store; Guernsey 4 Munson's meat market:
| A. Franks tailor shop: the Office OF J. II.
Liening; +. 4. KsseT's harness shop; the
CAyote restaurant; Mark ToHen's gunsmith
shop; Psdilla's barber shop; p. ProboSs shoe
store; G. NJ. Perdue's saloon, and the vacant
! two.story brick known as the Chaplin Corner.
| Hsre the flames stopped, the walls Of the
corner falling inward, thus saving the COlu5s
House. On the west eide Of Fifth street the heat
was 60 intense that plate glass windows were
| broken and the awnings In front caught fire.
| Tbs porch il front of Brooks corner took
| fire in several places, but the flames were
extinguished before much damage was done.
| For awhile it seemed Gs though the destruc-
/ ton Of the Brooks building was inevitable,
| and had il burned the entire business portion
of Colusa would have besn reduced to ashes
| The Colusa County Bank and the jail and
| Conrt-houze were az one t;me ia great dan.
| ger, but close watch of the flying cinders
! prevented their destruction. Had tho flames
| passed Kiew s market, and firedlthe wooden
range to this south, Colusa county would have
now been without Court house and jail, and
her new Hall of Records would have had q
severe test. As far as we could get them
the Losses and insurance are So follows {:
Henry Klawe, loss, $4,000; insured for 81, GOO
each IN tie Hartford and the Lion. l.. B.
Garden, loss, 81 600; insured for 5000 in the
Commercial and $500 in the Underwriters
Association. j. Boysen, loss, s., 500; insured
for 81, 600 in the Western. G. Cooke, loss on
bulldog and stock, So 100; insurance 81, 500.
John Cheney, loss on stable, 1000, in
sursrce of sc, 200, His loss on other buil1-
ings is s., 900; insured for s., 500. Charry &
Lemoine, loss about 81, 800; insured for 500
in the Sun Mrs. Gilmore sustains a total
loss of 81, 200. W. D. Cookies loss is 5000;
insured for S400. Guernsey and Munson
have total loss OF S400. We did not learn
the loss of A. Franks, E. L. Msnus'
loss is S4 600, with 81 insurance Of 5000 in
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j. Il. Lisning, $4,000; William Miller, car.
risges, $3.50; Spauldipg, blacksmith, 81, 400 ;
Bassford, $500; j. L. Poulson, $3.50. No in
| sursnce on the last six. Il. a Van Dorsen
loses $4,000 on three buildings, and has an
insurance of s., 000 in the Liverpool and Lon
don and Globe Mark Tctten's loss is $500 ;
co insurance. Louis Padilla places his loss
| at 81 Geo. and has $500 Insurance. 3. Probst
lost ST. Geo, sud was insured for So, 750 in the
7 -
81 900, with $3.50 insurance In the Western.
A. Montgomery less is placed at 81, 900, but
the insurance we did not learn. Mrs, b.
Barnett lost about $500 on a horse, carriage
and damage to the drug store. George a.
Williams lost fine carriage and two horses.
Brooks & Sussmsn assess their damages at
81, 500; fully covered by insurance. G. w.
Psgker's loss is $500; also insured. Every
body on the west side of Fifth street suffered
mere or less dsmsge from heat and water.
It is the biggest fire Colusa has had since
1855, and the town is to be congratulated on
its narrow escape from greater one.
Disastrous Fire In Placer County-A Coal
Mine in Flames.
LINCOLN, July 26th.-The largo new bunk
ers and hosting works of the Clipper coal mine,
at this place, were discovered to be on fire at
about o'clock this morning. The men work
come out, and sll easily made thsir escape
BY this time the fire had got under such head
way that the whole new works were doomed
to destruction. There were four loaded cars
standing alongside the bunkers. The section
men got TO the works in time to save three Of
them, but, owing to the falling timbers, one
could not be get out, aad was burned. The
loss will be heavy to the owners, who had
just got the mine in shape to make il pay.
Mr.. Lands, the principal owner and man
ager, hss the sympathy of the entire coinmu-
nifty. All openings to the mine are being
closed up. It is not yet known how far down
the main shaft the fire mas gone, but it is
thought and hoped that the mine may be
saved. Insurance, $1,000, in the Firemen's
Fund Insurance Company.
Gold Brick swi8dler Rearrcsted.
EVANSVILLE, July 264h.-George Cook, the
gold brick swindler, who escaped from Ne
vads county some time ego, was arrested here
to-day By Sheriff Mccoy.
Foot Crushed by LoG-Teamster Badly
Huft-stroke OF Paralysis.
NEVADA, July 26sb.-A logger named
Browning, employed at Cooper's sawnill,
had his foot badly crushed this afternoon by
log rolling upon it. It is thought that am
putation will be necessary.
Willism Findley, a teamster, was badly
hurt to-day by being caught between two
loaded freight wagons which he was c0upliu z
| tagether. The wagons were on grade. and
ore of the brakes became loosened. Find
ley's injuries are serious. but be will recover.
| A. B. Crosby, of this city, while in the
upper part of the county, en- route TO the
lakes, wss yesterday struck with paralysis,
from which it is feared he will not recover.
Prominent stockton Man Badly Injured.
STOCKTON, July 26.h.-0n the water front
to-day, Frank Stewart, capitalist and
prominent grain merchant, had the upper
portion of his left thigh terribly Crushed by
| being caught between the bumpers of two
loaded fat cars. The injury is very severe.
and his friends are apprehensive Of fatal
results.
Outrageous Action OF the Telegraph Conn.,
pany.
| STOCKTON, July 26sh.-Ben. @. Shearer,
manager of the Western Union Office here
an old-timer, who has been fifteen years in the
compsnY's serviee-wss to-day ordered to
| San Francisco By Superintendent Jsynes to
help out during the strike. MIR. Shssrer de.
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