Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-08-09

The Crescent Restaurant, which com menced business last Sunday morning look fire little before one o'clock to day and was burned to the ground.
 The restaurant occupied the sscoa, story oi the building ut the corner o Congress and Church streets, formerl, occupied by tue Star printing office The walls of the first story were oi adobe and tEe upper story was con structed entirely cf wood. and the cell ings were of light muslin. The place had just been fitted up in very at tractiye s,Yie, tine walls newly papered floors all e rpeted, and the furniture all of an expensive character Fully five thousand dollars had been expen Jed ID fitting II up for Grst-class restaurant
 The fire caught IL a wooden partition, from red hot stove pipe, and, like q Hash of lightning, It spread instaniane- ously throughout the entire upper story There Were present in the building a- the time quite number Of people, in- cludipg several ladies. and, as the flames shot across over their heads, they made a simultaneous rush for the narrow box stairway. As usual in cases of such character, there was panic, and those who were in the lead were crowded forward and fell head long down the steps. The flames, however. had overtaken them, and some were quite seriously burned. Mrs. Mil Ter, the proprietor, was badly burned about her head, left shoulder aud back, and had an ankle spraiued; Niviano Preciado, helper Tn the kitchen, had his face and hair scorchei; Victor, a waiter. was badly burned about his back and shoulders: J. C. Perry had his bands and shoulders very badly burned In helping out the inmates; Len Harris sustained quite q severe burn on the right hand also; Louis Dubrit, the cook, was burned on his right hand and on uIs head. None are dangerously burned.
 The fire company fought the flames with great determination, and kept .t from spreading tO adjacent properties. The bystahders volunteered with buck els to aid in preventing the fire from lg- hitting the buildings across the streets and the residence of w. (. Davis, winch stands only few feet distant from the burned building. This building ls Of brick. with castings and cornice Of wood. The woodwork soon began to show eyl- dence of ignition, aud 1t wes with Gllii- cu Ity that It wHs reached with water from fine hose. A ladder w6s placed against the house and some parties reached the cupola oh Its top and rom that point kept steady volume or wa ter upon the roof with buckets passed uu from below. The furniture was Hil removed from the house by the excited ,rowd. aud much of 1t was -alamaged or destroyed. The store Of Lonergan {" Holmes and the residence Of Bishop Salpointe were saved ty hard and per .istent work. The store Of Allison N Son. ouposite the restaurant, was also iD imminent danger and was kept dei' uged with water.
 The first story was occupied oy q small grocery on the corner, Kept ot MT. Le Bron, and the butcher shop ol Vr Sbolderer. The center room oI tht lower story had just been fitted up III fine style for saloon, and was to nave opened tomorrow.
 Owing to the confusion II was quilt 5inicult to get the exact amount or .n' loss and the insurance, but IL IS rougIls annroximated as follows: Mrs. Miller Crescent restaurant fixtures, etc, loss fuIly 5000: application heretofore made for 5000 insurance. MT L' Rron. groceriee. about Sl.OOO, insurance rance nnknowp. Wln. Sholderer, loss S9J1' Mir FitzpatrIck, building, about t,uUu insured for S3.SUO. Nm. C' laVls damage to household furniture etc, sI 300. A few others sustained Ign losses in the vicinity. ,..u..
 If was rumOred at one time ihit t t"' nersons had lost their lives ID the hre fut thev subsequently, turned up a right.