New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-09
rJBENEN ROASTED TO DEATH
Q, GOO 600 BLAZE IN SAN FRANCISCO.

IN COSMOPOLITAN HOTEL IN RulNs-A H0"
I'M FIERY FURNACE.
S,v Fe,xclsCo, Oct. 8 tSpec'G9.-A ia'"i "i'' w
-,na,;ro fire occurred this morning III nN0S
,n,;nc at No. 2l5 Bush-st" occupleo ny II. o.
CaoLor e. Co.. one of the largest stationery,
I'D I;tbooraphing firms in the city, Inc ch'le iOS'
anu Cn and the other occupants of the building
d erc,s in the adjoining buildings VIII NOT i'ii La
-. If a million. Tho fire was ii covered ABOUT
H.. Cor ,nore than an hour it was a. bind nrc'
". " h.oab,no ont. Then suddenly flames darted up
g ,ho hosemcnt climbed elevator shafts ana III
-. III, nm bonr the whole structure was one hueo
furnace. -oor o,d
rro,nen had entered the building from the rear anu
.oo, were ON the main floor when their companions
In the basement saw that the floor was gNlhg WY '
alarm WIS given but two men could not get OUT al
owe witness of their fate said: " Hanna heaieS anu
Purnett were standing Iear me when inc alarm was
given that the aoor falling. Burnett got ou'Sioe
lint the others failed to do so. The hoor went uo"H
with crash and they went with II INTO the FIT oil Ere
"W. heard ore of them shout, Oh. we are gone I?
ladder a. put down to them, but 10 one coulu O"al
the heat to 60 down to rescue them
One of the men who were killedis reported 10 nave
,oon cauct bv a heavy safe which fell upon his legs
inning him 10 the floor. He cned for hcip, ana
bngc some trcnen to his legs of with an axe ana
drag him from the flames. but when II was lpunu ls o.
s;ble for assistance to reach MN De was Culh'u W
dcotb Burnett the third man, tell part OF lhc way
70 the basement, but rescued Both Oi MS leot
were badly burned ,,., y,-tou :. ,ras
t under control il was confined 70 the Crocker ou.d
f. INT the Easements OF the adjoining buildings were
ni7domaccd Crocker's stock was valuable ChIlS'lAas
ID o., having been received and stored in the base
6"pt last week The firm has insurance for FZOoUU",
which covers about 40 per cert OF the stocS. lnc
occnnants of the top floor were Shrcvc Co.; tLc
iorcfst manufacturing jewelry firm in TIE city whose
loss must he a quarter Of a million Negh6oing htin''
Scbweitzer Sachs Il Co.. Greenbaun, Sachs o.
Terbt ~ Co Davis TOkas Il Co., Frelander 20
repor total damage OF nearly S4UO.UUo roD sulohe
and wafer on goods III their Easements.
The building was owned by Charles Crocker. pItsi-
dent of the southern Pacific Railroad. lie carried no
insurance as he never msuIes any OF ms property
HIS loss will be abou $4,000 Old san FranGiscahs
will remember the building as the GrlSsain House
which was afterward merged into the Cosmopohtah
Hotel and then turned INTO stores. About ten years
ago Mr. Crocker brought the property and reinodecu
it at much expense ,..... ,o.o.s.
The following companies are the heaviest losers
California $4,000; Union. New-Zeaand SlO,uOo'
Uniou, San Francisco. $4,000; Commercial Ini0n'
London. $4,000: Liverpool ana London and Globe
$4,000; Royal Norwich Union and Lancas hre'
$4,000 Each OF the following loses So,OuO; State
Investment; Transatlantic, of Hamburg Ph~nix OF
London; British America Western, OF Toronto, and
the Flrcmens Fund.