Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-10
A DANGEROUS BLAZE.
A Printing Office and other France
Burned,


Burned.
Early last evening the people in the
center of the city were startled by seeing
flames spring from the rear of the build
ing on Spring street adjoining the Ma
deau and few minutes later an alarm
from box No. 80 summoned the fire de.
partment to the scene. The cause of the
alarm was the burning Of the CONNER
cial Bulletin Printing & Publishing Co.. 3
building in the rear of No. 1511a South
Spring street. This was detached from
the buildings in front and was one of the
frame buildings which the storekeepers
thought should not DO allowed to exist
in proximity TO the business blocks of
the city. Back OF it towards Fort street
Vas w. F. Whites livery stable, and
this, surrounded by large number of
buildings which, at the time the fire was
at its height; it was thought could not be
saved. Owing TO tie fact that there was
but narrow hallway leading to the sat
of the fire, it was some time before water
could be put on the flames, but before
a very great Roadway was gained five
streams were distributed when they sue.
ceeded in stopping the spread. The
flames from the printing house commu-
nicated with the rear extension of E.
Adams clothing store, and this in turn
made itappear dangerous for the Nadeau
Hotel. Several of the window castings
fronting in this direction caught fire, but
we'll directed stream prevented a
spread in this direction. The guests of
the hotel became quite excited while the
fire was in progress, and the majority of
them packed their trunks in a hurry,
and placed them where they could be
reached at moments notice. Other
guests rolled their valuables in bundles
and walked up and down the railways
with them under their arms. On the
other side of the printing office the work
room belonging to II. Mosgrove & Co.
was destroyed. 1t was Of frame attached
to the rear Of the store. Only a few raj
ters supporting the iron roof Of the livery
stable burned, but the "a horses that were
quartered there were turned loose and
dashed down Fort street. Up to mid
night only about dozen OF them had
been recaptured.
The crowd on Spring, First and Fort
streets was enormous, the passagew way
being barred by the curious for block
each way. A Gordon of police stationed
itself in the Nadeau to prevent the
depredations of thieves and Constable
Harry Johnston performed excellent SER
vice in this line. Detectives Harris and
Metzler, Boiler and Boland were also
there on the lookout for the light-fngered
gentry.
The losses were as follows E. Adams,
about $12, 900; insured for $23 900, as fol-
lows: Prussian Insurance Company,
$4,000; Oakland Home Insurance Com
pany, $500; Home Mutual Insurance
Company, $500; Kremer, Campbell &
Company, $4,000 other companies,
$500. Mosgrove & Company, $1,000
covered by insurance. F. @, Culley,
printing material, consisting of cylinder
press, two job presses, paper cutter and
gas engine, $4,000; partially covered by
insurance. f. w. Beaudezart and j. E.
Hunsicker, Commercial Bulletin, $1,000.
The Commercial Bulletin will be out as
usual to-day, the paper having been
printed and sent 10 the bindery yesterday
afternoon.
The fire is supposed TO have caught
from the gas engine, but there was no
one in the building at the time, and this
is merely conjecture.
CARD or THANKS.
We desire to express our thanks to the
efficient Fire Department, police officers
and friends whose timely assistance and