Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-04
AsLAzs IN FRISCO.
The Famous Grand Hotel Reduced to
Ruins-Other Losses.


The Famous Grand Hotel Reduced to
Ruins-0ther Losses.
fBy telegraph to ;hc Dispaichl
SAN FgAycIsco, November Fire
was discovered at 3 o'clock this morning
in Heuter Brothers a. Co. S pant shop,
under the Grand Hotel. The flames
spread rapidly throughout the basement
OF the block, bounded by Market, new,
Montgomery, Stevenson, and second
streets. and then spread to the hrst
floor occupied by the Hall safe and
Lock Company Hill a Goldman, drug
gists supplies; the Board OF Trade
rooms, the Pullman Palace Car Com
pany's office the Great Northern railroad
ticket-office. and the rooms OF the Syndl-
cate Investment Company. The smoke
in the mean time had aroused the IN
mates of the Grand and Burlington 40
tells and the frightened guests rushed 10
the sidewalks with what Yaluables they
could carry. A general alarm brought
the remainder of the fire department 10
the scene.
AN EXPLOSION.
The front Of Heuter Brothers store
blew out with loud explosion, ana a
large volume of smoke poured out, al
most overcoming the firemen. jacob
Underbill, wine merchant, was overcome
Inv the smoke in the Grand Hotel and
was carried out unconscious. Cashier
Weeks. of the Grand, VINO is crippled,
was almost overcome when he was assist
ed out by an eleyator-boy. There were
several other narrow escapes. by
o'clock the flames had spread along the
eastern end of the block, bursting from
the roof and windows. The wind was
slight. and the efforts of the firemen to
coDfine the fire within the block occu-
pied by the Burlington and Grand Hotels
were successful.
A WRECK or HOTELS.
| About 6 O'Clock the roof OF the Bur
/ Iington fell in, carrying part OF that OF
the Grand. In a short time the interior
Of the Burlington was q complete wreck
and the front of the Grand on Market
street. together with the eastern end, adj
Joining the Burlington, was also rum.
| The western end was saved. The hrst
floor of the Burlington on Second street
was occupied by Oh. Ii. Hnst, millinery
and novelties c. p. Downing, medl-
cines; p. II. Wardwell, windowshades
and fixings. These were Quilted, as were
also Heuter & Go. S, the Board-of-Trade
rooms. and the Burr Folding-Bed Com
pany's place of business on Market
street. The Southern Pacific, Central
Pacific. and other ticket offices under the
Grand Hotel, together with Fay saloon,
were damaged 10y water.
TIE STORY or THE GRAND.
The Grand Hotel was opened in 1870,
I and at the time WAS considered one OF
! the finest hotels in the world. 1t was
four stories high and had frontage OF
/ 300 feet on Market street. Two years
ago about half of The block was leased
10 other parties and was called the Bur
/ linpton Hotel. The total loss, including
buildings, stores, furniture and stock, If
estimated at Sl,500,0O0. The fire Is
believed TO be due to the spontaneous
combustion of imfammable material III
Heuter Brothers. g. Co.'S. premises.
Later.-The interior OF the Grand
Hotel is not damaged to the extent at
first believed. Mrs Burlington esti-
mates her loss on furniture and fixtures
at $40, 900 insurance, $4,000. Heutel
/ Brothers loss is $40, 600.