Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-11-08
GUESTS ROUTED OUT.
Early Morning Hotel Fire in Frisco
Loss Of Over Half Million.

san FRASc,Sco, Cal, Nov. Sire was
discovered at 3 o'clock this morning III
Heuter Bros. & Co.'s paint shop unae1
the Grand Hotel The fire spread rapid
", and the hotel was soon IN names
There was great excitement among Tue
guests but they all escaped safely. Inc
hotel was still burning at O'Clock, anu
will be entirely destroyed.
The flames spread rapidly throughout
the basement of the block bounded by
Market. New Montgomery, Stevenson
and Second streets, and then spread TO
the first floor, occupied by the Hall SAFE
& Lock Company, Hill q Goldman,
druggists supplies, the Board OF
Trade rooms. the Pullman raj
ace Car Company's offices, the
Great Northern Railroad ticket ot1lce,
and the rooms of the Syndicate Invest
ment Company The smoke IN the
meantime had aroused the inmates OF
the Grand and the Burlington Hotels,
and the frightened guests rushed to
the sidewalk with what valuables they
could carry. The fire soon shot up
through the freight elevator IN
the rear of the Grand Hotel,
and disastrous contiagratlon
was looked for. The general alarm
brought the remainder of the fire de,
partment to the scene. The front OF
Heuter Bros. & Co.. g store blew out
with hard explosion, and large volumes
ofsmoke poured out, almost overcoming
the firemen. Jacob Underhill, 4 wine
merchant, was overcome by the smoke
in the Grand Hotels and was carried
out unconscious. Cashier Weeks, OF the
Grand who is crippled, was almost
overcome when he was assisted out by
the elevator 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 cOntine the
fire within the block occupied
by the Burlington and Grand Hotels
were successful. About 8 O'Clock the
roof of the Burlington Hotel fell in, car
rying part of that of the Grand.
In a short time the interior OF
the Burlington was a complete
wreck, and the front Of the Grand on
Market Street, together with the
tdSlcII Gnu ClEjO1IllllS lI1S A'ItL AAihSo 'NAj
was also ruin. The western end was
saved The first floor Of the Burlington
was occupied by c. H. Hirst, mil
linery and novelties; {. ?. Downing,
medicines; E. Fl. WardWell, window
shades and fixings. These were gutted
as were also Heuter q Co. s,
the Board of trade rooms, and the Burr
Folding Bed Company's place of bust
ness, on Market Street; the Southern
Pacific, the Central Pacific and other
ticket offices under the Grand Hotel, to-
getber with Fay's saloon, were damaged
by water.
The Grand Hotel was opened in 1870
by Messrs. Johnson q Co., and at the
time was considered one Of the finest
hotels in the world. 1t was four stories
high, and had a frontage Of POO feet on
Market Street. Two years ago about
half OF the block was leased to other
parties and was called the Burlington
Hotel.
The total loss, including buildings,
stores, furniture and stock, is estimated
at ST $685. 00 The fire is believed to be
due to spontaneous combustion Of in
fammabIe materials in Hun.er Bros. &
Co.'s place OF business.