The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-19
VICTIMS OF FIRE.
4 Number Of Buildings at
CaliStOSa Burned.
SuppositiOn That Gang Of TFamps
Started the COE1agTatiOn.
Of1eial Documents introduced In the Court
Martial Of Major Kimball at
Tucson.
Special Dispatches to THE MORNING CALL.

CALIsToGA, June 49, MIsrortunes seldom
come singly. Ii was only on the 9th ms. that a
four-mtll, Undergrad, etc, were destroyed on
Washington street. and This morning about
o'clock another fire was discovered on First
street. After destroying a dwelling-house, barn
and warehouse it spread TO Lincoln avenue, the
main Ihoroughfare. On the west side 1t de-
stroyed a store, the Lodi Livery Stable and
Armstrong's drugstore, it being checked on this
side OF Gardeners brick building.
While the flames were raging in these build
ings fire broke out on the east side OF the ave
nue., and destroyed the American Hotel and con-
tents, three Saloons a restaurant, a large feed
stable, barbershop. etc.
The flames were subdued at the side OF the
Magnolia Hotel, a large wooden structure,
where remarkably good work was done by the
hIemen. Fart OF the contents belonging TO
the drugstore were saved Everything in the
American Hotel was destroyed. Tie railroad
compauy's depot was badly scOrched.
The losses are as follows: q. w. Armstrong,
drugs store, building entirely destroyed; loss
$500, 70 insurance. w. n. Harley. frame
building adjoining Armstrong; drugstore, a
total loss; value $500, insurance $500. W. f.
Fisher, livery stable building, totally destroyed
loss $500, iusuran &c $1,000. The stable was
occupied by William Spers, who succeeded IN
saving all his stock and all his rigs excepting
TWO stages. Old Friedburg building aud ware
house, owned by the Bank of Napa, entirely
burned; loss covered by $500 insurance. BOun-
sail Bros, small building next to Fried
burg store, occupied by Ben Grouse
as fruit stand; loss $500, 1nsuT-
auce $3.50 Bouusall Bros, hardware and
Timing stock ana building damaged but covered
by insurance. Depot building badly scOrched !;
Damage not estimated. Mrs. Learyi lvery-siabie
building occupied by A. J. Higgins; loss $1,000,
was two tons of hay. Mrs. Leary, small empty
frame building adjoining livery stable; loss $500,
no insurance. MI. schmidt OF san Francisco,
small building formerly occupied as saloon;
loss $500. Mr.. Schmidt, American Hotel build
ing; loss S25OO, insurance unknown. Captain
Palmer, fixtures and furniture IN American
HOtel; loss covered by insurance OF $1,000. I'm
known san Francisco parties, one-stOTy empty
Building; loss $500, insurance not known. Same
parties, IwO-StOIy building occupied as TeSlau-
rant; loss $1,000, Insurance not known. The
restaurant proprietor had Just pui chased the
business and Will lose $500. w. n. Harley,
building formerly occupied as 4 saloon; loss
$1,000, insurance not known. Alexander Bad
lam, building occupied as q saloon by j. l..
Broyles; loss $500, fixtures saved. W. n. Har-
ley, building occupied by bar ber-snop and sn0e-
shop. adjoining Magnolia Hotel, ScOrched; loss
$500. THIS was the point where lie cOn1aGraIlon
WAS stopped.
The origin of the fire is not clear, but II is sup
posed mat il was started by tramps. The second
fire, In the American Hotel, probably started
from cinders falling on tie roof