The morning call., 1890-05-28
THREE ALARMS.
The GeIden Rule Bazaar Damaged
10y Water.

The Fire Department for about an hour
and half last night was kept very busy re-
spending to alarms and eXtinguishing fires,
two of which caused considerable damage.
At 7:15 o'clock a summons from Box %
rang out, and it was discovered that the
cause OF the unnecessary alarm was a
burning chimney in the old Globe Hotel,
corner Of Pacific and Dupont streets.
At 6:15 O'Clock an alarm was turned in
from Station 80 fer a fire in Davis Bros
Golden Rule Bazaar, 1884 Market street.
The flames broke out, from some cause not
known, in the packing-room in the rear
OF the store, and were spreading rapidly
by the time the engines arrived on the
scene. Several streams were speedily got
ten into the building, and the fire was ex-
tinguished fifteen minutes after the water
was brought into play. The damage by
hre, however was small compared to that
caused by water. While the fremen were
playing on the flames, tyo lines of hose
burst inside the place, deluging the goods.
Many of the articles touched by the water
were ruined, and others rendered prac-
tically valueless. The firm estimates it's
loss from fire, smoke aud water at $4,000.
1t could not be ascertained whether the de-
str0yed or injured goods are fully insured,
but representative OF the firm stated the
insurance on the whole establishment was
heavy.
On the south side of the bazaar is the dry
goods and millinery store of Piexotto & Sill
Verman, 1882 Market street The flames
communicated slightly to the rear of this
place. and the contents of the store were
also heavily damaged by water. The loss
$5OOO
The building is two-story brick, and the
upper story is occupied as dwelling house.
The occupants were alarmed into seeking
escape by means of ladders, while the stair
cases were perfectly safe. The building
itself sustained very little damage. While
battling with the fire Thomas Barry, an
extra man of Engine Company 8, was badly
cut on the forehead by falling from n lad
der He was taken to neighboriDg drug
store for treatment.
While a portion of the fire apparatus was
engaged at the blaze in the bazaar an alarm
was turned in from Station 81 at $50
o'clock. This fire was in the upper floor of
the three-story brick block 407 to 413 Com
mercial street. A coal-oil lamp exploded
in Yuen Lee & Co.'s shoe-factory at 400,
aid in a moment the whole shop was
ablaZe. The flames speedily made their
way through the roof, causing a bright IL
Elimination and attracting great crowd to
the neighborhood. The roof over 407 and 400
fell through shortly after water was thrown
on, but fortunately no one was in position
to get hurt. On the second floor, beneath
the shoe-factory, is the repacking establish
ment OF Z. L. Anthony, where lot of hops
and other material were stored. The stock
was damaged by heat and water. This
upper floor of AL was occupied by Yam Wo
Sing as shoe-factory and was slightly
damaged. In the buildings were number
of other cigar and shoe factories owned by
Chinese, which sustained slight losses. An
accurate estimate of the total damage could
not be obtained last night, but it will not
exceed $4,000. The building 407 and 400 is
owned by E. T. Anthony and the building
All and 413 is the property Of the Maison
Brothers