San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-08-29
l.AREYOU INSURED?
SIM HART,
Fire. Life and;HCGident
INSURANCE Agent,
q Alamo Plaza, -
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THE FIRE.
Extensive Loss at the International
Stock Yards-Poor Hydrant

Extensive Loss at the International
Stock Yards-Poor Hydrant
Service.
The fire department was called out
yesterday afternoon at about $50
O'Clock by an alarm turned in at box
%, corner OF Medina and West Com
.-1erce streets in front OF Gsllagher's
ssloon. The alarm had hardly been
turned in before engine number l,
s0d hose cart had arrived at the fire,
closely followed by the Hook and
Ladder Company and Second Ward
hose cart, who had seen the fire and
started before the alarm had been
raised. The fire took place
st che corners of San Louis
asa Medina streets, and one
~nslf block extending back
from Medina street to Frio street and
which was occupied by Hord, OAR
Hngton and Rusk's stock yard was
burned to the ground. The loss on
that which was burned amounted to
about 81 900, aud the insurance
amounted to about s., 800. The place
had been insured tor its full value,
out the owners had let it run out all
except about one half. The yard had
not been used since last March and
the manner in which the fire origin
ated is mystery mot easily
solved. Those who first saw
1T say that they noticed a
z small streak of smoke issuing from
near the office, but that they did
not pay much attention TO it as it was
suppose to be trash pile burning.
This is said TO have burned
about two minutes in this manner,
when suddenly the whole place burst
into flames as though it had been a
powder house so high did the smoke
and flame rise. 1t seemed to catch all
in one puff.
The Mission and Sunset hose com.
rpanies coupled their hose and con
nected with engine number two,
which worked at the plug on the cor,
ner of Buena Vista and Medina
streets, the distance between the
water plug aud the fire was about l2OC
feet, and it took the hose of two carts
reached it. The Second Ward Hose
company, and Number Ones hose
cart coupled up and annexed to en-.
CINE No. l, which pumped water from
a plug at the corner of San Luis and
Pecos streets, about the same distance
from the fire as engine No. = was
There were anumber Ofremarks made
about the amount or trouble the fire
department had in getting wa'er. L
is said about two years ago the city
council ordered the waterWorks com
psny to put some hydrants in that
ueighborhood, but the waterworks
mad never been notified.
No. 2 hose car t struck curb stone a.
they were turning into Medina street
the cart was bounced upwards and
the men upon it were sprinkled abou
the streets. No one was injured. anC
ia less than minute they were bach
ia their places. The firemen rushed
into the flames and smoke as soon a.
they got there hose laid, and soon haC
the fire under control. They saved
Oue.half of the yards but the rest wa,
already burned when they com
menced work. If they could hav,
had water sooner they probably would
have saved the greater part of tn,
place.
The pens adjoining this one wer,
filled with cattle, horses and sheer
when the fire started. Sam Graves
aud a number of others ran to tn,
pens and drove the stock into MedIn,
street.