The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-05
ca sterly direction, being carried by the
wind.
Thav wara repa rfied NJ nm alamapt nf dom

wind.
They were regarded as an element of dam
| ger, not only by the Fire Department, but
| by the property-owners in the block below
| the fire. These could be seen with hose in
hand at the top windows of their residences
and on the roofs playing the water in
| great anxiety.
On the north side of Bush street, in the
same block as the fire, many residents an
| tlclpated at one time the destruction of their
property, and removed their valuableS and
furniture to adjacent places of safety.
ANOTHER DWELLING ABLAZE.
The sparks falling in great numbers on
the dwelling of DR.. Cohen, at 1641 Bush
street, set fire to the roof, but as soon as the
blaze was discovered it was put out by
means of hand hose and buckets of water.
Ihe building Is situated some distance from
the main fire.
THE FIREMEN WIN.
The fremen fought the flames hard. and
/ deserve credit for their work. For long
while 1t looked as ii the burning element
| would prove the victor; but by pursuing the
policy of confining the flames to where they
mad obtained control and preventing their
spreading to other localities. the firemen
finally triumphed, and by II o'clock had the
| flames under control.
The accidents to several of their number
show how vaiantly they worked. even at
| the risk of life and limb, TO prevent large
| destruction of property.
| ENTIRELY DESTROYED.
| The Centenary Church was entirely de-
| stroyed, being burned to the ground. So,
also, was the parsonage in the rear. The
! church was moved to its last site about five
years ago, but was recently handsomely
| fitted mp.
Il also had in the basement a meeting
chapel, where gospel, missionary and other
| societies, besides prayer meetings, were
| held. 1t contained piano.
| Inc church and parsonage were most
comfortably furnished at considerable eX-
| pense, the pastor being Rev. Johu Harmon.
| ESTIMATE OF DAMAGE.
He was not in the parsonage when the fire
broke out, nor could he be found afteIward
| 10 tell what the parsonage contained. Cap
| tain White, however, estimated the damage
| to the church alone at $4,000 He was un-
| able to estimate the loss on the parsonage
| IN the rear, which was also burnt to the
ground. The insurance was thought to be
very light.
A TOTAL LOSS.
A house owned by d. SamueIs, the lace
| merchant, at 1719 Bush, and occupied by
Joseph WUllberg, Of the firm of Zadig, Woll-
| berg ~ Co., was also totally destroyed, the
| loss being estimated at $4,000.
The three dwellings on the east side of the
church were destroyed, but not entirely
| consumed like the others, a large portion of
| the third being left standing. They we're
| owned by l. B. l.. Brandt, and were occupied
! as follows: 1713 Bush. |. b. l.. Brandt :;
| l7l7 Bush, A. Godchaux. insurance agent;
| 1915 Bush, Charles Leavy, United States
Appraiser.
The loss on these buildings is placed at
S37,OO0 much Uf which is covered by in-
| surance.
the buildings were once owned by
| capitalist named Schryer, who is
! now in Europe. So quick was the spread of
the flames, that little time was had to save
| any OF the effects OF these residences. Only
lew valuanleS and but little light
furniture had been removed when
| the ferceness Of the flames compelled the
occupants to vacate. AS result the per-
sonai effe- Is were all destroyed The in
surInce on these is not thought to be much,
and the value of the destroyed furniture
could not at once be estimated even by the
owners.
ON COUGH STREET.
Considerable damage was also done by
cutting to the buildings on the east
side of Cough street, occupied by E.
other buildings, owned by Simon
Bachman of Elberg. Bachman IS Co., and
Maurice Schmitt, Fire Commissioner, es-
eaped uninjured. save the partial destruction
of the gardens by water and the tramping
OF the flremen with their hose.
THE TOTAL LOSS.
The total loss is estimated by Captain
White of the Fire Patrol at 100000. The
full insurance could not be learned, but it
viii fall far short of the total loss. The
Centenary Church was repaired last March
at considerable expense and was valued at
5000 If insured the amount is not
thought TO be large.
FIRED BY SPARKS.
About 1915 o'clock the attention of the
large crowd IN attendance at the fire was
attracted to quite a lively blaze on
the roof of building at 1GO6
Bush, caused by sparks falling from
the church fire. No alarm was
| turned in and one of the engines
present vas sent to put out the blaze
which it soon succeeded in doing. The
damage done amounted to $500, and is fully
covered by insurance.
The dwelling is owned by Mrs Gala
CHER and occupied by T. Coyle.
ROOF DAMAGED.
No. 1904 Bush street was also slightly
| damaged ON the roof from falling sparks.
At u O'Clock large crowd still re-
mained at the scene of the fire,
which the fremen had not yet ex-
tinguished. Many of these left their homes
to see the fireworks provided at the expense
of the city, and OH their return Just as these
were over witnessed a different and more
expensive display.