The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-17
BOULDER.
] Town In The Santa Cruz Mountains in
ASh6S-LOSS Over $4,000.

BOULDER Santa Cruz County,, July TO-
The business portion of Boulder is in ashes.
the result of fire which broke out at II
o'clock last night. Boulder is situated at
the terminus of the FELTON, and Pescadero
Railroad, distant about seven miles from the
FELTON, Station, on the narrow-gauge line to
Santa Cruz. 1t Is located in the Santa Cruz
Mountains, and for a number of years has
been resort for many who wish to spend a
quiet outing. The town is laid out pripcI-
pally on main street, with several cross
streets which lead from the railroad to yari-
GUS points in the mountains, and one Dor
ton nearest to the railroad depot is called
New Boulder, while another, principally the
residence portion, is known as Old Boulder
The FIRE broke out in the new portion, and as
the means to combat a conflagration were
very limited, it was impossible TO stay the
progress of the flames. The only building
That escaped destruction was the large gen.
grail merchandise store owned by Dougherty
q Middleton. This, however, did not es-
cape scorching, and would have been
destroyed bad it not been that the wind
changed and carried the flames 10 another
b direction. The buildings destroyed, with
enc or two exceptions, were on ly one story in
height, and they wero all frame structures
The ire ragged until 6 o'clock this morning
when 1t was controlled by the inhabitants
Of the town, assisted by the men who are
employed in the saw-mils In thu vicinity.
Some Of the volunteers came from the S. C.
V. Mills three miles distant
The Central Hotel, seven saloons, a
restaurant candy-store, fruit-store, livery
stable, butcher shop, blacksmith shop and
several dwellings W ere burned. The rail-
road employees pulled all the rolling stock
to point of safety. and after that they
used the engines to pull down houses that
were in the line of advancing flames. Lines
were fastened around some of the houses.
made fast to the locomotives, and In that
way several were torn down.
1t Is estimated that the loss will exceed
$4,000
Following Is the losses as far as can be
escertained: Central Hotel loss $1,000 in
surance $1,000; Il. Weber, keeper of the
hotel, loss $500 on stock and fixtures, no
insurance; Kinds Block, occupied by j,
Bernbeim d Son, Jewelry, loss $780, covered
by insurance; G. Holloway, saloon, $500. no
insurance; w. G. Sawiu, fruit-store, $50;
D ). johnson, saloon and fixtures, $1,000,
parity insured; McAbee's saloon and dwell
Ing house. 81 900. no insurance; Basham's
clearinghouse, $1,000 no insurance; Bald
WINS restaurant, $500, no insurance; Nc
Abee's stable and dwelIing-house. $1,000.
little insurance; NJ. Sarmento's saloon, bill
lard hall and dwelling, $500, insured; Her
rem q Co., butchers, $500; Koehn's saloon
and building, $500; William Walker, fix
lures and stock. $500, partly insured
Dougherty d Middleton's blacksmith shop
and contents, meat market, building and
three dwelling-houses, $1,000. insured !;
koehn, two houses, $500. The damage to
Dougherty q MiddetOn's store was $500.
The wind veered before the fire could
reach the railroad yard with its piles Of
wood.