The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-12
ALAMEDA.

Servant Girl Burned to Death in Her
Attic Room.
q A fire, with very disastrous results, oc-
CURED in Alameda at an early hour yester-
day. About half-past in the morning the
servant girl of J. K. Lynch, residing on
Thirteenth street, near San Antonio avenue,
was awakened from her sleep by crack
ling noise. Upon opening the door of her
room, which was in the attic, she was met
with volume of smoke. Rushing to the
second floor where Mr.. and Mrs. Lynch
and their children were asleep, she kicked
al the door, and aroused them from their
slumbers, and then fastened outside, when
she yelled "Firep' at the top of her voice.
Unfortunately for the poor young woman
she rushed back to her room in the attic to
get some yaluables there, and that was the
last seen of her alive. The fire had made
rapid Roadway and consumed a portion of
the stairs leading to the attic. This was full
OF smoke, and it is thought that upon enter
ing her room she became unconscious, for
her charred remains we're found on the
floor.
The b'aze was noticed by Officers Wamp-
ton and Casey almost at the same time and
each turned in an alarm. Central Hose
Company was the first to respond and their
hose was attached 10 the bydrant at the
corner of Central avenue and Thirteenth
street, nearly 900 feet from the scene of the
IRE, anu as lbty only ldu OOO Ieei Oh nose
they could do nothing until Nhidden Hose
Company came, when their hose was at
tached. the pressure of the water III the
mains, however. was not sufficient to throw
the stream ten feet and the frem+n were
nOnpluSsed. In the meantime, the fire was
rapidly consuming the house and when
additional pressure was put on the mains,
the house was as good as gone. Only few
pieces of furniture were saved. The loss
will reach $1,000.
When the burning timbers were finally
eXtingushed tile remains oil the servant girl
were found. She was burned almost TO
crisp, and her features were not recogniZ-
able. The Coroner took charge of the re-
mains and Will hold an inquest to-day. Her
name was Anna kunlermann, and she was
native OF Switzerland. She was about %
years of age, and has q brother living in
San Francesca. The cause OF the fire was
detective f1up, and it is supposed to have
been smoldering since Saturday afternoon,
rs the smell of smoke was noticeable then.
The damage is covered by insurance.
Eddie Goodwin. an eght-year-old hoy,
met with painful mishap yesterday after
noon. In mpany with some other boys he
went into the Park Opera House and climbed
among the rafterS over the stage. He lost
his footing and fell distance of twenty
feet. he broke one of his legs above the
knee, and it is feared sustained internal
injuries. He is an orphan, and is living with
his grandmother, Mrs. Susan Barlow, who
keeps the Loyal Oak Hotel.
An entertainment will be given by the
pupils of Mrs. AliZtashed Langstroth In the
Park Opera House next Saturday evening,
for the benefit OF the building fund of Chris {
Episcopal Church.
The contest over the custody of the Morris
child will come up in the Superior Court
OF Tehama County to-day. The mother
wants to gain possession of the boy and the
father is contesting her claim.