San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-12-08
FIRES.
Three Biazes Were Given the Fire
men Since Yesterday.

Three Biazes Were Given the Fire
men Since Yesterday.
Last night about o'clock the first fire
alarm of the night was turned In from
box sc, and was caused by blaze being
discovered in shanty on upper soledad
street. occupied by Rachel Wheeler, col
orpd, and was owned by Mrs. Paschal:
Some street car passengers saw 1t, stopped
the car and extinguished the danes. .,
Fire No. 2 was discovered about mid
night, in the kitchen OF Mr.. Ed; r, GLaze's
residence, 53l Oakland street. Fire was
all extinguished, it is said, at about six
O'Clock in the kitchen stove, but the en- ;
tire apartment was found to be ablaZe at
10 O'Clock and was a complete wreck
The remainder of the residence was saved
by the good work of the fire depat tment.
The building and contents were valued at
5000, insured for $4,000.
Fire No. 2 began some time early this
morning before six o'clock. This was
located at the junction of Romano and
North Flores and Bethel streets. The
Little Red Grocery, two stories, owned
by Mr.. Matthews, the Probandt building,
two stories, owned by Mrs. Probandt and
occupied on the first floor by Geo. Pear
sons mattress mandatory and second
floor by Mrs. Probandt and son, Charles,
as a residence; were destroyed with their
contents. while the two story frame resi-
dence adjoining, owned and occupied by
the Carothers family, was so badly des-
troyed thatit will have TO be rebuilt;
Several valuable shade trees in front OF
these buildings were destroyed, and part
of Mr.. c. G. ArtAt's fence, across
the street, was huI ned. Second
Ward Hose Company had three sections
of hose burned up between the PrOband-
n, kHh tho frat
men abandoned the hose on account OF the
great heat. -,
How the fire started is not known. The
| first intimation of it was some ladies OF Il
neighbOring house seeing a negro man who
| worked for MIR. Pearson and slept in the
lower part OF the building, drawing his
| burning bed mattraSs out Of the building.
One young lady, Miss Artzt, ran up to the
| second ward hose station. on San Pedro
avenue, and gave the alarm. A district
| alarm was sounded, and also an alarm
| from box "a, west of the San Pedro. The
horse of the hose truck at the second
! ward station bad been sent down
| To Main plaza little before
the alarm and a delay of this,
| the nearest aid, was thus made
| until the horse was returned. A genera
| alarm was next sent in and when the en-
| gineS arrived they first had 10 get uI
steam before water could be thrown. Tn,
| PrObandt building was then burned to the
ground and the Red Grocery, which hdC
not caught fire when the first alarm was
| given, was then burning. The firemrr
could only try to save the Carother'
building and this they partially
succeeded in doing. The furniture
of Mrs. CarOthers and portion
of Mr.. Matthews stock was saved
Mrs. PrObandt and her son saved them
selves. partially dressed. when the frt
was discovered, but had no time to saw
any clothing. valuableS or furniture, al
Of which was total loss.
The loss on the Matthews building ant
stock will be about $500; insured H.
81 600. The Prohandt building $3.50
furniture and fixtures $1,000 more, ant
Mr.. PearsOn's loss about Sl.OUO. Tn
Carothers building $500 and damages Il
furniture, etc, 81 600 more. making in al
a total loss Of about Sl5,5O0, only abou
| One-third insured