San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-18

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Charles King had a fight with 8
man on Alamo plaza during the fire.
A good deal of stealing took place
on Alamo plaza. but the police stopped
some of it.
A fireman was injured while at
work on the hook and ladder truck
on Alamo plaza, by piece of cornice
falling on him.
Monroe Pratt, while rescuing his
dog and some papers at the Soledad
street fire, was nearly stifled by
smoke. A friend got him out In time)
At anew building being con struct-
ed on Elmira street, north OF Madison
square, Saturday night, q man was
seen loafing about there, striking
matches. He ran off, however, when
neighbors who discovered him ap-
preached.
AT ABOUT the beginning of the SOL
edad street fire, the burning kerosene
cans exploded with q loud report.
This scattered the burning oil and
rendered rescue hopeless.
The Mission Athletic club fixtures
were damaged about $3.50 worth in
the Alamo plaza fire. The gymna-
SUM is upstairs in the rear of No. Is
Alamo street aud when the building
was threatened in the beginning of
the fire and the department had not
yet arrived, things looked very seri-
Gus and the boys went up stairs and
began piling the fixtures out Of
the window on ScholZ's gar
den gallery. Several pieces Of
the apparatus was broken and
Injured 10 the above extent The
wind changed and saved this build
ing.
The team of horses In the rear of
and under the store of Buck & Cox on
Losoyo street, were saved by q
thoughtful citizen and moved to
place of safety.
Alling & Cummins' friends opened
up the building on Alamo street and
removed great many wagons,
carrisges, etc, TO places OF safety
along Alamo and Commerce streets.
The fire department. needs more
hose. They had not enough for the
lumber yard fire, or else the firemen
could not find q bydrant near enough.
They had trouble in finding one
hydrant.
The lumb Der firm burned out had
fire in their Fort Worth yards, last
weeK, also.
The police and detectives worked all
night guarding property and render
ed other assistance.
Thousands of citizens end hundreds
fires.
Johnson Bros. will print the Eve
ming News at their establishment,
sy2I ri
The dislodged lawyers, on Soledsd
street, have taken quarters elsewhere.
The glass windows of the county
court house, were cracked, and the
front walls we're scorched.
The cornice at the Soledad street
fire fell on the electric and telephone
wires and broke the street car circuit,
stopping all cars in the city Tor the
night.
The passenger train from the north
was delayed little In reaching the
depot. on account of fire hose across
the track at the lumber yard fire.
4 man was touched aud received
severe shock by an electric wire on
Losoyo street, during the fire. He
was not badly injured.
A lady on Belvin street reports
that at the time the lum Der yard was
burning, she was at her gate watch
ing for her hus band to COME from
the fire aud two men passed.by. One
said. Lets go down on South
Flores street and touch off some
places down there" She thinks they
were Incendiaries.
A, D,eiss 3. F. johnson, Monroe
Pratt md l.. Wolfson have cards of
thai published, thanking the fire.
meI their excellent work.
A bic meeting was called and
held last night at Turner ball.
Abort one hundred prominent citi.
n we're there and resolved
lize citizens volun teer patrol
t. rvice with our police in guard
ing the city, block by block. A COM
mittee of five to choose these patrol
men, was selected. All citizens should
jein this movement.
The police have arrested several
suspicious characters in connection
with the recent fires.
The report that Mr.. Sam Mavericks
house was set on fire Saturday night
was found to be Incorrect. Some trash
in the alley between avenues B and
c was found to be on fire about that
time and led to the report.
Mr.. john II. Stephenson. news
paper man, lost his grip and mum
Der OF other things in the Soledad
street fire.
Firemen Will Watson and Tom
Mcleod, OF the Cd ward hose cart,
are laid up with blistered eyes and
faces.
Firemen belonging to No. l, No.
and the Mission hose house tainted &c
the lum Der yard fire.
The meeting between citizens COM
poittaa and the mayOr this morning