The morning call., 1892-07-05
IHE ERE RECORD.
a Few Alarms in the Daytime, but Many
at Night.

at Night.
The department was turned for a starter
at 2 20 O'Clock in the morning, in answer 10
a call from box 158. A two-story frame
building al CO Shipley street, owned by Mrs.
Griffin, was damaged to the extent of 500.
and the building adjoining, number 6S, got
It for about the same amount Number 66
was occupied by Graft Boyd, and 6S by
Timothy Riordan. The latter is owned by
a man named Goldstein. The contents of
both houses were damaged to the extent of
$50. The cause was fireworks.
Box 173 called the firemen ont again at
] 81 p. ~ This was for a chimney fire at
1884 Buchanan street.
Box 1S6 was turned in att 80 o'clock. This
vas for q two-story frame building at 247
Perry street, owned by Frank Griffin, and
occupied by Elizabeth Lunney. Damage
$40. Cause, fireworks.
Box 90 rang in at 2:15. The FIRE was in
oue-Story frame shed in the rear of John
ROSenfeld & Sons coalyaTd. on Beale street,
between Mission aud Howard. Damage
50. cause fireworks
Box 147 was turned in at 5:14 o'clock for
blaze in the one-story frame building at
200 ShOtweil street. owned by J. k. Sims,
and used by j. f. Whittier as barn. Dam
age to building $50 and To contents $50.
Box 81 came in at o'clock. 1t was
chimney IRE at 1715 Eddy street, In the res
idence of Mrs. Brooks.
Box 75 was turned in at 7:41 for blaze at
I'LL Market street, in the secondhand
clothing store of j. Cohen. The amount of
damage was $3.50. 1t is believed the fire
was the work OF an incendiary.
Box 321 was rung in al 80 p. NJ. for So
blaze in the two-stoTy frame dwelling oc-
cupied by S. Huffman at 2531 California
street.
Box 237 was turned in before the engines
got back to their houses. Detective John
Coffey's house at 1912 Dolores street was
injured 10 the extent of S25
James Flannagan's two young children
set their fathers house at 26 Allen street.
of Union, afire with fireworks, and called
the department out at 9:35. The building,
which is owned by w. j. Sloan was
damaged $50 worth.
Two still alarms were turned into patrol
. in the afternoon. One was from 10 Viii
low avenue; damage SO. Michael Floods
house at Ellis and Polk streets was damaged
to the extent OF $50 by the premature ex-
piOsion OF a toy Volcano.
District Engineer John Dougherty had a
narrow escape from death at little So fire
at "a "a Rausch street. While elm bing up a
rickety ladder the rotten wood gave way,
and he fell 20 feet. He was carried out on
a door and put in patrol wagon and taken
TO his home at 32I Sixth street.
a $50 ire occurred IN the residence of
Mrs. Margaret Poweilsen at 1928 Golden
Gate avenue, which was put out By the
lady's snn.
Box 2f7. time 10;4O = Two-story frame
dwelling 24l0 Geary street, owned by j.
Levy. Damage 10 bnilding $50 and to con-
tents S25 Cause, fireworks.
Box 267. time l0:54-Shanty on Serpen-
tine avenue. between Sixteenth street and
Corbett road. Cause. fireworks
Box 139, time ii 45-Three-story frame
building, owned b. john McHugh, 732
0'Farrell street. Damage to building $40.
Cause, fireworks.
Box 40 turned in the FIRE of the day at
midnight. The fire started in the cellar of
the Verein Eintracht. 316 Post street. and
worked up through wooden shaft to the
roof. The bar on the lower floor was COM
pletely gutted, and the gymnasium back OF
it was damaged by smoke. The department
did good work and saved the building. The
damage was variously estimated from $1,000
to 5000 The cause IS as yet unknown.
Box 81 was turned in at II 30 o'clock A.
NJ for s25 blaze at422 Natoma. in the two
story frame building owned aud occupied
bv j. III. Kelly. Cause. fireworks.
The alarm turned in at 80 o'clock this
morning was for a fire in stable at 222S
Union street. The building was totally
destroyed