The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-06-29
Special TO the REcoRD-UNIoN.


SAN Francisco, June 2S.-In the block
on the north side of Howard street, be-
tween Fourth and Fifth streets. a black
ened waste now marks the spot where
last night stood number of structures
occupied by business concerns and resi-
dences.
tire, the origin of which is unknown,
and which will probably never be ascer-
tanned, broke out in one of the buildings,
and before its progress could be checked
1t burned over and reduced to ashes every
stick of timber on an area fronting $50
feet on Howard street and extending
from the latter thoroughfare to a small
street to the north, known as Natoma
court.
1t was shortly after o'clock this morn
ing when kilmartin, the harness man Of
the United Carriage Company's stables
on Natoma court, noticed smoke and
flames issuing from the rear of Hugh
Hymns stable on the opposite side of the
street. Inc harness man quickly called
the attention of Charles Cornelius and
). w. Pratt, employees of the carriage
company, to the fire, and they got out
fire hose and made an attempt to ex-
ungulsh the blaze. The lire, however,
| had gained firm hold on the dry hay in
the barn, and as the building was like so
much finder, the two men found that
they were utterly helpless to do effective
work.
An alarm of fire was then turned in.
but when the engines arrived the flames
| had gained such Roadway that the prop
| erty was doomed, and the firemen turned
their attention TO Keeping the flames from
! spreading to the adjoining buildings.
Hugh FLYNN, the contractor and wood
| and w Of h,YS
was at S4o and $50 Howard street, suffered
the greatest loss. In his stables were
| slXty-three horses, and all of the animals
were roasted to death. An effort had
been made by some kindly disposed per-
sons to liberate the imprisoned beasts.
| but the fire spread so rapidly that only a
| half a dozen horses were unhitched and
| these dashed madly up and down the
! stable until overcome with the heat and
flames, when they fell and persisted. The
rest of the horses died in their stalls and
the ruins of the stable this morning pre-
| scented a Sickening sight, while the odor
of roasted flesh was nauseating.
The fire gained its foothold in the
northwest corner of Flynn's barn, and as
the wind was blowing toward the ferry
the flames travelled eastward to lick up
everything i'll their path.
South of this building on Howard
street was long twO-story building
occupied on the upper floor as lodging
house by w. J. Monahan. This place
was practically Quilted.
Next to Flynn's coal yard on the east
was Il. d. Sullivans livery stable, ex-
tending from Howard street to the small
street in the rear. In the upper story Of
the front portion OF the building lived
SuIliyan's family, and the family Of Geo.
| Gerken. The furniture in the second
story was totally destroyed.
| Sullivan had in his stable five horses.
six buggies, two wagons, one cart, lot
of harness and a quantity of hay and
grain. All of these were burned, the
horses perishing in the stalls. There was
no time to save them.
| Below Sullivan's stable, to the east, was
a two-story frame building occupied by
| f. NJ. Stone on the lower floor as horse
shoeiug shop, and on the second story by
! William McManus, a saloon-keeper, as a
dwelling. Stones shop was ruined, and
nothing was left of the furniture upstairs
worth taking away.
! The fire stopped in its course eastward
at the carriage factory of II. L. Holmes IL
! Co., 634 and S36 Howard treet. This
place, like the barns of Flynn and SulIi-
van, extended from street to street.
1t was not until o'clock this morning
that the last engine was ordered home.