San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-03-14
Lockwood National
BANK
SAN ANTONIO, (: TEXAS.
j. 8. LOCKWOOD, Pres, MUIR, Cashier.
SAFE DEPOSI TVAUITS
A FIRE BUGS" WORK.
They Fire f. j. Beitels Lumber
Yard, Using a Starch Box
Full OF Kindling to
Start 1t Other

For the past year San Antonio has eX-
perenced more loss from fire than for any
two preceding years on record. They
generally start in about the same manner
and no one knows from where the fire
originated. Though many suspected,
none could truthfully say that the places
had been fired. Last nights fire at Beitel's
lumber yard would have been no
exception to the rule had not
Mr.. John Rieden discovered the fire in
lowing is his statement in regard to 1t.
~ had just returned home from the city
and was turning in for the night, when l
heard the chickens in the back yard max.
Ing noise, I thought that some one was
stealing chickens and started to 20 out
and see about them, when they shut up
i threw myself on the bed and
again the chicken commenced to make
a noise and at about the same time some
in moment and was told that the fire
was in the back of my yard. Running
back thought 1 saw man leaving the
place, but could not swear to it. l went
to the fence and looking over saw a starch
box full of kindling burning in amongst
the lumber moulding which were stacked
there. Picking up plank l commenced
side at about this time and saw that it
was too far gone to put out with plank.
Hearing some one say that there was
hose carriage near l commenced to look
for it and broke open the room where it
was said to be but could not find 1t. l
then turned in the alarm at box 90 Corner
of Medina and West Commerce streets.
easily have saved the whole she'd"
Several men who were there CORRIDOR
ated Rleden's story in every detail.
The fire started In the north end Of
shed lying next to the fence and soon
spread over the whole place. 1t caught
and burned down the stables Of Mrs. j.
w. Lamar and also damaged her house.
She sustained a loss of about $3.50, which
was covered by insurance.
Mr.. FL. Beitel'S loss amounted to about
$4,000, not half insured. He knew nothing
of the fire until it was over.
The fire broke out at just 12:45 a. m.
and was extinguished by a. m. The
hook and ladder company was first out
and engine number one followed close be-
hind IL.
The department did splendid work
Notwithstanding their hardness. Many
of the men worked In the smoke without
muzZleS.
just as engine number was returning
from the fire at Beitel's lumber yard an
alarm from the corner Of Navarro and
West Houston streets was sounded. They
hose. The fire was located in some trellis
work back of the fine Stumberg building,
which burned like paper.
The fire soon spread out in
the building and would soon have
consumed it had it not been for
the good work of the fremen, who
distinguished themselves for the second
time last night. They had it extinguished
within thirty minutes.
Mr.. Temple, of Temple & Hamilton's
business college, gave his loss as about
$500; fully insured. He was asleep in his
Office and was awOke by being almost
suffocated by smoke. He jumped
Sow OF After siS and get Msa' his the breath gp
he started for the back room where
Judge ]. L. Burgess, who has been i'll for
some time, was sleeping. The Judge had
been helped out by Mr.. j. 7. Norred, who
had spent the night with him. The fur.
niture in the room was total ruin and
belonged to w. A. Galloway. No insur-
room to dress and got into his clothes.
On reaching the door he found it locked
by spring lock. He then turned to a
window aud broke the paneS with
his, fists, cutting them badly,
and thus made his exit There were
the flames. Though the place is some
what done up, school will be held there
tomorrow.
Mr.. Stumberg's loss will probably reach
$500. 1t is fully covered by insurance.
Capt. Jas. Stevens, of the Mission Hose
company, fell through hole in the Sd floor
down TO the second floor. He struck and
broke two chairs on the second floor and
was rendered insensible. He was picked
up and carried out and DR.. Herff called
to attend him. His Injuries are danger
Gus, but not necessarily fatal
DIR. Tinkham lost about 500 by the
water. No insurance.
Both Mr.. Temple and Mr.. Stumberg
STATED their beliefs that the place had
been fired Mr.. Hamilton saw two men
going downstairs when he awoke. 1t
started from the second story of the trellls
and could not have been started from a
cigar stump, as was at first stated.