The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-22
AFTER ELEVEN DAYS.
The Coal Fire at the Rolling
Mills EXtingui5hed.
I. Donlan, an Extra Fireman, Almost Loses
His Life by Falling Near the Burning
Mass of Anthracite

The fire in the coal buukers of the Pacific
Rolllng-mlis was at last extinguished yes
terday morning.
Late on Wednesday night the men at
work gained control Of the fire. bat it was
not until early yesterday that the fire was
virtually put out
The fire started in the coal bunkers on
Monday, January 18th, and burned steadily
Tor almost eleven days. Spontaneous COM
bustion is the only cause assigned for the
outbreak. There were stored in the bunk
erslbetween 10000 and 1900 tons of Aus
traIian coal, valued at between $4,000 and
100000.
AS soon as the fire started everything was
done to eXtinguiSh it, even the fireboat
Anasha of the Harbor Commissioners be-
Ing called into requiStiOn. 1t was soon dis
covered that the fire had obtained too much
headway and the company began to take
out as much coal as possible. Eighty
carts were employed. fifty during the day
and thirty at night, and the work Of taking
out the coal was prosecuted without inter-
ruptIon. The expense to the company from
this source was $500 day.
COAL TAKEN OUT.
The workmen took out between 5000 and
and 5000 tons, The amount Of coal actually
punt was not very large, the greatest dam-
age being the partial destruction of til rest
by taking out OF the coal what is known as
its life or strength. This was caused by the
intense heat. A large quantity of the coal
was transformed into coke. In consuming
the coal now so much more Will have to be
used In order to obtain the same degree OF
neat. The tire-bOat Anasha left the mills
Yesterday. as the fire was practically eX-
tinguished
The Superintendent of the mills stated
yesterday that il would be impossible to es-
Innate exactly the damage. For labor al
most $4,000 was expended. AS the coal
would be used in getting up steam no eStl-
mate could be made as to the company's
loss In TINS respect. Its strength was greatly
le'sened, anu more viii have to be used in
order to produce the same amount of
power The fire also greatly damaged the
sheds Oh the bunkers and the chutes
TWO ACCIDENTS.
During the progress of the fire two acct
dents occurred, one of which almost resulted
fatally. The nrst accident happened on last
FRIDAY, when Edward Keller, residing at
1892 Green street, fell through ono of the
chuteS near the fire and broke his left arm,
besides greatly damaging his face. On
tuesday last a more serious accident oC-
CURED, when I. DOnlan, a fire eXtraman
'SSiUiub VI I9-tiSutH ANU OISOiu
streets, Tell while engaged IN putting out
the fire. A quantity If coal followed him
IN his fall, almost burylng him. Had he
gone little further down he would have
been roasted within sight of his cO-wOrkerS.
lie was quickly extricated and taken to a
| drugstore, where Dr. Wemple treated the
sufferer. 1t was found That four of DOMAINS
| ribs were broken He remained uucon-
scIous for many hours, but was finally
| taken to his home, where he remains
scarcely able to breathe.
On Tuesday, John Crowley, laborer at
tile Pacific Rolling mills, was accidentally
struck in the head by large piece of iron
which split open his skull. He now lies at
his nome In the POtTeTO in very dangerous
condition.
THE LIFE-SAVER.
Alexander Smith, the workman at the
Union Iron Works who several weeks ago
herocaly seized a boy named Scott, vino
was caught IN some gearing. thereby saving
the lads life, but losing one Of his own
arms, is out and about, and Will soon return
to work. Although the arm was badly
mangIed his physician saved the member
from little above the hand. Smith in con-
sequence has useful stump, and Will be
able to work.
Henry Hogan, a South San Francisco
tough, on Wednesday night forced his way
into the home Of an old shoemaker named
NJ chael Mcnamara and severely beat him
because the old man refused him admission.
Hogan was arrested for battery.
Oscar ii. Walter was arrested on WedneS-
day night by Sergeant Bennett and charged
with beating his wife. Oscar knocked her
down and used her head as q New Years
broom.