The morning call., 1893-10-04

whom are employed upon various ways
upon buildings, except Magnussen, who
worked about the mill. These occupants
had about all they could do to get their
families and household effects out Of the
house; in fact, Magnussen barely escaped
with his wife and baby, and saved about
$500 worth of furniture.
The Campbell house was numbered 1921
Fulton street 1t was worth. says Mr..
Campbell, about $1,000. Mrs. Reynolds,
the occupant, saved her furniture. The
so-called haunted house, a two-st0ry frame
structure which Mr.. Campbell recently
moved from Post street, near Larkin. to
Fulton street, near his dwelling, was not
damaged iD the least.
1t was about 10 P. NJ. when the fire
started. Just what caused ii is a mystery.
Little Joe Reynolds. sitting in his moLher's
kitchen, saw the flames issuing from the
barn, and he lost no time in making the
fact known. Mrs. Reynolds says that
night after night gang OF men has made
the barn a headquarters. That building
adioined the engine and boiler-room of the
mill. and might have caught fire from the
furnace. if not from a cigar. The sixteen
horses that were in 1t were saved by the
stableman. Daniel Moriarty. Another
stablehand named Burke apprised the i'm
mediate neighbour ood OF the danger, and
as stiff breeze was blowing, ana all the
dwellings contiguous were of combustible
material, second alarm was sounded.
The first alarm was turned in from box
24s. corner of Fulton and Devisadero
streets. Five minutes later second alarm
was sent in and nine engines were soon on
the ground.
Engine 81 was the first to get its stream
on the fire, and No. % with No. truck,
engines IA. 10. 3 and four others quickly
followed.
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finishing lumber shed, the planning mill, an
Office building and quite number of lum-
ber piles. By IL o'clock they had done
their work.
The Jewish Orphan Asylum. a fve-story
frame structure which occupies the block
on the south side of Grove street, directly
opposite, had very narrow escape before
the department arrived. Luckily the wind
was blowing from the west. and as Alamo
spread Of the confagration was stopped
for lack OF something to burn.
Mr.. Henry MouSer, superintendent OF the
orphanage, discovered the flames emerging
from the engine-rOom and at once gave
the alarm in the home. In an instant the
120 inmates under his charge were out of
bed, and the nurses and teachers soon had
the children all dressed and seated quietly
in the schooroom on the lower floor, where
they remained until all danger had passed.
The orderly manner in which the chill
dren conducted themselves during the
excitement was remarkable.
II appears almost miraculous that the
property of Mrs Raphael, John Mckenzie
and A. c. Campbell. on Fulton street and
close to the property destroyed, was not
also burned.
Louis Lander was in his Office in the
Mills building when the fire started. He
knew nothing of the conhagration until a
friend came anj informed him that barn
adjoining his undergrad was 10 fla mes.
Two casualties Of rather serious nature
occurred. George 5. Bonner of engine %
and George Benning of truck 8 fell from
the roof of the Reynolds cottage while en-
gagged in playing water on the fire and re-
ceived painful injuries.
The alarm from box AZ at 3:24 A. NJ. yes
terday was for fire in the two-story
brick building Is Mason street, owned by
j. K. Prior end occupied by j. c. Denehy
as n saloon. loss $500; also in the one-story
frame building,re rear of Mason street. owned
by j. McDonough and occupied by }. 3.
Hicks as lodging-housr. loss $40. Cause,
carelessness with cigar.
The alarm from box 81 at 9 45 A. NJ. was
caused by burning tar kettle in South
Park, near Second street. adjoining fence
and lumber pile. No dam age.