The morning call., 1893-07-06

who bobbed up from no one knows where
gathered around the debris left from a
choph0use that had been burned. They
found potatoes. eggs and a cOtfeep0t and
calmly seated themselves for meal.
They roasted the potatoes, cooked the
eggs and boiled the coffee in the embers Of
the house aud fixtures. belonging to the
restaurant man, and after a hearty meal
vanished in the direction of San Rafael.
For wonder the ladies at both the Hotel
FL Monte and in the cottages and houses
surrounding behaved with great presence
of mind. Those who had children got the
little ones down on the roadway at the
foot of the bluffs first and then returned for
their 'penates." The young women and the
married ladies' who had no babies to
look after gathered their jewels together
early aud found a place Of safety where
they could watch the fire and admire the
work Of their particular young men as they
struggled in their efforts to help stay the
flames. One heartless Individual sug-
grsted that the reason the fl ,nnel attired
you z men worked so hard was because
they knew the girls were watching them.
but whatever the cause the good work of
the butterfly young men" must not be
overlooked.
When the fire was out and all danger
passed the fire tugs from San Francisco
arrived and made a great deal Of noise
in the hills. An hour and three-quarters
elapsed between the time the telegram was
sent to this city asking for help and the
arrival of the first hreboat. Who Is to
blame for the delay is not known. but
certain it is that had one or both Of the
fireboats responded quickly the damage to
Sausalito would have been small.
The total loss will probably reach 49,
600. not more, one-halt OF which is COW
nv Tho fro in ha loDU
run, will prove a blessing for the little
summer resort. Some movement toward
better protection against fire will undoubt-
edly be made, if not by the community as
a whole. by the property-owners individu-
ally. Since the business portion Of the
town skirts the foot of the cliffs with the
bay only fifty feet away, it will be easy to
establish system of hand fire pumps that
will, with sufficient hose, amply protect
the Town.
The losses are as follows: Tamalpais
Stables, $1,000; Tamalpais Hotel. $4,000;
Lisbon House, $1,000; Phil Grethal, S240O;
George CHM. $1,000; j. Thomas, $500;
James Brand. $1,000; Cochrane. $500; j.
Lawrence. $500: Sunset Telephone Com
pany, $3.50; North Pacific Coast Railroad
Company, 500.
The above does not include, OF co urse.
the losses OF individuals boarding at the
hotels. nor does the estimate given fully
cover the losses Of property-0wners who
had grounds adjoining their houses which
were well equipped. 1t is said that an ef-
fort will be made to rebuild the burned
district In substantial manner and make
1t at once attractive and safe.
An eyewitness of the fire in a commune
cation 10 TIE CALL writes:
The fire was confined to a range of small
buildings Immediately IN front of the ferry
LANDING tenanted by miscellaneous lot Of
people. and the wiping out of these tene-
meufS is regarded as blessing rather than
a misfortune. One of the most incessant
workers in staying the spread of the flames
TO the hill residences was young William
Kruse, who worked all through the morn
Ing hours with an activity that belongs to
youthful energy. Too much praise can
not be given to the apprentices belonging
to the different English merchant ships
lying in Richardson Bay. The lads landed
in numbers and Immediately went to work
In places where they could do the most
good. Where the fire was hottest and the
danger greatest these youngsters were
damage to their clothing never relaxed
their efforts till all danger was over.
As an incident it may be mentioned that
one Of these young sailor ladies had his
trousers torn in his engagement with the
fire on the hill, and III essmate shouted to
him:
Hi, Jack! your trousers are going"
Jack looked at the torn neither integu-
ments and shouted back:
"Oh, blast the trousers; let's get this
bloody fire out"
Very resolute and very EngIis
They worked oil the hill, with wet cloths
as shields, and repealed the flames. al
though some OF them were singed while a
work. They had more judgment than the
people OF the burg themselves, who seemed
distraught at the sudden calamity.
The lads Looked begrimed and fatigued
enough when the struggle was over and
much impaired in the matter of clothing,
but they were happy and jolly neverthe-
less in the thought that they had been Of
some service. They have had good many
lay days with their sGps in the bay await
ing charters. and all their latenl enrrpx