The morning call., 1894-10-29

by various tenants. 1t was discovered
about l O'Clock in the m orning by K. Bars
key. who occupied the ground floor. A
pile of kin0ling-wood aud a muller sa tu-
rated with turDentine had been built on a
ledge and set on Ere. But through Bars
keys timely discovery it was extinguished
before much damage was done. The out
house WAS connected by wooden cover
with the main building and the flames
wonld have quickly spread TO il.
Then followed on September 16, about 8
o'clock in the morning. a fire that Gu
tailed loss of $500. 1t started in the
rear of the Chinese laundry. 24S Eleventh
street, owned by Mrs. Schnutenhaus.
1t burned along the rear of several houses,
destroyed the stable and cottage 1861
Folsom street. owned by John Dolan,
a carpenter, and occupied by John ROseu-
berg, fruit-dealer. Rosenberg's horse
was roasted alive.
Next Sunday morning about 4 o'clock
fire started In the rear of The same
buildings and ended at 1506, also owned by
Dolan, and occupied by d. Connell, a COM
pos;tor employed on THE CALL, which
was totally destroyed; insured. The resi-
dence OF Jacob Albach, 1903, was also COO
siderably damaged. which was covered by
insurance. The loss was estimated at
S16j0. This fire was discovered by a
young man named Graves, who drives a
milk wagon, and who turned in an alarm.
On this occasion Ed Madden, a printer.
was on his way home from work on one
nf the morning papers, and while passing
DOlan's cottages fe observed two men
walking away from the building. He
called TO them that the cottage was on
fire, but they simply walked on. He again
shouted to them. but they increased their
pace and disappeared. IL was dark at the
time and he could not give a description
OF the two men, who were no doubt the
incendiarieS.
After this fire tho neighbors became
thoroughly alarmed, as they were salts
fed firebugs were infesting the locality.
The insurance companies were also
alarmed, and as some of the buildings
were reconstructed by the owners, the
companies avaiIed themselves of the
chance to cancel all the risks they could
in the locality.
Fire Marshal Towe has been hunting
for the frebugs ever since the first fire
occurred, but he is completely at loss to
| ind any motive which would give him
clew. He consulted the police authorities,
and the policemen on the beats were in
structed 10 keep sharp lookout for any
further attempts. The neighDOrs were
also keenly alive to the necessity OF trap
ping the trebugs, aDd decided to be as
watcbfu as they possibly could.
Notwithstanding all these precautions
the fifth fire broke out shortly after 3
! O'Clock yesterday morning in two-story
building owned by Mrs. Hclbacb, 244
Eleventh street. There is vacant store
on the ground floor. No. DAG. and the
upper floor was empty with the exception
| of small room in the front part of the
| building. which Mrs. Holbach kept fur
nisbed and occupied in the day time. At
night she slept with neighbor next
| door.
There is blind alley called Burns place
which runs from Eleventh street westw ard
on the north side of Mrs. Holbach's build
ing. The fire broke out in the porch in
| the rear of the building, entering from
BorDs place. 1t was discovered by the
young man. Graves, the driver of the milk
| wagon, who turned in an alarm from box
79, on the corn er sof Folsom and Twelfth
streets. The fremen promptly responded
and confined the flames to the rear part of
the building, which was Gutted. The loss
is estimated a $500, but is covered by an
| insurance OF $500.
The Fire Marshal and Captain Comstock
Of the Underwriters' Patrol made
thorough investigation into the cause of
This fire yesterday, but they failed to get
! any clew to the iDcendiaries.
Mrs. Sullivan, who lives at 259 Eleventh
street, was awakened by the sound of The
| alarm and looking out OF her window saw
| two men running from the fire. They
turned west on Folsom street.
Mrs. Bates, who also lives at $50
| Eleventh street, says she saw two men in
| front of Mrs. Hobach's house. One had
hold of the other and she heard the former
| say. "Get out OF this you ---."
| The man, who was snort and thickset and
looked like hoodlum. broke from the
| others grasp and she saw him run down
| Eleventh, cross over Folsom and dsa ppear
behind polling booth which stands near
the corner. An effort was made yes sterday
/ 10 find the man who had hold of the other.
but nobody seemed TO knew who he could
be. The Fire Marshal is hopeful that he
| Will find him yet
| Cornelius Mullen says he was in Boden's
saloon, on Mission and Eleventh streets,
| with some friends talking politics. When
they came out and were walking along