The morning call., 1894-11-05

Keith, valued at $500 to $4,000. the COM
psnlon OF which was bought oy Mrs.
PbHoe Hearst for $500. "A Mexican
Street Scene" by Marriott, painted IN the
glowing colors that distinguished Tue OLD
artist, was valued at $500. Not even the
wall where it hung is left. A large sun
lie OF game and hunters outht, Dy Chal-
liant, admirably finished after the GERMAN
school, was burned. 1t was loaned 10 tne
club by MIR. Sullivan OF New YORK: VINO
valued 1t at $1,000 and refused an offer Of
$500 in New York.
Coulter marine, "a Southeas.er e ln pan al
francisco Bay" considered worth SZOO OF
800; remarkably clever water color Oh
great size, by 2. Fletcher-W atson, the
Eosilsn water c0lorlst, showing tue houses
OF Parliament across the Thames through
smoky London atmosphere, worm a,
ieast 5000; The Valley Of the virgin,
large canvas by Charles Wilson. depict
ing a weird scene " ith strange atmospheric
effects In New Mexico. which would sell
Tor a few hundred dollars; "a California
Landscape. by Keith. worth S0Oo, d
french crayon of LA Cigale. that cost
$50; Loves Request" an oil by Ger
man artist, valued at $500. fed the furious
fames-a costly blaze, indeed. :
Besides there were pencil sketches OF
memo ers. carlcatures 10 color anu pen anu
INK valued for their associations Although
these estimates of commercial value are
made by some clubmeD, the pictures were
far differently regarded by tie members.
Tor no thought of money values conid Dc
associated With those treasures.
Old Bacchus, by Scbmid, must have mad
trlghtiul morning after his perpetual
orgle on the oaken maDtel as he perlsned
In the hrr, and the Mexican horseman
from the City of Mexico. with the CailfUr-
MA bear and other silent sentinels OF press
club life. persisted with the jolly god OF
wine.
As for the books, the club could not
boast of large library. though visitors
would be bored with q display of rare
works, In which no little pride was taken
by the bookworms. One set of the
Arabian Nights" (u0expurgated), an
edition de luxe, presented by James V.
Coleman, cost $500. Such classics as THE
Heptameron." etc., without a letter miss
ing from the original prints; complete
files of the Century Magazine. valuable
books of reference and old veilum-covered
treasures of the sixteenth and seven
teenth centuries were destroyed.
Should the firemen stumble across skull
and cross bones in the Heterogeneous debris
they must lot weave around those relics a
horrible sensation. No one was burned to
death. The remains were part OF the
Press Clubs ungodiy paraphernalia and
ranked as decorations.
When DR.. Gustav ReiZus. the eminent
Swedish phySlOlOgist, VINO maze 0lscOv-
cries in the human brain that placed him
above his fellows, visited San Francisco
TWO years ago be coveted the skull. 1t
came from Anacapa Islands, off Santa
Barbara, as the fragment OF sn extinct
race of men. DR.. ReitZlus wanted it for
the Royal University Museum of Stock
holm and for study; but the club could
not part with il without being discount
eous 10 the donor, and these eEbiems Of
mortality went The way Of all things
earthly.
One OF the features of the fire was the
satisfactory test which was made of tue
utility of stand pipes" which are placed
on buildings, together with fire escapes.
They consist of long p pes extending from
the base of the fire escape TO several feet
above the roof of the building 10 which
they ire attached. Hose can be attached
to the lower end of the pipes and water
forced up to the top of the building. With
nozzle attached TO the upper end effec-
tive use can be made of the water.
On the Summer-street side of the Ne
yada Bank building there is one of these
stand pipes. and when tie fire was at its
height and there was prospect of its
sweeping out the entire block water was
forced up to the top of the bank. and the
stream was used with great effect keep
ing subdued the seething mass of flames.
Fire Marshal Towe said that the stand
pipes from this bitiOn were a great
success. II is the first time that they have
been practically tested.