The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-15
SANTA CRUZ on FIRE.
The Business Section of the Cali
fornia Town Burned.
NO WATER TO QuENcH FLAMES.
Chinafown and the Courteous Taken--
Loss HanaP~ds Of ThSa-
sands OF Daiiars-

SANTA Csr-. CAL April! is-is:4s = M
Fire broke ols about 70 o'eieck lass night
near the courthouse. and burned in
circle. IL swept ever bali niie
Of territory n s1e. hear. OF th@
business portion Of the CITY. aud many
Of the finest Buildings we're destroyed
The Ere department suceeeced IN obtain
ing water, oas could make 20 eeadway
srainst the DANES With the iI1aited arpa-
ratus ~ their command
l;Se m.-The ire IS burning as serceiv
As ever. So far aoouf forty bai.dings have
been destroyed. and still TIE work
Of distraction progresses The IRE de-
parsrent can do nothing hrs
watch tie coaaagratson. Special trains
with ire engines on board have left San
Jose and Wassonviiis. and until they ar
rive nothing can be done so step the
flames The FIRE started At about 10 O'Clock
~ the coruer OF Cooper avenue snd Front
street and burned doxn 20 Pacine avenue
First row OF frame buildings were licked
up IN lev minutes. and sne fire reached
the Lecnharsi block, large orsck ssruc-
ture- They went 100, and then he
Hoisling block. the finest Building in the
city. The City bank was also burned ouE
The court house. Odd Fsllows' hall. post
Office. Western Union Office and ali emma
town suffered the same fate. The fire
is approaching the Wels-Fargo building.
and tia. will probably 60. The court
house vas worth $50 90. the Leonhari
block $4,000 aad the Hosaling block
$70.ooo- The losses are probably 500, 600
already.
$3.50 a. ma specia. TO the San Fran
cisco Examiner SAYS: The IRE started in
the +. A. Him building on Cooper street
The wind vas blowing strongly and quick
IL famed the IRE 20 tae adjoining build-
ings The danes attacked in turn the Leon
ard two-ssory brick Pilot hose house, the
Lodge saloon. Wessidorf & StaiIsar's two
story furniture store and the Hogallng
three-story brick building. All the build
ings in the rear on Front street we're then
rapidly consumed. and the FIRE Ieaped
across the street 70 the Garibaldi
house and q China house adjoining
Then the flames spread to the courthouse
eupola, and the entire structure was rap
idly enveloped by the fiery ele-
raent. The Odd Fellows shree-ssory
brick soon succumbed. Tremendous
efforts were made TO save q two
story block On the west side Of the street
in the hope OF staying the advance Of the
flames. but they ate their way through ali
the opposition structures. The water had
been shut of al 5 o'clock TO repair the
mains. and there was absolutely not
sufficient means TO fight the FIRE.
The flames rushed along Front street.
consuming ali the old rookeries and
threatening the Werner block, the
Simpson two story brick and the
Pease two story buIld;ng. Thou
sands of people rushed helplessiy
through the streets unable to render as
sistance. Others entered burning build
ings and did all in their power to save all
movahles. The fire is yet burning.
Santa Cruz is pretty little city of abou.
10000 inhabitants and is popular sum
ner resort. II is 100 miles from San Fran.
cisco down the coast aud has many fine
business blocks.