The morning call., 1894-11-07
DESOLATED HOMES
A Destructive Fire on
Geary Street.
SEVERAL HOUSES Quilted.
The Firemen Held Back by a
Great Crowd.
ESTIMATED LOSS SIS 1000,
Dr. Cleveland, Ex-SchooI Director.
ESTIMATED LOSS SIS, 600
Dr. Cleveland, Ex-SchooI Director
the Heaviest Loser-The Origin
CT the Blaze Unknown.

The northeast corner of Gearv and
Leayenworth streets was the scene of
destructive fire that ragged for two hours
last night and left several families and
many dodgers homeless. DR.. CbsrIas n
Cleveland. ex-SchoOl Director, was the
heaviest loser. The fire broke ont At IN
o'clock in carpenter-ShOp at 634 Gearv
street and after damaging several build
ings on that thOrOughfare turned at the
corner and Quilted the buildings from GOO
to COS Leaven worth street.
Policemen were few and far between
when the fire was discovered, and a great
crowd gathered in front of the blazing
carpenters shop, from which the flames
were darling across the sidewalk. The
fremen, under acting Chief Dougherty.
fought their way with great difficulty
through the swaying throng Of sightsesrs.
and when they had established connection
with Spring Valley much valuable time
had been lost. Flames we're then bursting
the roof and sides of several houses on
Geary and Leavenworth streets, and
jewellers upon the hIitops looked down
upon what was apparently the beginning
Of great CONFEDERATION. Ten minutes
after the first alarm the second was sound
ed and i've engines were on their way to
REINFORCE those that responded to the first
call.
Three children who were slumbpring
sweetly in DIR. Cleveland's house, caring
nothing for election returns, were carried
out Of the blazing building, and tenants
ana dodgers began the work of removing
their valuables, a task which they were
soon compelled to abandon, as the fire
gathered Roadway with great rapidty.
From the carpenters shop owned by
Blondin & Clark the flames spread east
wardly t. E. Wolfe's plumbing establish
meDt, $50, and Morton's coal and wood
vard, $50 Geary street, both of which
were slightly damaged.
Mrs. Susan Cimmann's millinery store
at ga Geary in front of the carpenter shop
was badly damaged. Her loss is estimated
at $780, She had just moved into the
house and was not insured. Blondin Il
Clark's loss is estimated at 1925. They
were insured for 5000.
Caesar Bachman's barber shop, 638
Geary street, was slightly damaged.
II. Flathman's saloon at the corner Of
Geary and LeavenwOrth was badly dam
aged by fire and water. He estimates his
loss at $1,000. He was insured for $500.
Dr. Cieveland's Office and Flathman's resi-
dence were at 600 ana 600R LeavenwOrth.
Both we're Quilted.
DR.. CleveIand's dwelling, 602, Mrs. Jane
Armstrong; lodgings, GOA. and Mrs. Drey-
fus' lodgings, COG leavenWOrth street, were
badly damaged and rendered unin h bita-
BILE by the fire. The Navelle residence at
COS Leavenworth was deluged with water.
The loss will amount to $500.
The cellars under two of the houses on
Leavenworth street were filed with dry
wood. The fire broke out three
times in these buildings before it was
finally extnguished. The losses will
amount to about $4,000. of which the
greater part will be borne by DR.. Cleve-
land. He and most of the tenants of his
house were insured. The origin of the
blaze is unknown.
District Engineer Dolan fell from the
top of one of the buildings and had his
right leg broken. He was taken to his
home at 203O Pine street in the patrol
wagon.