The herald., 1894-10-07
SAN BERNARDINO.
THE DESTRUCTION OF THE Full
CHAM HOUSE BY FIRE.
The Arrowhead Reservoir Company's
Big Work SuccessfulIy Carr
ried Out-News
Notes.

SAN BERNARDINo, Oct. 6.-Judge A.
Brunson. formerly Of the superior court
bench OF Los Angeles, is q guest at the
New st. Charles.
DR.. A. j. Frost, the heavyweight of
the ministerial fraternity OF this city, is
progressing finely in his bicycle work, ss
he evidently thinks that whatever is
worth doing at all ia worth doing well.
He made run yesterday OF three miles
without falling off.
Last evening as Mrs. Fulgham, who
resides at the corner OF Tenth and B
streets, was about to retire for the night,
while crossing the room with kerosene
lamp in her hand, the lamp exploded,
throwing the burning oil over Mrs. Full
CHAM, ,enyeloping her instant tly in flames
Her cries brought the rest OF the family
to her assistance and by strenuous ef-
forts the flames were extinguished. At.
tention WAS then turned to the contents
OF the room, which was by this time
roaring mass of flames. After a strug.
gle the fire was extinguished and the
weary and thoroughly frightened house
hold retired, happy that they escaped
with life and with but little loss OF
property.
Just before O'Clock in the morning
they were awakened from their slumb.
ers only to find that the flames were
again around them compelling them to
flee for their lives. When discovered
the building was on fire from foundation
to roof and the inmates had barely time
10 save few articles, among them the
piano and little furniture, when the
walls fell in and the building was gone.
Mr.. Fulgham, who owned what was
yesterday a beautiful residence, with
ample grounds around it, left yesterday
for the mountains and returned this
morning at O'Clock to find hineelf
burned out and homeless.
The loss will be between $4,000 and
$4,000 and there was an insurance of
$2550 on the building and contents,
placed in the Insurance company of
North America, with Roe & Beaver.
This would have expired, unless renewed,
on the 18th of this mouth.
A reception was given at the Congre-
gational church last evening. The pro-
gramme. given under the direction of
Mrs. r. f. Garner, the chairman of the
evening and mistress OF ceremonies.
The first number was a solo by Prof. E.
ID. Wyckof entitled London Bridge,
which was rendered in his usual artistic
style. He was followed by Mrs. Ken
dali Holt, who gave the trial scene from
the Merchant of Venice, her delineatione
oil the several characters being excellent.
This success caused recall and she gave
dialect recital of How Mose Counted
the Eggs, that kept the audience in
very laughable frame of mind. Mr.. Nc
Nab followed with q pleasing baritone
solo, and gave way for the quarrel scene
between Brutus and Cassius, in Shake
speare's Julius Caesar, in which the
noble Brutus was finely portrayed by
Rev. j. B. Kendall. Cassius, the "lean
and hungry" is very difficult charac-
ter to portry, but in the hands of Cra-
mer B. Morris 1t received due considsra-
tion and the impersonations brought
out terrific applause. Fred jenkins
now came to the front with his cornet
and gave Old Kentucky Home in
mastery manner, with Prof. Wyckof at
the organ. He received most enthu-
siastic recall aud responded with an
other selection.
Tne Rev. O. A. Westenburg, was ten
derad q pleasant q reception last even
ing ct the Eirst M. E. church upon the
occasion OF his return to this charge iCr
another year. The church WAS crowded
with friends Of the reverend gentleman,
irrespective of religious belief, and a
joyous time was had.
The Arrowhead Reservoir company,
after laboring for two years, completed
one of the greatest engineering feats
ever undertaken in this part OF the
state. Workmen in tunnel No. broke
through the granite rock. letting day
light through its entire length Of 5000
feet. This is the principal tunnel of the
system through which the waters OF the
Moiave river will be diverted from the
northern watershed of the mountain TO
tho southern and from the desert to the
fertile valley of San Bernardino. The
Arrowhead Reservoir company have not
dssisted from pushing their vast enter
prise OF building reservoirs, canals and
tunnels, bat are steadily progressing to
final result OF watering the plains from
the city of San BernardIno to Ontario.
Go to Eckstrom, 800 s. Main street, for good
wall paper at the right price.