The morning call., 1894-09-14

Jnurneymen Shipwri ght's Ass ociation /; B.
Barquint, tailor; Eugene WeiZig. shoe.
maker, and B. DagIOvicb, restaurant.
keeper. They saved much of their furni-
ture and stock from the flames.
The buildings on East strset between
the rear of Scott & McCord's barn and
FOLSOM street, were destroyed. They
were lew frame structures, and, like those
on Steuart street, we're lOdging-housps
aud saloons They were owned bv SEQ t,
Rider IL McCord and ii. Kasch. The
building owned by kasch was a long two
story frame. occupied by him as a saloon
and lodgtng-house. 1t was valued with its
contents at $4,000. Harry Mncre's saloon,
John PurceIfs restaurant Eyan's board.
lng-nouse and One-story building whose
| OCCUPANT was unknown followed soon
after kasch's place was wiped out
while one of the lodging-hOuses was
Durnlng large Newfoundland ran up.
stairs and made his way to front win
dow. The fire crept up after him and
burned his retreat. His black face looked
apDeallngiy down at the crowd on the
sidewalk. The mute prayer for succor
was answered by couple of sailors, who
placed ladder against the building and
carried him down.
Engine 2, the crack machine of the
Fire Department, which was awarded .the
first prize at the Columb bian Exposition.
was disabled an hour after the fire broke
out. 1t was stationed on the wharf near
the Oceanic dock and was working to the
satisfaction of the engineer when its
balance wheel broke into fragments and
fell to the ground. The disguised firemen
sent the handsome but useless machine to
the Corporation Yard. A flaw in the
wheel caused the accident.
Somers e. Co lost no time in finding a
new Office. While their hay and grain
was smoldering and tine fire was raging
along the north wall of the house on Fol.
som street they nailed strip of redwood
bearing the following rudely painted no.
tice to telegraph pole that stands in
front OF the place where their Office had
been:
somers & Co. have removed
to 534 and $50
Sixth street. between
Bryant and Branuan.
Telephone 100
This exhibition of enterprise and pluck
In the presence of disaster was heartily
applauded by the spectators, and a few
moments later another rude signboard an
n0uDced that Scott & McCord had removed d
to BIO Steuart street. McCord was still on
his lumber pile and empnaiically declared
that he would not be removed until the
hre was over, and he remained on his
perch until the last engine departed At
one time the streams of the tugs were
directed toward the buildings that were
Dur"lng on East street. but fell very far
SNORT OF the mark. 1t was the unanimous
opinion that their service could be vastly
improved and made invaluable in fighting
fires on the 'front.'
The electric wires, as usual, impeded the
progress OF the iremen and had to be cut.
a nreman who seized an end of one of the
live conductors was stunned by the shock,
and Tor moment feared that the summons
nad come to him 10 give an account of the
deeds done in the flesh.
Harry Hook. policeman employed by
the Market-strert company, ielephoned 10
the manager of the San Francisco and San
Mateo EIectri' Railway, whose cars run
on Steuart street to cut off the current.
but no attention was paid 10 the request
0ther than TO denounce the temefity OF the
Southern Pacific's employe.
Scott d McCOrd think the fire was started
Dy sparks from a chimney, but Marshal
lowe has very different theory. II have
observed" he remarked, "tnat these fires
| always break out at noon, aud it's INV
opinion that some fine fellow stretched his
weary back on the top of one of tbosr
bales OF hay and alter lighting his pipe fell
asleep. When be awoke he got out of the
building as quickly as possible, not CARING
to tell the boss he had set it on IRE as The