The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-08
II. H. Myers Building Burned
on Sunday Morning
EXCURSION FROM THIS CITY
A CoriIagration Does Great Damage at
Santa Ynez
The People Who Were Burned Out and the
Losses They Suffered-A Dsstruc-
tive Blaze--Notes

SANTA BARBARA, Oct. THE ex-
cu-sion trains from cities and towns in
Southern California arrived here this
afternoon. The hotels were soon well
filled. ana by means of the bureau of in
formation, established by the board of
trade, a large mum Der of visitors were
readily enabled to secure comfortable
quarters.
All arrivals were pleasant and agreea-
BILE. while arrangements were thorough
and systematic. nearly one-thlrd of the
excursionists got off at Ventura, where
they will remain over day or two visit
ing the fair, and then come on tc this
city to join the main party in seeing
points of interest hereab uts.
SUNDAY MORNINGS FIRE.
Sunday morning at 1 :l5 fire was dIscov-
cred in H. H. Myers frame and adobe
building on the corner of State and DE la
Guerra streets, used as a saloon, restaur-
ant and office of the Pacific Transfer COM
pany. A fierce blaze started at point
near the sidewalk and between the res
taurant and the saloon. spreading quick
ly through the interior OF the latter,
which had just bsen painted, and destroy
ing all the furniture and fixtures The
ire department responded promptly, APP
pied three streams of hose backed by
strong water pressure, employed mum
Der Of Babcocks, scaled the roof and cut
apertures for water; but the building IS
pre-eminently fire trap and much diff
Gully was experienced in reaching the
flames in certain part?. The confiagra-
tion was of serious nature, threatening
an entire business block; but the firemen
eventually succeeded IN locating TIE gas
escape and at 2:30 a. m. wiped out the
last vestige of danger. The building was
not insured and $500 will cover the loss
to the proprietor. The portion occupied
as a restaurant sustained but a tritiing
loss and this was due chiefly from the
water. Messrs. Zeigler Il Menken. pro-
prietors of the saloon, sustained the heav-
lest damage. which includes two fine
billiard tables, furnishings, and several
valuable picturas, amounting in the ag-
gregate TO about 5000. 1t is not known
how the gas ignited. and the only plaus-
ible inference is that some one accident
ly threw lighted match or cigar on the
sid walk.
FIRE AT SANTA YNEZ
The business portion of Santa Ynez
looks desolate in consequence Of Satur-
day nights fire. The source of this fare
up lie still mystery. The fire started in
the kitchen of E. P. Nelson's hotel at
1912 p. ~. spreading with astonishing
rapidity. and this new substantial build
ing was soon a mass of ruins. There was
water at hand and the town boasts of a
FIRE department, but either hose or sand
was lacking, for the devouring element
continued to rage and destroyed in sue
cession q building owned by MaurIsia
Duarte and used as saloon BY j. j..
Brown; an empty store room owned by
M. F. Burke ;the ice of T. L. Cunnane,
NJ. D., and the drug store and postoffi ce
constructed by ]. B. Cunnane, both build
ings being also the property OF M. F..
Burke. Mr.. Nelson lost everything, esti-
mated at $1,000, with $500 insurance, but
each of the occupants of the other build
ings succeeded in saving his stock. Mr..
Burke's loss In the destruction OF his
three buildings amounts to about $500,
with no certainty regarding insurance,
as the local agent to whom this matter
was entrusted is away at present.
Mrs. Mary A. Ashley, Mrs. Paul R.
Wright, Mrs. G. s. Kittridge and large
mum Der of other ladies left today on the
train to attend the woman's parliament
in Los Angeles.