The record-union., 1895-09-24
FIRES ON THE COAST.
\ Co silly Blaze Occurs at the Marin
County seat.

\ Co silly Blaze Occurs at the Marin
County seat.
San RAFAEL, Sept. 23.-One of the
most disastrous fires that has occurred in
ssh Rafael for many years took place this
morning between and 10 o'clock. The
fire started in the rear of the building
owned by William Sale and occupied as
furniture store, which extends from
Fourth street to Z small street in the rear
opposite the NJ arin County Water Com
pany's Office. For short time it looked
as if the whole block bounded by Fourth,
Fifth, a and streets, would go, but
after heroic efforts on the part OF the
volunteer fire department the damage
was confined to the adjacent buildings on
the sides and rear.
Sales building, with all its contents, is
completely destroyed. and the stores, oc-
cupied by L. ii. Conway. plumber,
Jelinsky, cigar manufacturer, and the
San Rafael Pharmacy, with their con-
tents, are very much damaged. The
total loss is estimated at between So, 900
and $4,000.
FOREST FIRES IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY.
SANTA CRUZ. Sept. 23.-Forest fires
this morning extend from Rincon to La
guna. They are now under control as
twelve miles of territory is ablaze with
burning trees. Nothing can be done to
extinguish the fire within the territory,
it being SO hot that mon cannot approach
it. Thousands of cords of wood are in
ashes, besides much iced.
Last night the field of flame resem bled
burning volcano. Nothing in the path
of the fire could stay it. Everything was
food TOR the flames owing 10 the wood
being unusually dry. The trains are
running on time, as the fire is now some
distance west of the railroad track.
| The fire is still raging in the vicinity
| of FELTON,, and is spreading over the
| lands OF the Holmes Limekiln Company
/ burning much of the virgin timber and
the cordwood, and also endangering the
/ Holmes kilns and the l. Y. L. kilns.
The Big Tree road is now passable. The
powder mills, which were thought to be
III danger, are now entirely safe, the fire
in that vicinity having burned out. The
I fire is still burning at great rate near
the city reservoir, Cave Gulch and
| Wilder's Gulch.
| A large band of cattle on the Cowell
ranch were surrounded by the fire, and,
being unable to escape, they perished in
the flames. The loss cannot be estimated,
| but it is very great.
DISASTROUS FIRE IN Los ANGELES
COUNTY.
Los ANGELES, Sept. 23.-A disastrous
fire has been sweeping across the plains
in the vicinity OF Calabasas. At last ac-
counts the flames had destroyed Farge's
sheep corral and burned Mr.. Alf's house.
All Calabasas turned out to fight the
flames, but from the latest accounts they
are still raging.
FIVE BUILDINGS BURNED.
MODESTO. Sept. 23.-A fire started in the
saloon of K. Vogt at Knights Ferry yes
terday morning, and before the flames
could be eXtiuguished i've buildings
were burned to the ground. including
| the Riverside Hotel and the old County
| Courthouse, which were uninsured. The
loss is about $4,000.
! The British Cruiser Hyacinthe.
! SANTA BARBARA, Sept. 23.-Her ma
jesty's cruiser Hyacinthe arrived here
to-day from Monterey. She will stop for
u couple of days, and then proceed to
San Diego, and from thence to Acapulco,
returning TO England by way of the
Straits or Magellan.