The herald., 1895-12-02
LIVELY SUNDAY NIGHT FIRE
Some Rookeriss At Fourth and Spring
Streets Destroyed :
A Number Of Small Places Burned Out-The
Losses Comparatively Nominal, rs was
the Insurance-Auother Blaze

Last night about s:45 o'clock a fire was
discovered in the rear of q small ten
cent Spanish restaurant near the south
west corner of Fourth and Spring streets,
IN row OF wOooen structures owned by
John Jones. The fire spread rapidly,
owing to the inham mable character of
the buildings, and in few seconds, appar-
emily. the whole rear OF the structure was
in flames. An alarm was turned in, to
which the engines promptly responded.
and almost as soon as the fire was fairly
under way 1t was under control, and)in
less than half an hour 1t was extin-
euished. The loss on the buildings was
nominal, as they wero not considered
worth insuring, and the same may be
heavily on the individual tenants, as it
total in almost every instance, and no
insurance was carried as o rule.
The room at the corner Of Spring and
Fourth streets was occupied by John
Someiville as a soda water and cigar stand,
anu the contents are total loss. Mr..
Somerville was sick at home, and no
statement could be had as to his loss,
which at the outside cannot excee $1,000.
The next place on Spring street was
occupied by some Greeks named Alkour,
or Sakoni, as a jewelry or notion bazar.
They saved most of the their goods, but
could give no estimate OF their loss.
which Is s@all. They carried no insur-
ance.
The next place on Spring street was &C.
cupied by Beeson Bros. as fruit stand.
No one representing them was around.
Their loss Is total, and including type
writer. may reach $500.
The next pace on Spring street was occu-
pied by A.KoSter as boot ana shoe shor.
Mr.
ana did not put in an appearaece. His
loss will probably be total, put it will not
amount to more than $500 at the outside.
The next place on Spring street was
occupied by Juhn Doyle as an oyster
house and restaurant. H. is PROBABLY
the heaviest loser, placing MS loss as be-
tween 1900 and $500, on which he had no {,
his place at the time of the fire and there
were five or six men at his counter eat
ing at the time. Mr.. Doyle was badly
burned about the face and head. as .
went back to try and get the money uut
OF bis till when the fire broke through
the partition, and could not make his
escape, as some one had pushed the zee
not, however, Ne disabled.
Next to Doyle's was the Spanish res
taurant in which the fire broke out. No
one was in the place at the time and it is
not known how the fire started, though
1t is supposed that 1t was either from a
defective flue or from a lamp left burn
ing. No one seemed to know the mar .
OF the keeper of tine place, beyond the
fact that he was called Frank HIS
loss Is total and $500 will ro3ably cover
everything.
Next to the Spanish restaurant was the
barber shop Of Phillip & Cullen, who had
Just moved in, and had their place nicely
fixed up. the, carried an insurance Of
5000, which will COVER their loss.
On Fourth street the Globe shaving parlor
was somewhat damaged by water, and
the Japanese BAN boo works Of Joe Suzuki
was also damaged by water, ETC., to the
extent of $3.50, on which there, is no in
surance.
The corral of Carpenter & Bunker, in
the rear of the burned buildings. escaped
without loss, though the back rooms OF
the Oriental saluon, kept by Dan MORT
arity, were damaged to the extent Of S20C
to $500.