The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-19

Immediately on the scene, but the fire had
got we'll under way. The dwellings on
Sixteenth street were ablaze and the flames
had started back toward Market street. A
milkman told an officer that he had seen
the fire from distance at least twenty
minutes before he heard the alarm.
Twenty-Five horses were burned TO death.
Three firemen were seriously burned, one
of them perhaps fatally injured, by a fall
ing building and over $4,000 worth OF
property was destroyed.
TIL ire broke out in the rear of stable
owned by j. R. Koon at 1910 Sixteenth
street. John Nelson, an employe, was
awakened by the neighing and tramping
of horses. He arose quickly, but found
the entire back part of the stable in
flames. 1t was impossible then to save
the horses. Mr.. Koon himself had a mar
row escape and was unable even to save
his clothes.
1t is not known how the fire originated
but it is believed to have started in the
straw back of the stable or the Jersey
Farm Dairy, which adjoins it on the west.
Three of the milk wagons OF the dairy had
left between II ana / o'clock to make
the usual rounds. Mrs. J. S. Bene-
dict, wife of the proprietor of
the dairy, while trying to escape
in her night clothes was badly scorched
about the feet. She was taken to the Re-
ceiving Hospital by Officer Norton. J. R.
Koon lost eighteen horses, nine of which
were boarding at the stable. Among these
+. B. Carpenter; also Harry q, owned by
Major NJ. Biggs of 1125 Eighteenth street,
valued at $500.
Five horses were burned in the dairy.
The stableman managed to save one horse,
a pet of the family.
The fire spread rapidly on each side of
the stable, and in short time the large
three-story frame building on Market
street, owned by RYAN Bros, was in flames.
A second alarm was turned in by Assistant
Chief Fernandez ten minutes after his
arrival.
Dan Doley, barkeeper in the Ryan Bros
saloon, slept in room near little court,
between the stable and the saloon. He
was awakened by the barking of his dog.
He was unable to save the dogs life and
escaped without his clothes.
While Michael Sheehan of truck 3
was cutting through the side of 1929 Mar
ket the house fell upon him, breaking his
back and injuring him otherwise inter
nally. The underpinning of the building
had been burned away, leaving nothing to
support it. Sheehan was taken in an I'M
conscious condition to the German Hos
pltal. Word was received that he had
regained consciousness, but was in very
precarlous condition, both legs being par
alyzed. Three fremen were assisting
Sheehan, but escaped miraculously. W..
made from feathers which his mother
had .plucked, and brought by him
here from New York. 1.-THE only thing
l could think of was to save that old
rellc, said he, land that was all | did
save"
Mr.. Dubois is one of the heaviest losers
by the fire. He said: "You can say that
out OF fourteen families not one saved a
dollars worth of their property"
Mrs. Wolf, whose husband is COM
merclal traveller, was with her three chill
9ren In the second story of the fiat at 2231
Market. She was i'll at the time and mar
rowly escaped in her nightclothes. She
lost everything.
Two tiremen-G. w. Lahnsen of 5h
Alameny street and Edward O'Neill, 60S
oeventeenth-were severely burned, Lain
sen on the right hand and face and ONeill
on the left hand and face. They were
ment.
Ihe losses were as follows:
Iwo,story frame, 1910 Sixteenth street,
owned O py W. +. Dubois. occupied by ]. R. Koon
as livery and boarding stable and dwelling.
Loss, stable furniture, $4,000; Palatine Com
burned.
Ih1iTee,story frame dwelling next west, owned
D DY w; Z. Dubois, 1910 Market occupied by
I Dsneoict brothers Jersey Farm Dairy. Loss,
SlooO insured. Five horses burned. E. B..
Gar, Mr. Hill and Mr. Dunkins occupied the
One story frame, 1916 Sixteenth street,
owned by Mrs. Rines, occupied as kindergar-
s zen. Loss on building and contents, $500;
p Next west, three story frame, owned by Mrs.
zines, 3olo Sixteenth street. occupied by Mrs.
hlnes, Mr.. Eckhart and Mr.. Freeman. Loss on
pulloing, 1900; on contents, 5000. Mrs. Rines
was fully insured. Mr.. Eckhart, furniture,
Two-story frame, 35OS Sixteenth street,
owned by Mrs. Austin, unoccupied dwelling.
Loss on building, $500
Two-story frame, 35O9-35O9]5 Sixteenth
street. slightly scorched
Iwo.story frame, northwest corner Sanchez
ana Sixteenth streets, owned by Mrs. E. Bart