The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-08-07
SAN BERNARDlNO
A Big Fire at Barstow-Huntlng for He
Husband

Husband
SAN BERNARDINO, Aug. e.-The
town of Barstow, at the junction of
the Atlantic and Pacific railroad with
the Southern California on the desert,
was visited by q destructive fire Tues
day afternoon, destroying FIVE cottages
and the bunk house owned by the At
lantic and Pacific company, leaving
seven families homeless.
The cottages We're in row along the
south side OF the railroad, and the blaze
started in the house owned by H. E.
Jones, and occupied by family named
Woods, and another family. The flames
quickly spread to the other houses in
the row, and all were destroyed The
second was owned by H. NJ. Newhall,
and the other three by Justice l.. Good
ing. The value of the buildings was
probably $4,000, and in addition the house,
hold effects of most of the families
were burned. The only insurance was
carried by Newhall
HUNTING FOR HER HUSBAND
Mrs. Mary 7. Howard of Santa Mon
lea was in town yesterday trying to
find some trace of her husband, who is
supposed to have died near Indio q few
weeks ago. An item published in the
Los Angeles papers at the time gave the
name as that of her husband, and the de-
scription was fairly accurate. But the
item was not brought to Mrs. Howard s
attention until few days ago. She
came here for the purpose of getting
some Information from Coroner Keat-
ing. but was unsuccessful.
The death did not occur in this county,
at least there is nothing in the records
to show it, and after looking the mat
ter up DR.. Heating was certain that If
the death had been reported at all, the
report had been sent to Riverside. Mrs.
Howard IL not even certain that 1t is
her husband who is dead, but according
to the description given. she feels con-
fident that 1t is. He had been in the
soldiers home for some time and after
drawing his last quarterly pension left
that institution early in July. To train
man running out OF Los Angeles, who
was an acquaintance, he confided that
he was going to Palm Springs and thence
to San Francisco.
She describes her husband as being IS
years Of age, five feet and six inches in
height, dark hair, gray eyes and full
beard. He was of American birth.
being a native of New York.
NOTES OF THE DAY
Notwithstanding the protests and in
functions which have been issued with
reference to the Southern Pacific's at
tempt to take Cotton avenue for a right
of-way, the company has already put
in a crossing over the Santa Fee track,
changing from the light rails used by
the motor to the standard steel rails,
and every thing indicates that the eff
fort to change the rails all along the
street is but matter of few days
Word comes from Oscar Foy who has
been in the mountains for several months
that his health is failing rapidly, and
three of his friends left yesterday to
bring him to the valley. He must be
carried on a stretcher for a distance of
several miles.
The month Of August will be spent on
board ship by two parties of San Ber-
nardino people. The first one leaves to-
morrow and includes Earl Crow, Wal
ter Byrne, Charles Wells, Hugo Victor
and Rollo Victor. and Harry Fuller of
Redlands. They have secured the sloop
yacht Dolphin and will SGT sail from
San Diego Saturday. The yacht is one
! of the speediest boats in southern waters
and as some of the members of the party
are experienced yachtsmen, they will
enjoy the sport. They will be out for