The herald., 1897-10-18

Co., $4,000: A. E. Reisinon, $4,000;
Churchill's block, $2S, 900; Keiths buil6-
Ing, ST.. 900; Wilson Bros, $4,000; Ger
ry's block, $21 900; Borden's block, $14,-
600; postoffice and custom house, $4,000;
Empire block $4,000; ]. Lynch & Sons,
$1O, 600; Avon hotel, $4,000; Somerset
house, $4,000; GVrrish hall, $4,000;
Courthouse, $4,000; Methodist church,
5000; Baptist church. $4,000; Presby-
terian, church, 10000; Catholic church,
$4,000: DR.. Haley's residence, $4,000; {.
D. Wolfmouth's residence, $4,000; Kings
Iron Foundry company, $4,000; Electric
Light company, $S2, 600; Winosor F.as-
ter company, $4,000
Among the finer residences destroyed
were those of DR.. Black, DR.. Moody,
DR.. Gossip, DR.. REID, Windsor hotel,
John Keith John Lynch, Mrs q. T..
Forsyth, John Dorar. w. O'Brien, I. b.
Smith, William Christine, William
Smith. ]. A. Graham, Mrs. j. S. Carr,
M. II. Gauge, Major Smith, G. c. Gel
der and Arthur Smith.
IOWA HILL BURNED
IOWA HILL, Cal, Oct. 17.--Iowa Hill,
a mining town situated in the mountains
Of Placer county, was visited by hre
early this morning. The fire started in
the Central hotel, owned by William
Christian, and within very few min
utes the hotel was a mass of flames and
the walls were falling in Two OF the
dodgers in the Central hotel, William
Golden and William Owens, perished in
the flames From the position of ths
remains of William Golden it is sup
posed that he never awakened. Will
liam Owens it is supposed leaped from
his room in the second story, but landed
on fence, and was seriously injured
and unable to go further. The remains
of both were burned beyond recognl-
ton, and the only means of identifica-
tion was the location of their rooms in
the hotel and the position of the bodies
in the ruins. AS to the origin OF the
fire there are many conflicting stories
many seeming to think that it was the
work of an rcendiary. Coroner Mitchell
of Auburn is on the ground investigating
The following are the heaviest losers:
William Christian. Central hotel and
lodging house; Weber & Co., general
merchandise; Thornton King. saloon;
Sprague & Rossi. saloon; ]. F. Brown,
general merchandise; Papa & Peters,
saloon and livery stable; Sam Delmue
residence; R. F. Canton, residence; Mrs
Cavanaugh, restaurant and lodging
house; G. W. Cross, residence; John
Reed, residence; Dan McAulay, black
smith; Stehr, lodging house, several
barps and portion of Chinatown.
The total loss is estimated at about
$40 600; insurance about $4,000. ThF
fire destroyed one of the Oldest and
most prosperous mining towns in Placer
county. Fortunately for the few re-
naming buildings the night was calm
Had there been a wind, II is probable
that all would have been burned, as
there is absolutely no protection against
fire Bucket brigades were formed, and
by dint of hard work the Stehr hotel and
other buildings were saved.
A NEW YORK FIRE
NEW YORK, Oct ia $500 900 fire in
the seventh story of the factory build
ing at 279 and 2S1 Spring street taxed the
energies of the fire department this af-
ternoon. The basement, first and sec
ond floors of the building were occu-
pied by Fitzpatrick & Co.. manufactur-
=, :,
coach and carriage windows and doors.
The five upper floors were occupied By.
the BradleyCurrier company, manufac-
turers of doors, sash, frames and man
tells of the most expensive sort. This
firm had among its stock the driest oe
woods and the most inflammable of oils
and varnishes. After an hour or 80 the
floors become weak, one after the other
gave way, and at last the flames shot up
through the roof. The building was
erected ten years ago by the Trinity
Church corporation at a cost of s1O0 900
Nothing Of it now remains but the black
ened walls, and they will have to be re-
built The stock Of Fitzpa atrick & Co.
and the Bradley-Currier company, all of
which was destroyed, was estimated to
be worth 100000.
Cormus Bristol, 60 years old, and his
nephew, Michael Best, IA years old, In
their fright jumped to the ground from
a nearby tenement house. They were
burned terribly, and the old man died
soon afterward.
A BLAZE AT SAN LUIS
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Oct. 1z-At 0
o'clock tonight fire broke out in the
millinery store of Mrs. M. j. Schmidt
and In short time the fire department
was on the scene. The building being a
frame structure, it was soon DESTROYED
There was another frame building on
one side of it, and that soon went also.
The firemen We're una BILE to check the
flames which soon caught the San Luis
hotel, large two-story structure. I.
was then thought that the entire block
would be consumed, but the firemer
managed to quell the blaze, after it ha;
totally destroyed the hotel and ruined
the Elks' hall. another large building
adjoining. Had it not been for the CITY
hall tine entire block in both directions
would have gone up in smoke The fire
was caused by an occupant of the mil
linery store dropping a lamp on the floor
The loss is over $4,000. This was the
most disastrous fire this city has known
in the past ten months. The buildings
destroyed were partially insured.
AT SANTA ROSA
SANTA ROSA, Oct. 17.-At midnight
the handsome residence of Frank B. Cor
rue, cashier of the Santa Rosa bank
was totally destroyed by fire. The family
had retired for the night, when Mr.. Cor
nue. was awakened by a cracking SOUND
in the kitchen. He arose hastilya nd
aroused the other members of his family,
all of whom made their escape. The
building was one of the. handsomest in
the city and was only recently erected
Mr.. Cornue had a splendid library. which
went up in the flames The loss is about
$4,000, partly insured