The San Francisco call., 1898-08-09
FIRE DEMOLISHES
 THREE DWELLINGS
COAL OIL STOVE EXPLODEs IN
 A HAYWARDS HOME.
As There Was Hardly Any Water the Bremen Did Good Work Saw
 ing the Furniture.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
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90S Broadway, Aug s. The explosion of coal oil stove and the lack of water caused a serious fire at Haywards this morning. Three houses were destroyed and William Zambresky was overcome by the heat.
 Shortly before noon a coal oil stove in the home of George A. Toyne, the we'll known Populist politician, exploded and at once set fire to the furniture. The alarm was given and the fire department attempted to get a stream of water on the building, but with little success. The houses in the vicinity have been rendered so in1ammabIe by the heat of the past few days that a few sparks quickly set fire to two others and few minutes after the explosion three buildings were in flames. Seeing that they could do but little toward eXtinguishing the fire, the firemen directed all their energy to sav- ing the property and nearly everything was carried out of the burning houses with the exception of some of the house. hold furniture Of George Toyne.
 The three dwellings were burned to the ground. Toyne owned two of the houses, and J. Bjorhelm was the owner Of the other. Toyne says that his losses repre- sent the savings of his lifetime as hard-working carpenter.
 There is only two-inch main on avenue where the fire occurred and as the houses were more than three blocks from a hydrant, the supply of water ob- tainable was very small and practically
 
 the best use of the little stream at their disposal.
 William Zambreskey was carrying out furniture when the heat became so great that he swooned and had to be taken from the blazing building. An aged lady, Mrs. J. Rose, also met with a broken arm. She was going to the fire, and owing to the crowd she was pushed in front of a cy clist who knocked her down, causing the fracture.
 There have been several large fires in Iay- cr-f3- 1fr{r1 tno act and on each occasion there has been demand for larger mains, and it Is now said that the property owners will at once improve the water system Of the town.
 Is Now Galley Cook. OAKLAND, Aug S-Charlie Longfellow Clark once prosperous and moving about in the upper circles of society, Is assist ant cook on the tramp steamer Ming Chow which is lying in the estuary. Ills old home was in Louisiana and his folks were infuen- tiaI and cultured people. Charlie was a stu dent at Yale and graduated with high honors and finally put out q shingle as an M. b. He was thriving. when suddenly stricken down he concluded that he had no more home and Departure Bay. British Columbia, and at loss of any other way to get out. he shipped as as again for China tomorrow. Clarks memory seems to have deserted him and he has before his sickness. He seems happy that his folks have been unable to locate him.
 Power From Blue Lakes.
 OAKLAND, Aug. ST. 8. Bullock was granted a franchise by the Board of supervis- ors this afternoon to erect poles on one side of the county road to the County Inflrmary for power into Oakland from the Sutter Greek plant at Blue Lakes. MT Bullock represents the Standard Electric Company. The franchise is for fifty years and in return the company agrees to furnish light at the County Infrmary free of charge. The company already has fran chises through Amador, Calhveras, San Joaquin and Contra Costa counties and private fran chises from 1 tere to the infrmary
 
 OAKLAND Aug S.-The divorce suit of Car oine Madsen against Ole Madsen came up be- fore Judge Greene to-day. but Attorney Gib- son, who represented defendant In a previous property right case, failed InaterialIze and 1t was ascertained that he had become dis gusted with his client refusing to try the case Mir Madsen afterward declared that he