The herald., 1898-10-21
GREAT SnffTSOF FLAME
ILLUMINATE THE HEAVENs
NORTH OF PASADENA
DESTRUCTION Of FORESTS
One Hundred and Forty Fire Fighters
ct Work-Martin's Camp Still
in Danger

PASADENA, Oct. 2O.-(Offce of The
Herald, 10 West Colorado street. Telephone
Red 675.) The fire in the mountains is still
burning fiercely and tonight it presents o
grand spectacle from Pasadena, as the lurid
flames shoot skyward and the dense black
smoke rolls above them, hiding from view
all the stars in that portion of the firma-
ment north Of the city. During large por-
tion of the day the sun has been just suf-
fciently obscured to cast a red glare over
everything, as though it were shining
through red glass, and for some days the
atmosphere has been unusually dry, with an
oven-like feeling.
Last night the flames shot up fifty feet
high, according to tho accounts Of the men
who came down from the front today, and
while it is impossible to see the flames, ow-
ing to the intervening range of mountains,
the way the heavens are lighted up would
Indicate that a very large fire is still raging.
Forty-two additional men were sent up
last night by Forest Supervisor Border, and
thirty more today. These, together with
the number put to work by the Mt. Lowe
railway people and those previously sent
under Forst Ranger Thomas make in all
about l4O forest fire fighters who are now
straining every nerve to get the best OF the
raging torrent of flame which threatens to
devour every particle Of vegetation on the
slopes of the countains.
A telephone message from Mount Wilson
this evening says it is thought that the fire
will soon be under control, but so it was
thought yesterday, and yet last night it was
worse than ever. The men who have re-
turned worn out with fighting the unequal
foe report that it is grand and awful sight
to see tho roaring and seething mass OF
fame as it licks up the great trees from the
mountain sides as though they were shaw
ings instead of pine trees as large around
as q mans body. 1t took just twenty min
utes for the fire to cover the distance from
the bottom of Eatons canyon to the top OF
Mount Lowe. Alpine tavern, which is the
base of supplies for the fire fighters, is now
reported to be out of danger, but Martins
camp, on Mount Wilson, is still threatened.
BARRETTS EQUINE MANIA
Robert NJ. Barrett, who lives on West
California street, not far from the vegetable
charge of insanity, and taken to Los An
geles for examination. Barrett's mania is
q rather peculiar one, and probably not
much attention would have been attracted
to it except for the fact that he seems to
keep himself and family in poverty thereby
and fails to pay his bills to the local mer-
chants. He seems to be daft on the subject
of collecting antiquated specimens of the
equine race, and his back yard resembles
an animated boneyard, with all sorts and
conditions Of horsefesh except sound and
able-bodied specimens, OF which there is q
noticeable absence. That he doesn't believe
in doing thing by halves is evidenced by the
fact that he has vehicles to match, each old
skate of horse being mated to an equally
dilapidated turnout of antiquated design
and tumble-down appearance. The only
able-bodied feature of the entire aggregation
is the combined appetite of the menagerie,
to satisfy which the poor old man is kept
Constantly in hot water, and OF course the
rest of his family have to suffer, often, in
deed, for the actual necessities OF life.
A YOUTHFUL VAGRANT
Bruce Cox, l7-year-old boy, was arrested
last night by Constable Wallace for sleeping
in box-car, being charged with vagrancy.
Brought before Judge Merriam this morn |
ing, ne salu tnaI Hls parents wcAc nv Aai
away, his mother being in Lamanda Park |
and his father having gone to Orange in
search of work. He had arrived only few
days ago from their former home in Ar
kansas; had come over to Pasadena and de-
cided to stay in town over night rather than
trudge back to Lamanda; hence his heinous
offense of resting his weary bones on the
soft and luxurious bed aforesaid. Judge
Merriam suspended sentence long enough |
to write to the boys father and see IT he
would look after the lad.
PASADENA BREVITIES.
A proposition is being made in South Pasa- |
dena, by which an avenue 100 feet wide will |
be thrown open throughout the length of
that enterprising suburb from Raymond
park to- Garvanza by way Of Mission street,
from Garfield avenue to. Pasadena avenue
connecting this with Marengo avenue on the |
north and bridging the arroyo on the south |
west, the shortest distance and the easiest |
possible grade would be secured between |
Pasadena and Los Angeles. /
Hot feeling seems to have been aroused |
over the proposition to, widen Terrace ave- |
nue.. Those favoring the proposition argue |
that the improvement will greatly enhance |
the value OF all adjoining property and do |
for the eastern slope of the hill what Orange /
Grove avenue has done for the top. The |
that 'i the s cost will be greater than was at
first anticipated and bases its opposition |
upon the ground of "the prevailing strin-
eency in financial circles and the serious
difficulty, in raising funds upon reasonable
William Eldred, veteran both of the war
and of the whisky bottle, was again sent |
down to the county Jail yesterday afternoon
to serve six months, at his own request.
The preliminary funeral of Rev A. W.
Hontz will be held in the parlors of Reynolds
& Van Nuys on Friday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
The body will be shipped east for final SER
vices and burial.
The work committee of the Red Cross will |
meet tomorrow morning to make bandages |
for the next shipment to Manila. In the |
held: 4 Red Cross reception will be held
at Mrs. Croner's on the evening of the 2Sth
;, The Prohibition rally. tonight at SALIVA
ton army hall was addressed by J. II. |
Blanchard and Z. Leonardson of Los An
geles. One week from tonight Theo. d. |
Kanouse Of the state central committee will |
speak in the. same hall and in two weeks a |
rally will be held in the wigwam.
The allied parties will hold union meet
ing next Saturday night at the wigwam on |
A,ytl Eoi noIy A !