The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-30
After Playing With Oil
the Child Lii a
Match.
Her0ism of a Boy Who
Saved a Baby From
the Flames.
THE San Bruno Hotel, an old land
mark on the San Bruno Road be-
chnrtl1r hafnra

IT HE San Bruno Hotel, an old land
mark on the San Bruno Road, be-
came food for flames shortly before
- the noon hour yesterday. An old
man named Nautilus Eichorn, who
served in the capacity of a porter
about the place, was hemmed in by
the elements of destruction on the second
story and persisted before it was even
known that he was in the building. A
lOdger named Kansauer leaped from a
third-story window and was severely,
though not fatally, injured.
The hotel was a three-story frame
building and was run under the manage
ment of Joseph Steiner About half-past
II yesterday morning fire started in room
on the second floor occupied by his chill
dren as sleeping apartments. After its
discovery it gained Roadway with almost
incredible rapidity, and soon flames were
cracking in every part of the structure.
AS soon as it was known that the place
was ablaze every one rushed pellmell
through the lower part of the building
without giving a thought TO ones who
might be on the upper floors. A baby
about l year of age was rescued by the
heroic efforts of little Theodore Steiner,
who made his way through the thick
smoke and flames to room where the
child was sleeping, and carried 1t to the
door below. The youngster is but years
of age. yet ventured into the building
when the stairway creaked under his
weight and when the fire Tapped the walls
around him.
Neighbors who were first to reach the
scene asked the people in charge of the
In their excitement they forgot old Mat
THUS Eichorn and replied no. He was left
to his fate until 1t was too late to render
him any assistance. He was nearly 50
years of age and a cripple His back was
bent and his limbs were partially para
lyzed. It is possible, that he had sufti-
Gent time to escape. but hiS feeble condi- d.
ton prevented it. Tie room occupied by
him was on the second floor In front. At
ter the fire had left nothing but the
framework of the old building erect MS
body hung across the charred rafterS in
sight of the fremen and finally fell
through to the ground floor. 1t was
burned beyond recognition and only por-
ton of the head remained; the limbs were
entirely gone.
Henry Ransauer, an employee of the CAL
ifornia Glue Works, was the only person
on the third floor when the cry of fire
was raised. When he bolted into the hall
he found that il was already filled with
smoke, and. thinking that there was no
possible exit, rushed back into his room.
He then lost his head and leaped from a
window. He alghted on the roof of a
shed few feet above the ground and
Hospital. He was injured across the
chest. but not internally. He will recover
a box Of cartridges exploded and bullets
whizzed in all directions. One of them
passed within an inch of Police Sergeant
Blanks head and imbedded itself In a
fence across the street, while the others
made the crowd scatter.
Engine Is was the first to reach the
scene but the liremen seeing the hope
lessness of trying to save any part of the
burning structure. turned their efforts to
saving property in the vicinity. 1t was a
hard fight and several firemen were badly
burned in the attempt. Assistant Chief
Fernandez was burned about the hands
and Firemen NJ. Wright. ]. Cheseney and
Fred Wood of Truck were scorched
about the face.
The loss is estimated at about $4,000 OF
which $500 will be recovered by insurance
The building is owned, by Mrs. Theresa