The San Francisco call., 1904-06-28
.SISSON PLANS
TO RECONSTRUCT
Little Mountain Town Will
Pluckily Meet the COntin-
gencies Caused by Big Fire
LOSSES ARE SEVERE
Substantial Buildings of
Brick May Rise on Ashes
of the Wooden Structures
Special Dispatch to The Call

REDDING, June 27.-The citizens OF
Sisson are not discouraged over the
fire which yesterday desolated the pref
ty little mountain town. While the
ernbers are still smoldering in the ruins
plans are being made for reconstruc-
ton. The greater number Of buildings
will be rebuilt In brick and stone.
But for a sudden change Of the wind
during the fire there would be little
left of the town. The volunteer fire de-
partment worked stubbornly, but the
fire fighters were steadily driven back
until they reached Postmaster Net
caIf's residence Here they made q
final stand and when the wind swerVed
the town was saved.
The fire that burned three blocks re-
moves the post, express and telephone
offices, and Of the business houses but
one or two very small stores remain.
They are located in Whisky Row"
The saloons, which compose the larger
part Of this block, we're not damaged.
The total loss by yesterdays fire will
reach beyond $3.50. 900 and the insurance
is about $50, 900. The largest individual
losses are those of the Schuler-Knox
Mercantile Company, $4,000. and the
Scott-Van Arsdale Company, s37, 900. It
is the biggest fire in Sisson's history
and the town has had some big ones.
Following is a list Of those who were
damaged by the fire:
schuler- Knox MercantiIs Company, $40 900,
Scott & Van Arsdale store and stock, SIS 600;
barn and old Van Arsdale residence So. 900,
fully covered by insurance; ]. Rinclel. meat
market. $500 partly insured; keyser Son,
merchandise, $1,000 no insurance: W. A sharp.
lodging house and undertaking paTlor. $500
insurance $1,000; Leroy Lee. drugs. stock and
residence. $500. insurance $1,000; J. B. SAIL
ner tailor and gentlemens furnishing goods
$500, partly insured; w. W. Foster. attorney,
library and office fixtures, $500. no insurance;
r. w. Requa. drug store, building occupied oy
Lee. $500 insurance $500; Knapp Perry,
cred; DR.. Osborne. office and residence $500,
partly insured; Mrs Henshaw lodging house.
$500. no insurance. Mrs. CIessens. residence
$500. no insurance; Otto L Haese, attorney
residence and lodging house $500. insurance
S4O0 Sisson Mirror Plant. building and resi-
dence, $500. insurance SIOOO; Union HAN
$500 insurance $500 J. W Price store build
ing $500. insurance $500; ]. A Mann. jewell
'er SO 600 no insurance. Dr. G.. n Burke,
office and fixtures, $500. no insurance: ]. E
Sackville groceries. $1,000. Insurance 5000;
Frank Papst residence $1,000 insurance $1,000:
Frank Papst fruit store and building, $3.50, no
insurance; John Sullaway. residence. $1,000
partly insured; Miss Barnums residence. Sl5Ou
small insurance; LOrenzen & Gooch, butcher
shop $500 no insurance; j. B. Fofetti. hotel
building $1,000 no insurance; Robert Cal
surance. IT II stone. store building $500. in
surance $500: II. II Stone. residence. 5000. IN
surance $3.50; DR.. c. H. Wheeler's office build
ing and fixtures, partly hnished residence ana
5000 feet OF lumber about $3.50; Mrs. Patchen-
boarding house $1,000 insurance Sl2OO; John
Stuts two residences, $500 Hermann q EN-
mons iewelry store, $780, small Insurance;
Hermann & Esnmons. household fixtures, $500;
Archie Edison. two residences and household
goods 5000 small insurance: Archie Edison.
bakery. building $500 no Insurance.; j. N
ZeIIer residence $500 small insurance; N.
Psn6er residence $3.50. no insurance: J.
F3rookdeld. residence. $500: Jesse Burse, Justice
of the Peace SIS: telephone company. loss
about $500. Wells Fargo and pOstotnce, losses
5000. II Bascom shoemaker residence, $500,
Insurance $500. Harry Lassen, blacksmith.
sf90O no insurance. large residence adjoining
Iassen's owner not known, $780, no IN
surance.