Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-27
BURNING HOME
HALTs WEDDING
OF FOND LOVERS
Bridegroom Runs to
Fire in Dress Suit
Kisses His Bride and Rushes Away as
Soon as Ceremony Is Completed.
Loss to Building Estimat-
ed at $500

The two-story fiat building at 2916 to
2922 East Main street owned by George
Stimson and occupied by four dinerent
families was damaged by fire last night
to the extent of $2500 and the contents
were damaged by water and smoke to
the amount of $1,000. The fire started
in an upper fat occupied by p. d. Good
fellow from an instantaneous heater IN
the bath room during the absence OF
the family and had burned through the
roof before it was discovered. owing
to the proximity of other apartment
buildings, all of wood, double alarm
was turned in from the scene.
The Stimson is modern building,
occupied at 2916 by Mrs. Margaret Far
rell, 291S by A. Ducourt, 1920 by +. D.
Goodfellow and 1922 by George Null.
short time before the fire broke on
Mr. Goodfellow and his family, includ-
ing Carl Arnold, relative, lett the
house for the residence of Emil Bau-
mann at 1915 San Pedro street, where Mr.
Arnold and Miss Edith Long, a member
of the Baumann family, were to be
united in marriage. While the cere1
mony was in progress the telephone bell
rang and an excited guest who had an
swered it rushed into the room and an
nounced that the Goodfellow home was
on fire.
Wedding Is Interrupted
The minister paused in his words.
The bride and groom hesitated for a
moment and seemed as if about to bolt
for the door in the direction of the fire.
"Go on, Carl and Edith. cried, Mr.;
Goodfellow Il will GO" r,dd and ne ;n darfed fea
direction of his burning home.
The minister recovered himself the
bride and groom that were to be resum-
ed their position and the ceremony was
completed. Mr.. Arnold, the moment the
words were pronounced which bound
him to his bride. stopped over and
kissed her and then in his wedding at,
tire he too darted from the house ana
-, cd fO fire followed DX a num-
Der of guests.
When they arrived the fire was prac-
tically under control. -
The blaze was first discovered by MISS
Edith Farrell. who resides at 2Sl6.
When she discovered it the blaze was
breaking through the roof in the center
of the building. at the rear; she gave
ber of neighbors who had also observed
the fire came to the scene and started
to remove furniture from the bulldlnS;
Mrs FarrelPs home was soon stripped
of everything of value as was the nome
of George Null and family: The Du-
court family was absent from nome
and no entrance could be made to their
fat. but the contents were not oaIhaseo'
Started in Bath Room
The greatest damage occurred in the
fiat of Mr. Goodfellow. where the hre
started Although Mr.. Goodfellow and
Mr.. Arnold deny that anyone had USED
the instantaneous heater in the bath
room it was evident to the members OF
the fire department that the blaze had
started in that part of the building,
The bath room was destroyed ana the
blaze got through to the roof, burning
a great hole and spreading through the
attic. l. a,4 .,,+
1t proved a stubborn fire to fight, but
the fremen had it under control within
a half hour and entirely extinguished
within a half hour more.
Mr.. Goodfellow estimates his loss by
fire and water at $1,000. The furnlture
Of George Null and Mrs. Farrell was
slightly damaged by water.
George Stimson, owner OF the pulld-
ing. carried sufficient insurance TO
cover his loss, and the tenants were
partially insured.