The San Francisco call., 1908-08-14
FLAMES DESTROY
CONFY ISLAND PARK
Entire Western Addition Men.
aced by Blaze in Fillmore
Street in Early Morning
LOdgers Flee in Night Attire and
Aged Woman Is Saved
by Husband


time threatened 10 sweep along Fill
more street and take in the whole
Western addition.
Across Webster street and directly
in line with q high wind that was
blowing were many two and three
story frame lodging houses Scores
Cf incipfent fires started on the roofs
Of these houses from the flying sparks.
while the intense heat scorched and
blackened the paint on them. In great
excitement frightened lodgers fed
inr0 the night with what Yaluables
they could seize IN their arms and
little 10 shield them but the night
Clothes on their backs. only q few Of
the calmer ones having. .<aken time 10
dress Turk street employees OF the
car company gathered with hose lines
and drenched the outside OF the power
house OF the United Railroads. If
this had burned nearly every car line
IN the city would have been stalled
TO-DAY.
Many narrow escapes furnished
thrills for the huge crowd that gath
cred faster than the police could rope
them back
TWO WITHIN ENCLOSURE
Ephraim Johnson and his wife. con-
cessiOnsires OF the shooting gallery
81 the park. were the only persons
sleeping directly inside the inclosure
before they awOke- Catching his wife
n his arms. clad in her nightdress
only, Johnson darted along the only
avenue OF escape open toward the
Fillmore street entrance Both were
seriously scorched, Mrs. Johnson be-
ing the most badly burned.
over Daniel Riordan's saloon at
1903 Eddy street slept aged Mrs Sarah
Daniels. an invalid. and several other
roomers- Her husband. night watch
man ~ the park. came running UP as
the flames swept toward this lodging
house and called for help 70 carry out
his wife who IS 75 years old
Policemen Daniel Ward and Edward
Copeland ran 10 help him In an IN
per room, nearly overcome by smoke
and calmly resigned 10 what she be-
neged was inevitable death, they
found Mrs. Daniels and sent her 70 the
central emergency hospital for safe
keeping. The officers also brought out
Miss Rose Cuthbert. & trained nurse
4 attending the invalid, so injured BY
= the shock that she IS IN danger OF
losing her senses; Mrs. Mary Sullivan,
partly overcome by smoke, and Mrs
Thomas Daniel
sam Sherovich, & candynan at the
park, Jumped from second story win
dow al 1903 Eddy street when he
found escape cut OF and his room
burning and escaped with bad bruises
Hosellzn Charles Sullivan OF engine
g was struck on the head BY q section
~ falling wall near which ne directed
stream from q nozzle and was
knocked senseless. His comrades res
cued him and sent him 70 the emer-
gency hospital. where he soon recov-
cred.
Others who had narrow escapes were
Prank DeIorosa H A Hansen and
Charles Smith OF 1903 Eddy street, Mrs
L NcConahy OF 1405 Eddy. and G. Sui
liEan OF 1907 Eddy. Hansen was walked
BY FIRE n his bed clothes and was pain
fully scorched about the feet The
saloon OF J. Fer across the street at
EDDY and Webster streets was also
damaged Some OF the roomers were
compelled 70 fee
STARTS IN MANY PLACES
The FIRE was one OF the most stub
born and dangerous the department has
had 10 deal with in several months.
Starting apparently in many places at
once. when Parrolman A D. Schmidt
first turned in an alarm from box ia
al 2-45 a. m the entire inclosure was
& raging mass OF Ere within few mo-
Deuts- Before the flames were finally
under control every available FIRE en-
gfne in the whole lower portion OF
town had been called out By successive
alarms Many times houses and build
inEs across the street caught fire from
o
lean exertions Of the fremen.
Rumors that the fire was OF incen-
diary origin kept the police busy yes
terdsv Though the first blaze was
seen in the Turkish theater, Il spread
so rapidly that many fremen declared
themselves suspicious Of the agency by
which il started Police Sergeant shaw
Learned that four men, who apparently
had keys. entered the park not long
beforehand Some time ago. il is said.
e discharged emplOye threatened re-
.venge though not much credence IS
placed IN this theory.
Crossed wires is the cause given BIZ
Fire Marshal Towe after preliminary
investigation
Coney Island had not been running
since the feet left II was built last
November BY Eugene J. Sullivan. L A.
Rea and Kehrlin. but in January. with
heavy debts, Il went into the hands OF
a receiver F. b Williams is the
assignee Williams stated yesterday
that the loss on the park would prob
ably be $4,000, with no insurance.
Williams was also somewhat suspicious
of fncendfarism-
Only q week ago q contract had been
signed By which work was TO begin AZ
once toward converting the park into a
great auditorium. with seating capacity
FOR 10000 persona
The total loss is estimated at between
$4,000 and SO. 600. None OF the busi-
ness firms IN Fillmore street IN the
Arcade building was damaged, save
slightly by water. but the following
concerns were burned out.
Coney Island park. corrugated iron.
one story structure. owned by Rea &
sullivan: rear Of Automatic Anuse-
rnent company. penny arcade owned BIZ
HalIshan & Getz; n Tohson's +restau-
rant 1862 Turk street. PaIadfnGs fish
market. 1896 Turk street; S. r. 8Iunts
saloon. 1874 Turk street. Dan Rfordan's
wssloon and lodging house above, 1903
Eddv street: II. A Hansen's carpenter
Fhop. 14o5 Eddy street; L. A Rea &
Co painters and decorators. I405 Eddy
street. Japanese restaurant 1907 Eddy
erect three story frame structure
117s webster street used as residence
Dy J. Pincus-
The buildings were all owned by Sui
sf,-sn & Rea The rear OF the Arcade
building. also owned by them. was
Ecorched.
Right This Way for Monterey
Three great special trains 10 Mon
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