Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-07
CIGAR STUB CAUSE
OF $4,000 BLAZE
Livery Stable, One Horse, Hay
and Adjoining Buildings
Destroyed

Fire supposed to have been caused
by lighted cigar being carelessly
thrown into a pile of hay in the livery
stable of S. Krieges, 407 Turner street,
shortly before o'clock last night, de-
stroyed two one-story frame buildings,
damaged a cottage and entailed loss
of $3O,250.
The blaze started in the feed room
of the stable about forty feet from the
front entrance. Patrolman L. L. Oak
ley was passing the place and saw the
flames leaping OF the roof of the build
ing. He quickly telephoned in an
alarm and then turned his attention to
saving the horses that were in the rear
of the building. oakley succeeded in
getting out eleven animals. One horse
would not move from it's stall and was
burned to death.
BY the time the patrolman had taken
the last horse out of the stable the
flames had spread rapidly and the en-
tire building was on fire.
When the firemen reached the scene
the building at Turner and Alameda
streets occupied by S. Ishimitsu & Co.,
wholesale liquor dealers, 303-310 North
Alameda street; T. Nichi, barber, 304
North Alameda street, and B. Goishi,
pool room, S00-302 North Alameda
street, which abuts the stable, was
burning.
The buildings were one-story frame
structures and built many years ago.
The flames spread rapidly, and the
liquor stored in the rear of Ishimitsus s
piece caught fire and made the task Of
subduing the flames more difficult.
From the liquor store the fire ate its
way through the wooden walls to the
barber shop of Nichi and then burst
through the roof, sending the sparks
high in air.
Pieces of blazing wood fell on the
roof of the cottage adjoining the liquor
store at 312 North Alameda street, and
soon the roof was ablaze. This house
Is occupied by NJ Sasaki, who conducts
a boarding house there.
Extra lines of hose were laid to the
cottage and the firemen directed their
efforts to saving the dwelling. Because
of the dryness of the old shingle roof
the flames ate through 1t and the fire.
men experienced considerable difficulty
in saving the building.
In the meantime additional fire ap-
paratus had been rushed to the scene
and a number of streams were being
thrown on the blazing buildings. The
bright illumination of the burning
structures attracted hundreds of per-
sons. and the police found it necessary
to rope off a space to prevent the crowd
from interfering with. the firemen:
The officers had little trouble in
the llilOilS, anu WAiNAf NoAN
was passed that a quantity of oil was
stored in the rear of the liquor estab-
lishment and might explode at any
time. the crowd gave way and kept at
a safe distance.
The heaviest loser is Ishimitsu, pro-
prietor of the liquor store. The COM
pany carried stock of 100000 worth of
liquors of various kinds, tobaccos,
cigars and merchandise. The stock
was insured for 5000 900. which is esti-
mated to be the amount of the damage
to the goods.
The loss to the contents of the bar
ber shop is estimated at $3.50. The
damage to B. Goishis pool room is
S1O0. He carried $3.50 insurance.
The boarding house of Sasakl was
flooded with water and his loss will
reach $500.
In the livery stable ten wagons and
four buggies were destroyed, $4Oo worth
of hay and grain was burned up and
one horse was killed. The proprietor or
the place fixes his loss at $4,000 on the
contents and $500 on the building.
Krieges carried $4,000 insurance on the
stable.
P. Goldstein attempted to lead a
horse from the burning stable shortly
after the first started and was kicked
on the left leg by the frightened ami
NAL. He was taken to the receiving
hospital for treatment.
The damage to the building occupied
by the japanese is estimated at $4,000.