The San Francisco call., 1913-08-04

Nine fire alarms yesterday caused
the San Francisco fire department to
put in a busy Sunday. Two of the
fires which had to be fought were
serious connagrations. a fashionable
boarding house at 1926 Broadway con-
Quoted by Mrs II. B. Greene in a
building owned by the Mau estate and
located in the center of a district of
expensive homes. was almost com
pletely destroyed. The sparks from this
fire isnited the roof of the Hamlin
school. $3.50 Pacific avenue, and en-
dangered other buildings in the
vicinity, including the uncompleted
81 600 900 mansion which James Flood
is erecting in Broadway near Webster
street.
Before the alarm called the firemen
to the Pacific Heights blaze a more
costly fire was destroying the "Fair,"
a department store at 1149-1161 Mar
ket street, near Eighth. owned by Louis
Silverman, $50 Lyon street The build
Ing belonged to the Mofatt estate
The origin of this fire is a mystery.
The building was to be removed shortly
by order of the board of health. Sill
verman estimated his loss al from
$4,000 to $40, 900 and said that he be-
lieved he carried s11. 900 in insurance.
Seven fire companies were called out
10 eXtinguish this blaze. All they
could do was TO prevent it from
spreading to adjoining buildings. The
store was burned to the ground. The
alarm was turnsd in at o'clock.
BOARDING HOUSE FIRE
A half hour later, and while the
downtown companies of the fire depart
ment were fighting the Market street
fire a C.raopa hoordfr 1,orea oo,,on@
fire in the attic.
Mrs Cireene's mother, Mrs Burlson
discovered the blaze in the upper part
of the building. There were % men
and women boarders in the house. in
Guiding prominent society folk and
army officers and their families. Most
OF the guests were in their rooms and
were forced into the street without
having time TO rescue their personal
effects. Among those who were at the
place were Miss Elizabeth Easton, a
Sheakespearean reader; Mrs. Mary
Holdman, school teacher; j. Holmes
and Mrs. Holmes
Mrs. Burlson was overcome by excite
ment and had to be assisted from the
house. She lost her jewelry and bank
book. The Holmes family lost all of
their personal effects.
During the progress of the fire the
men who We're working on a ladder
against the side of the doomed building
The loss of the building, which was
a three story frame structure is placed
Al $4,000; the loss to Mrs Greene and
her mother, Mrs. Burlson, is So .000 in
surance $1,000. The heirs of the Mau
estate are Edward c. Mau, Miss Julia
Ma U and Mrs Alice Mau Hood.
SPARKS FIRE HAMLIN SCHOOL
While the Greene building was
burning sparks spread to the Hamlin
school. an exclusive boarding school
for girls, which is TO open today for
its fall term. Only three pupils were
IN the building. The damage was
slight being. confined to the roof.
The fire threatened the homes of B.
Sheideman, 2275 Broadway, and OF
James Otis, 2231 Broadway, but they
were protected from serious damage
by the firemen, who responded to the
two alarms of fire.
Handsome homes in the neighbour ood
Of the building destroyed, in addition
to the unfinished Flood mansion and
the Shcideman and Otis places, are the
homes of Joseph Grant, Broadway and
Webster street; A b. Hammond, 2252
Broadway, and J. A. Donohoe. 229s
Broadway.
fire alarm was turned inA from
box 23S, Fifteenth street and Potrero
avenue. at 2:30 yesterday afternoon.
The fire, however. was only grass
fire and no damage was done
Another grass fire. on Washington
street near Larkin, occasioned another
alarm. No damage was done
Still a third grass fire occurred, at
Eleventh and Market street. an alarm
being turned in from box II. The
blaze was easily extinguished
The other alarms sounded were ad-
ditional calls on the morning fires