The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 29, 1895, Page 16

1/ - 16 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 1895 AMONG THE RUINS OF THE BURNED DISTRICT, Hundreds Were Left Homeless by the Big Conflagration. SCENE OF DEVASTATION. The Area Covered by the Fire Was About Sixteen Acres. AID FOR THE SUFFERERS. The Extent of the Damage Wrought Partlally Due to Defective Malns and Hydrants. Sixteen acres of smoldering debris mark the scene of Thursday’s conflagration, and tell the sad story of many homeless people and a loss of about $1,200,000. Two hun- dred and twenty buildings were swept away, of which the greater portion were dwellings of the poor-—old wooden build- ings that burned like pine knots. The wreck and ruin along the path of this fierce whirlwind of flame is complete. Some spots are swept as clean as a floor, while in others warped and dismantled machinery marks the site of manufactur- ing estsblishments. : From a point near the center of this fire- swept area rises the brick walls of new St. Rose's Church, which was in course of con- struction. What little of woodwork there ‘was to burn went up in flame with the sur- rounding structures, but the skeleton yet stands intact, with two sides but little damaged. A big brass bell marks the spot where the old edifice of the same name stood adjoining, with its attached school and rectory. The site of Bradbury’s power plant, that had just put in several thousand dollars’ worth of new machinery, is marked by a brick chimney, and on the opposite side of Brannan street a crumbling brick ruin is all that is left of Hoey's mattress factory. Of the Union Box Factory and Hoss- man's Soda Works there are also ruins that rise out of a smoldering stretch of em- bers, but for the remainder of the burned district everything is nearly level with the round. The whole is framed about on flu-ee sides with the blackened walls of buildings that were saved, and above Fourth street by the ragged and sooty skeletons of those that were gutted by the flames. It was a hard fire to combat in more ways than one. Its material was the most inflammable possible to get, and the wind acted in a most erratic manner. There were four alarms turned in, and for every call the wind shifted. £ The Fire Department was seriously hampered by a lack of water, and at the Lachman Winery the great vat which holds 10,000 gallons was tapped, and wine run through the hose in the place of water. Had it been possible to have obtained ade- uate pressure the firemen declare that the games could have: been stopped in the building where it originated. = No less than 25,000 people visited the scene of the fire yesterday. From 6 o’clock in the morning until late at night the cross- town cars were crowded with pnssen%ers bound for the scene of the biggest blaze that San Francisco has seen for many a ay. A line of police patrolled that portion of the bumed’x:iist,nct bounded by Fourth, Brannan, Fifth and Welsh streets, and kept the crowd outside the lines. The resident streets - adjacent to the ruined area presented & strange spec- tacle yesterduay. The thoroughfares, especially those crossing Fourth in the track of the flames—Freelon, Brannan and Welsh—were in some places completely barricaded by furniture that had been hurnedly removed in anticipation of a still reater sweep of the flames. At the g{echsnics’ Hotel on Brannan street every- thing portable was removed, and this was true of many of the dwellings for several blocks around. It is impossible to know at this time the number made desti- tute by the conflagration. Several hun- dred have already asked aid of the Examiner’s Relief Bureau and of indi- viduals, and many have been furnished with temporary assistance, with many more to hear from. Those who lost tneir dwellings have taken up quarters for the time being at the lodging-houses and with friends, i The San Francisco Beneyolent Society has given $1000 for the relief of the sufferers, and other relief measures will be devised to-day. giia Sl LIST OF THE HOMELESS. Over Six Hundred Persons Ren- dered Destitute by the Fire. In all probabilily at least 150 families, representing from 600 to 700 persons, are homeless and destitute to-day as a result of the fire. Ascertaining their names and the where- abouts of their ruined homes is about as problematical as a hunt for the traditional needle in a haystack. Nevertheless, the CALL is enabled to pub- lish this morning a list of the sufferers, which, while incomplete, is as full as could well be obtained under the circum- stances. The list is as follows: BRANNAN STREET. 508—Mrs. Donnelley, & widow; lost her hus- ‘pand recently; has several children, 508—James Feeney. 5 B08—Mrs. Foster; very destitute; husband bas not worked for a vear. She lost everything, What was not burned was stolen. 514—Mrs. Cantet. 510—Mrs. Mahon. 51 A widow whose name could not be as- certained. Has five children. 531—John Donavan. Has five smail chil- dren. Owned the house: | ed. Bouthwest corner Four and Brannan— James O'Shea, saloon; not insured. On the south side of Brannan. between Fourth and Fifth, there were a dozen families burned out. FREELON STREET. 137—James McCarthy. Has a wife and sey- erai children. Nothingsaved. 1 Thomas Foley. Wife and four chil- dren. Nothing saved. . 1124, McQuade. Wife and family, Total oss. 124—Downstairs, Mrs. Dineen, grocery, A widow with a large family. Nothing saved. Not insured. 120—Mr. Thompson. Wife and family. Owned his house. Insured. 122—Gus Daniels. Wife and family. Most of his furniture stolen. 113—J. McGrath. Wife and family, Lost Syneyining. 108—Mrs. Keyes. Widow. Not insured. 108)4—Mrs. Murphy. Widow with several young children. Lost everything. 108—Jonn Gallagher. Wife and family. Furniture insured. 116—Mr. Reevy., Wife and family, Owned house. Insured. 118—Mrs, Ryan; large tamily; total loss. 86—Mrs. mulc.hey;iu-bnna out of employ- en! ment. mifl—){m Neary; several children; very destl- 29—Mrs, Murphy, widow. 39-3Mrs. Join Moyhan, While trylng to save the xmperty of neighbors her house gaught the flames and she lost everything. She bwned her house, Insured. 106—Mrs. Cavanaugh; total loss. ‘WELSH STREET. 127—Lawrence Boyle, wife and family. 129—J. McGinnerty, wife and children. 121—_James Quigley, wife and family; [} B Jost | been overlooked and burned « His daughter was mar- | the Bhirley House, ried on the day of the fire, and returned to her home with'her husband to find it in flames. 120—"Irs. Condon. Widow with several small child . 1 40 .mes Kenny. Wife and child. Total o0ss. Cori . Welsh and Fourth—Michael Magner. FOURTH STREET. —Mrs. Duffy. Widow with several chil- 603—Mrs. Shea. Widow. Total loss. Shirley House, corner Welsh and Fourth. J. MeGrath, propricior. Ingured, Mr. Conrad’s grocery and saloon and P. O'Connor’s cigar- stand under the Shirley House. Partially in- sured. Fourth and Brannan—Mrs. Canavan. Widow with & child. Welsh and Fourth—Thomas Condon. News- stand. Totalloss. Insured. Lived upstairs. 530—Mra. Reilly. Fruitstore. Loss $250. BLUXOME STREET. 28—Mrs. Hayes, Mrs. Wheelan, J. O'Hade. All three families have children. Saved nothing. 14—). Bullivan, 28—James Hill. Owned the house. Lost everything. His son kept a grocery-store downstairs, He refused to have his place in- sured twenty-four hours before the fire. 16—Mrs. Peterson. Large family. Lost nearly everything. 12—Mrs. O'Brien. Widow, aged 80, Insured. M. Shaw, 113 Welsh street, children. Total loss. J. Doughenf. an_ironworker, living at 116 ‘Welsh street, loss $100. No insurance. M. O'Donnell, 118 Welch street, lost every- thing. No insurance. Frank Pott, 127 Welsh street, lost every- thing. No insurance. Burned badl Benjamin Green, 129 Welsh everything. No insurance. Mr. Rice, 131 Welsh street, lost everything; no insurance. David Voss, 109 Welsh street, lost every- th One child severely burned. Ricther, 111 Welsh strect, complete no_insurance. w.d Johnson, 113 We'sh street, nothing saved. August Jansen, 113 Welsh street, complete 0ss. Mr. Hogan, 315 Welsh street—Sick in bed and })arelly saved by carrying bed outdoors; large amily. Mrs. Maggie Kearny (widow)at 121 Welsh street, lost everything; no insurance. The following had no insurance and saved nothing but the clothes on their backs: John Cheeving, 114 Freelon street. Henry Schweizer and family, 111 Freelon street. Mr. Gleason, 27 Freelon street. Anton Mitchell and family, 9 Freelon street. Mr. Hackett, Bluxome street, near Fourth, was sick in bed; had a narrow escape; large family and are destitute. Clara Grace, a widow of three months, 121 Freelon street, is destitute. Harry Norton, 128 Freelon street, complete loss. i1is son hd a narrow escape from falling roof. James Masterson, Freelon street, near Fourth, has large family. Lost everything. Jacob Jackson, 28 Freelon street, just went to Work after year's idleness. Lost everything. James Perry, 531 Fourth street, a large family. Nothing saved. Mary Calernan, 8 widow on Brannan street, lost everything. Cornelius Condon, a widower with large family. Had narrow escape from explosives in & paintshop adjoining house. ave Hogan, & cripple, Welsh street. Mrs, Devlin, 131 Freelon street. Mrs. Gould, Welsh street. Mrs. H. Olson, 118 Freelon street. W. H. Parker, 554 Freelon street. Thomas Morrison, 114 Freelon street. Mrs. Swanson, 12 Freelon street. Martin Plut, Freelon street. Mre. Erickson, Mrs. Johnson, 143 Welsh street. haw, 11314 Welsh street. Hollert, 117 Welsh street. as wife and five y. street, lost Ellen Kelly,'27 Freelon street. Mr. and Mrs. Scove, 137 Freelon strest. — - THE PARISH OF ST. ROSE. School and Church Destroyed and Not Fully Insured. Not a vestige of the handsome Catholic school, parochial house and church at- tached to St. Rose’s parish remains except the brick walls of the magnificently de- signed new church which was in course of erection. The parish was established in 1870, and the present pastor, Rev. D. F. Nugent, took charge in 1878. He built a three-story school building at a cost of $12,000, a church that cost $12,000 and the parochial house that cost The total Insurance on these three buildings is $19,000. The school was managed by the Sisters of the Holy Name, and was attended by 500 children. A year ago Father Nugent had plans prepared for a magnificent new church, to cost, uK‘ward of $75,000. The walls were partially up when the fire occurred. If an examination shows that the fire has dam- aged them beyond repair the loss will go into the thousands. Father Nugent annouced last evening that as soon as possible he would rent a hall, where divine services will be held until a church could be erected. On Sunday next the parishioners will at- tend mass at St. Brendan’s Church, corner of Fremont and Harrison streets, the pas- tor of which is Rev. J. F. Nugent, a brother of the pastor of St. Rose’s. Masses will be said at 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 o’clock A.x. e SACRED CHALICE RESCUED. A Thrilling Episode of the Destruc- tion of St. Rose’s Church. When the flames reached over the tall brick walls of the new Church of St. Rose Father Nugent was in his parochial house. His first thought was to save the sacred chalice in the tabernacle of the old church that contained the sacrament. He rushed through the church followed by a score of anxious parishioners. The tabernacle was hurriedly opened and the chalice borne out of the church to a place of safety. The symbolical ciborium and the other sacred vessels were also saved. SRR FOR THE DESTITUTE. Dalley’s Stock Company WIIl Assist the Fire Sufferers. Manager Dailey of Dailey’s Stock Com- pany, at the Alcazar, has decided to lend a helping hand to the sufferers by the fire, and will give the services of his star, Al- fred Dampier, and his company on next ‘Wednesday evening for 2 big charity bene- fit, the entire groceeda to be added to the relief fand. This isa very worthy object and the theater will certainly be crowded. LR g R RAINEY’S ESCAPE. MRS. A Widow Who Was Nearly Burned to Death on Freelon Street. Among the many sufferers on Freelon street by the fire was a widow named | Rainey. She lived with her three children just below Fourth street and lost every- thing she possessed in the holocaust. When the fire approached Fourth street she started to move her household posses- sions to a place of safety. There was no one to help her though, as every one in the neighborhood was busy in caring for his or her particular effects. One of her children—a nine-year-old boy—assisted her in carrying chairs, tables, bedding and the iike down the street to what was consid- ered a safe distance. When the flames crossed Fourth street Mrs. Rainey was in her rooms, which were on the upper floor, and before she was aware of their close 1p§rolch the house was on fire. Through the blinding smoke and with the forked flames seething and roaring around her, Mrs. Rainey staggered down the stairs of the house mfi fell, over- come, on the sidewalk, a little bundle of trinkets grasped in her arms. The people in the vicinity were already hastening away from the advancing fire, and the woman would have, in “all probability, to death had not John Edmonds, one stumbled over of the raomanhi‘nr l $8000 or $9000; not body. He picked up the vnconscious women and carried her to a place of safety. The fire reached the spot where her fur- niture had been stowed and everything she owned was lost. It was_pitiful yesterdayto see her with her children wandering among the ruins weeping and bewailing her loss. She was assisted at the relief bureaus that had been opened on the corner of Fourth and Free- lon, and later a generous_gentleman, who took an interest in her sad plight, rented a room on Fourth street for herand pre- sented her with a $10 gold piece. NI i A NEW WOMAN’S CLUB. An Appeal to the Public for Neces- saries for the Fire Suf- ferers. At a meeting of the New Woman’s Club last evening the condition of those made homeless by the fire came up for discus- sion and it was decided to make an appeal to the public in behalf of the sufferers. Arrangements were subsequently made with the Mission of the Good Samaritan at 249 Second street, where all articles of clothing, food or furniture will be thank- fully received and promptly dispensed to the needy ones. > Second-hand clothing or furniture, mat- ting, carpets, towels, stoves, aishes and food will be very acceptable. SULLIVAN’S OPINION. He Says That the Water Malns Are Too Small All Around. ““An improved system is absolutely ne- cessary for handling a big fire like the one of Thursday evening,” said Chief Sullivan yesterday. The people have a right to demand bet- ter protection for life and property than is at the present time afforded. This matter has been agitated for a long time, and the attention of the municipal authorities has repeatedly been called to existing defects, but without any appreciabie effect. With the pressure that we ought to have, and might have with a little extra expense, this last fire could have been stopped in the building where it started. e got there in good time, and went into action ina manner that shows the discipline of the department. *‘We had twenty-seven engines out and all the apparatus of the department, and the result of our combined efforts amount- ed to but ten good streams. We were obliged to station some of the engines blocks away, in order to force water to other engines, which in turn put it on the fire. Thus, by reason of the small mains, a good deal of our strenzth was wasted. The mains in the district where the fire took place are only four, six and eight inches, whereas they ought to be in size from ten to twenty-two inches. It is the same in other portions of the City.” piS i INSURANCE LOSSES. Some of the Princlpal Sufferers by Thursday’s Conflagra- , tion. In looking over the losses sustained by the different insurance companies as a re- sult of the disastrous fire of Thursday night the question arises on all sides whether it will have any result toward set- tling the insurance war that has been cut- ting such a figure of late. Many of the companies have been exceedingly keen in their search for risks, and have been issu- ing policies for property considered hazard- ous at as low as 50 and 60 per cent under the figures charged when the Insurance Union dictated affairs; but well-informed men believe that the end is not yet, and that property-owners will have opportun- ity for some time to come to obtain favor- able figures. The losses, while in the ngzregpte _running up to over $305,000, yet were distributed among over seventy-five different ccmfflnies, and as the concerns holding the larger risks have reinsured a portion of their policies the average losses will be comparatively light. The most of the district swept by the flames was considered extra gazardous and rates were as high as from 3to5 per cent, that being the figure charged on Bluxome street, while the charge for prop- erty along Fourth was from 2? down to 1 per cent. This was evidently by reason of the fact that Fourth street wasreally the only thoroughfare of the neighborhood that had anything like the size of water mainsrequired. The otheradjacentstreets were supplied with from four to six inch piges. here has been much uncertainty of late over the existence of the Fire Patrol. It was brought into existence and sus- tained by the Insurance Union, and the recent withdrawals from that association bas made its life doubtful. The total loss of $1,200,000, asestimated by Captain Comstock of the Fire Patrol, seems to be approximately correct. Mr. Harris, manager of the firm of Scott & Van Arsdale, the lumbermen, saia yes- terday: “I have only the best feelings for the Fire Department, and want to particu- larli mention the work done by members of the company which I have ascertained to be engine 7.” They stuck to us and saved our place.” Scott & Van Arsdale yestercay sent $100 to the firemen’s relief fund. At the corner of Fifth and Bluxome streets there were three engines pumpin, into one hose and the stream only reache: to the eaves of Garrett’s foundry. The Washington Hotel building, at Fifth and Bluxome streets, suffered a gamuge of $2000. 1t was fully insured. The landlord, John McGrath, lost $500 on furniture and carpets. offman & Co., sawyers, on Brannan street, lost $15,000; insurance $1500. J. H. Carah & Co., of 511 Fifth street, were partly insured, as was the California Fence Company on Brannan street. The loss of Beott & Van Arsdale, at Fiith and Brannan streets, was between $8000 and $9000; fully insured. The Fifth-street furniture factory of H. Euler had only $4500 insurance to cover a loss of over $60,000. The Overland Freight Transfer Company on Bluxome street suffered a loss of about $1000: fully insured. The Stanford Hotel property was partly covered ; estimated loss $25,000. The St. Rose Church property was well insured; most of the portable property wassaved. Aside from the wine used asa fire ex- tinguisher the loss of 8. Lachman & Co. was light, Main & Winchester's harness factory had some insurance, but the loss was very heavy. J. ii Carah, machine-shop at 511 Fifth street, loss, $6000; insurance, $2500; com- pletely destroyed. New Washington Hotel ; insurance, $4000. H. Henneberg, machine. shop at 529 Fifth street, loss, $2000. Kor- bel’s lumber-yard on firynm street, loss about $6000; fully insured. Sprin alley Water Works’ vard, loss nominal. Van- derberg & Lewis, wood-workers, Brannan street, loss, $200; insurance, $500. Van Wart, mantels, etc., 561 Brannan street, complete loss of over $10,000; no insurance. Western Horse Market, 661 Brannan, no insurance; loss about $750 C. J. Howrihan, saloon at 625 Fourth street, no insurance; loss about $350. The San Francisco Box Factory, where the fire is supposed to have staried, lost over $30,000; insurance $14,090. McManns stable at 551 Brannan street, loss about §2500. The aix?culmml implement and machine shop of H. W. Rice on Bluxome street sui- fered a loss of fully $20,000. Mr. Rice had arranged to retire at an early date and carried no insurance. The San Francisco Hay and Grain Com- Pany of 621 Fourth street lost about $3500; nsurance unknown. The Belmont Hotel at Fifth and Brannan streets carried very littie insurance; loss estimated $7000. The Stanford Hotel was a loss of about $25,000; ve%limn insurance. o California Casket Company, loss ins iron yard at Fifth and Bernstein Bros,’ Bluxome streets, loss $750; insurance not known. A M. Anderson, cigars and tobacco, 623 Fourth street, loss about $1000; fully in- sured. . Huebner’s street; ver: $5000 and Washington Hotel, Fourth street, corner Bluxome. damage about $3000. Phelan, the carriage-maker, loss and damage to stock $500; fully covered. Baker & Hamilton lost some agricultural machinery; fully covered. The Odernett Machine Works on Blux- gllr"j?o street, loss about $3500; insurance planing - mill on Brannan ittle insurance; loss between The Rothschild building on Fourth street, loss heavy. Belmont Boiier Works on Bluxome street, loss about $750; no insurance. Einstein & Levy's flourmill on Fifth street; insured for only $500. The amount of insurance held by the different companiesisestimated as follows: Williamsburg City, $1000; Phenix of Brook- Iyn, §2000; Pennsvlvania, $1500; American of Pennsylvania, $4000; Svea, $1000; Han- over, §9000; Germania, $5000; United Fire- mens, $2500; Firemens of Baltimore, $700; Aachen & Munich, $1100; Glens Falls, $500! Traders, $1250; North British & Mereantile, %«}900; Continental, §3350; Fire Association, 50 ¢ 600; Granite State, $2350; Redding, $2350; orth German, $8000: Fireman’s Fund, $5500; National of ' Hartiord, $3000; Westches: ter, $5150; Patri $7000; Hamburg- 7000 ; gara, $2000: Brit- $2000; Western, $700; American of New York, $1000; German-Ameri- can, $6500; Palatine, $15,000; London and Lancashire, $17,500; Ztne, $15,000; Union of Pennsyivania, $666; New Zealand, $5350; Springtield, $8100; Commercial Union, $5000: Magdeburg, $7500; Hartford, $35007 Ameri- can Central, $24¢ Pacitic, 00; Mancheste; American of New Jersey, § York, $1900; Pheenix 'of Hertford, $1900; Prussian National, $10,000; Northwestern National, $2700; Sun of San Francisco, $250; Merchants of New Jersev, $500; Scottish Union, $2000; Orient, $1000; Alliance, :ggouo; Insurance Company of North America, $8000; Union Assurance, $6600; Transatlantic, $12,- 250; Atlas, $3000; Lancashire, $1560; Home Mutual, $1333: Royal Exchange, $20,000; Connectic R Queen, $3500; London W Union, 8250; Lmperial, $7000; Lion Fire, Pheenix of ington, $1750; Liverpool and Lo; Globe, $5000; total, $355,130. LT EXTEND THE FIRE LIMITS. Marshal Towe’s Severe Criticism on the Municlipality. Fire Marshal Towe was very busy all day yesterday gathering evidence as to th e cause of the fire. At least half a dozen men were found who testified that the 350 London, $3750; Providenge-Wash: ndon and flames were first seen in the rear of the San Francisco Box Factory, 515-519 Fifth street. Thamas Lapsley, who is employed in the shoddy-mill, was the first man questioned and he was positive as to the location of the start. John Gallagher, who was in the shoddy- mill and who resides on Freelon street, first saw the fire all of twelve minutes be- fore the alarm was turned in. He saw the flames in the rear of the box factory among a lot of shavings near a lumber pile. The factory used shavings for fuel. George W. Phelan, who was in the rear of his paint shop at 657 and 659 Bryant street, saw the fire and told Officers 0’Con- nell and Joe Maguire. Phelan saw the fire at 5:45 P. M. at the rear of the engine-room of the box factory in a Yile of lumber and near a shed where oil was stored. The fire caught in a pile of lumber, then soread to the :fied where the oil was, The box factory closed at 5:30 . M. L. R. Smith of 1303 Mason street also saw the fire. He says that it caught from a spark from a smokestack in the open space in the rear of the box factory among ile of dry lumber. he official time of the first box pulled was 5:47 P. M. It was all of ten minutes after the dis- covery of the fire that the shoddy-mill caught. « The foregoing is the result of Marshal Towe’s investigation. Mr. Towe is of the ogmion that the City was in big luck that the ravages by the fire did not extend fur- ther, and he praises the efforts of Chief Sullivan and the Fire Department highly. ©If we only had had a brick wall to makea barrier against the flames,” said he, yes- terday, ‘‘the fire would have been checked long before it was. But the department had everything against it. There was a lack of water and a lack of hydrants. ‘What is the lesson of the fire? hy—but what is the use of talking on that'head? The lesson will be remembered a week and then forgotten, until some day the whole City will be wrapped in one big conflalgn- tion. Then perhaps the fire limits will be extended. “‘What we need is bigger mains, more hydrants and an extension of the fire limits. Let the City tear up the mains in that portion of theCity and put in larger ones, and instead of having all wooden buildings give us a brick wall here and there for a good fighting ground. The fire limits should extend to all the business and manufacturing portions of the City. Chicago includes the whole city in the fire limits. Now, here it is coming on to the Fourth of July. I can tell you where every fire will start. It will be on the roof of some wooden building every time, and the most of the work will be done by the trucks and chemical engines. ‘“The mains in the fire-eaten portion of the City should be from eight to twelve inches in diameter. It is a scientific fact that a four-inch main corrodes at the rate of 1-32 of an inch each year, and where will a pipe like that be in twenty years? “A 22-inch main runs along Howard street to Second, Third to Market and diagonally across to Sansome street. Three years ago the Chief asked the Supervisors to tap that main and run it down Market street. It has never been done, and there SUICIDE OF LOUIS BLANK, The Former Secretary of the B’nai B’rith Association Found Dead. WAS ASPHYXIATED BY GAS. It Is Thought That the Charges Pre- ferred Against Him May Have Caused the Act. Louis Blank, the former secretary of the B'nai B'rith Association, was found dead in a small ante-room off his sleeping cham- ber yesterday afternoon. The gas was turned fully on, and there is no doubt but it was a case of suicide. The body was taken to the Morgue, where it now lies. At the time of his death Blank was alone in the house, the other members of the family being away on an excursion to the beacn. The body was found on their re- turn lying on the floor of the ante-room, fully dressed. Blank leaves a family, con- sisting of a widow and three children. It will be remembered that Blank is the defaulting secretary of the B'nai B'rith Association. The defalcation, which was Louis Blank. [From a photograph.} made public in the press last October, was about §15,000. M. D. Levy, father-in-law of Blank, gave personal security fer the amount, but a short time before the notes became due he (Levy) assigned all his property to one of his daughters. Another daughter of Levy is married to Rev. Gus- tav Dantziger, a well-known Hebrew divine and writer. It was decided a short time ago by the California Lodge, of which Blank was a member, to prefer charges against the de- faulter to the Grand Lodge, with a view to his expulsion from the order. It is very strongly suspected that there are a number of men in the background who were in with Blank, and helped them- selves liberally to the money of B'nai B'rith, and who nsed Blank as a scape- goat. The money in defanlt was properly paid in at first bK Blank, and then drawn out again, which showed that his action was rom{;ted by others. He was con- nected with one Louis Landler in land schemes, and it was mainly through this person that Blank’s ruin came about. The charges against Blank were to have been discussed in a few days, and a final decision arrived at concerning his case. THE LABOR COUNCIL. Its Attitude on the Street- Cleaning Matter — Some Unions Report Better Times. At the Labor Council last night the dele- gates representing the horseshoers’, elec- trical workers’ and machinists’ unions re- ported that the demand for their classes of work seemed to be better. ‘Business is picking up,” said the representative of the electrical workers, “and men are in de- mand in our business.” Secretary Burman stated that the fire had burned out about a dozen members of the furniture-workers and destroyed their tools. Their union would supply them with new sets of tools, however, because it has an insurance feature which takes care of that. Upon a report from the legislative com- mittee resolutions were adopted protesting against the efforts of the Half-million Club to induce people to come to California un- til it had taken measures to secure work for the host of unemployed already here. Delegate Craig of the A. R. U. made a motion that the Finance Committee of the Board of Supervisors be requested to de- vote to the relief of the fire sufferers the $3000 which it is intended todevote to the Fourth of July celebration. It was car- is only a 12-iach main on the north side of the great thoroughfare to protect all the business houses in that district. How many hydrants are necessary for the pro- tection of the district of which a portion was burned last night I cannot say, but there should be one on every corner and one in the middle of each block. The Chief should be allowed to have from 2000 to 2500 more hydrants throughoutthe City. . “Of course as soon as such a proposition is voiced a howl will go up from the dollar- limit silurians, and while the howl is goin, on the City may be destroyed by fire. believe, to ‘obviate all such opposition, in bonding the City for §20,000,000. The City claims that it is not in debt like other Frelt cities of the world. Well, what has it got to show for it? Nothing. The im- provements to be made are not for the present generation. They are for pos- terity, and let posterity pay for them,” AID FOR SUFFERERS. Money for Those Left Homeless by the Fire—A ‘Country Week’ for Poor Children. C. V. 8. Gibbs, treasurer of the San Francisco Benevolent Society, acting in be- balf of that association, yesterday gave $1000 for the relief of the sufferers from ‘Thursday’s fire into the hands of the Asso- ciated Charities, The money will be largely expended in the rent of flats for the accommodation of the homeless. The report of the registrar of the Associ- ated Charities for the week ending yester- day was as foillows: New cases 20, recurrent cases 7, total 27. Investigated for und reported to: San Fran- cisco Benevolent Society 8, San Francisco Poly- clinic 6, Fruit and Flower Mission 4, su scribers ‘4, Mayor Sutro, French Ladies, Fran- cesca Relief and Catholic Ladies’ Aid, one each, one personal. The Fruit and Flower Mission, acting in conjunction with the Associated Charities, is arranging a *‘country week’’ for children in need of country air or change of climate. It is their purpose to advertise in the City and rural press in order that those who are mllmF to give shelter and food to some pale little waif from the City for a week may signify that willingness to the officers in charge. " The mission insugurated such & movement three years ago, which was productive of much good. and it is fi: Posed to extend the work overa wi l Tange this summer. r ried unanimously. Delegate Knox of the A. R. U. then brought up the street-cleaning question. He said the Labor Council had been mis- represented as favoring the work being done through the Merchants’ Association at §1 10 per day for ten hours’ work. He therefore desired that the council place its true position upon record by a formal cor- rection from the secretary. This furnished an opportunity for actin, President McArthur to give the counci some seasonable advice. He said that the council had made a mistake in indorsing the protest of the Wage-workers’ Union before that orgnnimmn had affiliated with the council. “The principle involved in its protest was all right, but it was a mis- take to recognize an: Body of organized labor that does not_afliliate with the coun- cil,” observed Mr. McArthur. He also took occasion to correct an apparent tendency of the council to “jump on the press” whenever the least reason for doing so seemed to exist. The secretary was then instructed to re- quest the publication of the following so as to put the coucil before the public in its riggt light. Editor of the San Francsico Call—DEAR SIR: Kindly allow the Labor Council the 1gl‘lvflege of exp{-imng its attitude respecting the street- sweeping question. Messrs. Pitt and Fitzsim- mons are not, as stated, members of this coun- cil, and therefore could not appear for it be- fore the Board of Supervisors. We are not in favor of the work being done by the Merchants’ Association as it has been in the past. We are in favor of its being done under the direct supervision of the Superin- tendent of Streets by day’slabor at a mln}:mm wage of $2 per dlg », BURMAN, Secretary. President Walter Joyce of the Wage- workers’ Union explains that his organiza- tion was not represented before the Board of Supervisors at all in the street-cleaning matter, as he and Mr. Farqubar of the committee chosen to represent it were un- able to be present. Denis Kearney and ‘Walter Greenwood, he said, are not mem- bers of his union and were not authorized to speak for it. He thought it a shame that men should have to work ten hours for $1. “3 was stated that President McGlynn of the council is vefi7 sick, and Messrs. 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Hc met Dan Mahoney of local fame and fought eight one-sided rounds with him. Inthe ninth the referee gave the fight to Anthony. It might not have lasted as long as it did only Anthony sprained his hand during the first round, and although he kept sending it in just over Mahoney’s heart at every opening still it was evident he was saving it. The men entered the ring about 9:30 p. M. Ralph King was chosen referee and the fight began. It was a fight clear through. Anthony forced the pace from the start, and seldom feinted without fol- lowing up with a lead. Mahoney putupa ood, game fight, but beside Anthony’s goo s and swings his blows were weak. Anthony wasted but little time on his op- onent’s face, but kept driving rights and efts into Mahoney’s body, until Mahoney became so distressed he could hardly raise his left to guard, much less to strike. From the third round it was evident that there was no chance for Mahoney. He was hot and worried, but fought gamely, while Anthony kept cool and hard{y turned a hair during the fight. Although he had forced matters all through, he was as strong at the end almost as at the be- ginning. At the end of the eighth, Mahoney told the referee he felt distressed, and King told him the fight would be stopped when- ever he wished. Mahoney started the ninth round, but in the middle gave up, and he was sent to his corner, He made a game fight, but was no match for Anthony. Just before the Anthony-Mahoney mill Henry Peppers and Martin Mulverhill came on for a 10-round go. Peppers started the fighting and needed but five rounds to knock Mulverhill out. Mulver- hill put ug a clever fight, however, until dazed by Peppers’ facers, and more than once he jolted Peppers’ head back on his shoulders in a way that made the outcome problematic. Ia the first round Peppers swung often with his right, but Mulverhill ducked all of them and threw Peppers off with his shoulder. Then Pegpers took to straight- arms, and he nearly had Mulverhill out be- fore the first round closed. In the fourth round he tried swinging, with the same result, and then, returning again to clean hits, he bad his man out before the round closed. A special train was run from the City to Colma, and after the fight it took the vis- itors back. There were about 500 people at the ringside. —_——— A Family Jar. GREAT AMERICAN IMPORTING TEA CO.'S Stores are selling | MASON. FRUIT JARS | At greatly reduced prices. 1 dozen jars, pints, {n box 5t 1 dozen jars, quarts, in box. 1 dozen jars, half gallons, in 80c ; Inspect our Improved Jelly Gl per doz.; Ice Cream and Berry Sets of 7 pieces, 25¢, 85c and 50c per set. Our prices for Teas and Coffees the lowest. 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