The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 12, 1896, Page 11

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JULY 12, 1896. 11 FURNITURE 1N A FERCE BLILE The Old Ixora Hall Again Gutted by Leaping Flames. LOSS FIFTY THOUSAND. The Fire Department Once More Called Out on a General Alarm. GREAT DAMAGE BY WATER. Hundreds of Electric Light and Tele. phone Wires Interfere With the Firemen The Doernbecher Furniture Manufac- turing Company’s stock of furniture at 753 Mission street was gutted by flames last uel Beale Furniture Company. It will take several days to learn the exact losses, but from what can be learned, Doern- becher’s stock was insured for about $30,- Doo,ogond its value was about $35,000 or $40,000. > Mallady’s damage was about $1500. The damage by water to Schaier’s stock of oils could not be learned. The saloon man’s loss will not amount to over a tew hundred dollars, The damage to the building will not be over $5000 or $6000, as the brick walls are apparently in fair condition. The inte- rior walls of the two top stories were de- stroyed. No one seemed to know the cause of the fire, which apparently started in the mid- dle of the top floor. It is the custom 10 close that part of the building at 5 o’clock on Saturdays, and when the employes left yesterday everything was all right, so far as they could see. Mr. Schaefer said that after 6 o'clock, when he closed his store, there was no evidence of danger overhead. Those who first saw the blaze said that it seemed to burst_out all over the floor at once, and this leads to the belief that it was a case of spontaneous combustion in the repairing, oil and varnishing depart- ment. . During the progress of the fire thou- sands of people rushed to the scene of the blaze, and Mission and Third streets were vacked to the ropes, stretched across the streets by the police. In many instances the firemen were sadly hampered in the discharge of their duties by the curiosity seekers, It was with great difficuity that even the department wagons could get through the masses after the second and third alarms were sounded. One part of the crowd on Third street paid - dearly for its gratification. An over-strained fire hose burst in the midst of the great gath- ering and a hundred or more went home sadder and wiser and drenched to the skin. —_—ee Compiained of tho Acids. Workmen emploged by the City in repairing evening and caused three alarms of fire to be sounded from box 62, This was the sac- ond time during the week that tue Fire | owing to the powerful acids and other drugs | & sewer on Eleventh street, near Folsom, com- | plained at the Health Office yesterday that JUDGE CONLAN A A DETECTIVE He Chases and Captures a Petty Larceny Thief. HIS SUCCESSFUL RUSE. Levi B. Gordon, an ex-Policeman ‘Who Jumped His Bonds, Was the Man. CHARGED WITH STEALING MILK The Judge Was Ably Assisted in the Capture by Bailiff Kelly of His Court. Judge Conlan distinguished bimself yes- terday morning by chasing and capturing Levi B. Gordon, an ex-policeman, for whose arrest the Judge had issued two bench-warrants last Monday. Gordon, after his dismissal from the i [ A S A The Old Ixora T I " Hall Building on Mission Street Again Threatened With Total Destruction by a| “Furniture” Fire, Department was called out on a general alarm. The other vccasion was also the destruction of furniture. 5 At five minutes before seven o'clock several people passing on Mission street, between Third and Fourth, saw the flames in the top floor of the old Ixora Hall build- ing, a three-story structure, playing havoc with the furniture. It seemed as though tie top story was aflame from the front to the rear. As soon as Acting Chief Engi- neer Dougherty reached the place he saw that active measures had to be resorted to or the whole block would go up in smoke and a second alarm was turned in. Althouegb confined in one large fire- proof brick building there was great dan- ger of it leaping the bounds and more ap- paratus was necessary, so the third call for belp was scunded. In a little while thousands of gallons of water were being poured into the windows, and from the top floor it ran in torrents to the stores be- low. The second story was occupied by the same firm as a furniture storehouse, while below were the following business places: No. 741 Mission street, the American Varnish Company, Charles G. Schrazfer proprietor, and with him Frank La Faille, an oil and varnish sgent. No. 735, the Woodbine saloon, Fred Wilte proprietor. No. 733, the Un‘on Undertaking Coms pany, W. J. Mallady proprietor. These places were literally flooded, and in some instances the damage by water will be heavy. As stated, the tire was in the third story, but It did not take long to work 1ts way through the floor into the second story, where the inflammable nature of the stock and large quantities of oil and varnish in~ tensified the heat and made many think that it would escape from the control of the firemen. The 1atter did heroic work, under the cool command of Chief Dougherty, in the face of aggravating obstacles, ~ In the first pluce the evening wind was blowing a gale. T. en there were trolley wires of the Mission-street cable cars, and a perfect network of telegraph, telephone and the dangerous electric light wires. In the midst of all these rose the tall water- tower, and although the stream was fre. quently split by the obstructions named it performed noble service. At the foot of the tower stood the Siamese which con. centrated the streams of several steam en- ines, & The hook and ladder boys were not idle by any means, for they quickly mounted the roof of the parsonage of the old How- ard Presbyterian Ohurch on the east and the California Spring Manufacturing Company’s building on the south, and from both directions powerful streams were brought in play. > On the Minna street side the firemen were equally active playing from the roofs of the buildings. All of this time Captain Comstock’s fire patrol boys were saving property by removal or applying rubber blankets, About 8:30 o’clock the fire was literally drowned out, and without having been able to escape from the building. This is the seccnd time the old Ixora Hall building has been in flames, the first time being about seven years ago, when a quantity of furniture was destroyed on the top floor, At that time the dancing ball was on the second story. The building is a part of the Shiels es- tate, the ground being owned by William Tischmeacher. The i)oornbecher Furni- ture Company has occupied the second and third storfes for several {un. and with this firm was the agency of the Sam- | dumped into the sewer by the California Medical College, which is situated on Folsom | sirezt, between Tenth and Eleventh, they | v unable 10 continue their labors, and asked the practice until the sewer is finished. LBTH OF A PIONEER William Doran, One of the City’s Familiar Figures, Passes Away. He Arrived Here in 1851 and Was for Thirty-Two Years Connected With the Police Force. William Doran, one of the familiar fig- ures in the City's history, died at his resi- dence, 1009 Pacific street, on Friday, in the eighty-seventh year of his age. He was born in County Meath, Ireland, and when quité a young man came to this country in 1842, He went south, and in 1847 was appointed a member of the police force in New Orleans. In a few months he was promoted to tbe position of cap- tain, and as such he treated ali without fear, favor or affection. When the gold fever was at its height he resi gned and came to California, landing in this City in 1851, His fame as a man of nerve preceded him, and he was appointed on_the police force in 1854, under Hampth North, then chief. He afterward resigned to accept a position in tue Custom-house, under Colonel Washington, then Collector of the Port, the present Coliector, John H. Wise, being chief clerk. 3 During the stirring times of the vigi- lantes he openly rebelled against what he believed to be the unjust acts of the vigi- lance committee. To his courage alone Judge Terry owed his life after stabbing Hopkins, and under his roof Charles P. Duane sought shelter and got it. He was a personal friend of James Casey and Nea McGowan, He was reappointed to_ the police force in 1865 by Frank McCoppin, then Mayor. 1t can be said to his credit that in all the thirty-two years of active service on the force he never drew a weapori to capture a criminal, no matter- how desperate, and he arrested several of the most notorious malefactors of the old days. He and fear were strangers, and the lawbreakers knew it. He was one of the few men who knew the inside facts that led to the duel be- tween Terry and Broderick, and he did everything’to prevent it. Broderick was his friend:and he mourned his death. He often declared that both men were be- trayed by Gwin, a false friend. Among bis old iriends were such men as Peter Donabue, Hon. Frank MeCoppin, George Pen Johnston, 8. M. Wilson, Gov- ernov McDougall, Eugene Casserly and Archbishop Alemany. All the old settlers knew him and his death will recail to them many stirring incidents. Hu leaves a widow and a large number of children and grandchildren to mourn his loss. Irish peat rugs, which made their first appearance in London quite recently, are pmng approval in many quarters.” Not only russ but dresses and men’s suits can be made out of this peat. that the coliege be instructed to Cease | 1 force a few months ago, established a milk | | route. He did not buy his milk from any dairy, but adopted tbe original method of | stealing it in the early morning hours | from the doorsteps of houses in the Mis- | sion and Western Addition. Complaints had been made by customers to their milkmen and the Milk Dealers’ Association took the matter up. A watch was set and Gordon was caught in the act on two occasions of stealing the milk. He had given $100 cash bail for his ap- pearance, but later got back the money, substituting 8 bond for $200. When the | cases were called in Judge Conlan’s court | on Monday morning Gordon failed to ap- pear and the Judge issued bench-warrants for his arrest and declared his bond for- feited. He had nocepted the bond himself and was disgusted when he discovered that the sureties were worthless. The Judge had spent several evenings loooking for Gordon and yesterday morn- ing Bailiff Kelly called at his house on Page street near Fillmore. He was de- | lighted when Kelly told him that he had seen Gordon talking toa woman at the | door of a house on Filimore strect. “Why didn’t you arrest him,” said the Judge, as he seized his hat and cane. * said Kelly, “I hadn’t a gun, ad I my badge.” “Come along with me,” said the Judge as he hurried out of the house. They went to Fililmore street and Gordon was still talking to the woman. As soon as Gordon saw them he walked hurriedly in the direction of Haight street. They fol- lowed at as swift a pace and when Gordon reached the corner he ran. The Judge and Kelly ran after him and Kelly yelled to Gordon to stop. Gordon looked behind and the Judge quickiy placed his hand to his hip pocket and shouted : “1 command you to stop.” Gordon wheeled round and threw up his hands begging the Judge not to shoot. The Judge wasunarmed, but the ruse was successful. Gordon wept and begged for merey, but it had no effect. He was placed in a passing Haight-street car, and when the conductor was_colliecting the fares he made an attempt to escape, but the Judge and bailiff were too quick for bim. At Larkin and Market streets he made another unsuccessiul attempt to escape. Gordon was marched to the City Prison, the Judge on his right and Kelly on his left, and his bonas were ftixed at $1000 in each case, so that he will not be able to get out on worthless sureties again. The Judge mourns the loss of his cane. He liad it in his right band, and when he made the biuff to pull his revolver in his excitlement he threw it away, and forgot ali about it till be got to the City Prison. Gordon is sure to get six monihs on each charge, as the evidence is strong against him. HEWLES)'s ESTATE LOSES. Peculiar Relations of & Rich Man and a ‘Woman > ho Claimed to Be His Child, Judge Black yesterday granted the ex- ecutors of tue will of the late B. P. Hewlett permission t0 compromise with E. P, Hewlett and Isabelle H. Offutt their claims against the estate by giving Isabelle H. Offutt credit for $21,500 on & note for $83,500 she made in favor of the deceased during his lifetime. when the will of P, B. Hewlett was filed for probate Mrs. Isabelle Offutt entered a estate for $8000, whnich he claimed was due him from his father. In his will P. B. Hewlett devised to his eldest son, E. P. 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