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Show A FIRE TRAP SPRUNG. The Old Kagle Corner Hurne.l Last Kven-iuiC Kven-iuiC -The) Losses Aggregate About $5000-Insurance $730J The old tire-trap ut the southeast corner of Be ond South and West Temple streets, was prune; last night and room was made for another modern building in Zlon. At a few minutes after 9 o'clock, fii rce Haines were suddenly seerJTto Shoot from the roof of the room occupied by Max Geislcr, bird fancier. The lauudrv of Sing Wah ad-joining, ad-joining, was next to blaze. The lire then wept to the other side and licking up the ombosUbles in the barber shop and employ - i Dl agency uf Frank C. Bridgeford, passed ipidly on io the saloon and lodging house if Charles Maroui ou the corner. The build. Ingl were of the liimsiest character and the iiaincs rapidly got in their work, leaving nothing but blackened and charred ruins in spile of the heroic efforts of the fire laddies. Tiie humbugs were owned by Frederick Auerbach ,v Bro. They wi',1 at once erect on the site a tine business block. The losses will amount to about $o000 and the total insurance is flToO. During tiie lire, while Captain Vail and Plpemen Myers, Madscu and Fitzgerald were lending the nozzle and guiding a stream of water where thu lire was the hottest, an electric light wire overhead parted, and as it fell to the, ground one eud 'struch Myers and floored him instantly. In falling he fell against Vail and the current passed through the entire crowd, shocking them severely and making them reel as though under the. influence of tansy. Myers was, however, up and ready for business in a second. The tire is believed to have originated from the stove in the bird store of Max Ceisler. The insurance on the improvements was $101)0. Other losses in detail were: Charles Maroni, saloon and lodging house ; loss, $l'J50; no insurance. Nick Schieiiitlcr, cigar store; loss, $350; no insurance. F. C. Bridgeford, barber shop and employment employ-ment agency; loss, $350; no insurance. Max lieisler, bird fane ier and curio col. lector ; loss, $1100; insured for $600 in the .State Investment company of California. Sing Wah, laundry ; loss, $250; no insurance. insur-ance. Divers and sundry persons (customers of the laundry), clothing, etc.; estimated loss, $500. Queen chop house (on WestTemplestreet) losi barter, $100. |