Show I FHE RAGES IN INAN SAN AN fRAN FRANCISCO I CO Hundreds Driven From Ho Homes es Damage Estimated Estimated Esti Esti- mated ted at Thousands SAN FRANCISCO June 5 United United United Unit Unit- ed Press Press Over persons were driven from their homes and damage damage damage dam dam- age estimated at thousands of doro do- do lae- lae ro was vas caused by a fire which spread through a 3 large area of th the Richmond district of San Francisco late this afternoon The fire started sCatted in the grandstand grandstand grandstand grand grand- stand of Ewin Ewing field supposedly from a The stand and b Bleachers were wip wiped a out Flames spread across St St. Hoses Hose's a avenue aVE on the east cast and eight houses rere e burned to the ground Fanned b by ay a breeze the fire jumped to and Gear Geary streets and attacked at- at tacked a group group of apartment houses there Burning embers embers- rained down over the tha residential area for blocks blocke around round A general alarm was turned In All AU police poUce res reserves In the city were were shed rushed to the scene led by Chief of Police Dan OBrien O'Brien to supplement the fire Low water presure pressure pre pres sure resisted efforts efferts to check cleck the spread St Stores res in the vicinity caught fire antI and buried out The names ot or twenty persons who had been treated ted for Injuries all aU but three o of them of a minor nature were were ll by th first aid stations and the hospitals In addition to the main blaze a n. dozen separate fires were burning throughout the district caused by embers Shrubbery and trees In Calvary cemetery were leveled The fire had not been controlled d dat at p. p m. m |