Show fires destroy homes of former residents word has been received here that on december 27 fire destroyed the home of mr and mrs floyd ri riess in oakland calif mrs riess the former ida palmer is a sister of james T palmer of morgan five firemen were injured while fighting the fire but the three occupants of the home mr air and mrs airs riess and their two year old daughter te r were not injured mr air riess an invalid was taken from the burning building in his wheelchair the fire was believed to have started from a hot water heater beater causing destruction of the 14 room home with an estimated damage of A number of valuable antiques among them a desk valued at 2 2000 were lost in the fire another former morgan resident mrs airs ruth marioneau of auburn cal lost her home by fire on thanksgiving day |