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Note: http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SFC19121227.1.19&srpos=2&e=-12-1912--12-1912--en--20--1--txt-txIN-fire+capital+lodging+----- The Call, San Francisco, Cal., Dec 27, 1912:
CHARRED BODY OF LODGER FOUND IN BUILDING'S RUINS
Harrison Street Rooming House Is Destroyed in a Blaze Marked by Thrilling Escapes-Half Conscious Sleepers Are Dragged to Street by Department Men
DEBRIS IS SEARCHED FOR OTHER VICTIMS
Firemen Trapped on Roof by Flames Saved by Quick Work-Bed Works and Three Flats Damaged- Total Loss Is Estimated to Be Nearly $50,000
Sleeping through the confusion of a fire that gutted the rooms in the lodging house, an unidentified man was burned to death last night in a $30,000 blaze that ruined the Capitol house at 733 Harrison street. The Sobel bed manufacturing establishment, which occupies the ground floor of the building, and three flats adjoining In the rear of Perry street were damaged.
The body of the man was charred almost beyond recognition and was not found by the firemen until 7 o'clock, an hour and a half after the alarm was turned in. The bed on which the man had been lying was burned away beneath him. The police and firemen spent several hours in looking through the ruins to see if others had lost their lives also. Up to a late hour none had been found.
For confusion, narrow escapes and rescues of smoke-overcome lodgers the fire was as notable as any in the last few months. Scores of men rushed out through the smoke, some of them nearly overcome, while others were dragged out in a semiconscious condition by firemen.
Nearly a dozen firemen who had ascended by a ladder to the roof of the wooden structure were cut off by the flames, and but for the timely aid of Lieutenant Harrington, who brought another ladder, they would probably have been severely burned.
The fire began in the basement of the Sobel works, and spread rapidly upstairs into the lodging house, filling the corridors and rooms with smoke. Choosing a window as the quickest exit, James Truman, a marine fireman, jumped to the sidewalk and incurred only slight injuries. Thinking of the safety of his comrade, Daniel Sharkey, he rushed inside to see Sharkey falling down the stairs, overcome by the smoke. Truman dragged him out.
Fireman J. W. Anderson pulled one man out of bed and got him down the stairs and out into the street, and Lieutenant Sullivan performed the same feat with another lodger. Police Lieutenant Sylvester of the southern station found a third occupant of the house nearly unconscious from the flames and dragged him to safety. Two fireman were reported injured.
The building was owned by the estate of Jerry O'Neill, and the Capitol house was run by Mrs. J. W. Hill. The flats in Perry street were occupied by three families. Peter Barsel lived at 130 Perry Street, the middle flat was occupied by Mrs. J. H. Walter, while Antone Pappas roomed in the top story, No 132. The owner of the building is A. Wirkersham.
A two story frame building; adjoining the lodging house on the west, occupied on the ground floor by the Theseum saloon and restaurant, conducted by Chris Pappas, and upstairs by Mrs. May Morgan as a lodging house, was only slightly damaged. It was owned by Joseph Schultze. _______________________ 1920 Lane Co., Ore. Census, Pct. No. 20, Eugene City, ED #246, taken 13 Jan 1920, p 10A [Ancestry.com, Eugene, ED #246, Image #19]:
Barrett, Arthur C. - Head - age 63 - b. Mass. - F born Mass. - M born Mass. - Gardener - Truck farm - Dwelling #235 - Family #243 - Address 2086 East 15th St. " , Emma J. - Wife - age 56 - b. Cal. - F born U.S. - M born U.S. Hill, Effie L. - Daughter - age 35 - b. Cal. - F born Mass. - M born Cal. _____ DIED
HILL - At the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Barrett, 2086 Fifteenth Avenue East, April 14, 1920, Mrs. Effie Barrett Hill, aged 35 years. Besides her parents, she is survived by four sisters, Bertha Barrett, Mrs. Bessie Tripp, Eugene; Mrs. Mary Thurman, of Camp Creek and Mrs. Estella Gates, of Lorane; two brothers, Herbert Barrett of Albany, and Kenneth Barrett of Eugene; an aunt, Mrs. Ed Nye, of Springfield, and two uncles. Her husband John Hill died eight years ago. The funeral will be held from the Veatch chapel this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, Rev. Fred Hornshu, of Eugene, officiating. Interment will be made in the Masonic cemetery. ______________________
THINGS THAT I REMEMBER ABOUT THE HISTORY OF MY FAMILY BY AVIS MARIE (BARRETT) METCALF MARCH 1994
"I really don't know much about Aunt Effie but Mom [Avis (Thompson) Barrett] knew her quite well and they were good friends. She gave Mom her engagement ring. It was 2 opals surrounded by diamonds and a pearl or 2 if I remember right, all set in platinum. I gave the ring to Hugh [Leslie Hugh Barrett]. Aunt Effie and her husband, John Hill, had what they called a "flop house". (I suppose it meant a cheaper hotel) in San Francisco on the Barbary Coast. It was destroyed during the earthquake in 1906." ________________________________________________ Eugene Masonic Cem., Eugene, Lane Co., Ore. - inscription:
- AT REST Effie L. Hill Sep. 10, 1884 Apr. 14, 1920 - - -HILL ___________________________ Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998:
Name: Hill, Effie County: Lane Death Date: 14 Apr 1920 Certificate: 122 _____________________ Oregon Death Certificate:
Name: Hill, Effie Mrs. County of Death: Lane Document #: 122 Birth date: 10 Sep 1884 Birth place: Marne Co., CA [Note: Should be Marin Co. - Barbara Herring] Death date: 14 Apr 1920 Place of death: Eugene, OR Residence: 2086 E 15th, Eugene, OR Marital Status: Widow Spouse: none stated Father: A. C. Barrett Father’s birth place: MA Mother: Emma Lignbaugh [Note: Maiden surname is Linebaugh - Barbara Herring] Mother’s birth place: OR [Note: Mother born CA - Barbara Herring] Informant: A. C. Barrett Undertaker: Marion Veatch Burial: Masonic Cemetery
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