The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-22
The Town Of Dallas, Texas, Destroyed by
Elre-I4nHs 5000. 900.
from the Houston Republic, July l.


On Sunday July 5, at about half past one O'Clock the
ritz.ns of Dallas, Dallas county Texas, startled
WIN ,he 5rpe cry OF 1s or h,ch avos, Ue
iistey cngllOped the whole house II Was two story
Crane ana Hed with stores @! all KINDS The hre then
som which nothing but tie books could be removed
The Herald ofcc a total oss-four presses, material
OF every KIM, clothing, In fact o'erytblng Bht a. we
s.rr from etter received Ia this city from the propre
Cor the paper will again Dc 10 operation In less than
Fv weeks, material Of every kni having been or
aSred
Tbe st. Niohoas Hotel large three story frame build
irr. 100 feet 'front.' by loo back Is totally consumed
su 4 hurph-'s brick store blrut Shrek's new ware
hoe and store with entire stock Of goods; the Cruch
House and "a It's furniture, including the Post Office
aud ne mail mater in IL; western Corner, smon's new
bus,ng iust frPmod. the old tavern, Slddlcrs shop,
Br large sorehouse, with ea'.re 10, OF goods Carrs
s., 5a's store aud goods Nicholson X FERRIS Ex-
chani OAce. Thomas drug store. Eletts store
eouas and goods Secoys a law ., office ana
goods. Iynohs establishment. Cuneth.s store
bouss-ad goods. Ectchors mercantile establishment
Birtlec old establishment snd private residence MIS-
Bncharss old res depce. Law Office books and papers
beiopgg 10 Leo1ard Mckenzie, Crockett, Adams, Chap
man 2 SELL Hay ani the medicines, surgical sns,ra.
Libraries Of prs Pryor, Spencer, johnson and
vac ,rnrossies 10 compute the exact loss which will
IN a, or, la6iy exceed 100000 Az houseless and
boEeicss now and was indeed a rude aysakcnng from
last sunday afternoon siec the etzeus q Dallas expe
eloit ing srey happened 70 have on at the time
Tue foGoxng 1ct CT the oodiuss aEd stores burnt
Dallas Es,e' three ssory tro owned AID occupied by
Bic store Of smith and xarhy, with their stock Of
frall nan once Of sss 2, smith, occupied by him
yoel., Gca. ,, =. Good aud DT : A. Johnston -.
y,sant tw0 cory house, s~nsd BY }. ". smith.
ssorehovse ard stock q Sscar, owned by A. SHREK,
usser story Of same e-nd!ar,. occupied By ). ".
,5Swip les ralL.s H,rdld o,tcc; total loss
Or II i. p
cld Total loss Poet oace ln same building all sErred
csos occupied L. prs rryor and Col. J. NJ orscs ett
and r...r Of butars cccaped ~ f-aiy total lOss.
Barsorshop ~ 4 Nes;er; toll l0ss
OH ts7crS stand occupied by oevers soot
shop !sY J Brrtoy. Burkhar, Jewe.er, and famSs.
Law ~ ~ Of b W. Stone.
Young carr, sadGllr; total loss
stor,shsdsc ~ n. nrSh; total eSS party insured
ssorhcsse cf w. Gazette Bro, occupied BY A simss;
hss partly nfrre1 up starE VceurNd as law Once
NY NicAolSaa X Ferris
Mr. stable house jos. being crec:oi toisl loss
Vacant Eoase q M-s N Bingham. sSial iss.
Housc u Nu. r. BrlCc, occupied % skSe shop aud
Irse store q Or n T1pmas-stoclS ard house total
lo.s ~ stasFf occupied a. & Jaw o1lce ~ Mr. tiay
storebo 80 Of :. ". Elc,i-- aouse aad stock <s'
vRcNnt house, sdicniug Ga.al los
sro-shouse Of q 2 fcicho-st Costock partly savet.
storeAo0se Q. Cancth, siu.oEts . C'--'iock partly
saved
storsEcuseo 2 Etackpoh~-suildiag s7d siooe total
law oGs, 81 T. G. VsCoy, ani table OwEed by came;
' g. Ga.ss law onss. paisa t'wn and law books
saved.
o-cr Peak Brothers drug store ,were the 1foes OF
nv & e. Sprl1er ard " s Adams, - Cha7vtas a2i
J. = Record IS aw cToSs-their III rar'ee Ah4 ''oi4
ing q t3tal losg
ffe Court Hou-e N cen,reof she squN rc Zoe b. Ok
Building. tastd BY tie svp,-hunau eAcrtois GA
few spritsd individual
over a. ~ reks store Wss ss1 tbs hv sofce n G
~ R,nsie AID AZ. G X Pryor editor " th" HcaSi-con
tetas all lost
over w. Bsshs sio-e w4s the Caice q ~ II c SoeSt
uhoee libfary totally lost
T4e t.fa estimated vnrpus'y ~ rom three ~
ave hundrst th0,fsAad tolarr watch there VIII mol
eycaeG $4,000 Insurance. The whole number o. build
AZ - Raetrogcd thirty.twp tNrty three comp sug
~ bss built part Of the pace and including every tore
LoUfe Ia D..