Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-11-12
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Ers NFes -uu saturday eyr''irg
last ai,ui % o,lek, a very iisas
,rinu, frr hri,r uui ~ tYiv,rl 10
,ho huu-u ui ! ,."r, i.u,rA NrishL
Mhuh--,ir mrd rrlaii grvrr-. 4
snnih wir' wa. hluNns az lhc time,
AMI the humgs spread with harinl
iliil.iY az AMI ,!uwn Main street,
un lhv ,asl side burning everything
lur the sInrr nj ihrcr hi",ks From
che wurrhuu>r ri lslcharli ! l.cOn-
arl 1" the - ,-vimsc ur I, l., Cul
l,rs-iwchly-i'o huusgs were burn
"A ninrl,vn III wtich was wtuplvi,
the mhrr six bring emply, the nrr
chants wh0 previously "ecapic'l
them LLv, ~ moved To ,ic terminus
m l,,v I,nlfll AilriAl,
The total lu,s i estimated AT
sar0,n0n. Tabor, l,acc n Wright,
who hal very larscs,Uck ~ guris,
were the heaviest luscrs, Thrir en-
tire l,ss Is estimated at sIS,Ghl,
wiihnut cent al insurance TAcy
saved little ar nuIhing, ~ the entire
huilaing WAS wrapped Ia flames Ia
five minutes amer tho alarm al TIRE
WIS given.
hay. Burr& Co, dealers Ia stoves
mud hardware. were the mex,
heaviest losers their less being cs
ii natcl Mt 1000, without insur.
nIcr.
u. S. Bpatuar's loss Is put nj
SSnhn-nu Insurance.
!. II, liltlcdrhi AMI \, NJ, Perry
last principally cotton. The fine
large iron warehnusc Of Mgj. Little
field was entirely destroyed, His
loss is estimated ut 5000 or more,
DR.. +. Foot lost cvcrything-val-
ucd at SlO,G10.
Very great excitement prevailed,
and there was no such thing ~ or.
ganization or order. A;tcr the poo
pic had gathered around the fire in
great numbers some iudiriuus indi'
vidlal shouted "powdcrl' AMI rs
quick as II wink the crowd took To-
the heels. Soon the powder in the
house of Tabor, Luce IL Wright be-
gan to explode. The flashes were
Intensely brilliant, and tho reports
sounded like the sullcn booming Of
heavy cannon.
A desperate report was made TO
tear down tho largo warehouse OF
lgIchart & Leonard. at the north
corner of the burning block, but il
was unsuccessful. Finally. by the
aid of kerosene oil, powder and ter
pentinc, it was destroyed, and the
fire was prevented from crossing
tho street 10 the building of Hannah
g. Orr, which was covered over
with wet blankets, and TINS prcvcn-
ted catching from the sparks.
All hands worked hcroically. cs-
pccially tho freedmen, who are de-
serving Of great praise for their
iearlessncss and energy. | notice
join Orr and the two Ifoards tax
ing a great interest in staying the
flames, frequently placing them
selves in great danger. Much cred
it is due these gentlemen, an |, In.
deed, to the whole community, H.
all worked like Troians.
The fire lasted about an hour be-
fore being subd1cd, and in that
short time thousands of dollars
worth of property, representing the
industry OF years, was swept away.
cannot ascertain the cause Of
the fire. Reports are conflicting,
but the general Impression is that
some malicious person did the Lccd
The only person who had insur-
aaca, so far as | can learn, was
Eugene Bloch. The following are
the owners and occupants of the
buildings dcstroycd:
Iglchart & Leonard, vacant; Cook
& Bro, occupied; A. p. Dreyfus ou
cupicd; a. D. Weiss, occupied; Nuss-
baum, occupied; John LIoyd's store,
Towards warehouse. partly occu-
pic'!; Mcllcnwcg's store. occupied;
i. l., Andrews, vacant; VolIo Bros.
occupied; Tabor, Luce d Wright,
occupied; making one block. NJ S.
Boatncr, occupied; A NJ. Perry &
Co., vacant; G. NJ. Pcarrc, vacant;
Day, Burt & Co., occupied; Il. zadcls,
ST., vacant; Il. Block, occupied; Dir.
+. Footc, occupied; G. NJ. Boxley.
occupied; Montgomery, occupied;
Gaines, occupied; Littlcfold, vacant,
making two blocks; Block Bros. &
Co., vacant; Sanger & Bros, vacant;
Il. Parr. occupied; Mclaughlin, VA
cant. twenty-five houses burned
in all, nineteen of which were occn-
pied. Tabor, Luce & Wright lost
about $4,000; Day, Bart d Co..
$50, 600; DR.. +. Foote, $4,000; NJ. S.
Boatner, $4,000; LittIofeld, $4,000;
Montgomery, $4,000. About one
hundred bales of cotton were DIES.
froycd.
Total loss $4,000 Very little in
surancc.
A promising young man, Ernest
Terrell, oldest son Of our friend, Col,
A. w. Terrell. of this place, was
THROWN from II mule this afternoon,
stamped on and killed.
ca" The we'll informed Washington cor
respondent Of the Galveston News, under