Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-03-05
Another Fire in Galveston!
TWO BLOCKS DEsTROYEsI
LOSS ONE MILLION AND A EALF!!
OVER TWENTY WHOLESALE ESTABLISH.
MBNTS BURNED."
From the Galveston News, Feb. 24.1


At about quarter past twelve
this morning a fire broke out in one
ofthc wooden bulldogs on tho Strand,
between Twenty-Second and Ire
mont streets, north side, and spread
ing rapidly, soon envelopcd the
whole square in flames.
The confagration is thought to
have originated in either the Phe-
nix Express Company's office, or in
that of Mcssrs. Stubbs & Co., and
communicated with the adjoining
buildings almost with the velocity
of the wind.
The first house on tho corner of
Twenty Second street was occupied
by J. S. Sellers & Co., e. r.. Austin,
and the Union Marine and Fire In
surance Company; down stairs was
the Office of j. d. Rogers & Co !;
west was the grocery and provision
store of Geo. Grover g. Co.; the Vir-
ginia Tobacco Agency Of Ralph
Levy 4 Co.; Phoenix Express Co.;
r. G.. Rcid's Office; VIM. Barnes &
Co.; and on the corner of fremont
the grocery house of Dargan & To-
byn.
The wind, which was blowing
fresh from the north, carried the
flames across the Strand, communi-
eating first with the wooden avn
ings and signs; thence to the win
dow frames of the Berlochcr build
ing, occupied by B. & A. King, II.
Sampson, DeWolf g. Sullivan, and
d. G. Herbert; thence to the large
clothing house of G. d. Broussard 4
Co.; up stairs iii this building were
Shackelford, Brown & Co.; M. Quih,
Smallwood & Clark, and W. S.
SWIMMER. The next to the east
was S. Jacobs, Hurley & Co.,, and
7. w. House. Next came the hard
ware house of e. S. Wood; the up
per story of which was damaged
considerably, both by fire and Wa
ter. Adjoining this was tho large
crockery house Of Crawford & Levy,
at which point the ravagcs Of the
flames were stayed. Up stairs, over
the buildings occupied by Crawford
& Son, were the offices Of J. G. & S.
R. Smith & Co., M. Koppeid, Dublo
& Wootters, H. M. Truehart, Mills
& Tevis, ]. Frederick, and Labatt
& Mobiles. The shoe house of III. e.
Poole, next door, and the tobacco
house of Jewell & Co., received SOME
damage by water.
At the corner of fremont the
flames were blown across the alley,
communicating with the windows
Of the large hardware store of l.. III.
Woods, but by extraordinary exer-
ton, the building was saved.
The late hour at which the fire
occurred, and the excitement attend
ing so destructive confagration,
prevents any approximate estimate
of the losses sustained.
All the merchants burnt out on
the north side Of the Strand had
heavy stocks of groceries and pro-
visions, and they must be sufferers
to an extent many of them can lily
afford to bear.
On the south side of Strand the
houses were all of brick and iron,
and had been considered fire proof.
The stock of G. e. Broussard & Co.,
clothiers, was large, as was that of
s. Jacobs; each Of these firms saved
something. but they will be losers
to q very large amount. We could
not ascertain anything as TO who
was, and who was not insured.
About 8 o'clock this morning the
roof of The House building fell in,
contributing thereby TO the safety
Of the adjoining premises.
We heard report Of a gentleman
having thrown himselffrom one Of
the windows Of the building next
10 the corner Of fremont street, but
couId not trace the rumor 10 any re
liable source. A gentleman, whose
name we could not learn, was badly
crushed BY a safe falling, which be
was assisting 10 remove. We saw