Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-07-15
Another Destructive rire.

/ jefferson has been visited hy an0
ther destructive Irr, ani in guar
1 ter Il tho city 'vteFs a iTo has beei
long appgehended, 70 premise, all
The upper part of Dallas, above
Market street, is mainiy composed
, OF frame buildings. many Of then
old. Ia one Of these, near the cor
ner Of Market, tlis ire originated,
IL was ia a room occupied BY Mr.,
3ean huron, the second door abOye
The corner, Tho fire was first dis
covered about o'clock yesterday
morning, aud spread with great IA,
pidity, crossing tho street, and
sweeping the entire blocks on each
side, with the exception Of Mr., I,
4. Echkuer's AMI Mr., j, l.. Smith Z
R.oFe-h0usos, 10th brick. The fol-
lowing embraers list Of losses 80
iaT as We have been able 10 aseor'
iaiG thom. with ihe amounts Of in
sulancc; E,kisinhsek,sl0ok sls, ,OO0.
Insured for 900, saved 81 ,00A
Gus Hodge, two buildings occupied
by kleinbaek and huron, $4,000.
Nc insurance. Watt Cameron, One
bGilling, unoeeupied, $1,000, No
insurance. Mira, Brink, two build,
ings, occupied by Jacobs and Dim,
ctry, and J. Gill, loss $1,000; no
insurance. Jacobs and Dimetry
stock, $1,000; no insurance. GillO
stock, 81 500, insurance s 600. II.
Watcrhousc, briol house and goods,
$1,000; no insurancc. Raymond &
Whitis, bricl: building, vacant, s5,.
600; insurance unknown. The ~,
hambra or City llotol, owned by
Simmons & Rbberstadt, valued \,
$1,000; insured for $4,000. Dan
lIcyn Il Co, south corner Of Mar.
shall street. stock 1000 insurance
$4,000. The house owned by Mr.
w. B. Ward, valued at 1900 IN
surancc 81 900. Two small houses
east of this building, very cid house
and stool; valued q, $4,000 / no insu-
rance. W. G. Baker, nest building,
valued at $1,000; lao Insurance.
Next house, CIV. Il. Penn, agcnt,)
valued at $1,000; no insurance.
IL. p. Mabray, one house, $1,000;
no insurance. Next house (h.G. |
Benncrs, agen0, valued ct sl,5CO;
no insurance. ". w. Sloan, pho
tographic gallery, stock and house, |
$1,000 insured for $500. i. A. |
Schlutcr, two frame buildings, si,- |
600; no Insurance. There were
several parties That lost by water |
and removal Of goods, and Families !
that lost household effects, amount
ing TO 81 COO. !
The above is n very full estimate.
Aggregate loss, SEQ, 100; aggregate
insurance, sl3,200. o..
How the fro originated, it is not !
known, bit it is believed to have |
been accidental. We heard it stated
that it originated from the cxplosiot;
ofa lamp, left burning by y black
woman. g.
While this fro involves n nerious
loss 20 many wosthy persons, j. is
likely to prove ;Yn advantage to The
city, as il will DC built up, in all
probability, in brick houses. The
ground thus CLEARED off is worth
more than before. 1t is q quarter
of tho city that has been IL source
Of constant dread, Every one hqs
been expecting fire in this locality,
and there HIS been u fear thGt,it
would cXtfad, when it did take
rl&l6, to The valuable buildings on
Dallas and Austin streets.
Tho fire companies arrived late,
seemed disorganizod, and worked
with but little effect until ne:Ir the
close, when there was n slight i'm
provement. If there had been cf,
tec'ive management, tho fire ought
never to have crossed the street,
and could havo boon arrested at the
first alley on the north side of Dal-
las street.
Mr.. &. b. Mcdonald rendered CT.
fectivo service, with q. small force
pump and hose, and prevented the
fire from extending to Spcllings &
Kirkland's 3 livery stable and Stoll's
market House, which at one time
was in a blaze. The Me6srs. Stoll,
Spellings q Kirkland, and G, W.
Keen desire us to tender him their
thanks fRr the service he rendered.
Times and Republican, July LIST.
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