Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-11-10
CONFLAGRATION.
Particulars of the Fearful COnHagra-
fiOn at Sherman, Texas.
Wholesale Destruction Of Property
Names of the sunerers-Etc.

Houston Telegraph
SHERMAN, November "A fire oc
CURED here last evening, at seveI
o'clock, in the st. Cloud hotel, and wa
first discovered issuing from the rear o
the build ng. Being wooden structur
its destruction was but the work of
moment. A strong southwesterly wine
| swept the flames across the street to thu
row Of frame buildings used as offices
and tha fire then ragged on both sides o
the street, destroying everything in it
path as far north as it went, and inclui
ing the new postoffice building or
Houston street, and the entire south
side of the square. So rapid was the
spread of the flames, that scarcely any
of the contents of the houses south o
Lamar street were saved, and so intense
was the heat that the iTemen could do
but little good. The damage to goods
on North Travis and contiguous streets,
by moving, is considerable Tire post.
Office and contents, aud every printing
Office is burned; nothing is saved. To
ascertain the correct amount of damage
is impossible at this hour, as all is vet
! confusion. About sixty-tive or seventy
| u,
| twenty-five or thirty families are made
homeless. The following is list OF all
the principle losses, with all insurance
! Obtaiuabls:
Ed. Moore, stock and building, $50.
! 000-insuIed for S9500; A: Young, pro.
prie tor st. Cloud, fixtures, $4,000; S.
Hare, block Of frame buildings, $1,000:
Singer seWiDg-machine company, $4,000;
J. BIedsce, frame house. loss unknown;
Hare, Bledsoe & Head, law library and
furniture, $1,000: Andrews, Moore & Co.,
stock, S25, 900; Woods, Fears d. Wilker-
son, law office. $1,000; John Fenet, frame
building, $500; r. 81. Bullock, house,
$1,000; John Logeden, livery stable,
5000; J. ID. M'Camant, commission
u erchant, damage, $500; Courier office,
material and building, $5000-no insur-
snce; DR.. Wilson, library, ETC., $500;
DIR. Kennedy, library, $1,000; DR.. Saun-
deTs, office and library, $500; Colonel
Gregg, papers and library, $500; r. J.
Cunningham, household goods, $500; B.
Jones, tailor, $500; Patriot printing
company, building and material, $1,000;
G. Jackson, grocer, damage to building
and groceries, $1,000; b. Ford, meat mar
ket, $3.50; John Dorchester, frame build
ing, $1,000; J. r. Cole, fruit-dealer, $500;
T. J. Richards, brick building, 5000:
Steadman & Denton, law library, $500;
Martin & James, Daily Register, S4OJO;
Mrs. c. c. Galloway, buildings, $4,000;
e. Hernstadt, brick building, S360O-in-
sured, $2400; l.. Bernstein, stock of goods,
$40 000-insured fer $4,000; r O.. Hall
& Sons, dry goods stock, $25, 900; L. J.
Martin, hotel furniture and stock OF sro-
ceries, $1000-no Insurance; I. J. New
comb, brick building-fully insured,
$4,000; Masonic lodge, furniture and re-
cords, 5000; Calkins & Henry, grocer.
Ties, SO ,000-insured for $500; Back d
Hare, groceries. $1,000; s Whftted, sew
eral buildings, $1,000; VIM. Heebe, res.
tauTant, $500; Mrs. l.. Mason, milliner,
$500; Buchanan's bsIber-shop is total
loss; s. r. Caruthers, grocery and build
ing, $7C00-insured for $4,000; J. Bren-
ner, restaurant, $1,000; Eubank, DWELL
ing and furniture, $4,000; George VIII.
liams, dwelling, $500; l. Pandres, to.
bsccO and cigars, $4,000; Hall & Chap
man, building, $4,000; c. e. Dugan,
building, $4,000; M. M. Bond & Co.,
stock of groceries, $7000-insured for
$1,000; Fitch & Loving, brick building,
damage $500; NJ. singer & Co, stock,
$40 600; ]. Levy & Bro, building and
stock damaged $4000-insured fully; J.
G. Ovens, building, loss not known; G. |
f. Severon, photographer, $500; John |
Broake, drugs, $4,000; Broake & Lamb, |
saddlery, $1,000; J. e. Bond, building;
Ba Zell & Bro, livery-stable and stock, |
$1,000; ]. f. Stinnett, brick building, |
$4,000; Knights of Pythias, fur
nituTe and records, total loss
no insurance; G, F. Lindsay, sad
dleTy, $1,000; FreL ch restaurant, $500; J.
a. Henry, building, $500; f. w Sum-
mer, fine brick block, jewelry and post
office, Sl10,O ,O00-iDsuIance, $4,000; S.
news-dealer, $3.50; 81. c. Hol-
combe, confeetiOner, $500; SteadmaD,
groceries, $500; Mrs. Il. Moore, houses,
$4,000; A. b. Moore, store and stock,
10000; Crisp, dwelling-house, $1,000;
Br doury d Crisp, druggists, warehouse
and drugs, S4000-no insurance.; NJ.
schneider & Bro, warehouse burned
and store damaged.
In addition to these there are other
osss, OF which can get no account.
The county records were removed to
place of safety, but the fire did
not reach the building. A num-
Der of casualties are reported, but
DO lives are positively known to be
est, James TelfOrd, a well known
ltage InaD, registered at the st.
Cloud only few minutes before the fire
occurred, in very weak condition, and
vas assisted to room, since when MOTH
ng has been heard Of him, aud it is
hought he was burned. The fire is the
esult Of carelessness on the part of q
irnpken guest at the hotel, who knocked
,ver a coal-oil lamp in his room. Our
people seem demOralized and altogether
he city presents a scene Of desOlation
DetteT imagined than described. Too
much can not be said in praise Of the
itizens OF Denison, who came over in a
'Ody three hundred strong, and rem
Iered material assistance. Their de-
efforts did much to check the
,TogTess OF the flames, and save the
IOrthern part Of the city.