The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-08
The following account Is from al
extra OF the Sherman Courier.

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extra OF the Sherman Courier:
About 2 o'clock this morning fire
broke out In the rear portion Of the fine
brick block OF Nj. Schneider n Bro, on
the northeast corner OF the public
square, and destroyed the entire build
Ing. When discovered the whole rear
portion was In flames, and the front
rooms 30 filled with smoke, that Ii was
impossible, almost, to save anything.
The lire company was soon on the
scene, and did all In their power, but
the fire had such start they could
not save the building. by u strong
effort the Long block, adjoining, was
saved, much damaged. Had the flames
passed this building, nothing could
have saved the wooden build.
lngs on North Travis, on the east.
Schneider Brothers lose about $780,
900 more than insurance.
Cook Brothers lose about ~, 600 more
than insurance. They had IS, 500 In.
surance. Their jewelry and watches,
with papers, etc, are in their safe.
Louis Pandres, and Wommock &
Co., in the Long building, sustained
heavy loss from water and removal,
The Register office, upstairs In the
Long building, was seriously damaged
by the falling, from some cause, of the
roof OF the Long building. The type
is badly pied, and they will not be able
to issue under u week. The Register
has an insurance of 81 900.
The loss from removal Is great to
parties north OF the Schneider build.
ing. At this time (six o'clock A. NJ. ]
the full extent OF damage cannot be
ascertained. The fire Is under COM
plete control, and will not spread be-
yond the Schneider building.
From best information the loss will
not fall short of $l60,000.
The fire was evidently the work of
an incendiary.
The following account of the origin
Of the fire, is taken from the Sher-
mans Registers extra:
Accounts vary rs wildly AZ can be
imagined as to the place where 1t
originated, but all concur that it was
the work OF an incendiary. Horatlo
Stinnett and Albert kirkpatrick,
clerks at M. Schneider u Bros. were
sleeping In the store. Horatlo Stln-
nett says that when he first awoke the
house was filled with dense black
mokes almost sitting.
He sprang up and discovered fire on
top of a pile Of clothing in the rear OF
the store, and another blaze issuing
from large pile Of blankets under
the stairway, just In the rear OF Cooke
drug store, some ten or twelve feet
from the other fire. He thinks the
two blazes were separate, and had
been ignited about the same time.
Mr.. Morris Schneider, the senior
member Of the firm of Schneider 4
Bro, was sleeping on the second floor
Immediately above the place wher,
the fire originated. Young Fitzpatrick
called to him, end having aroused him
told him not to come down the Stair
M they were then In flames. Mr.
Schneider rushed to the front Of tn,
house and escaped down post to thu
street, having on nothing save hi
night dress. The young man rushe,
out into the street and gave the alarm
The statement that there were tw,
or more distinct fires when first dis
covered, seems TO be well sustained
and the william who applied the torcl
evidently intended to make sure worl
oft Young Stinnett went to be,
about eleven o'clock, and saw thLt al
doors were secure before retiring. IL Ia
therefore, q mystery that seems din
cult to solve how access could hav,
been gained to the center OF the stor,
to apply the torch.
The wind was blowing from tn
northwest, and great chunks Of fir
were carried as far down South Travi
as the Jail, but fortunately ignite
nothing.
Another attempt to burn the sam
building was made on the night Q
April 18th, but the fire was discovere
In time ~ check 1t. The fire wa
started at that time In the cellar, nea
the partition wall between Schneider
and Cooks; and II II had been starte
later i'm the night would no doubt hav
swept the building.
The fire Of last night following Z
close upon the unsuccessful attempt
last month leaves no doubt that SON
one was determined to burn the bull
ing.
The fire was checked on the Lor
building adjoining Cook Bros. drr
store, but not until the building WI
80 badly damaged as to be slmo
worthless. The great fire Of 1875 WI
checked on the same house.
, The daily Register Office was In h
second story Of the Long buildin
over Womack d Co., and Is almost q
7. stroyed. The walls Of the buildIl
were sprung by the heat. the joIs
gave way, and were precipltated In
The Office, breaking type and furnitul
a Much type was ruined by the fall
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