The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-10-06
FuRl0ps FLAMES

BWrn,ng VI the twelling, stable nnd
Oa'aOnseH ~ hr. Henry . oeb
Last night, nj The hour Of nine, the
bell nj the engine house rang OUT the
alarm Of fire, and In very short tine
Engine Company No. aud li1ak and
Ladder No. we're on their way TO the
scene Of conn'gralion, when ot FIRST
was thought TO be the convent or in It's
immediate neighborhoDd
TnE liERALD's reporter, along win
u large crowd, hurried 10 the fire,
which proved to be small box house
aud the stable Of Mr., Henry Loeb, on
Bryan, near Pear street Hook and
Ladder No. | was the first on the
ground, closely followed by the Hook
and Ladder Company No. 2 Of
East Dallas, by his time the
house and stable, which were com.
posed OF very combustlble material
were enwrapped In flames, and being
TOO far gone TO be saved, the attention
of the hremen were directed TO the
saving Of the residence OF Mr., Le0b,
which stood In close proximity TO the
stable. Engine Company No, /, had
In the meantime arrived but they were
p0werless, there being such scarcity
of water, and they assisted the other
liremen in fighting the flames. The
ell OF Mr.. Leob's residence took fire,
despite the manly exertions of the fire.
men, and within few minutes II was
all IN flames. The Hook and Ladder
Company No 2, brought their Bah.
cock extinguisher into play, and for IA
time succeeded In checking the
flames, but 1t was too
late, and augmented by the
intense heat to which it had been sub
ected by the burning Of the other two
buildings, IL soon succumbed to its
fate. The iiremen disputed the prog
ress Of the flames desperately, and Nh
best they could under the crcum-
stances. All this time many were
busy Riding the house Of furniture and
other valuables all of which were
save. BY this time the engine had
found well which contained small
quantity Of water, and had began to
throw n stream which unfortunately
held out but a short time, for the well
was soon exhausted. The iirenen
were powerless without water and the
loss Of the building was now settled
fact. II burned very slowly, for it was
well hnilt house, and being we'll
plastered, this retarded the flames to
great extent.
Near II O'clock the roof fell in, and
what Wa9 Uut few hours before
beautiful and comfortable home, was
a blackened mass Of ruins. The re"
porter learned that Mr. Leob had but a
small insurance on his house, and the
loss is quite heavy to him, the building
being valued at 1900 TWAS insured
IN the Fire Association, OF philadel-
phia The furniture aud u very fine
piano was injured in the Queen Of
London, which IL represented by
Messrs. kerfoot aud Hereford. This |
was oil saved with but slight damage.
While Mr.. LeOh has lost his house, the |
city has lost an ornament, for the build
ing was u very handsome one, and !
added to the beauty of the nejghbor.
hood in which ii was situated. The |
fire is supposed to have been the work
of an incendiary. Two horses and q
cow were burnt in the stable.
The Lamar Rifles were drilling last
night, at the corner of Lamar and Elm
streets, when the alarm was sounded.
They doublC.quiCked to the scene of |
the fire, and rendered efficient service
in tying to save the luilding from
burning and assisted in removing the
furniture therefrom. When they saw
that their efforts were Of no avail in |
quelling the flames, they kindly vol
unteered to watch the goods removed
from the dwelling. Their conduct in
this particular WIS most commendable
and praiseworthy, and it is due to
them that no pilfering WAS done.