The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-09
Pierce Planes.

Sunday night the residence ofDr' Caring
ton, ono story frame containing four or I've
rooms, on Wood street near the corner Of
Akard. avenue, together with all iIsoonlenis
were consumed by fire, the building burning
10 tho ground. There was no one 10 the
house At the time, The alarm was
sounded from tho down town station at $50,
though tho house had been burning nearly a
half m hour before II was discovered. Tho
hremen turned out promptly making
good time, especially engine company
No. |, which soon arrived on the grounds,
but the flames had by this time gained con-
siderable headYay and were bursting from
the windows and tho roofing. In the mean
time the East Dallas steam engine and hook
ladder company (the hose company having
already arrived put IN an appearance, and
the fremen did active duty, but 10 little pur'
pose 30 far as saving tie burning building
was concerned, for II was too
far gone, yet Il required hard
work and the greatest pTeoau,ion TO prevent
tho surrounding buildings catching afro,
Qulllmans stables, hundred ygrdi distant
caught NJ one time, but were soon extIn'
gulshed
A brisk wind was blowing from the north,
and the mir was illed with sparks and large
pieces Of burning cnder, endangTng every
house that lay In tho winds course for some
distance, and the housetops were closely
watched by their owners.
The heat for while was intense, and Il
required the utmost vigilance Of the hremen
10 save the surrounding buildings
The origin Of the llre Is not known and n
rumor ia prevalent that il was the work Of an
inceldiary, and II Is claimed by some party,
whose name the reporter failed 10 learn, that
hc.saw Il man enter the dwelling by the front
door and came out the back way
lust few minutes before the
ire was discovered, A few nights
since DR.. Darlington heard noise In his
dining.room, and going 10 see what II was,
saw man, who had Iii lamp, sitting on the
table in the apartment, but ~ soon AS he saw
the Doctor he jumped through window
and ran Of. lie was evidently Il burglar,
but rumor connects tbs man with the fire in
an incendlary light, yet the Doctor does not
think II was incendlarsm. He says that
no left fire and a lamp in bis room,
though II is his opinion that II caught from
the Aue, which had crack in IT, The lamp
may have exploded, doing the damage,
though It's origin is merely supposition
Fortunately, he had the building and con-
tents insured the day before, in the Spring
field Fire and Marine Insurance company,
represented by Kerfoot q Hereford, for
Sl,400. He estimates his loss at 81, 900. His
library, which was valuable one,
valued by him at $1,000, while
fine collection OF paintings as well as the
furniture and all of his and the most Of Mrs
Darlington wardrobe were lost.
Engine company No. remained on the
grounds until ~ o'clock, completely extin-
gushing the fire.
Chief Conner, who was very active, re-
ceived blow from flying timber which
struck his forehead.
ANOTHER FIRE.
About o'clock a. M, Charlie Davenport
who was sleeping at the resi-
dence of Colonel j. b. Scruggs, ad-
joining the scene of the conilagration,
discovered that pile Of some thirty cords
of wood, stacked in the yard. was on fire.
Officers Clemens and Ed Corowall who saw
the flames, came and with the assistance ola
hose, which they attached TO a hydrant, they
put it out. The residence Of Colonel
Scruggs had caught, and in few minutes
would have been in flames 1t had caught
from the cndcrs that fell from the burning
house.