The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-02
A DAMAGING DISASTER,
The Wall Of the building Near the
CoFner 0f..Eim aud Lamar streets
Fails with - Grasii-Gity 0rdi'
names 0n Buildings,

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those who heard and saw II that some build
Ink had given away There was u genera
rush for tho scene and tho dust had mol
cleared away before large crowd had gath
cred, The cause was the giving away of Tho
walls and tho falling In Of tho roofing anG
portions of tho second floor over tho store
occupied by PadgIH Bros dealers in saddles
and harness Joseph Mencser grocer, and
Alex. 0rlllob & Co., Wholesale notions md
millinery goods tho attor firm doing business
on tho second floor extending over Fro lborg
Kline 81 Co.,, and Padgltt Bros,
The crowd accumulated no fast that TN
police found II necessary To stretch ropes
from Elm across Lamar and 10 Pacific avenue
TO keep back the aurgng crowd, who 10
bored under tho impression That there were
persons buried under the debris, For awhile
there was Intense excitement, but dlligent
search and inquiry on tho outside revealed
the fact that no one had been caught In the
wreck DO soon M tho excitement subsidized,
the propriolors and clerks Of the wrecked
houses with others to assist, began 10 inspect
the ruins and got out tho goods, SONS of
which Law buried beneath the
brick and fallen tlmben. The
entire roofing over tho buildings occu.
pied by Padgtt Bros and Joseph Mencaer
cayod In rs, well as u creator pat Of tho wall
between them, The ceiling Of Padgtt Bros,
occupied above by Alex Ortllcb II CO
cayed ia nearly half the way back from tho
Elm street entrance, while nearly the entire
west.half of Menczor's store gave away, The
building of tho grocery firm of Frcibcrg,
Il Co., corner Of Elm and Lamar, and
lust west of the tumblo.down buildings, sus-
tanned no damage savo perhaps II little to tho
roofing.
All of these buildings extend through
from Elm street 10 Pacific avenue and were
two stories high and covered with tin roof
ing. Tho buildings occupied by Padgtt
Bros. aud Monczer were almost completely
wrecked. The second floor of Menczer's WIS
occupied with goods IN the rear, while IN the
'front.' there were two sleeping rooms. Az
tho time the proprietors and clerks were NJ
their posts, while there were u number of
customers IN the store, all of whom
would have been caught in the ruins had not
tho cracking of the giving timbers given
them timely warning. The insecurity of tho
buildings had been known for some time and
yesterday morning the work OF bracng them
up was begun, u number of posts being placed
along the right wall TO support tho second
floor, while a temporary prop was placed
against the building from the street outside.
The walls are thirteen inches thick TO the
roofing, while the fire walls ARE thirteen
inches thick.
The buildings were all rented by the occu.
pants, whose losses are estimated rs follows:
Alex Ortlieb u Co., only small portion Of
whose stock suffered in the wreck, were
injured to the extent Of from $1,000 TO
$4,000.
Padgitt Bros loss will approximate $1,000,
his stock being of character liable to but
little damage, compared with the wreck.
Joseph Menczer suffered to the extent of
about $1,000, his principal loss being tea and
cigars.
The building occupied by Ortlicb u Co.,
as well as that occupied by Padgitt Bros, is
the property of Mr. Lynch, who resides in
New York, and that occupied
by Menczer is owned by w.
G. Randall ~ Bro The damage
W DulluiHps 10 uuVub po,VuV'
ORDINANCE ON BUILDINGS.
We make tho following extracts from the
ordinance in the revised code for the "Regu-
lation and Inspection of Buildings"
Section |. When any person shall be about
to erect house or building within the city
of Dallas, he shall make written applica-
ton to the City Engineer stating tho number
and extent of tho buildings, the. estimated
cost, the exact spot of ground on which it is
to be built and the contract time for compile
ton, and thereupon said official shall, after
inspecting the premises, issue permit to oc-
cupy such a part of any street or alley for the
purpose of placing thereon lime house or
building materials, and for such time as may
be necessary
Sec. 8. All buildings erected here
after, within the building limits
of the city Of Dallas, shall have outside
or party wall constructed of stone, brick
or iron, and all such walls shall be built to
line and carried up plump and straight
with close joints, and the several component
parts of such buildings shall BIO built and
constructed in such manner as herein pro-
vided.
Seed. All foundation walls shall be
built of stone or brick, and shall be laid not
less than two feet below the established grade
of the street, on good solid bottom. All
piers, columns, posts and pillars resting on
the earth shall have footing course, and
shall be set upon bottom in the same
manner as the foundation walls.
Sec. 5. The footing or base course, under
all foundation walls. shall be Mt least twelve