The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-06-07

Property Destroyed and Damaged 10
the Amount OF s3i.7OO ON Tim
street scenes ut the fire-A stran-
ger while. Lending Assistance IL
injured by " Falling Awning.
Al lilo o'clock yesterday morning the wild
alarm Of fire was sounded from the down
town station. The location of the Ere was
rapidly distinguished by the residents of the
business portion Of the city, in the very
heart of which it WAS located. Grsat vol
umes of black smoke lit up now asd then
by lurid blazs was all that could be seen at
frst, and it came from the building occu pied
by A. Baumsn's millinery store on south
Elm street, Just three doors east of PoyLras
street. The lire department from the down.
town engine house with Aetna hose company
and hook-snd>lsdder company arrived on
the scene few minutes after
the alarm WAS given, but therewss only the
paid flremen in attendance a: this time, and
thew had some difficulty in managing the
hose, and which lost Thorn time, giving the
fire, which now began to burst from the
doors and windows, The advantage of them.
Yet they worked brsvely, and in the mean.
time the volunteer members of the depart
ment put in an appearance, when the work
of fighting the flames began in earnest. The
flames had gained considerable Roadway and
spread on either side both east aud west, en-
yeloping j. Rosenfsld's grocery store on the
west, and were tapping the awning and the
roofing of Betterton, Irvine & Co.'S, whole
sale liquor house on the east. By this time
the East Dallas department put in an appear.
ance and did active service. There were
number of citizens who joined in and aided
very materially by assisting the fremen and
merchants in removing taeir goods. Better
ton, Irvine & Co., succeeded in getting out
most of their goods, though they suffered
considerable damage. The stock of goods
from Il. A. Sessions confectionery shop
were removed at loss of 5000.
The 4 imes spread with startling rspidity
and it looked rs though the entire block WAS
doomed 10 destruction, but the freDen had
not been idle, and soon six streams of water
were playing in fine style on the leaping
flames, two from each engine and one each
from the two hose companies, all of them
doing effective service. The hremen worked
heroicaly and when they got the flames I'm.
der control there was q murmur Of sp.
pause from the large crowd that had gath
of the confsgration.
The tin roofs of B,umsn and Rosenfed,
which were covered with tar, burst with a
terrific noise occasioned by the accumulation
of gas created by the composition, and both
fell in with heavy crash. The firemen
continued to throw water and with remsrka-
Bile accuracy, and the building occupied by
Betterton, levine & Co, and the two story
brick building on the corner were saved
from the flames which were checked after a
seq of water had been thrown on them. The
building occupied by the for
mer firm was damaged consid-
erably by water, and tho shoe store on the
corner suffered from The FIRE so much that
the city engineer condemned it yesterday
morning as unsafe, and the wall that stood
next to the fire will have to be torn down
and rebuilt, The flames were finally
gotten under complete control. The build
ings occupied by BAuman and RosenAelj,
one story bricks, were burned to the ground.
The building occupied By Betterton, Irvine
d Co., one story brick, and the
two story brick boot and shoe store on
the corner of Elm and Poydras escaped the
flames.
A CASUALTY.
During the conhagra,ion Mr.. A. Barr, a
stranger in tho city, who halls from Column
bus, Tennessee, while assisting in removing
cigars from the house of Betterton, Irvine &
Cos, met with an accident, tho burning
wooden awning falling on him, crushing him
to the ground in an insensible condition. He
received q large cash an inch in length on
the top of his head, and was otherwise
hr,, Hn al L.
store of Huey Il Philip across the
street where DO was sttended BY
Drs. Harrison aud Murray, who dressed his
wounds. when no was taken to the residence
of Mr.. John d. Miller, where he was stop.
ping. His hurts are light.
LOSSES.
The damage 10 Mrs. Cbildress' building
(the shoe STOREY is about $4,000. Loss TO W.
H. Flippin on stock bv crisped leather and
damage by water; $500.
S. A. Mahon, building totally destroyed,
loss $4,000. No insurance. Loss on stock
by Rosenileld, the occupant, $4,000.
M. d. Darlington building totally dc.
stroyed, Loss of stock BY L. Bauman,
occupant, Sl4 900.
d. Sullivan building damaged $4,000. Loss
W lcnhugo hiiu WHt'' w DSbttItOtl, 1INluS "
Co, occupants, $4,000.
+. a. Sessions, damage to stock alone
5000.
Tho total LOSE as estimated on bulldogs
and stocks foot m S34 700 covered by Nm
insurance of S3A,775 Mr. B,uman succeed
cd in saving about $500 stock of cloaks
The lire. WAS first discovered by officer
Dempsey who gave the alarm. 1t is gener.
ally believed to be the work of nm incendiary,
INSURANCE INVOLVED.
L. Bsumsn. millinery stock, 706 Elm street:
Commerce i Union, $1,000; Royal, $4,000;
Western Assurance, $1,000 Norwich Union,
$1,000; London Assurance, $1,000; totsl
$40 COO. Lion furniture and fixtures, $500;
M. ID. Darlington, building, FOG Elm street,
Phoenix, $1,000. A. j. Rosenfeld, grocery
stock, 7Oi Elm ST.. Spring field, $4,000. s. A.
Mshon, building, 70i Elm street, 7 o insurance.
Betttrton, Irvine Il Co., liquor stock, 70S
Elm streets North B. & NJ, $4,000; Lsncas
shire S2U00, L. & L. & g. $1,000; Star,
$1,000; German Ameri' an, $1,000; total, So.
700; L A SEASONS. fruit stand, German of
Freeport, 1915, w. II. Flippon, boot ard
shoe stock, 702 Elm street: Phenix, $780,;
n. 0 Association. $500; total $4,000; Mrs.
Ida " Ghildresa huildiny 900 Elm s,rppt.