The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-02-17
STATE SPECIALS
TEXAS TOPICS BY TELEGRAPH.
Railroad work In and Around wa
co-LiveIy Times In Laredo -
Escape Of u Murderer
From the County Jail
Mt Marshall, Etc.
Destructive Fire at neDisOn.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Denson, Feb. "a FIRE, very destructive
in its consequences, consumed, late last
night two of the finest brick business houses
(the Gum block) of the city, on the corner
of Austin avenue and Main street. They
were occupied recently by Messrs. Marx,
Keuhn & Co., wholesale grocers, and Louis
Goldsoll, dry goods and clothing, on the
ground floor, while the second story comprised
the Denison daily and weekly Herald estab
lishment j. w. Burson, proprietor, that
gentleman's family room and tho Office Of
Drn. Sales & Ray, dentists. The buildings
were the property OF John Sculler, president
of the First National bank Of this city, and
Mr.. 0. B. Gum, and were fully insured. The
stock of Measrs. Marx, Keuhn & Co was COW
cred With policies sggregasing SIG, 600, they
saving but an inconsiderable part OF their
goods, The merchandise OF Louis Goldsoll
va. insured for SO 500; entirely destroyed.
Mr., Burson practically saved nothing; Hls
loss will be fully $1,000. In addition
TO this calamity he came near losing
his life, ia bis effort 20 ssve come Of the eff
fects of his Office, by being partially sutfocsted
by the smoke, but wss opportunity rescued
though considerably asphyxlsted. Dra.
Sales & Ray being timely on the spot saved
the entire equipment Of their dentistry
rooms. Although variety of theories pre-
vail as to how this disaster originated, the
uniform testimony ia that it commenced in
the cellar of Mess Marx, Kuehn % Co.'S
store at about hslf-past twelve o'clock.
The following insurance companies repre-
sented by Messrs. Hoffman 81 Hoffman and
A. H. Coffin, of this city, will be called on TO
pan out Continental Underwriters and
Home, of New York; the Hartford, of Uon-
necticul; Fire Association, of Philadei-
phia; Springfield, of Massachusetts; La
Confance, of Paris London Assurance, of
Londcn; North British & Mercantile. of
London st. Paul, of Minnesota and Ham
berg Bremen. The total less is about $5O,-
600.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Fire was discovered in tho cellar Of the
grocery house of Marx, Kuehn g. 90, cor
ner of Main street and Austin aver 10, about
o'clock this morning, and owing to mad,
equate water facilities could not be checked
until that and the adjoining store, occupied
by the dry goods and clothing house of
Goldsoll u Co., were in ruins. The build
ings were in two-story b1ck and stone
owned by Scullen ard Gum whose
loss is about $1,000; insurance $4, co., Merx,
Kuehn & Co.'S. loss is claimed 10 be be $780,
600; insurance $4,000 Goldsoll g. Cos.
loss ia claimed TO be $4,000; Insurance
$40 000 The upper story was occupied by
the Herald printing office, which was total
loss. It was valued at $4,000, insurance
$4,000. Sswles g. Rhea, dentists, also had
their Office in the second story, but saved
nearly everything. Their damage is about
500. THE adjoining store, occupied
by Gaisman g. Co., grocers,
who wero damaged abost $50,
WAS covered by insurance. The build
ing owned by Scullen & Gum was damaged
s6ou. $3.50 covered by insurance. j. w:
Burson loses about $500 on wearing apparel
and household furniture. William Waltz,
contractor, losses AN unfinished addition to
the burned building, about $500. The Her
aid issued smsll sheet this evening, prom
Using TO resume publication so soon as new
stock and presses could be procured.