The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-08-10

Destroyed
At 40 O'Clock yesterday morning an
alarm NJ Gre wla sounded irom The down
town engine housc, aud tho first four meas.
utod strokes Of the bell told That II was In
tho Fourth ward. lt proved TO be the
establishment of Ed Smith,
located at tlionorthwest corner Of Main and
st. Paul streets, The building was large
two.story frame, composed Of well seasoned
pine, and it went like so much finder. The
iremen got TO the scene in good time and
did good work III checking tho flre but II
spread with
SUCH RAPIDITY
that the two adjoining frame houses, a two
story frame laundry, a two-story frame
known as the European house, and the out
houses aud stables OF Mr.. Smith were all
wrapped In tempestuous flames that grew
more furious as the fire progressed. The
residence of Mr.. II. Black,a two-story frame
fronting on Elm street at the opposite cor
ner OF the block, on which stood the burn
ing building, together, with the outhouses'
caught afire, and all the efforts OF the fire.
men, who fought the aggressive flames
gallantly, proved futile, and
THE BEAUTIFUL HOME
that existed buta few minutes before was
soon a charred and blackened mass OF
snoidering cmbers. All this time the
widest excitement prevailed. IDe hremen,
who were assisted by a numb Der of citizens,
were battling with the conhagration, men
and the women stood wringing their hands
in agony. Some of them were so much ex-
cited that for at least two blocks off they be-
gan moving their household eI-
fects out. A slight breeze was
blowing from the southeast and it
| looked at one time as though
THE ENTIRE BLOCK
was in danger of burning, but, fortunately
a stiff breeze began to blow from the south
west, which changed the course OF the
flames, and as there was no material close
enough to feed upon they were confined to
Ed Smiths, the European house, the laun-
dry and the residence of Mr.. Black, all of
which were burned to the ground. Ihe
heat was intense, and it was difficult for the
tiremen TO get close enough TO throw water
With good effect Sy this time the tire
ragged furio Isly, and the long, torked
tongues of flame Shot upwards to the height
of a hundred feet or more. The sidewalks
on both streets were filled with men,
women and children, lookers-on. Furni-
tme and household goods were
strewn here and fhere along the walks
IN PROMISCUOuS HEATS, ..1
a great deal of it having been damaged III
the hurry to save it from the flames. The
cry arose thaC there was a woman in
Smiths building, who had failed to escape.
and the crowd was for while frantic, but
q gentleman was present who saw the wom-
an escape by the pack steps, to the great re-
lief of WHO heard the rumor.
THE FIRE BROKE OUT
in the"establishment of Mr.. Smith in the
E-utH rA Of thn h1IlH RI
ing was used for his business and was stored
tn collins, and adjoining, but in the same
building and ON the same floor,
was the Louisville Coffin com
pany, which was stored with
burial goods. The second floor was occu-
pied by his family, the members of which
barely escaped with their lives. Mrs.
Smith S sister was
from the stairway by the flames and slid
down an awning post, and Mr.. Smith $
mother, who is an elderly lady, jumped
| from the porch to the ground, a distance o.
some fourteen feet, sustaining severe lnju-
| ries. receiving a severe shock ana badly
| bruising herself, She was carried to house
I'D the street, where she was given medical
attention. They saved nothing at all, for
| so rapidly did the fire spread that it was a
rush for life. At the time the alarm was
sounded Mr.. Smith was down in bis cistern
IN the backyard cleaning it out,
and as the party assisting him had taken
the ladder out,
| ALL MEANS OF ESCAPING
we're cut oil, but Joe Shirly and young
Patterson replaced it and assisted him out.
| When he reached the open air he was com
pIetely exhausted for some time after
wards.
Robert Kicks, in trying to save the bal
| ustrade of the gallery of Mr.. Blacks res
idence, fell to the ground, distance OF
some twelve feet, sustaining severe bruises,
and perhaps internal injuries. He was
taken charge of by DIR. Newsom, who saw
him home and attended to his wants.
Mr.. j. F. Armstrong, proprietor OF the
while trying to save his household
effects and is still confined to his bed. AT
one time his condition was regarded as
EXCEEDINGLY CRITICAL.
Mrs. Ruby, sick lady, who was stopping
at the house, was carried to house across
the street. The houses on the opposi c
side of Man street were badly scorcned by
the heat and damaged more or less in that
respect, and had il not been for the eli.
cient services of the firelnen they would
have burned. Mrs. Hinson, an invalid,
was taken out of one of these buildings to a
place of safety. Two of the three horses
Of Mr.. Smith burned in the STA
bic, and the third was so badly
| burned that some humane person
shot it. His
ZINE HEARsE
went with his other effects, the only two
things he saved being buggy and spring
wagon.
Superintendent Wheeliss, of the water
works, deserves credit for what water they
| had on hand, which was thirty-iiVe ieet az
the stand-pipe, the result OF economy and ac'
emulation, and by the aid OF the river pump
ample water was furnished but enough was
not accumulated at one time TO have the
desired pressure.
THE TELEPHONE
wires somo seventy or eighty, which
| were burned at this point, were melted,
and the damage sustained by the Exchange
will be about $50. The line will be re-
paired by to-mor evening at farthese. =,
The most Of the household goods from all
the burned buildings was saved, with the
exception Of that of Mr.. Smith, who lost all
his household goods, clothing and about
500 in silver.
The horses Of Hose company No. 2, Of
East Dallas, and Hose NO.
were badly burned, and, though
dumb brutes, they were so well
trained that they went Willingly wherever
eral days before they will be iit for use.
The East Dallas engine did not get TO the
fire. Il started but the crate of the engine
was lost and she could not take hand in the
CONFEDERATION. the old driver and engineer
Joined COup's circus when it passed through
here and the new driver and engineer bad
their first call yesterday. The same thing
might haye happened 10 their predecessors
/ TEE IOssEs.
Louisville Coffin company, loss, SIS 900
insured in the following companies, repre-.
scented By J. j. Carnes. Liverpool are
! London and Globe. 400. Scottish Union
and National, Al 900; German American
5000: Milwaukee Mechanics Mutual
al ,O0g German. Of kreeport, $1,000 Ney
\ ORR Mutual Agency. 5000. Total
5000
Va. G. Smith. loss. 5000. insured in tn.
following companies, represented by J. j
Csrnes: New York Mutual Agency, OF
building. $500; ON sock. 81 1000; Hartford