The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-14
Bnl is Finally Gotten under Control.
A List OF Losses and Amounts of
Observation-Disclosures.
Investigating the Alleged lncendiary
at Abilene ..- Heavy Libel
Suit at Texarkana.
Arrangements being Perfected TO Erect
Il Hospital ut Marshall.
hon. ;. W. Delaney Appointed Conn
missioner Of Appeals.
Other Interesting State News.
Galveston.


Special to the Herald.
GALVESTON, January ia fire broke out
here at 2 O'Clock to-day in the cotton room
OF Messrs. W. l.. Moody & Co.. corner of
Strand and Twenty-second street. The
building within few minutes was a mass
OF fames. 1t, together with its contents, is
almest total loss. This building, the
property of Moody Il Jemison, is valued at
$4,000. 1t was occupied on the ground
lloor by Messrs. G. NJ. Pearre L Co., whole
sale grocerS, whose loss is heavy. Moody.
Jemison Il Co., and Jcmison, Groce 4 Co.
were ON the second and fourth floor; the
Supreme and Appellate Courts ON the third
iiaor. The Supreme Court rooms exper..-
ence II total loss. About one
third of the records were saved by
hWing been elsewhere at the breaking out
OF the fire. The flames have spread to the
wholesale dry goods house of Grecnleye,
Block X Co. The fire is spreading withou ut
any signs of abatement. The fire depart
ment are able to do comparatively nothing.
Engines have been telegraphcd for to
Houston. The balance of the block was
occupied by Miller & English, wholesale
grocers, and ]. S. Brown 4 Co., wholesale
hardware. The opposite side of the
Strand comp0ses the establishments of L.
5. Wood IL Co., wholesale hardware.
Union Marine and Fire Insurance Com
pany; c. T. Brossard, wholesale clothier;
Freiberg, Klein & Co., wholesale liquor
dealers; NJ. Strickland, lithographin 9
establishment; and others. The flames are
wildly rampant, sweeping in every direc-
ton. The prospect of saving the balance OF
the block is very poor, Pearre & Co., re-
ported to be insured for 100000; Green
lcve, Block Il Co., for same amount.
The walls of Moody h Jcmison's building
have fallen, The OSterman building,
opposite and occupied by T.. S. Wood 4
Son, has caught. Telephone wires leading
TO the western part of the city are pros.
trated.
LATRR-Thc fire in the Osterman
building was promptly extinguished
before any serious damage was inflicted in
that quarter The flames swept westward
from Moody 4 Jemison's building, and In
short time the large building occupied by
Messrs, Grecnlevc, Block 4 Co., and those
occupied by Miller & English's Wholesale
grocery establishment were ignited.
Owing TO the light wind pre-.
vailing at the time and proximity Ia
the bay and the fortunate falling In OF
walls, the Fire Department succeeded in
checking its career. A number of persons
were injured by flying bricks timber, etc
man is reported to have been buried he.
meath the ruins, but il is impossible at this
hour to either disprovc or substantiate the
report. Losses and insurance, as far as oh.
tanned, are as follows:
Moody & Jemson, on building, $50 900.
insured for $4,000.
G. NJ. Pcarre & Co, wholesale grocers,
SlSOOO0 insured for S97 800.
Grcenleve, Block Il Co., Wholesale drv
goods, $4,000; insured for 100000
tBuilding occupied by them, owned by NJ.
kopperl, $4,000.
Miller " English wholesale groccrs, loss
100000; insured for S65, 900.
Kaufman, on building, $4,000. covered
wilkins, on building, $iS,OOO covered
Mrs. Banks on building, $1,000.
y. \. Wood, damage on building. s.. 800
Terry & Co., $500.
County library, loss $25,OOO.
The Judges of Supreme Court lost per.
sonal Libraries valued at about $500 each,
J. ;. Brown Co., wholesale hardware
damage by removal, 81, 900; insured.
thompson George & Co., wholesale drug
gisis, damage by removal, 5000.
W. l.. Moody u Co., and Jcmison Cirocc
Co., cotton factors, lose each office furni.
ture, samples, etc, valued at 81, 900.
-. I, Kindred, real estate agent, loss
81 600. "e>"' 'o''
Julius Weber, cotton buyer, 81, 900.
Sproule, 1900.
library, $1,000. VIZ
II, X. Mann and Il. T. Austin, ATTORNEYS
loss slight. IVY -