Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-09-13
KAUFMAN COUNTY.
Railroad Meeting at Tcrreii-Psriic.iars OF
the Hoaghfon Block fire.

Correspondence cs Gazette.
Terrell, Tex, September l1.-Jast
nighs an open-air mass.meeting was
held on "A street corner 10 consider
WAYS and means 10 secure the proposed
Louisiana and North Texas Narrow
Gauge railway. This road is TO be
built from Tyler 10 Gainesville, via
Terrell, IL our people will take $4,000
of the roads first mortgage bonds. The
committee appointed TO solicit persons
to take these bonds have so far met
with but poor success. only about &c.
600 have been taken. Speeches were
made by Mr.. b. +. Word; Gen. j. ;.
Grinnan, Judge VIM Charlton. j. o.
Terrell, Max Benedict, and others.
The subject was fairly put, aud the
result OF action or inactioD pointed
out. a few more gentlemen were
added 10 the working committee,
after which the meeting adjourned.
Scarcely had our citizens reached
their homes ere the cry of fire was
heard. a crowd soon gathered at the
scene OF the conflagration, which
proved TO be The HoughtOn block, a
iwo-stcry brick structure Of five build
ings The fire started in b. NJ. Chill
dress harness shop, and when dis
covered had gained such headway that
il was impossible to save anything
from the store. The adjoining build
ing was occupied by the hardware
firm OF Shortridge & Houghton.
Nothing was saved by them
The second floor was used
for tin shop. The next building
was vacant, having been vacated only
the day before by Lewis Dinelly, who
had removed 10 his own new store on
Moore avenue. The second floor of this /
building was occupied as lodge hall /
BY the Masons, Odd Fellows and |
Knights of Pytbias. Nothing was /
saved from the lodge-room The next /
building was occupied by Al. Under /
wood, dry goods. Most Of the stock !
saved. The next and last building was |
occupied by 7. -. Griffith, druggist. |
Everything In this building was car
Tied out and saved but 10 n damaged
condition. The upper floor was occu-
pied by the Sunny Cline printing Of /
lice, the proprietors being three deaf !
mutes. Loss, about $500; no 1
insurance. The other rooms were 4
used for law offices by John L. !
Terrell and Joe Huffmaster, both of |
whom lost their libraries, valued at
about $500; no insuran G. The upper
pied by DR.. w. q. Hardwln, who lost
his instruments and stock of medicines
valued at $50; insured for 500. The
other rooms were used for sleepinp
purposes. Nothing was saved from
this flour. The brick Is a total loss. IL
was valued at about $4,000: covered
by only 5000 Insurance. The total
amount of losses estimated at $43, 300:
total amount OF insurance. $40, roo. B
Nj. Childress, loss on building and
STOCK, 100000 insurance, ~, 1000.
Shortridge IL Houghton, loss Oh
stock, $1,000 insurance, 81, 600
Bond ~ Carswell, loss on building,
5000; insurance, $1,000.
A, j, Underwood, loss on stock.
y, 900; insurance, $3,O0u.
Il. H. Griffith, loss on stock, So 600:
insurance $1,000.
sunny Ci me Office, loss $500; no in
Jno. l.. Terrell, law library, 500
no insurance.
Joe Hnilmaster, law library, 5000
no insurance.
knights OF Pythias, lodge room fur
niture, etc, 1915; no Insurance.
Terrell Lodge, /. o. o. f., lodge fix
lurcs, etc, S3uD; insured for 5000
Artesia Lodge, A. +. II A. NJ, lodge
fixtures, 1890 no insurance.
Or. w. q. Hardin, med
cal instruments and med
cines 1910; insured for 5000 To-
al loss Si3,200; total insurance So
90. vi''-
Phe following insurance companies
re losers by this fire as follows:
AGENCY OF BIvENs 4 CoRLEy.
Il. b Grillith, ON stock-ipsurnnce
onipany OF North America, $1,000
'prlngfiel,;, $1,000; Factors and Trad
rs, $1,000.
7. c. nYER'S AGENCY.
Home, New York, $4,000. pbmnix )
ew YORK, $4,000; Girard. Philudel, 2
an sio9t Crescent, New Orleans,
KEAcH &ciitLDREss' AGENCY. =
New York underwriters $1,000.
ma, $1,000; Niagara, $4,000; American .
,ntral, $1,000. .
The origin OF the fire, m usual Ia 2
i known, but it undoubtedly was !
cidenal lhis is auother severe
DIV u fcrrelps interest, and 1t is GER 2
inly hoped that our citizens will now
, aroused to action and secure water
orks aud n fire engine. With IA fire .
lgine and a little water almost the
ltlfe block could have been saved
ON destruction. rhe city council
ieeets Tonight and will take some
csuVui perhaps, looking TO the saving :
property rom future fires.