Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-04
DENTON.
Full Particulars OF tn. Recent Destructive
Fire at that Place.

run Particulars OF TIA. Recent DESTRUCTIVE
Fire at that Place.
Correspondence OF the Gazette.
Denton, Denton county, February 3
The following account of the fir
here yesterday Is published I'm an extri
edition Of the Monitor: This morninl
ut about one o'clock the alarm of fir,
was sounded, and reports of guns and
pistols aroused the people of the city
A reporter OF the Monitor rushed fran
tically To the scene, and soon saw til,
frame store building of j. Il. NOlen, Or
the east side OF the square, wrapped III
dcvouring flames. I'm less time thar
1t takes TO write this extra, the fir,
had communicated To the next build
ing, on the north, occupied by Carter
4 May, M grocery merchants, and 10y
the tin shopof VIM. Misplay.
As In what part of the building the
fire originated, reports are conflicting.
Some say the fire originated In the
middle and others the rear OF the
building. There were three lamps
usually burning la the store: One in
the middle and one at either end. The
fact that IA trunk aud some goods were
taken out nj the back end shows lhat
the fire did not originate there. The
general opinion is that the fire started
about the middle OF the store o. Mr.
| Nolen from the explosion of the mid.
| die lamp.
Mr.. Noleu had about fourteen
thousand dollars worth of goods, and
WIS the owner of the frame building
which he occupied. His loss, includ-
Ing building, fixtures aud safe, h
about fifteen Thousand five hundred
dollars. Insurance twelve thousand
two hundred and ilfty dollars on goods
and one thousand on building, safe aud
| fixtures.
The next building belonged 10 Faln.
Perry q shelton, and was worth about
nine hundred dollars. IL was fully
covered by insurance.
Carter 4 May lost about three
thousand dollars in groceries, pro-
visions, etc. Insurance, two thousand
dollars.
William Mispiny, timer, loss OF
tools ana stock, five hundred aud iifty
Insurance $3.50.
The brick building of II. II. Daw-
son, u damaged 10 the amount of two
hundred and iifty dollars.
Mis VII - E1litS lpHL uncut TWO
hundred dollars worth of hides. which
were stored In the cellar. No insur-
ancc.
owing 10 the fact there was no
water IN the clstern on tho square,
aud the heat being SO intense that the
stenm fire engine could not be oper-
ated nj the cistern NJ the rear OF the
store OF Nolen, the chief of the lire
company ordered the engine 10 the
cistern hack Of the stable of Aiken Il
Richard When the order was re-
coived, the horses We're In full speed
toward the square. aud in turning sud
denly, az the engine crossed the deep
ditch In trout of the stable, Il re-
ceiyed such jar that one ot the
shoulders at the base OF the water
pipes In tho boiler became dislocAted.
admitting ilood OF water into tho
furnace, extluguishing the fire, The
result was, the machine could not be
operated % advantage at the Dire.
The following are the Insurance
companies which lose by the fire;
Nolen was insured IN the Western
Assurance Company of Toronto for
Sl,2l0. In the Fire Association of
Philadelphia for 5000. In the Liver
pool, London and Globe for g., 900. In
tho Continental Tor 5000. In the
niagara for e. 900. In the Queen for
5000. In The Gerfari for 81 900. To.
tai, $l2,aa0 ON his stock. On his
building. he has $3.50 In the Llverlool
and London and Globe, and three
hundred aud my In the Crescent, and
asso In the Crescent 500 ON his store
fixtures and furniture.