The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-08
Occspants Are Roasted to Death-Four
or Five Business Houses
We're Also Sherman Sends a
Steamer to Her Sister City's
Ills innocence-Schefer, Americas
Champion, Wins the Billiard
Prize-A Cincinnati Judge Squelches
Bucket Shops In That City.
Other Interesting Items by Telegraph.

GnssSvnLr, April Especial, Last
hight soon after midnight, a terrible crash
was heard, and the cry of fire rang out
upon the air. II proved to be
the aling In and burning OF
the Ende hotel. About forty guests and
attendants were in the building at the time.
Some who had not retired
got out with difficulty. Others
aroused from sleep by the fall, saw
a death by fire awaiting them
The cries of the imprisoned fnr
help, were heartrending In the extreme,
some escaped, Others perished. The hotel
with Tour or live business houses in its rear,
occupied principally by Lowenstein IL
ueo was destroyed, A steamer
was telegraphed for from Sherman
BY our mayor, and three hours later was
ON the ground. The charred remains ol
me uniortnnates are being taken out AT
TINS writing. II is impossible to give the
names OF me lost, tor full particulars
see morn ing HERALD.
The hotel, which was kent bv Mrs N n
rrnitt, formerly OF Jefferson. had about
thirty persons in at the time OF the fall.
Mr., Jef Mason, city marshal. was the raj
on the ground and gave the alarm by drinc
his pistol. Persons rushing TO the rescne
met some OF the uniortunates escaping from
the debris in their night clothes. Those
VINO escaped, did so with difficulty, and
some received serious injuries. Those res.
cued were as iollows Mr.. Fred Ende,
owne' OF the hotel, wife and two daughters;
W. a. Fruit, OF the hotel; Harry Miller,
Gharles brown, formerly conductors ON tbs
East Line railroad; DR.. T. K. Twiner who
ESCAPED with serious injuries; Lewis Nor.
rus; l.. q. Cox, Of Honey Grove: w. Y. Me
Clure, OF Nashville, Tennessee, d. {, Beil
contractor on the Narrow gauge: Mr.. Means
OF Dangerteld; Mr.. Victors, and several
servants.
The following perished Mrs. N. E. Pru.
itt, George Pruitt Miss Lou Davis, Frank
west, freight clerk Of the Missouri Pacific
depot Captain i. d. N. Rilev, contractor
and builder; Mr.. Denton, T. r Neal,
cotton buyer Of Pulaski, Tennes.
sse' ,,u Louis Albert, jeweler;
MT. HUI, John Ford, line repairer Of III Q
western Union Telegraph company, and
ionr colored boys. The fragments of five
poules nave been recovered, among them
those OF Mrs Pruitt and Miss Davis. The
otners were 81 charred rs not to be identj.
ned. The search for other bedies ia still
going on. ''"'
The shrieks ioi help OF those imprisoned
beneath the ruius caused the blood of the
bearers to run cold. The sad event has
cast gloom over our prosperous town,
Business is suspended, and the houses
are closed to-day.
Memorial seryi ices will be held in the
Methodist church tomorrow at O'Clock
y. IN. IL is generally supposed that the
falling OF the building caused the ire 10
spread to the adjoining building, causing
heavy losses upon the following parties
Fred Ende, loss, $4,000; insurance, $40.
900. W
. James am Armstead, hardware; loss about
81 600; insurance, $1,000.
L., Lowenstein, dealer in hardware
md agricultural implements; loss, about
$4,000; insurance. 81. 800.
Gee X Wilson, dealers In agricultural i'm
$4,000; insurance, $500.
Mrs. N. Il. Prultt, hotel furniture; loss,
'bout VI 600; insurance, $2,50O.