The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-13
GALVESTON.
The Galveston Mills Barn-Loss and insur-
anee-swindler Manufactured for

The Galveston Mills Barn-Loss and insur-
anee-swindler Returned-Closed for
Debt.
GALVESTON, April l9.-[Special. About
l O'Clock this morning the alarm Of fire was
sounded by the ringing of bells and the
scFeeching of steam whistles, and the
heavens in the western part OF the city
were Hurled. Hurrying in that direction it
was found the Galveston lour-nills were
ablaze, and that the flames were spreading
rapidly. Although the alarm was sounded
promptly, owing to confusion in signaling
the location. the lire department were tardy
m reaching the scene Of FIRE, and by the
time they got stream upon the mills
flames we're bursting through the roof, ANA
IN a little while the whole building, which
was frame one, was a mass OF shoulder
ing ruins. The lire department, however,
prevented the flames spreading TO
the adjoining buildings ami warehouses.
The wind was blowinga stiff breeze from
the south at the time, which carried the
sparks and blazing cinders across vacant
space into the bay. The Galveston flour
mills were owned by MesSrs Miller &
English, and Were valued At $4,000. They
We're erected in 1876 by Mtssrs. Garcia d
Heriord, on the corner of Mechanic and
twenty second streets at Il cost OF S3iC1O.
Two years after they we're purchased by
Messrs. Miller and English, who put in
new machinery, engine and steel boiler,
and made other Improvements at a cost of
$4,000. The mills were regarded as equal
10 the best IN the state, and wasa lucrative
property. How the fire originated is
profound mystery, The propretors say
the mills closed down rs usual ut $50 last
evening and the employees had all gone
home, and that there Was no occasion
Tor any fire about the premises
after that hour. The insurance on
mill, machinery, etc., amounts to s3S,000,
aud is distributed among twenty compa-
MES, Viz, Mill, machinery, La Con
tance, OF France, 5000; Fire Association
of Philadelphia, 2OO0; East Texas, of Ty-
Ter, SlOlO, Western, of Canada, 1928; Lon
don and Provincial, of England, Sl,25O,
Vraders', OF Chicago, 81 250 New Orleans
Insurance company, OF New Orleans, S625,
FIRE Insurance association, of England,
81 500; st. Paul Insurance company, OF
Minnesota, 81 ,0C0; North German, OF Ham
burg, ST. D; Home Insurance company, of
New FORK, s. 500 Star Insurance company,
OF New York, $1,000; London and Ianca
shire, of England, SlG00, Commercial
hlVilt VI iuShdllht SlsNJui NNW I OIh 4 IL
derwriters, of New York, s. 500,
Trans Atlantic, $1,000; sun Mu,
tual, OF New Orleans, 81 $50,
toward Of New York, $l0CdO; Crescent,
of New Orleans, 81 coo; Royal, of England
SLoCO total, 10000. Stock in mill-I.on.
don Assurance, OF England, 81 OC0, Lon.
don and Provincial, 81 $50 Fast Texas. of
Tyler, 81 300 Western, of Canada, 81, $50;
Home, of New York, $l,95O-totai loss
$4,000, Stock in warehouse London As
surance, of England, 81 0G0; Hartford In
surance, of Connecticut, $1,000 about 30
per cent. loss. Miller Il English will, as
soon as practicable, erect a new mill on the
site OF the old, and equip it with all the
modern Improvements
Sheriff Bradley, of Ellis county, arrived
from Waxahachie this morning, having in
custody W. G. Burch, who was IN business
here on Market street and skipped out sew.
eral weeks ago, leaving various creditors in
the lurch for large amounts. He will have
AN examination before Recorder Fontaine
on the charge OF swjudling.
Weather bulletin, for the cotton belt, fur
nshcd by the signal service, in cor junction
with the several railways of the state: