Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-16
THE GAZETTE. FORT TUESDAY. January l6.

i'm The main building. The origin of
/ the fire il unknown. j. j. Gerard,
the proprietor, who, two years ago re-
modelled the structure at great expense,
announces new kitchen to be
in working order by Tuesday
morning and that the National Furnl-
ture Mems Convention and banquet TO
take place there Wednesday will not
be disconnected The Planters House
was for quarter of century the best
known hotel in the West, and its fame
was extended by Charles Dickens
american Notes.
Fire at stoughton, Wisconsin.
Milwaukee, Wis, January 1.-THE
lSentiners special says fire broke out
at 1870 yesterday evening in the great
wagon and carriage works of +. q.
Mann, at Stoughton, eighteen miles
from Madison. The fire caught in the
main building, which was totally de-
stroyed, together with all the machin-
cry. The loss is estimated at over
100000 insured for about $40, 900. The
works will probably be rebuilt at once.
This morning at $3.50 fire broke out
in =. Gafiney's store at Neenah, Wis
cousin, and consumed it and extended
toI<imberlys Il Elwer's drug, store on
the west, rapidly burning that and to
the Pettibone block on the east, con-
tanning the National Bank of Neenah,
Lanning's fancy store, Baiae's confec-
tionery and others. The total loss Is
estimated at 100000 partially in
sured.
The .SentincrS special from Neenah
says the loss at the fire will reach over
100000. The origin of the fire was
undoubtedly incendiary, but particu-
lars cannot be ascertained.
The NewhalI Horror.
The call for volunteers at the eXhu-
nation of the bodies of the Newhall
House ruins to-day turned out to be
tizzle, only two citizens responding.
The regular paid force are hard at
work despite the cutting
northwesterly winds and eX
tremely cold weather. Five charred
bodies, beyond recognition, were taken
out during the day, making eighteen
charred bodies, in addition to thirty
three identified, or lorty-one known
TO be dead in all Mrs. BridgtOn, the
Oldest employc of the hotel, j. reported
among the additional missing to-day,
making forty-two bodies yet supposed
10 bc in the ruins. Five bodies were
buried to-day, among them
I. b. Elliott, prominent lawyer
who came to the hotel on the $3.50 pm
train the morning of the fire, and hal
an hour later jumped from the fourth
story window and broke both legs, in
iured his spine and died Friday. He
was prominent Mason. and state
representative to the United States
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows. The
funeral ceremonies were imposing.
The mayor received JAY Gould's check
for 5000 for the relief Of the sufferers.
and the Western Union Company's
check for 800. Local charity re-
sponded nobly, 80 that the action of
three members of the council stands
isolated. To-day the excavations
from the Broadway front will reach
the cour: in the rear OF the office, and
will be started near the west wall I'M
der the servants quarters, where most
Of the bodies are supposed to be. The
vacant store on Broadway will he
filled temporarily az morgue for the
charred remains. To-day the Lincoln
Guard militia was called out to guard
the bodies at the ruins and to ward of
the crowds of people, but only few of
the latter cOngregated ut the scene.
Extreme cold weather is prevailing.
The funeral services We're had at all
the prominent churches to-day before
crowded audiences.
More To Come.
/ st. Louis, Mo, January l5.-About
one O'Clock this morning the Suggan
* Parker Hardware Company's works
were destroyed by fire. Loss, $40, 600;
insured for about S25 900.
Serverne Iebald, silver platter, who
occupied the second floor of the
building, lost 50 500. Insured
Chicago, Ills, January 15.-The
works ofthe Chicago Smelling & Re
timing Company corner Of Fourth and
Clark streets, were totally DESTROYED
by fire at -four O'Clock this morning.
Loss, 100000; insurance, $4,000.
Tarrytown, n. Y. January l5.-The
fine residence of Samuel {. Lewis.
having frontage of 100 feet, together