The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-03-27
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GRzEsyiLLk, March q Especial. .l-Thls
place has suffered again & ON another large
and disastrous lire. The entire east side
the square, except one brick building, con-
sisling OF ten frame builiing,, !s nos
ma.s OF smouldering iuins. The HINT
County Bank building is the only one left.
The lire started about 4 O'Clock this mora
ing In toe livery stable OF Malone 4 Mat
thews. The origin Of the lire Ia not known
out 1t is supposed Io be the WORK
the spread oitbs flames among the hay and
other dry feed that only nins OF tue
eighteen or twenty horses In the stable at
the time escaped. They seemed 10 become
frantic with fear. The two omnibus horses
perishsd, for which the owners were offered
only Inst evening $3.50 o. those saved
several are badly singed. Tue IRE Was not
checked till IL reached the bank. This was
subjected to u fierce heat on the north and
east sides. aud 1t 10 due TO the nre COM
pany and others who worked heroically
that 1t was saved at ell. The court
house IN the centre OF the
square WIS several times on lbe
point OF blazing, but q well-diTected stream
ui water prevented II. Sparks set IRE TO
he buildings ON tho north side OF the
square, nut the dre was ertinguished before
any damage WAS done. The buildings
Western Union telegraph Offices, Washing
ton hotel, Hunt county jail and engine
house. The fire engine itstlt came near
being destroyed. The engine house 10 Just
scross from the stable where the rre
started, and after getting the engine into
the street the flames bursting through the
roof o. the stable made sucn Intense hea
ihet is mad 70 be abandoned. Aooat
dozen cItizens anu nremen however res
cned IT, The following isa list OF the prop
erty owners ana their several losses.
w, Il. Wise, Of Paris; stable building; VEL
ued at 81 ,i0O insured Tor 81 200 In the Sun
Mutual.
M.lone & Mathews, horses and feed val
ued at SO 900; insurance. 81 ia the icl-
lowing companies: Cre.cenI, sooo western,
Of Toronto, $500; ,Iismoarg and Bremen,
81, 500 ,o -,
r. n, Lore, house valued st $500, insur.
ance for S4OO, III the Sun Mutual and In
the Crescent, tor $3.50.
DIR. jeff Sohonueyer, postmaster house
used ss "a post.ofiics, express and Western
Union Telegraph pilice, valued at 800; IN
sursuce, $500; IN the Householders Mulusl.
oi Nashville, Tennessee.
The express and telegraph oompsnias "re
d.maged 500; the posi-oilice matter
$3.50. -.
Major a. +. Clements, WOO "ses tho
above house as store and saloon, IL away
and his damages cannot be nacerrhineu.
His insurance on stocE with the following
comuhu,fs is: Western of rOronto $6l2 90;
in Home. of New YORK, $500. in Germsnis
s6I2 80; In Hamburg, of Bremen, $500.
Mrs John Rattan, house valued EC SOVoi
insurance $500, in Sun Mutual.
W. |. Whi'men, Of Paris, hous5 valued Mt
Sl.250, insurance ST. Geo, in the San Mutual;
i w. Knight, photograph stock valued
at $500; Insurance 5000, in the Crescent.
john ONetl, three houses, valued ut
ST. 700: insurance, 81 600, ip the Sun Mu-
tual. Oae OF the ABOVE houses was tb1
Washington hote, ad6thsSfnefamous, or
rather infamous. Red Light oagnio,. which
dseraced our town tor such long time.
The Hunt county bank building IS dam
aged, but being fins piece oi WORK VII,
las, doubtless Tor years. When the 1!il
caught fire the prisoners confined in IL,
some eight or ten in number, yelled most,
woefuly TO be taken out. They were taken
out by Sheriff Ross and this morning con-
veved TO Mckinney. N. B. Haney lost
horse and buggy valued at $500 IN the nv
ery stable burnt. The jail 10 valnsd at
$1,000. and was total loss, there being no
insurance upop it. The engine house
owned by a stock company, was valued
$500. insured for 5000. Firemen Marx An
DIRE rs snd Muproe Geo distinguished them.
selves by their bravery and daring serVices