The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-01
PICK OF THE PRESS. -
Tho CITY Of Bre'h-riy Lovs Sws1s - ~
iho scorch F,tnd.
Messrs. Powers 4 Heighimaa's Hz1su~
kive Work Consumed.
.-TIt.t T-r 49,. -.
P.war Gesla.,ns to fisArk AtpNxs
SDndnp.
XII Aahdi's Porces Reported Rsnted q
Several roinS.
General Gsrdon's VI ima'um 10 ~ VI,
boudasesr lssufgsne.. q
me Dynamite Scsre In LsxdOl 1UwR
Uaabated.
Pswd. r Gtglns,ny 10 MAf ~ -
SUndap.
XII Aahdps Porees Reported Ronted q |
Several roiuts.
General Gsrdon's VI ima'um 10 ~
Bouds1ess lssurysne.
rho Dynamite Scare In LsxdV1 16wR
Uahbated.
NissellaLasls fLss Of the 7tlssRapA
The Fire Record.


PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Feb. 20 Five Are
occurred durtnY tho night. 0SiDg 10 The
v1lenoe OF the winjh and great distance BE-
tween the various sla'fns Lhs firempn touu4
much trouble Ia keeping the lanes uudo1
oon' rol. The most disastrous gas u thu
chemical works Of Powers o Weisharn, tho
argest OF the kind IA The oouatry. which
seTe to,sIly destroyed TIE loss at ihi1
rl.os will bo over u 0o0.uo0. The hre wss
first Uncovered abost o'cl .cs but me
alarm IVES not responded 70 becsuso tn. only
engines In that hrs distrlst we're sliesdy
engaged in com batting u similar iirs In the
sool milis at Second street AID Lshieh
avenue. Oos Of the two engines which
answered the hc,t call osme u dis.ancs
Coon Bros. d 90. produce and oolimissioa
merchants M. 20 South Water street, wss
dsmsged 10000. Abou. The came timo
the Echo cotton Mile nt Lenieh avenus
and Pelsthorpe street, and three or fous
dwellings adjoining we're destroy ed, includI
ing loss OF $1,000. The other fires sers
oot 30 serious, bat frequent slarns served
lho disteics Gremcn and the trI depart
moni - their fullest capacity. Every hrs
company IN the city wGs In service at ono
Time with one exception. st Frankfort, lef1
~ precautionary messure IN pre- teot the
great number Of mile In that eeoiion. At
2:l6 n. m. n general sIa-:n was sounded.
.ibe. but we're weary aker working as one
FIRE after another and the fres burning -
various sections 'tho sitv a,sds th.v work
sppsar endless. They were benunhsd viii
cold, DuL sucS sded III keepiug Sic neigh
s,rinp hu'iSi~ss sosted with water Al
the winds envsloped them in perfect st0R
Of sDaIks snn v,pu.rs ana inr cbsal,osh
ssemed to burn with such extraordinary
dctsruess ana t9e he svidentiy sprs suing
rapidly, tho residents o! .he peighborhoe6
,sft their houses under the I'm preston thai
t.ryible expl ision wlg liable tn occuY n
any moment. II WAS difficult 10 calm then
snd iauuce them not q RISK tue lives oe
he children b. exposing them TO such Q
night. A. this live the entire squaPe
seemed 10 be = vest stest Of ntme and soon
sitter three eXtl ,sions Of fnsil oil oossrred.
rho burning luit ran through the streek
The hremeA called upon the citizens to help
rescg the engines and hose osrrioges fro0
the yer OF blasipg oil The oil soon burn-
ed eel oo', but tbs flames had spReed
scro., the llley way " a fivc-story briek
| building stored, vii q large ansn'isy cf
c,mbustible msterisla.
Tns building with all its oontents wen
| entirely deftroysd. Up TO 5 o'cloak a.
flames steadily trumphcd over all oppo6.
| lion, lighting up tbs city, wh,le the nSieh.
| boring streets wers blocked with ranig.
| stricken resfJent. removing their eoods %
places oi.sfssy From O'Clock cntil noon
| Tho progreSs Sf tas frs was oonnnsd te
burning iDfsmnablS matter within The
coDhoes already described, and there W.
no fear Of It's spreading. Bome peighbOrtuR
houses had their roofs and fronts dsmsEo6
ny fire aud falling walls, but drenehi1g
water during the night prevented total de-
struction. 1t has been impossible so far 70
Ob, ain from any one connected with the
tirm Gpy idea OF the value OF tho mxchlD-
Il Ina
vary from 81, 100 00 10 81, SO 900
Insurance over $500 CO, VI which $9lkv-
900 ia iD.this city, the remainder In New
York, eastern and hrs'pn companies.