Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-20
CONGRATULATIONS.


GAIA EsroN, Tx, Oct l9.-F Fire
was discovered this afternoon in the
hold of the iron steamship Acacia Of
the Acacia Steamship line OF Sunder-
land, England, plying between Liver
pool and Galveston. The Acacia has
been lying at the wharf for several
days past loading with cotton for Liv-
erpool AZ the time Of the FIRE she
had 1900 bales Of cotton and several
hundred tons OF coal on board The
fire had been burning several hours
before discovered. -Four tugs and the
entire fire department are now flood
ing her hold. The intention Is 10
flood the hold until the vessel sinks 10
her main deck. AT hnll-past eight
while the bremen were busy engaged
in filling the hold one OF the iifemon
fell frUm u barge and WAS drowned
a BLAZE IN THE METROPOLIS.
NEW YORk, Oct 10 EARLY this
morning fire broke out In the second
lllor of a four-story brick building nc
242 and pa Plymouth street, Brook
Ign, occupied W Rice's Box and Toy
company. IL rapidly extended
through the building. The third
floor was occupied by VIM.
M. Peck, wall paper man
ufacturer; and the fourth floor by
John Bundy, a manufactures of cleo.
trio instruments. All these tenants
suffered the entire loss Of their stock
and fixtures, valued In all at nearly
$4,000 The flames spread To No. 240
adjoining, the first floor Of which wRs
occupied by E. Geilando, picture
frame manufacturer the second
llOor by James Walt n,
dealer In woOdenware. These parties
suffered IA loss OF $50 900, fully insured.
The four story brick building, Nos.
2i0 and 2dS, also caught fire. The
first floor was occupied by s Ranich,
nickel platter; the second and third
floors by VIM. N. Peck
and the fourth by the Full
TIM Electric company. The numbers
252 and 264 adjoining, occupied by
Frederick 10y ~ Co, printing ink
manufacturers, were damaged cOnsld-
erably but the losB could not beleRrned.
From this part the flames spread
through 10 Water street completely de-
stroying Nos. 257 and 25D on that
street. The first floor was occupied by
VIM g. Brown, manuia 'tnrer Of
dyes; the second floor by VIM. N.
Peck, nd the fourth floor by RyRgles'
Button company and the Brady Elec-
tric company.
The cause Of the IRE isunknown. The
buildings were "A part Of the CARR
estaie and the damage on them Il esti-
mated ut fully 500, 900 (prtly insured),
while the loss OF the entire stock and
fixtures Is estimated ut 100000 more.
While the engines were on the way TO
the scene one upset and severely Inc
jured Henry Filzsimmona, a driver.
A MIDNIoHT BLAZE,
Lone ISLAND CITY, N. Y Oct 10.
The buildings extending from
Eighth 10 Ninth street on Vernon
avenue. consisting OF five dwellings,
two atore9 and house OF the hose
company, burned ut midnight to-
night. The loss Is $50 900; partly in.
Rured.
blaze IN THE OLD DOMINfON.
PETERSBURG, Va, Oct. 10 Last
night at FarmeByille. IN this state,
the planters warehouse, three tobacco
factories and six tenemenis burned.
The loss rs 3l00,0 900, all Insured except
the warehouse
a FIRE IN RgssIA.
MOSCOW, Oct. 10 Several ware
houses and the German theater I'm the
center Of the town are on fire. II Is
likely the flames will spread 10 the
surrounding buildings.
FoRrY-oHE HoRsEs BURNED.
MERIDIAN, MISS, Oct i0--Forty-
one horses were burned 10 death Ia
The Rosenbaumessablea this morning
and large mill WAS destroyed. The
lOge rs $50 900; insurance light.
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A BOnER ExpLoDON.
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telligenee from Mlddleberne, Tyler