The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-08-18
CONFEDERATION.
Beautiful Greenville Beautiful no Lon.
ger, Reduced to Cinders.
DESOLATlON, RUIN AND ASHES.
As the Garden of Blossoms withered By
Frost - The Courthouse Gone
Fsrty Business Buildings-
Loss, $500, ,OOO-Notes.
DEsoLATIoN. RUIN AND ASHES

The Banner and Herald combined forces
to-day, and issued the folling extra, Civ
ing the details of the great fire;
Greenville has again been visited by
the demon OF destruction. Already she
has passed through fires, cyclones, and
the great hotel horror, but each time she
has emerged from the sea Of ruins to be-
come more prosperous than before, but
this Sunday morning has Witnessed
the crowning calamity, so far as the de-
struction of property is concerned.
ITS START OFF.
AT 2 o'clock a fire broke out myste-
riously III the rear of the wooden build
ings occupied by j. l.. Beal, grocer, and
}. N. Herndon, furniture dealer, on the
south side Of Stonewall street. 1t
Is uncertain which building the FIRE
took hold on first, but that It was the
work Of dastardly incendiary is GER
tain, and with the wind blowing strongly
nom the south, the flames
spread with alarming rapidity, destroy
ing two solid wooden blocks on
South Stonewall street, including the
large two-storY Coffey hotel. From
this the mad flames crossed Washington
street and DESTROYED the splendid brick
block on the west side Of the square, ex-
tending 200 yards up the south side OF
Lee street. Among the many handsome
buildings in this block were Rainey's
opera-house, Ragsdale & Harrison's
mammoth two-story brick machinery
ana hard ware house, and many others
given in detail below.
THE COURT-HOUsE,
To the sorrow of every one the flames
also took hold on the Hunt county $4O,-
600 courthouse, and it was totally con.
sumed in spite of the efforts of the Fire
company and the citizens. So fierce was
the flames that the streams of water
from the engine made no perceptible i'm
preston on them. Stonewall street was
also crossed to the east from the Coffey
hotel, and half the buildings on the
south side of the square were consumed
FORTY BUSINESS HOUSES.
Altogether about forty business
houses, half of them excellent brick
buildings, were buried, comprising
over half OF the business
part OF Greenville. OF course
our little city that was 80 proud anC
prosperous but yesterday, is sorrow.
bright, our town was becom
ing solid and beautiful. Our count,
had recently completed its beautiful
courthouse after many months of hare
times and dullness. We were anticipat
ing Il business boom Of unprecedented
proportions, for which ample prepare
tions were being made. Our peopl
| were proud of their town, and all Hun
county gloried in Grdenville's pros
perity. With brave hearts all formo
disasters had ceased Il ~ hr0oded ove
and every face was britpAH
To-day there stands biack walls AM
ruined heaps to mock our blasted hopes
and desolation reigns where propert,
lately stood. An old citizen said thil
morning as he viewed the ruins, "Green
vile has borne her misfortunes bravely
but now I'm heartsick beyond expires
sion. All the stifiening Is taken out o
the town now."
WILL RISE AGAIN.
Well, it does look dreary indeed, bu
we are hopeful. 1t will take time bu
Greenville will rise again The Dicl
Hubbard Fire company worked nobl,
but unfortunately their engine got OH
Of order, but for which the fire coulC
have been checked at Washington stree
and the destruction would not hay,
| been half so extensive. After the bricl
block was in flames, the heat was so in
tense that the fire boys were powerless
DETAILS or LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
The following details of losses and in
surancN are as accurate as il il possible
to obtain at this hour, though there ar
doubtless mistakes, and some crude es
Inmates:
A. +. Clements, on stock,Sl,OOO Insur
ance, $500.
j. S. Coiley, furniture and hotel fix
lures, S2,5OO. Insurance, $3.50.
Nj. NJ. Arnold, damage to two bricl
buildings, Sl,OGO. Covered by insurance
Loss ON frame buildings, $500. Insur
Gnce not stated.
A, NJ. DAWSON, damage to stock, $500
Fully insured.
j. ID. Hargrave, loss on building an,
photograph gallery, $500. Insurance
G. w. Cherry, picture gallery, $3.50.
E.E. Avery, stock, $3.50. No Insurance
Patty " Samuels, stock $500. Insur
ance, $500.
Lattimer Il German, stock 1880. In
surance, 5000.
j. Wegger, shoe shop, $500. Not in
sured.
1T. Wyse & Bro, stock Sll,5OO. In
u rance, 5000.
Briscoe a Matterx, stock, $500. Fully
| insured.
Garnett & Bro, stock, 5000. Insur
ance, I,1OJ.
j. l.. Beall, stock, $1,000. Insurance
| 5000.
S. j. Mcknight, stock, 5000. Insur
ance, 5000.
Jenkins & Germany, stock, $1,000. In,
surmce, $1,000.
J. n. Cook, saloon stock, $3,OOO Insur
ance, SO, 100.
Ira O. Wyso, stock and building, Sl2,
900. Insurance, $500.
n. l.. Lowonstein, stock, $4,000. Insur
ance, $500.
Terhune & Yoakum, library and Office
furniture, $1,000. Insurance, $500.
Mathews 4 Bro, iced aud harness
1850.
Masonic lodge building and furniture
/ y, 200. Insurance, $l,200.
Ed Schiil,threo frame buildings, Sl,20O
Insurance, $3.50.
Mandlebaum & Co, damage to stock
$1,000. Covered by insurance.
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