Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-14
VOL. XII NO. 100.

NtN swept past the county lan, rCiicciWg
lis fearful glare aud ln,cnse heat
rnEoUmt rms GENnsD WINDOWS,
The forty Imprisoned inmates hcoa,ac
nearly frantic with fear, They set ny
yell which was heard for squares above
the awlulroar OF the terrible lire. on The
TOP ct the jail and courthouse were a
corps OF suong men deter
mined to save The buildings, and
with The all OF the brick walls
they succeeded. The iei was on Gre
dozen times buj was saved. An ~ tbs
street cars We're hastily run cut ot the
Galveston city railroad stables. and they
were abandoned 20 their fate, hut as Ii IN
mockcry at thoir irlght The tire monster
spared the haoltatl0n OF the humble
mule
srEGiNG RIcuER liRIns.
When the Tire started the gale tas
blowing &c tho rate of Thirty miles nm
hour, At2o'clock the signal service ob.
server estimates the velocity OF the valp
at sixty miles Per hour, aud this velocity
was maintained until near O'Clock, when
the fire gave signs of exhaustion, and the
cycl0nio vacuum seemed hrokou. The
Gre whircd through lts paih
as though 10 were a glgautir tunnel ANA
for two squares on eltbpr Sldo the hoaj
wa supoGAuug ami thr clouds OF ciaaafS
binding. The nro department had 81.
( coWc utterly helpless Gnd the wgtcr.worSs
gave poor satisfaction, The ouly public
( pulIding consumed Yves the Second dis
+ trlcs srhool building, alsoa franc ettue,
! inic which was recently Init az cost al
/ $4,000. The local area oi the humed
z district Us
oNE HUNDRED AtRus.
\ FORTY end - half blocks wore swept uloau
I ~ everything comhustlblc Something
over goo houses were burned, and n
lN estimated by the relief comuttcc Shat
about enc thousand iamii,ts woke mn.
( housed, the great majority Of whom, rs.
( p2cialN tho poOror ones, lost everything.
A. the IRE started In The poor
/ district they had little orno timouMhioh
60 move thelr furniture while the
WcalthlgrWc victims moved their valuable
pictures and effects. Several OF tht Au.
est houses however, were burned with.
out single article hCing saved, so zone
ident were the occupants that TN a,r
would pass by them
ACl1oN on 1I REiirr CoMNtrrFR.
Tho meeting ne the Cotton exchange
this afternoon was largely attended hy tbo
business men, who Immediately set about
lrroYdin2 relief Tor the homeless aud Aui.
tprng, ! general relief committee aT
tWcutyscNeu prominent ciii2tus was 0r.
gNniEcd, With Col ". J.. MOODY, ptti.
dent Of The Cotton exchange, AS tbalr-
man, \ finance committee ui ave, Wit
Col w, VI Sinclair MS chairman uas
named by Che original committees. BE.
sides these committees, there nre suh.
committees for The various sections OF
the burned district. Contributions arc
ponrlng in from all parts Of the city
At tho citizens meeting at the Cotton cN.
change $4,000 were subscribed hy the
, business men Among the largest sab.
scrlOgIs are;
Bah, llutchus s Co., bankers, $1,000
, i. j. Willis Co., wholesale dry goojs
$1,000.
LIS Il. Blnm, $500.
sampson toldenhclmcr $500
w J.. Moody $500,
j. Rod2crs a CO., $780,
The lsinnd city Savings bank, $500
Tho George Ball charity fund. $1,000
Capt, James b. lnds, the celebrated cu.
gincer telegWphs $1,000 from 81 louis
5 lnman y CO., cotton buyers Of liuus-
1 ton, Tex, send $500.
The following telegram was received 40
8 O'Clock iO-night;
, NEw YORK, Nov, IN.
, 10 Hon, Rogor l.. Fulton, Mayer OF Iulgratcn
; am ilsi ia receipt ol dispatches With un 90
] count ~ the terrible coulagr3ilen that ha yi'
itnd your bdauilful city. Please accept my dtrp
I sympathy IN your misfortune only hope ne
loss ie Owe estimated, You my draw on me
nc eight Tor 5000 10 be uard under me direction
I Of relief committee. or otiicfwlsr, at lOur dr.
erection, 10 relieve tho Mccoy. jar GouLp.
CONTRIBUTIONS PuGRiEO IN,
"A. FOwle, general manager az the
I, Boston Globe telegraphs Mayor Fulton.
What can the people OF Boston DO Tor he sul
icrlhg nnd homeless In GHlNcetoni Please nn
o tweL Wcwil collect for publications and DO
= our best
> Ford's Mkado company, now playing
1 here, gave bcnent NJ Grcenwall opeTa.
house tonight which melted 5000 for the
> sufferers, The city council met IN special
I session this evening and voted aonation
a of $4,000 for the sufferers and
= appointed committee OF three
. aldermen 80 act with the citizens com
!. mlttee in distributing the funds. TINS
4 makes s8l 900 already donated " the
citizens OF Galveston, which, together
with outside donations, f0ots up a total
n OF $4,000 in one day. Nearly everyone
: has an estimate NJ TO what the total loss
q OF the great lire foots up. Tile best
posted citlzcns estimate the loss az fully
r S2,000,00o, while many who claim 10
= figure on the matter estimate II cs high
|. as 81, 900, 900.
A THE INSURANCE.,
p Insurance men are hard AZ work
all day ana night, completing u list
OF their policies 30 much con.
I fusion aud uncertainty has prevailed
/, that the task Of locating The policies was
! II difficult one. The following IS u brief
: list OF the companies having policies ON
the burned district:
Fire Association Of london, $4,000.
+, Ci y 81 lOnaon fip iuguragte company
I 1900.
8 Sew OIlenne iusurance company, 'iAUQ
q 600
Lancashire insurance company ~ London,
: $4,000
sun Fire 0nlce % Iondon, $4,000.
southern Intulancs company oi NON Orcansi
! 5000
sun lnfurancc company 81 California, $780,
= ~ Pau FIRE iprnrAurr company, tauN
TTAhH Atlantic Of Hamburg, s2ktNO.
% Home OF Sew iprk 1890,
e North German OF Hamburg, 1000.
4 scottish Gallon National OF kdlubArlh
81 900.
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