The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-11-19
LOSS BY FIRE ELSEWHERE

GALVESTON. Nov. l3.-lSpeclal.l-A
1:i1 this niorning the most DESTRUCTIVE
fire In tho history of Galveston brok
GU. Ia a small foundry and ear repair
iug shop on tho north side Avenue A
known as the SsrRud, between Six
teenth and Ssventessth strosts. 4
fierce gale from tho north wsa blowing
at tao time. sRi the danes sprea'
with lishtnipg rapidity 10 both sdjoln
Ing buildings, ono being n grocsry
store, tho other al. humble dwelling
In twipiliug, the long, fisrce tongues
had eros ed the street, and two NOR
dwellings were ia flsmes, the people
barely ESQ splng with their lives ans
clothes.
At this moment the fire doparta9nt
got tHo streams going, but they wer,
OF no avail. The heat became 10 in-
tepae tho flremen had 10 abandon theii
posluons, aud the wind rose anu
carried myriad sparks to the promise
east of Avsnue A.
A GENERAL FIRE ALARM
was souaded, and in half an hour two
blocks were burning hsrssiy. By
O'Clock everyone saw that q great eon
Migration was upon the city. People
for squares on either side OF tho burn
ing blocks became psnic stricken, and
piercing cries OF frightened women
could be- heard above ths hosrse din of
the FIRE and mosnful sound OF the
wind. At 3:3l the fire had lespad TIRES
blocks distant from its starting point,
but In a perfectly ssrsighs line, and
was confined to the block bouadod by
Sixteenth aud Seventeenth streets.
About 4 O'Clock the fire. began to
spread TO tho easS and TO tho west of
Sixteenth aad Seventeenth streets;
the wind rose to gale and psnds
monium reigned. For tune il
seemed as though The entire eastern
half of the ci ywas doomed.
oNwARpAND SOUTHWARK
1t won't, licking up the blocks OF Gle
gsnt residences, hastily abandoned by
fleeing inmates. By 8 O'Clock it had
reached Broad way, which threads tho
center OF the island, running east and
west. Att O'CLOCK the wind gave signs
OF dying down, and shortly IL began to
shift and to dscres3e, until by 8o'clock
only fair bfeezs was blowiag. BuS
by this tims .hs lire had eaton its way
to Avenue o, where at $3.50 it ss0raed
to exh iust itself, and the tiremen
coming up checked it's further ravages
at this point, or within two blnc1a OF
the Rulf.
The burned diatrics covers 81 blocks,
sayel OF ;ykich are not swept entirely
clean. Itis 10 blocks In depth and has
au average rxidth OF three blocka.
From tho house tops the smoking
burnt district resenabled huge, black,
nali-npenei fan lying across thu
island. At that point the Island Ia 10
blocks, or ons mile and qzerter
wide. Tho fro started on the nortA
aide OF Avenue A, better known as the
Strand, waich IL one block from tho
bay, and IL stopped within two blocks
OF ihs gul'. Sixtsenth street ia nine
blocks Yves OF the extreme inhabitaole
end OF the Island, the frss residences
street being SIKH. From Avenue A
to Avenue D the Are was confined to
the strip bounded on tho east By six
teenth street and on the west to Say
enteenth. The business park OF she
city begins at Twentieth street and
runs west 10 squares. This outline To-
catss the fire, which bsgsn to apread
fisrcely after It passed Avenue d, aud
by ihs timsit reached Avsnas J, or
IL Vas
SWEEPING NEARLY THREE BLOCKS IN
WIDTH.
From tue wost side OF Seventeenth
street 10 tbs cas-. side of Fourteenth
ABOUT 800 houses wer9 hurnsd. which
were occupied by fully 800 families.
From Avonuo A TO Avenue e, for tour
ion efes, tlls burned d goliaya were oe-
,upied almost entirely by ihs poorer
,lsss, agd several families wsrs
,rowfe1 ina single house. In this
"trip from Avenue e, however, the
burned district incluies the wealth
est and ,ncat fasbionaols portion OF
he city. and 100 elegantly furnished
are IN ruins.
Maay ufthass residences had boau
iiul gardens attached to them, aud
he mopiasi loss docs not Represent
,vsr Ii sif II ir value. All manner OF
sti i'm tes are to be heard at this time.
ma city ASSESSOR says tbs taxable
valus Of the dwellings burned IL $685.
90. This nsskes the actaal valve OF
be property s., 500. 900. which perhaps
epresenta the loss In money. The Ia
nranes Il estimated ct $500. 900, al
hougll some Insurance men who have |
walked over the district plaas tho ng-
ne AZ $500, 900. 50 tar - eau bs IeArasd |
- > eioele accident ossurred. not
! l17et1ndIog tho fearful panic that
feYalled Tbs Score during IT. pre-
re>s vas simply fdkhtful, and %
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