Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-11-19
GALVESTON,S WOE.
A Third Dof the Beautiful City On,
the Gulf Burned.

! Hundreds of Homes Destroyed and thou
sand Families Rendered Homeless
/ The Losses Reach Two
Million Dollars.
/ GALVESTON, TEX, November LITTLE
City of Galveston was smitten with
| sudden and awful calamity yesterday
| morning. About the hour of l 80 q. M,
| it's citizens were startled by the changing
| dissonance of the fire bell, the continu-
GUS ringing of which told all too well
that a disastrous confiagration was in
progress. The origin of the fire
was located at the Vulcan Foundry,
on Mechanic street, between Six
teenth and Seven zenith, and the
various fire organizations promptly re-
sponded to the summons. Owing to the
prevalence of strong norwester, the
flames spread rapidly to the south, and
block after block was rapidly swept be-
lore the march of the destroying element.
Some idea of the rapidity of its spread
may be gained from the statement that
at times the roofs of buildings for
hree consecutive blocks would be
found all abiaze while the walls remained
intact. 1t was not in human strength or
skill to stay it's progress under circum-
stances SO Instantaneous. The fire
de partment did little, for there was but
little it could accomplish. Flakes
of fire were borne before the
gale to distances, In some instances,
of five blocks in advance OF the
main body of the furious flames.
fhey were the skirmishers sent ahead Of
the column to announce its advance. 1t
was providential that was SO, for
the heralded warning announced to the
affrighted dwellers ahead that life and
property were in jeopardy and enabled
many to save a small portion OF their
household goods. and, what was still
more precious, their little ones, who
we're borne to places of safety.
THE BURNED DISTRICT.
broad belt of devastation at. this
hour marks the sites of hundreds of
once happy homes, aud shostly chimneys
ard scared walls stand guard over the
smouldering debris. Beginning at the
place of origin, thence south to
broadway, in an area bounded on
the east and west by Sixteenth
and Twenty first streets, increased by
another block on the east, after crossing
Broadway, the city is swept as If by a
standing in the wake of thar victorious
column is the exception for which there
is no assignable cause.
LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
GALVESTON, TEX, November 14.-As
nearly as can be estimated the loss to
the insurance companies by yesterdays
fire will reach 1000, 900, and the total
loss So. 600, 900. The burned district ex.
tends from Mechanic street on the north
to avenue o on the south, and east and
hat W. fv
streets, covering strip forty or fifty
blocks long and five blocks broad through
the finest residence portion of the city.
All that remains of these once beautiful
and happy homes are few standing
chimneys and numbers of half burned
ornamental trees and shrubs.
As the flames swept uncontrolably
along before the gale, policemen ran
from house to house in advance and
aroused the sleeping residents, giving
them barely time to save themselves and
what clothing they could hastily throw
on. People thus aroused severalsblocks
in advance of the flames could not be
made to realize that they were In immi.
nent danger, and would not attempt to
move their effects until too late. Many
lost their household effects after remov.
ing them to what they considered safe
places. In a great mum.
Der of instances the flames
came upon the people before they could
release their horses and dogs. None OF
the business portion of the city il
burned, and no Government, city OF
county buildings. number of valu.
able churches and schools have suffered
greatly.
MEASURES OF RELIEF.
The meeting of the Cotton Exchange
yesterday afternoon was largely attended
Nv hnc al inn MAJ tUhn inn II talv
about providing relief for the homeless
and suffering. A general relief
committee of twenty seven prom
inent citizens was organized, with w. L.
Moody, President of the Cotton Elk.
change, as chairman. A finance commit.
tee of FIVE, with Colonel VIM. II. Sinclair
as chairman, was moved by the original
committee. Besides these commit
ices, there are sub committees
for the various sections of the burned
district Contributions are pouring In
from all parts of the city. At the citi.
zens' meeting at the Cotton Exchange
SIG, 500 were subscribed by business men,
The following telegram was received
at nine O'Clock tonight:
NEW YORK, November 10, 1885.
To Hon. Roger L. Fulton, Mayor, Galveston:
am just in receipt OF dispatches with an
account of the terrible confiagration that
has visited your beautiful city. Pleas ACCEPT
only hope that the 10 IS is over estimated
Iou may draw on me ut sight for 5000 to
be used under the direction of a relief com
mittee, or otherwise, at your discretion, tc
relieve the needy.
lSignedI JAY GOULD
A. A. Towle, General Manager of the
Boston Globe, telegraphs Mayor Fulton:
''Wbat can the people of Boston do for
The suffering and homeless in Galveston?
Please answer. We will collect supplies
ind do our best"
Ford's Mikado Company, now PLAYING
here, gave a benefit at Greenwood Opera.
house last night, which Melted $500 fol
he sufferers.
The City Council met in special sessi
asst evening and voted a donation
$4,000 for the sufferers, and app ointe
committee of three aldermen to ac,
nth the citizens committee in dfstribut
ing the funds. This makes S31, 500 al
'eady donated by citizens of Galveston,
which, together with outside donations.
oct up $3S, 600 in one day.
China Wants American Railway.
New YORK, November 18.-Baron De
lorme has arrived from Chino ,xt,h