Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-24
DENIS0N.
4 Fire Destroys Property Worth
100000, Causes the Removal of
the Chief and an Arrest.
Sweet Girl Students Leave the Con-
vent for Their Homes-Valuable
Horse Dead.
Special to the Gazette.

optClul 10 INC GuLGtle.
DENIsoN, TEX, Dec. 23.-This morning
at about 9 O'Clock fire broke out in the
large furniture house of Phil Ledrick g
Co., situated on the south side of Main
street. adjoining the Miller block. A. N.
Leediker, night swltchman ac the Pan
Electric telephone office, was about the
first one who noticed it, he having to get
up to answer u call. He gave the alarm
to the engine house, and about the same
time the policemen, Bud East and John
Carver, discovered the fire and began
firing OFF their pistols. Mr.. Leediker
could not see any blaze, so he climbed on
top of the adjoining buildings and the
flame had Just begun to come out
of the skylight. 1t is the opinion
of those who first saw it that it began be.
tween the roof and ceiling. 1t will be re-
membered by THE GAZETTE readers that
about week ago some mattresses in the
same building were set ON fire, but were
put out without doing much damage.
The furniture, store and contents are
totally destroyed. Mr.. Ledrick estimates
his loss at $1,000, with $500 insurance.
Adjoining on the east is Mr.. Benefits
book store, which is pretty badly in
lured from smoke and water. The
goods in the show windows are total
loss. He estimates his loss at $1,000,
partly insured by Xineroff & French. Adj
Joining on the west is Tim Grace's sa-
loon, where the goods are damaged
by moving to the amount of $3.50 with no
in urancc Over Mr.. Benefits bookstore
are several offices occupied by lawyers
and doctors. DR.. Rhea, dentist in NOV
ing his instruments was damaged to the
amount OF $3.50 or $500 no insurance.
Maj. Burns law office, moving, 500: no
insurance. Mr.. Decker, moving goods,
loss 500; no insurance. DO. House,
lawyer, damaged by moving in the neigh
borhood OF 5000, with no insurance. The
Muller building Is badly damaged to the
extent of $4,000. The wall next to the
fire, it is feared, will have to be taken
down and rebuilt. In pulling the awning
down in front of the building, it fell in
ward and broke the glass in the windows
and mashed things up more than was
necessary. 1t was almost an hour before
water was thrown on the fire, but when
the company did get to work they did
good service and kept the fire from spread
ing any further Phil Ledrick is chief of
the company, and, although he was
heavy loser, worked until late to-day.
Marshal Cutler offered 81 an hour for
to get hall enough. The city is surely in
luck In not being entirely in ashes this
morning, as there is no water, engine or
anything, one might say, to aght fire
with. There were no accidents worth
chronicling. The debris was cleared
away so the wagons could pass, and part
OF the sidewalk Is passable
called meeting of the city council was
held tonight. Present; Mayor Hanna,
Councilmen Porter, Tone, Waltz, Boss,
focum, Randall, Carter, Renn!e, and Sec
rotary Ratchliff.
Alderman Porter made n motion to re-
move Chief OF the Fire Department Phil
Ledrlck upon several different charges
made against him, until he would prove
himself clear, The motion carried.
On motion made by Alderman Porter,
NJ oWman was elected to fill the vacancy
pro tenn Alderman Tone brought no a
olll Tor ; lO3 TO pay for help hired by the
mayor during the fire this morning in
working the pumps. 1t was allowed.
a, H. clifford, young man, member OF
the hre company, did some very valuable
WORK during the fire this morning, and
Tue council recognized his services by re-
| turning vote OF thanks from the council
ana mayor. Alderman Tone started anoth-
81 vote OF thanks in substantial way by
giving 81, while the rest of the council
followed suit incluong the mayor and
Marshal Cutler. Ten dollars was raised
in all for him.
building owned by A. II. Comins was
accepted by the school board as place
70 noid school In after the holidays at the
rental of $50 per month.
., n, ESTES, stockmastcr at the Mis-
nouli raclhc yards, was appointed special
bond. S'0 VoVO
me bond of Policeman Bud East for
5000 was accepted. The court then
adjourned '''H
AN investigation is being made by
party OF citizens as to the cause of fhe