The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-09
FLAMING LUMBER YARDS.
A Great Pine COnaagratiOm Sweeps
Part Of Chicago.
"A VIVID REMINDER OF 1879.
Great Burning Brands Carried Through
the Air.
ACRES OF ASHES PRODUCED.
Hard Days Contest for Firemen Aided
by Rain-List of Principal Losses--
An Exciting Fire at Fort
WOrth-The Sufferers.
ACRES OF ASHES PRODUCED.
OTHER FIRES AND MlStIAPs,
The Fire Record.

a spark from passing engine set fire
IN the heart of the great pine lumber
yard district,which lies along both sides
of the south branch of the Chicago
river, and near the southwestern CITY
limits. Bordering upon this
district is the wooden built DO rtion
OF the city, which Is known as
bridgeport" and the Union stock
yards, with its acres OF wooden sheds
and pens filled with cattle, hogs and
sheep. The wind was blowing from the
west and the flames spread with great ra.
pidity. The entire fire depart.
ment was called lout and began
FIGHTING THE FLAMEs,
but the 20 or 30 streams of wster which
could be thrown upon 1t had no effect
as far as staying their progress was
concerned. The dry pine boards and
shingles were piled together, only mar.
row lines between being left for wagons
TO pass between. The narrow inter
stices between the boards furnished un-
usual facilities for the progress of the
iiamesi while they broke the force of the
streams of water and prevented il
from penetrating to the blazing fire in
the center of the piles, The
news of the fire spread rapidly
10 the business part of the CITY, and
created much alarm lest the fire should
assume proportions approaching those
oil the great oonnagrations OF 1871, which
came from the same direction.
GREAT BLAzING BRANDS
were carried forward by tho wind, set
nil 4
| steamers and the men manning them
narrowly escaped destruction. Starting
upon the west side Of the river, the
flames ate up all the lumber between
Thirty-titth and Thirty eighth streets,
an area of about 400 by 1000 teet,
II set fire to canal boat moored
at the dock and IL tloated across the riy.
or, which is $50 feet wide at this point
aud set fire to the lumber on the east
bank, which covered about an equal
Q %, and this, with one or two blaming
lnills, was consumed. Brands were car.
RED eastward and set fire to several
small namo houses occupied by em-
| ployes In the lumber district. The fire
department, however, made a stand al
THIS point and succeeded in preventing
tho spread of the flamos into the resi-.
dence district. The fight CON
tinned throughout the afternoon
and 10 was nearly z O'clock
Defore the conflagration was
brought under control, having praeri-
oally burned Itself OUT TO the limits OF
the Immediate district In which IL be-
gan.
A HEAVY RAIN
iell during most of the afternoon and
was OF great help. The entire area
burned over is $40 by 2,30O feet, The
aggregate amount OF the lumbar dos.
troved was 100000 feet, valued at
100000. w
LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
Inc Individual losses ana insurance
are as follows:
chicago Lumber company. 23.OOO. 900
1901 OF lumber, valued at 100000; insur
anco, 100000.
Bigetow Bros. l0,OOO,OOO feet of lum-
6ooer, valued at $4,000; insurance, Sl25,.
Adams, Hastings & Co., 100000 feet
9d edo Lumber, 1da valued at S65,OOO; Insurance,
n. w. Hinkles. planning mill. loss. s96
600; Insurance, 81, 1000.
rye cottages, aggregate loss about
NO,OOOi insurance about 5000.
AT MCKINNEY.
mChlNNEN, May ESPECIAL A ton.
ement house owned by John johnson.
and occupied uy Fred Parker, burned
Tonight Loss 500, Insured.
AT FORT WORTH.
FORT WORTH; MAY Special. A
rev minutes after O'clock this morn
lng hre was discovered In the servants
quarter IN the frame portion of the
SSIsnuVleW S.na.t motel. IL probably started
l.l.lli lI1lh tne explosion OF a lamp, it being
ssiu ~. mat lamp had been burning in
n a. Ia
burned out, and the gas accumulated i'm
the bowl had exploded. Tho fire spread
raplulyi IN ton minutes the building I'm
Whlch the hre originated, the Wallace
housa adJoiuing and the frame next to
w. were III blaze, The department
was out promptly, butas usual for some
une past, no water wns To he had and
the building burned at will, until the
Fanther engine was put TO work, when
= gQou pressure was obtained, and tho
hre soon put out. The losses and in.
surance are as follows:
me GrandYlew hotel, ,briok and frame,
Cromwell, and was insured for Al o60.
Mrs, Riley, formerly Mrs, Htart, The
daughter OF +. W. Snow, owned tho
wallace house, which was worth about
S2,SNi insured for Sl,lOO.
D. M tiHrtsueld owned the small ono.
story frame occupied by Van Wageo-
ner's barber shop aud small shooting
galleryi was not insured.
Mrs Betta owned the building ocou.
pled by Cross. the grocer, aud German,
the conioclioner; il IL insured for $500;
damaged $50. WV
Mr. wallace, proprietor OF the Wallace
mouse, had no insurance whatever, and
ing 'NN ''''"
G. u. Murdock was tho pronrletor n,
the Grhndview, aud will lose consider.
able 10y uelay In business aud incidental
@. w. Hardcastlo's loss was nominal.
he succeeded in saving nearly ali his
tools and meat. va ''i'
LAWN q Murrin, proprletors of the
Grand Wow bar, will lose sSOO to Sboo hy
moving, loss Of trade, etc.
INCIDENTS.
"A ohambor-maid of the Grand Viavy
becoming sunocated hv tho SMOKE
luinpou from the second story window
avg efoke her ankle. she is being well
valeu i9r' anu absorption Is beiug
takon up Tor herbenetit.
j. n pinera, formerly a conpresaman
IN Mexico, lost 81 500 In bills bnrned mn.
. Tue stock OF liquors of the Grand
Wow bar, and most of tho furnituro of
the hotel, were saved.
Fire Chief Matlxin deposited $40 In
gold In the Traders National hank this
morning to the credid OF the Fort Worth
hre department, that being the sum