The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-11-14
THE BURNT DISTRICT.
Further Particulars of the
Galveston ConfiagratiOn.
oRBERs TO TAKE MANDALAY.
Striking Brakemen-CapitaI. Chips
Chinese leaving sad and Strange
aes The Turf--Fife,
The Burnt District.

GALVESTON, November 1S.-Accurate
charts of the burnt district were COM
pleted this evening, showing that the
course of the fire was in southeast
erly direction; beginning at the, foot of
Sixteenth Street, on the Strand. the fire
crossed Avenue o. ID, and E.. Here it
worked its way to the east half of the
same block, on which stands the post
Office, in the most aggressive manner,
and the building was hastily cleared.
of mail matter and all valuable mail
placed IN the vaults. Fortunately the
flames spared thesg government building
and passed onward toward the Gulf.
at avenue 1, the fire fiend revealed in
the stateliest mansions of the city. One
of the first of these splendid houses to
succumb. was that of Mrs. Magale, $40,-
600 in value. Then, IN rapid succession.
went the residences of Julius Runge,
of the house of Kaufman & Runge
Leon Bluff, of l.. III. Blum; MOritz
Lasker; ii. Fillman. of Fillman &
Drawback George Sealy, presidentof the
Santa ~Fe Railroad Green Dufield's
new mansion; r. T. Georges $50, 600
residence; Thomas Goggans, and 300 of
lesser value. These names represent a
loss of $4,000 to $4,000 each, but are
all insured. The business part of the
city was not touched, but in the burnt
district there were tWenty-one groceries,
saloons and small stores. The chief OF
these are Croos 81 Co., grocers; A. Wer-
ner, timer, and John A. Hammer, luTa-
Der merchant. They lost everything,
as did other small stores. As the fire
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fearful glare and intense heat through
the grated windows, forty imprisoned
inmates became nearly frantic with
fear. They set up a yell which was
heard for squares above the awful roar
OF the terrible fire. On the top of the
Jail and court house were a corps of
strong men, determined to save the
buildings, and with the aid of brick
walls succeeded. The jail was on fire a
dozen tinaes, Int was saved. All the
street cars were hastily run out of the
Galveston City Railway stables, and
they were abandoned to their fate
The Galveston Meas will, tomorrow
say, touching the great fire: The con-
Duct of the people of Galveston, in view
of the calamity that overlook them
Yesterday, cannot be too highly COM
plimented. The shock was severe; the
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out of it undlsmayed. The loss is great,
but not more than Galveston can bear
under the pressure.
The people of the city are now on
their mettle and in this condition they
re the best. Many families are home
less; some people have lost their ALL 1t
was a great calamity, but there will be
no unrelieved suffering. The driving
wheel of GalyestOn's existence is
unimpaired; the soul of the city
| is not disturbed. The busy marts
of commerce 60 on as if nothing
had happened. The prompt manner
III which the citizens assembled to make
provision for the impoverished and dis
dressed, shows the spirit that animates
the city of Galveston is equal to the
emergency; would be equal to an emer-
gency much greater than the one that
Il is confronted with at present. She
viii be as beautiful as ever in few
months, and doing business at the old
stand.