The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-22
THE TEXAS TELEGRAM2.
A GREAT FIRE AT TExARKANA.
$4,000 Worth of Property Destroyed
and Probably n Life AOst--Also
Man MurdeEed-Marshall and
the Shop Question-Other
Interesting Specials.
a Big Fire at Toxarkana

This morning at o'clock the alarm Of |
FIRE was sounded aud the Arlington |
hotel was discovered 10 be burning. !
Within fow minutes this mag
nihcent three.stoTy brick build
ing was enveloped in danes.
The fire soon spread, consuming
lhe entire block, occupied by
the Pacific Express, the Southern Ex-
press company, tue railroad news
stand, the Moore hotel, the Auburn
house, Kosminskv d ImoOden. msr
chants; Wright's saloon, w. A. Robin-
sons drug store, Applebgum's bazaar,
], Harris grocery and Shuster's Jewell
~ store. the frame block on the north
then caught tire and lay IN ashes -
minutes later, together with
brick building occupied
by the posiotiice aud j. Is. Ragtaud's
book store anu tho telephone office,
The fire proveC TO DO one Of the most
disastrous That IeXsraAna has ever
had, and tho prevailing opinion Is that
it was the act OF an incendiary.
The total loss is about $4,000. Cap.
tain Z. Il. Dixon, tho proprietor OF the
Arlington house, while endegvor.
ing to rouse his guests,
and getting them out Of the building
received very serious, II not fatal, III
ternal injuries,
The following are tho
PRINCIPAL LOSSES:
M, KCsminsty, loss on building,
$4,000; insurance, $1,000.
KOsminsky q lmoOaen, on stock,
loss, $50 600; insurance, $4,000.
Arlington hotel building, loss, Sl2,.
900; insurance, $500.
Thompson & Jacobs, two buildings,
loss, $500; 10 insurance.
Joe K sminsky, building, loss, 500;
insurance, T2,2OO.
George Ljngsdalo, building, loss,
$l,0O9; insurance, 500.
Masonic lodge, loss, S2,0OOj insured
for 1900.
Mrs. II. u Moore, loss on building
and furniture, $1,000; insurance, 5000
w. 4. Robinson, drugs, lo5ai $1,000;
insurance, $1,000.
G. Il, Bramble, two buildings, loss,
$1,000; insurance, $l2OO.
Pacific Express c mpapy, building,
loss $500; Insurance., $3.50.
Southern Express company, loss
Sl,2CO; insurance, $500.
j. A. Roberts, postollice building,
loss $4,000; insurance, $1,000.
Nj. Levy d Coz loss on stock SliOOOi
no insurance.
Levy & Bro, loss on building, $1,000
insurance, Sl,UOO.
Joe Celia, loss cn building, 81 200; nc
insurance.
Mrs. Borliua, loss ON building, 5000
no Insurance..
Ed Donnellg, loss ON building and
furniture, $1,000; Insurance, 500.
Cassidy & Sweeney, loss on stock
81 600. no insurance.
G. T.. Dixon, loss on furniture, $1,000
insurance, 5000
Applsbaum's bszaar, loss on stock
$4,000; insurance, 5000.
Telephone saloon, loss on stock
$1,000; no insurance.
The work OF building mp tho burneJ
district will be commenced at oncc.
This morning, while the fire WAS rag
ing Qt tho Arlington house, Patriot
Dorian was found IN tho alley back o
the Citi ems bank In nu uncon9ciou
condition and Weltorng IN his CW
blood. He was removed TO tho resi-
deuc8 ,l MVH. Duke and physi
clans summoned, who, up0l
examination, found his skull
crushed in and tho body CJvor0
with cuts aud hr.isOs, from which On
blood was flowing freely. Tho tn
iurlGs arc supposed TO bo caused by
nrick or some heavy iron instrument
The general impression is that he wa
waylHid by Some unknown pWliC
for the purpose OF robbery. MI
Dorian's injuries are neccs aril
total. IL is not known how long b
had laid when he was found, nor
thcyo tho slightest clue 20 his assni
ant.
LATBR-Mr. Dorian died at 4u'uluC
this evening. Two detectives have q
case in hand. lis 10 Do hoped th,
will speedily unravel tho mystery,