The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-15
FOR WORTH LOCAL NEWS
AN ALARMING NUMBER oFElREs
Houses Saturated With OIL and Fired,
Two Department rorscs Missing.
Real Estate 1ransfers-Death
OF Prominent Citizen.
Personal Mention, Etc

FORT WoRr1, Oct. l5.--[Speclal l.
To-day ~ half after II The laundry of
the Mansion hotel was discovered to
De on fire, but by the prompt work of
some of the walters, and a few buck.
cts Of water, the fire was supdued be-
FORE any great damage was done. The
hre department. were promptly on the
spot, but their services were not
needed.
hose company No. /, had run out
about 800 foet of hose at the Mansion
MOTEL fire, and before they could take
/ 1t up another fire was discovered down
West Fourth street, aud they had to
cut loose and make for tho las. fire.
which proved to DO tho stable of Mr..
X, A. Rogers. IL was totally destrnvea
and the tire threatened to burn tha
school HOUSE. next door, but was ar
rested by the prompt arrival OF the
department.
Last night small house on Tucker's
Hill was total " destroyed by fire, and
several other fires have been put out
IN their incipiency. Houses have beon
found saturated with coal oil aud set
ilre, showing that the fire boys are at
Work IN cur oity, and during last
nignt Tue horses of one of the hose
companies were turned loose and have
not been found. To-day party re.
ports having seon two horses answer
ing to their description, Il miles south
OF the city. ''''
Mr.. Royal t. Twombley, ono OF Fort
Worth's best citizens, died this eyen-
Ing at O'clock. Mr.. Twombley WINS
from Detroit, Michigan, and has held
many important positions Of trust,
Az one time he wa State senator. and
just oefore coming TO Texas he wss
mayor Of Detroit, which position he
rehgned to come to Texas. Mr..
Iwombley was a very important fac.
TOR IN building up our city and brought
20 our State q large number OF settlers.
Ills death Is greatly regretted by a
large NUMBER OF friends.
Ihe following real estate transfers
were filed for record in tho county
CLERKS olilce yesterday evening:
~ CLARK Havonhill to Harrison p,
Nichols, 30 acres out OF the Robert
heys w acre survey, IA u miles south
SOD 81.
w. b. Brooks to William j. Bailev.
los 10 and Ia, In block /; lots IN. ID and
10, in block Q; lots l, II, 10 and IA. in
block A.. in BrocksG Bailey's addition
to the city: consideration, 81 900.
u. a. Williams to IL W. Baker, 10,
no. b, In block l, Clark's addition &c
$65. ''''' "''o"
JGchson Galloway and ALICE Ann
lloway to y. j. Chowning, lot @
ton S25.
L.. q. Williams and wifo 80 Henry
BELOW, 10 scros out ot the G w. PRYOR
lb0 acre survey, on Village creek. ~
miles southeast from Fors Wertb. com
sideration $40.
Il. y. Mornoa to John +. Fin, lot 8,
block 3, OF the Evans aud Huffman adj.
dilion 10 the city; consideration $500.
Last night ut the opera house fair
audience greeted the Rlal-Bigper
troupe, and TO night we will have the
famous tarcical play of "Skipped by
the Light OF the Moon" Notwith.
standing hard times and the dongue
ieVer, ali tbs seats in The opora-house
have been taken.
PERSONALS.
A. Hollnich, laud agent for the
Little Rock Il Fort Smith road. went
through the Fort to-dcy to Pecos
City.
Mr.. Alex Friend, OF Dallas, is In tho
Fort.
Willie Conklin, of Galveston, made
the Fort visit aud lets on tho even
Ing train for Dallas.
Dan. 5. Maburn, the geutlemanly
representative of the Milburn Wagon
company, paid the Fort visit aud left
to-day for Dallas.