Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-13
DENISON
The Injunction, "Let the Damned
Thing Burn" Not Obeyed by
Denisonites.
Heavy Snow In Southern Kansns aud In
the Indian Territory-severe
Accidents.
specInl to the Gazette.

street, car Inspector lOT llc miooouli
Pacific, was walking along the track this
morning when an engine ran against him
and Knocked him down, bruising him up
considerably, but without seriously hurt
ing him. II he had been in the middle OF
the track 1t would have undoubtedly
killed him.
Last night freight train pulled out Of
Denison with Conductor Curtis, extra, in
charge, and run as far as Lenord, dis
lance OF twenty-five miles, when they
began switching, and as Brakeman Shoe
maker was pulling pin the throttle flew
open, causing the engine to go back very
fast and suddenly, knocking Shoemaker
down between some burnt ties, and the
breakbeam rolled him over and twisted
him In horrible shape and mangling
him pretty badly. He Is still living, but
little hopes are entertained of his recov-
cry.
Car-repairers were under q car fixing 1t
this morning when the engine backed up
TO make coupling, knocking them down,
but, as good fortune would have 1t, with
out hurting either one.
A very heavy rain fell all last night and
to-day. 1t is still drizzling, making the
weather cold and very disagreeable.
There are 400 bales of cotton being
loaded in the Houston 4 Texas Central
yard this morning to be taken to the COM
press and pressed, and 1t goes south.
A good audience attended "Mixed
Pickles" last night and was pleased with
the wit and humor OF the play.
"a Hot Timen is to be seen at the
opera-house tonight.
The train from the north, No. ISL, was
two hours late this evening, caused from
the breakage of the engine, above Par
sons, on the line coming from Kansas
City.
A. j. Garden of Little Rock and "a
lawyer" came in yesterday WITH so he
claims, rcqusition for the return OF
Lawson, who Is wanted in Arkansas on
the same charge he Is now staying in
Texas on, adultery, Lawyer Garden will
undoubtedly remain among the citizens
of Denison for some time, as the law
here Is not yet through with his man.
Garden says he has been sworn in as a
special to take Lawson back with him.
Robt. Hail, an old resident Of the Choc-
taw Nation, was buried last Wednesday.
lie had reached the advanced age of
eighty-llve. He was well-known in Deni-
SON.
Policeman Stoneman had most pleas
ant promenade this morning with a drunk
man through the rain from the depot to
the City hotel
Miss May Ward gave another one Of her
exhibitions last night, at the rink, of sci
entitic skating. She did some very fine
and graceful skating, the best ever on u
Denison floor by any lady. Prof John
Orr, the bcyclist, did several very diff
cult feats, such as riding with only the
treadles and the large wheel, without rest
or handles. He is very fine on the two
wheels.
A challenge appeared in the Morning
News from II. ID. Rogers TO Ed Fogan,
champion fast skater of Canada for a
race OF three miles to he skated next
| Tuesday evening at the rink. A GAZETTE
reporter called on the gentlemen and
they informed him that the challenge had
been accepted and they are to skate for
| S25 side. Dick Chamberlain, circulator
for THE GAZETTE, has been chosen ref
cree There will probably be others who
will enter the contest.
About ~ O'Clock last night, as DR.
White was going up Main street he no.
ticed light in the furnture-house OF
| Phil LedTick Il Co., and remarked to Ton
Grace, proprietor of the Big Little
saloon, that 1t looked like fire
| Mr. Grace ran to the back door
of the store, and as he approached
he noticed man standing near the
window, and he, Grace, gave the alarm
of fire, when another man TO his right
said "you s. of a b., let her burn
Grace broke open the door and pulled
down some burning mattresses, and start
| ed to the front door, as the smoke was
strangling. He managed to get TO thaside
walk, where he tell from suffocation anC
was picked up, but was soon all right wher
himself and several other gentlemen die
some very gallant work In putting ont the
fire, and but for the timely assistance OF
these gentlemen there would have un.
doubtedly been one OF the most destruc
tive fires Denison ever had, as the build
ing Is midway i'll the Muller block. The
furniture store was closed about
O'Clock and the fire in the stove wa'
almost out, and Mr.. Grace said when h,
entered the store there was no fire in 1t
How the mattresses caught is a mys
terry. The damage is estimated TO bt
nearly $500.
The Star store was entered last nigh
hy some sneak-tnief. A large lump OF
lime was under the back window, whicl
they turned up so as to crawl in. Thu
lime got on the soles OF the thief's feet
and his footprints were plainly seen II
the office and could not be seen anywher,
else, and IL is supposed he neve
left the office, as none of the stock wa'
disturbed. lie broke open the till and so
about i've dollars in small change, an'
that is all that was missing.
1t was reported that the wholesale
liquor house OF Louis Lebrecht was als'
robbed, but GAZETTE reporter called ol
that gentleman and was informed tina
such was not the case.
The delivery horse of Il. NJ, Robinson
the hardware man, took fright last even
ing and ran away, and in turning the cor
ner OF Burnet avenue he ran against
lamp post, throwing the driver, Ed Pol
lard, tothe ground, stunning him some
but not injuring him any The Wagon
was badly broken. The horse wa
caught without doing any furtherdamage
Miss Dixie Crooks, the sweet singer o
Texas, left yesterday for Washington
i ID. c., to be the guest of Mrs. NJ. b. Cole
| n,r,xa She will bp absent NIL winter