Morris tribune., 1885-11-18
GALVESTON'S FIRE.
LATER NEWS OF TIE ClTYS DIRE
CAlAMl ~.
A Terrible Night Sesne- Arorslng the
Sleeping taNahitant~--iIherA Help
IL the hopeful Out
loA& nf - city rapaN

G\INESr>N, Ten, Nov, Tx AS nearly as
can h 1>tlnass>i the l>>>S tN tho Insurance
crluNaU&A> Ky ENHI3aN% fire viii reach ST.,
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hWy.laA district eNSeaiS trN,a Mechanic
stree! IN tGa north IL AVNnuA q on the
ScU,h, aM& ea>G aui wS$t between Sixteenth
ani Twenty t(r$s STREETS, covering a strip Of
forty W utSy kletG$ laNS AMI five blocks
broad, tNv,uSA the tliaSE residence portion Of
the city, Al that remains Of these once
beautiful and happy homes are q few stand
ing chimneyS and y number " half-hurned
ornamental trees AMI shrubs
AS the flames swept uucontrollsbly along
before the gale, policemsa ran from house
to house in advance and aroused the Sleep
ing residents, giving them barely time to
save themselves and what clothing they
could hastily throw on
One noticeable thing was the small
amount of household goods along the line of
fro, showing how complete the destruction
was. The peopls could not appreciate the
danger until it was too late to save personal
effects. In many instances families were
unable to release their horses, and even
watch-dogS persisted in their kennels, so
rapid was the fire. The blaze attracted wild
ducks and geese AMI all manner of water
fowls, which darted through the lurid
heavens uttering piercing crieS.
No public buildings OF Importance we're
destroyed. The court house was atire at
ono time and il great danger of destruc-
ton, but notwithstanding the excitement,
none OF the prisoners escaped. The fire
department recently had been changed
from volunteer to paid and is subject to
great structures. With q heavy gale
blowing and almost the entire population Of
the city asleep it was not likely that the
most Intelligent effort could have awaited
against the flames. The tire-plugs worked
poorly. The entire portion whore the fire
was confined consists Of wooden residences,
and in five minutes after the DANES attacked
tho buildings they wero destroyed
Before the fire had fully spent itself offers
of relief began to pour il from all parts
of the country, and the larger cities
in Texas rendered assistance, and in
diyiiual offers OF money came
from evrywhere The business men
of the city, however, express their deter
mination 10 take care OF the sufferers, many
Of whom lost everything except the clothes
on their backs and are entirely destitute,
and even those of the wealthiest class, who
lost houses and other property, will sub
scribe literally. Tie beach hotels have
thrown open their doors to the homeless,
and during Friday evening committees OF
citizens took charge Of these and
othor buildings and assigned rooms for the
sufferers
The News says: The conduct of the peo-
pie of Galveston in view of the calamity
that overlook them can not be too highly
commended. The shock was severe, the
loss terrible, but Galveston will come out Of
it undismayei. The people of the city
are now on their mettle, and in
this condition they are at their
best. Many families are homeless
and some people lost their all 1t was a
great calamity, but there will be no unrs-
leved sutferin-. The driving wheel of
GalveStons existence is unimpaired. The
soul Of the city is not disturbed The busy
martS of commerce go on as
if nothing had happened. The
prompt manner in which citizens assembled
to help the distressed shows the spirit that
eliminates the city. Galveston is equal to
the emergency; would be equal to an emer-
gency much greater than she is confronted
with at present She will be as beautiful
as ever il few months, and doing business
at the Old stand