Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-28
GAINESVILLE.
Two Fires in One Might Cause Consior.
nation and Nearly Gen
ernI COnilagratiOn.
Livery stable Destroyed by the Torch of ~
Inoundinry--In the Nick of
Time-MRrried
Special TO Che Gazette,

! Special 20 The Gazette,
GAiNEsvHIE, Tx, Jan. u. -Consid
cradle excitement was produced las
night, and sim exists, accustomed by two
alarms OF IRE. About ! O'Clock TIL,
morning MIR. Fox discovered fire ia Ga,
saloon Of W. II Perkins, on Nortl
| Dixon street. He Immediately gave III,
alarm, aud, breaking open the from
door, applied several buckets Of water
| The department was soon on hand, anc
exungnished the flames before mncl
| DAMAGE had been done. The discoveries
made during the progress of the fire and
after IL was extlnguished showed unniis.
taxable signs Of the lncendiary
1cnd. IL Is stated 10y those who went
inside the building, the chairs, fixtures oi
the bar, pool tables aud door were all sat.
nrated with coal oil. II IL also stated
that Il watcrspfnklcr was picked up by
one gentleman 10 use IN eyiinguishing
the flames and was found 10 contain a
considerable quantity Of coal oil The
saloon WAS situated near the center Of q
block of brick buildings, and adiOined the
Arlington hotel A perfect gale was blow.
ing NJ the time and but for the timely ar.
rival OF Mr.. Fox there would probably
have been great destruction OF property
and loss OF life. II was reported thai
there was an insurance Of S2700
on the saloon, fixtures, etc, In one Of the
companies represented by A. WassoD.
oar people had hardly settled 10 rest
when they were again aroused by the
ringing OF bells and shouts Of fire. A
bright light WAS seen In the ncighb0rhQod
Of North Dye street, and II WAS soon
learned that Hurch's livery stable WAS on
fire. At nrst II was feared that this would
prove a very disastrous fire as a sti1
breeze was blowing, but further dcstruc-
tion than the stable WAS ayefted by the
though their hands would freeze 10
the Dozzles Of the hose. That
thls WAS also the WORK Of an
incendiary aend there secmstllttle doubt
farmer who slept IN q wagon yard adj.
Joining the stable states that be saw Il
man enter the building aud IN very
short time after he came out the iife was
discovered. rhc loss falls heavily upon
Mr.. Burcb, as be had no insurance on the
destroyed property, and II " hardly a
year since be met with Ike misfortune
These bold attempts az destruction Of
property has led 10 determination upon
the part oi the people 10 institute thor
ough investigation, and accordingly jus
tlce Holman summoned Jury this after
noon, who have been In secret consulta-
tation n the officers have any
ciew they rrfuse 70 make II known,
ard so far as learned suspicion rests
upon no one. What the outcome Of the
investigation will be cannot be foret0ld.
but n the guilty party N unprecedented
the full penalty Of the law Will be visited
upon him.
Married, IN this city, Tuesday evening,
January ~, 1886, At the Ayenne hotel,
Mr.. w. b. johnson and Miss Anuie Com,
lee, Rev A. !. Bush Of The christian
church, onicsfiag. The groom Is one q
the rising young men Ia lhe legal pro
fessi0n Of the state. ana Is the Iunlor mem
Der u tho nrm ~ Dayir, Ciarneft u john
sou. The birds y an accomplished 70 pH
lady, highly nsiaemed BY nli Who know
her. Many CONGRATULATIONS wore extended
10 Ar. Johnson and best 9ishes fof NE