Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-27
M'GREGOR SUFFERING.

MANY Ciiizens Left Destitute by the Firc--
sister Ciues should Lend Helping
Hand.
McGREGoR, TIKI, June .25,- Editor
GAzHTTE: Please indulge me f5w lines
regarding the results Of the disastrous
fire at this place May rs.
The total loss cannot fall short Of
$4,000, while the amount Of insurance
that viii actually be paid cannot, judging
from present indications, exceed sll goo,
or about onc-tltth the loss, ard that Will
be almost entirely absorbed In payment
Of the insured goods burned The total
number Of business houses destroyed
was twenty -four, and only ten We're left
untouched.
With the exception OF one or possibly
two persons all were seriously crippled,
and only part OF them viii make an
effort to resume business, while several
had their all burned, and now turn their
hand 70 anything TO pay their board.
Every day develops something new 20
show that the sufferers are worse on
than the community ever dreamed OF.
Some have attempted 70 resume busl-
ness but find II Impossible, having no
property showing whatever, Nearly
Sgofy person Ia McGregof who wac dam.
aged by the Dire had accumulated the
! little he had at that place, and was be.
| ginning TO feel that the pnching crisis
was past, when in a moment the
4 deyourlng element sweeps not only
/ the goods, many OF which were
purchased on credit, but the building
as well. McGregor has battleG faithfully
/ for a business position among her sister
| towns, and the last years showing ioi
/ the shipment OF grain and cotton Is tullN
equal 10 that of any town in the state OF
/ its size, age, or amount OF taxable ptop
erty. Most OF those who were huinpC
4 out desire to resume business again y
! they can possibly do 40. the great fire
/ at Galveston last year, and at Chicago u
/ 1871 did not destroy as large proportion
Of property as the McGregor FIRE did
while the property OF those two larg'
cities not burned, II distributed, woult
have enabled the sufferers 70 resume
business in pretty good shapes aud bou
those towns received help from abroad
The writer does net expect nor does h
think the singed citizens OF McGrego
would accept large donations iron
HDrOAOt DUl CtILhlh ~ 10 Nilnf ftNNANtsN
has contributed no little To IN
wholesale trade Of her olde
sisters, Waco, Fort Worth, Gal
weston aud Dallas, aud deem II not onl.
an ect Of humanity to relieve the presen
situation Of the fire sufferers Of McGregor
but 1t would lay the foundation for
better trade than ever In the town
named
would most respectfully request tha
YOU carefully consider the above recite'
facts. and as one who was not burned
out. but who knows well the plnchinI
situation Of those who were woul'
suggest that you place the facts 10 SUB
stance before your readers, with an,
suggestion you may think would do good
ANY contributions or pledges viii b
duly acknowledged Rnd properly ais
tribuied among those Of the fire snnerer
most in need Of H. The citizens o
McGregor viii no doubt meet ~ an earl
day and appoint a committee 10 az
tribute any funds for that. purpose
Donations have been sent IN by eeyera
parties not engaged 10 any business an
with no solicitation whatever Yer
Materially, ALBEIT ~ hUsi'