Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-12
DEVASTATING FLAMES.
Hot Springs Swept by Fire for the
Third Time in a Few
Months.
Gull List of Losses and insurance --The
Fire Record from other
Points.
Blaze at Hot springs.

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Special to the Gazette,
Ho1 SPRINGS, ARK, March i--At an
early hour this morning an entire busl-
ness block in the center OF the city,on the
west side Of Central avenue, was entirely
devastated by flames The street Is wide,
and the east side, occupied by bath.
houses ON the United States reservation,
was not injured. The lire began in the
Brunswick saloon and famed by stiff
breeze from tho south, burned, despite
heroic efforts OF llremen and citizens, to
an open space left from a late Are, lust
north OF Mountain street, the district
| burned comprising block rs and several
| buildings on Exchange street. IN the rear
and on the side OF West Mountain. The
| fire department responded promptly, but
their efforts were powerless to stay the
whlrlwind OF flames. Showers of sparks
were carried considerable distance, and
building after building caught with aston.
shing rapldity. A scene OF tho widest
excitement soon ensued. Many of the
upper floors were occupied az sleeping
apartments, and sleopers, rudely aroused,
were eXcltcdly endeayorlng TO save life
and property. The French hotel was well
| Oiled with guests, who lost more or less
| property, but all, fortunately, escaped
personal Injury. Goods were re-.
moved as fast ms possible from
the business rooms on the ground
floors TO the opposite side Of
the street where they were deposited
amidst wild confusion and guarded by
| special police, The reservation In the
vicinity of the mud hole was strewn with
merchandise. a dozen firms IN the block
carried large and woll-seected stocks OF
| dry-gOods, shoes, furniture, etc. The en-
tire business Of the city will be seriously
anr cted. The losses altogether will
aggregate $4,000. The insurance all
tod sums as follows; Underwriters OF
New York, $4,000, distributed aa follows.
E. Burgauer 4 Co $1,000, Shiploy,
O'Beyer & Co., $1,000. Queen OF Liver,
pool, 5000 ON stock OF Il. Burgaur & Co.
Western OF Toronto, $1,000, as follows
" B1rgaur & Co., Shipley, O'Beyer &
Co., Ross & Co, and IT, Gross, $500 each.
Pelican Of New Orleans, $4,000 as fol-
lows Il Burgauer & Co., Shipley,
O'Beyer q Co., NJ. Roscttc, $500 each,
and Miss Connolly 5000. Springfield OF
Massachnsettcs, $1,000, as follows; II.
Burgauer CO., S500 Shlpley 0'Beyer
\ Co, and Ed Adams, $500 each; and n,
G. Hart & Co, $1,000, Home OF New
York, $4,000, as follows, Shlply,
O'Beyor 4 Co., $500; Mrs. NJ. Smith,
800. Crescent OF New Orleans, $500 on
ShipeY, o'Boyer s Co. IlIberna OF New
| Orleans, $1,000 on Shlploy, o'Beyer & Co.
Phoenix OF Brooklyn, $4,000, as follows
Il, Gross, $1,000; Shlpley, O'Beyer 4 Co,
$500; G @, Lemey, $1,000; ", Burgauer
s CO., $1,000 and n. @. Hart & Co., $500.
Royal OF Liverpool, $4,000, as follows
Gross, Sl6,000i Shipley, Obeyor s Co
Sl9,000 Rosso 4 Co., $4,000; s. o Car
/ iington, $1,000; Il, Burgauer & Co,
4 Sl000i New Orleans Insurance assocla.
lion, $1,000, on Shipley, OiBeyer & Co
London \ Lancaster $1,000, MS follows:
Shlploy, O'Beyer & CO., 1000; G, G. Lem
lev $500; s. u. Carunuton, $1,000
/ American OF Philadelphia, $4,000, as fol.
lows, =. r. Darlington, $1,000; ID. II.
Buehanon, $500; Hartford, $1,000 on ID
II. DGchauon's res dcnce; An erlcan Cen
| trail st, Louis, $500 ON 4. u. Carring.
tons stock. southern OF New Orleans,
$1,000, as followSi s. b Carrlngton,
! Sl500l Shlpley, 0'Beyer s Co., $1,000
large percentage of goods were
saved from many OF the stores but In n
badly damaged condition. This Are with
/ the two others preceding Il leaves a
large space Ia the heart OF the city blank,
fully three blocks in extent. New brick
buildings are gong up however, ana the
whole VIII soon bo rebuilt