Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-29

STOCK, $4,000; no insurance.
Nj. /. Norton s. Bros, groceries and
agricultural Implements, blick building.
! $4,000. Stock, S4400; Insurance, S2500.
j. G. Walton, druggist, stock, $1,000 /;
insurance, $1,000.
Mrs. A j Flake, building, $1,000.
o. Ii West, groceries aud ice cream,
building $500, stock $500, insurance
Fletcher & Williams, blacksmiths, tools
$3.50.
Ella Rust, dressmaking, goods s75.
I. @. Simmons, jewelry, tools $780,
j, w. Shaw, meat market, $50.
Edward Cook, building, $3.50.
James Moore, barber, building and
tools, 500.
g. w. AGREE, building, 5000
I. b. 'Hoss, two buildings, $500.
w. c. O'Briep, law-otllce and books,
$3.50,
A. j. Sewell, banker, fixtures, $500.
z. II. Shaw, drugs, loss $1,000, insur-
ance $500.
Total loss, $50, 0S5.
Total insurance, Sill $50.
There Is every evidence that the fire
was the work of an incendiary, as an at
tempt was made TO burn the brick block
the night before. A few are making ar
rangements to open again.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Special 10 the Gazette.
McGREGoR, TEX, May 2S.-Last night
about O'Clock our town was thrown into
the widest state of excitement by the
distressed cry Of fire. The church bells
were ringing and firearms were freely
discharged at all parts Of the city to call
our citizens out to witness the tlercest
confsgration that has devastated the
state since the late Galveston fire. The.
lire originated in the rear OF Mrs. d. o.
Briggs' millinery establishment, and
swept with startling rapdity In q north
eastern direction, carrying destruction mi
its path. The postollce and all lis APP
purtenences were destroyed, including al
faithful Watchdog, whose remains werel
found in the ruins this morning, TeereI
were twenty-three other buildingf and
their contents destroyed, including
twenty-five Of our leading mercantile
houses. The loss is estimated betweenl
$50 900 and $4,000, causing panic that
time only can cure.
McGregor has no water facilities, hence
all effort to arrest the flames and stop the
destruction was fruitless. The fire is
evidently the work of an incendiary, rs q
similar attempt to flre'the town was made
ON Wednesday night about the same hour,
and but for the timely appearance
of the Santa Fe night Waterman
the town would have been de-
stroyed. The citizens and officers
have combined to institute search for
some clew that will lead to the arrest of
the guilty parties. The citizens met to-
night to organize vigilance committees to
assist IN bringing The incarnate fiends to
Justice. During the shooting little
Earnest Strickland was struck by a stray
bullet, INJECTING serious wound ia the
arm. DR.. W. w. Hall stuck q nail IN his
foot, which will doubtless confine him for
several days. Among the heroic efforts
Of this flery conquest was the timely
ascension of Miss Ella Rust and Miss Ellie
Walsh TO the roof of Mrs. James Koyers'
dwelling Gin the absence of the gentle
mem, and by the use Of wet blankets and
the copious use OF water, possibly pre-
vented an extended spread OF TIDE already
raging confiagration. Among the prinei-
| pal sufferers are:
J. r. Blauton. on stock, s250oi insur-
ance, $1,000,
| O. III. West, on stock and house, $500;
| insurance, 5000.
Coutret & Barber, on stock, $500; In
snrance, $3.50.
Eltel Bros, assigned stock, S2000i in
| surance, $1,000
\ James Roger, stock and building,
| $500; insurance, S250O.
j. j. Padgett, stock and house, S25O0i
insurance, $1,000.
Mrs. d. g. Briggs, stock, S2ooOi no
! insurance. .
E,o. white, stock, sS0ooi insurance,
| $1,000.
Mr.. G W. AGREE, house, $3.50; insu'-
ance unknown.
Fletcher & Williams, house and tools,
$500; DO insurance.
$500. a,ooo !,
surance. oo
ance. .o
ance. ,..a
). W. Shaw, meat market, SbOi no IN
surance. - ..,.L
4. A. Stephenson, house ana stock,
$1,000 insurance, $1,000 aooo. ,.
Walton & Morgan, stock, $1,000; insur-
A Yales { Grain, stock, $1,000; insurance.
: $500. aaoo - ,nsn-.
A" Loss and insurance on houses as ioI I
iOS Morton Bros, loss s2sooi iusurancs'
$500.