Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-21
TIE FIRE RECORD.
Several Busibess Firms Burned Oct st
CIsburne-The Loss and Insui ancs.
Blaze as Ol.burns

Blaze as Ol.burns.
special to the Gazette.
CLKBURNE, TEX Msrch 20.-An alarm
Of fire was sounded at l O'Clock this
morniug. A high wind from the north
was blowing, and the FIRE burned very
rapidly. It WAS discovered in the frame
house occupied by Jack Smith as furDi-
ture store. TIE Western UGion Tele-
grsph Company was in the same building
Robert Ash, baker snd coDfectioner, WAS
next. Then cAmA Alterage, the butcher,
aud the f. ed ST. re OF WaslR7d. The four
buildings were totally destroyed. One
block Ct brick buildings Scross the street
WAs saved, al one Whole block Of bricks
east Of the burned buildings wss say. d
by the noble and heroic EFFORT Of our
b ave fire department. The b7aye fire
boys deserve q great deal Of praise for
the work done Tonight. the damaged
buildings aye: Fl s. Wilson, implements
and machinery; Fletcher & Furgnson.
second hand store; Well, Fargo & Co.'s
express ofl3e; W. Timms, ieweler;
Towels & Conner, groceries; Da!Eon's
bakery and restaurant; II G. Neal, lad
dler and harness msker. O;her buildings
sustained small damage. The origin Of
the fl:e is unknown. The losses are IN
known, but will amount to considerable.
TIE LOSS IN DETAIL.
Special - the Gazette.
CLEBURNE, TEX, Ma, CHI 20.-A terrible
ard destructive fire visited our city last
night. IL WAS fist discovered breaking
out of the English kitchen Restaurant &C.
cspied by Mr.. Ashe situated on the north
Of Henderson street. Mr.. Ashe snd fam
lily barely escaped from tae burning build
lag in their night clothes. The fire
spread rapidly both in an essterly and
westerly direction destroying with all
tleir contents the following buildiDgs:l
One building on the corner of Angler
aud Henderson streets, belonging to Mrs.
W. F. Blsir, and occupied by Dalton &
WaVllnd as produce ard grain store.
One building west Of the Blair building
owned by Mr.. Hutchinson, and occupied
BY ]. j. At'eridge as meat market.
One store owned snd occupied by Mr..
Asne as restaurant.
Ole stoEehouse belonging to English &
Poole, and occupied by Mr.. Jack Smith
ss furniture store.
The fire also damaged buildings and
stock on soush side of Henderson street,
as follows: 0Ae store owned by
NJ. E Dawes and occupied by the
Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Express Company,
one store Owned by Mr. Order and occu-
pied by Fletcher & Farguson es furni-
lure store, two stores owned by e. S.
Wilson and occupied by him as machinery
stores. Oae building owed and &C u
pied by W. tt / ms as i4Telry Bet, re, on
The east side OF Angler street wss also
damaged. The building occupied as
grocery store by G G. Towles and owned
oy estate Of o. S. Heath, on Henderson
street, was also badly damaged. The less
and insurance is SIS follow
Mrs. ". F. Blair, building, totsl loss;
insured in the Sun Mutual of New Or
leans for $1,000.
Stock OF Dalton WAylsaJ, total loss;
insurance $500 IA Hartford OF Con
necticut.
MI HutchiDson's building, total loss;
insurance $1,000.
J. j. Atterldse meat market, total loss;
insurance in Pelican $500.
The Ashe building, total loss Of stock
and building; insurance in Com nercial
$3.50, Pei can $1,000.
The Eoglish & Poole building, total
loss; insurance in California $500.
Sock in said building owned By Mrs
Jack Smith, total loss; insurance $500 in
st. Paul and $3.50 in R;ns.
The o. S Heath building, badly dam
aged; insurance in California for $500
Stock in said building owned by 6. G.
Towles considerably DAMAGE, but fully
insur, d.
W. Timmons, building and stock dam
aged considerably; insured in p &c Xix for
S675. Seek insured in Home for S2445,
aud American fo- S2240.
The Wilson & DaV building, on south
side Of Henderson street, considerably
damaged but fully insured.
The E G Order building, damage
about $3.50; insured for $1,000 In IN,
Pi % TX.
Toe furniture stock of Fletcher & Fer
suson damaged about 5000; insured for
$500
The H S Wilson stock Of machinery
damaged about $3.50 worth, but covered
by insurance.
The fire company peri nm ed valuable
services and by their efflrts stopped the
spread Of The flames, which were famed
by strong northwest wind. There Is
some belief that the fire Is the work Of al
iucendisry, es 1t appears that the rope AZ
tached to the slarm bell was cut last night
with the view, 1t Is thought of keeping
the alarm from being sounded.