Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-05
Notes.

camp restaurant was a complete loss;
amount unknown.
Woodall's ice cream parlor was entirely de-
| stroy6d; loss not known.
Orrick & Wilson, confectioners, lost about
! $500 in stock and fixtures.
Professor Plowitz' museum of anatomy sus-
| tanned but slight damage.
| William Loves losses on dishes glassware
| and restaurant fixtures is placed at $50.
| Miss Clara Landreth was rescued from one of
| the second floor windows by Mr.. Elliot
| 'Dunn's museum lost nearly all their birds,
beasts, banners and TENTS and loss put at $500.
| Mr.. ]. E. Goelso, father of the big Texa boy
lost tent and family effects to the value of $780,
Mr.. G.. W. Hollingsworth's condition is much
better, and he Will probably be out in few days.
Messrs. Kern & Evans, the glass souvenir
men ON the second floor, lost $1,000 worth of stock
| and samples.
About fifty fine birds of different kinds on ex-
| hibition were cremated without single chance
| TO save them.
Coyle Bros.'s museum and panorama Of the
Johnstown horror was q complete loss and the
loss is estimated at $500.
Through the presence of mind of Mr.. Ralph,
the banner awarded to Taylor county at the last
Dallas fair, was saved.
The old Texas relics. the property of Capt.
covered from the ruins.
Miss Montgomery was badly injured. and suf-
fered severely Friday night. but her condition
last night was reported 20 be improving.
work of Gen. Custer, but lost their tent and In
dian relics. The latter never be replaced.
The building containing the Thorne type set
ting machine was at one time in immediate dan
ger, but by the heroic effort OF the by-standers
was saved.
The white hero, Al Hayne, gave his life to save
others, and it was black hero. Jesse Williams
who risked his life to drag the white man from
the burning Palace.
The interest of the people in the Spring Palace
fire was shown in THE GAzETTE's circulation
yesterday, which was fifty per cent. more than
usual amounting in the aggregate to Ii, 900
copies.
Mrs. S. Minis, 1O14 Lamar street, received
rough treatment, having had a very handsome
and valuable dress torn from her person, saying
nothing OF the bruises she received on different
parts of her body.
The famous Elgin band saved part of their in
struments, but all were in deplorable condi-
ton. The loss to the band stated this morn
ing ($l500l is about correct. Their music and
uniforms were total loss.
Nearly all the important books and papers in
Secretary Groene's Office were in the safe and
are saved, the letter files being the most i'm
portant things burned. The big safe will not be
opened until Monday. when it is hoped that the
contents will be found intact.
take this method Of expressing my lifelong
gratitude to Mr.. Reyer 70. his bravery and
kindness in rescuing my daughter from the late
terrible couhagration. May kind Providence
Destow the richest blessings upon him.
Mrs. Dr. MAGRUDER.
Mr.. George Letter and wife were on the sec
ond floor when the fire broke out Mr.. Letter
trst lowered his wife to the ground with rope
and then started to descend himself but the
rope burned before he reached the ground let
ting him to fall, causing painful injuries in the
back.
There are at THE GAZETTE Office two pocket
books found on the Spring Palace grounds and |
LETT at this office for the owners. One contains |
telegram from Keller TO the conductor of train |
NO. " and some other papers and little silver. |
The other contains gold rings. some money and |
medicine.
Bissel Wilson OF the Texas and Pacific rail- |
road, who is now laying at the Pickwick hotel |
with p broken arm and other INJURIES sustained |
them while working to save children on the sec
ond floor. He was forced from window by the |
crowd and fell to the ground below. He rolled
oat to the fence, where he was found and taken
charge OF by q number of gentlemen. It viii be
many weeks before he is well man.
There was more heroism to the square inch on
the Palace grounds during the fire than the
world ever knew under such circumstances
women and children. Husbands and fathers !
would get their loved ones to place Of safety
and then return to the burning building to save
others II was this spirit OF nobility that made !
the loss of the great Spring Palace the brightest
page In the history of Fort Worth.
Montague county lost sll 1t had in the Spring
Palace. Commissioner W. r. Lamb had gone
home for fresh supply of fruits which had
been collected for the county for the closing
Jay Of the Palace. The people OF Montague
county feel that the best friend of Texas is
gone, and wish it to be rebuilt next year No
estimate has yet been made of the exhibit, as it
lad been contributed by various parties The !
county has registered for space in the state fair
or county exhibit this fall