The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-03-19

SYRAyr N. Y. March H.-Syracus'
never or...c it, eyes on such a Spectacular
dream gDused her from her morning
slumDrr D5fay. Hardly were early risers
astir vhen the whole population was
reused by .ries of Fire! Fire! The
Hogan Dice is going and all Fayette street
IS going The first show of fire was al
G.3JocCng Chief Engineer Reilly of the
fire dDpa'nuant was quickly on the scene
WITH an Q u able apparatus. The fire soon
spread 10 gEa north side of West Fayette
street an chef Kelley quickly saw that
the tITea ed destruction was TOO great
.9r biz apparatus to fight. He wired TO Utica,
Rome and OswegO to send relief, and he
mao hardly done so when the danger was
suddenly ullbled.
Che Gr. a smoke burst without war;
ing from. 'ua top of Roscoe brothers five
story hoaa on East Washington street,
'oI. blocks away. A flying brand from
West E.Oa street had caused it, and be.
tore inc d. iiy oycrwOrked hremen cOu d
send r.'. re flames were beyond control.
81 lock a fierce CouiIagratiOn was
Iag Ig .ul.. two upper floors Of the Yale
block an the entire Gpnesee street 'front.'
mud wa idly making Its way around
MDufggn street corner Just at this
time 81 uHu thrust O. sofa out OF third story
w,uGuH. rNl let it down to the sidewalk
by weopG rope.
..Wal Dol that fellow Isl" the spec
iatprs C."' In few minutes the man was
seen ~ lhe tct of raising the window, which |
he Immediately closed and quickly raised |
again. |.t was not seen to emerge from |
unS orhe. art of the building and it is
though, No t he persisted in the flames.
FROM th Vander built house old and |
New Nor lmery flats the people rushed
ia all srHuas of dress Bedding, furniture
and cooking utensils were bus lee out of
the room ally to be entangled in the
rneshes nj wires AbOut9 o'clock o.
wegO rciio anne by special train, having
maie De IN from Sam on 8, nineteen
mtles IN arventeen minutes Half an
hour lhrs, the Utica engine with
hose cart and company of firemen came in
and regAu playing on the Washington
street lire, The flames, urged by the gale,
were hardly checked by the tremen and
Ewo locomotive fire engines from the Cen.
C'al she we're sent to the Vanderbilt house
corner. '.'y probably saved the hotel
Il
Az ~ H., the fire was under control.
The journal opened an office in Warren
street ann printed their paper in the Courier
office ihia H'.ernOon. In the West Fayelte
street lire IN" Hogan block, six story st ne
front bulid'ug, was destroyed and then the
Center Store building, occupied by Hyer &
AaEhtoa. FAR manufacturers, and the
nest BIS w . Walls, hardware. T. p Ho-
CANS Ios the block is $4,000 with in.
surauls 90. The losses of other occu-
pants wl,Tu tCh $4,000, fully insured.
On Inu nth side of Fayette street the
Van H.u.-a aer block, wned by William
Ayers, " first burned, and the Seneca
house no.. East, was also burned Loss on
building, $1,000; insurance $2,000. Sew.
era tenants lost small amO nts. The
BROW NJu4 Fay block also went The
block WOO, llued at SIS 600, partly insured
The >yrl"u e Supply Company had a stock
Of a. DO sured for $3.50 0. Other losses
amount l $4,000. In Montgomery street
the five docks burned were the Journal,
Roscoe. y eI aud Mon gomerv flats and
part or @, Candee House. The heaviest
ils1 rs 70 v st Washington street.
Tho Iru (, on Montgomery street. The
buildings owned by the Yates estate were
burned, lNt the less Is put at $500, 600 with
inruTa' gr Of $l0n, 90. A hundred tenants
lose SoOp'O partly insured. The Journal
loss is $4,000, insurance two
thirds. me loss on the Christian Cook
JigcH is $4,000, partly insured. B. w.
ROSCOE, Wholesale fruits, loss 1000, partly
Insured. Other losses by the fire are about