Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-04
DALLAS.
Fish Dying in. the Trinity Re-
ported Sold on the Streets.
DEATH OF Mr.. JOHN T. GANO.
A Wife's Mysterious Disappearance-An-
other Deed of Trust Filed-Played
Havoc With the Wires of
the Street Railway.
Special to the Gazette.


DALLAS, Tex, Nov. 3-This morning
while Texas and Pacific wrecking train
was crossing Austin street, the derrick car
became entangled in the overhead wires of
the Dallas Consolidated street railway COM
pany, and before the train could be stop
ped the overhead wires were complete
wreck from the corner of Main and Austin
streets down Austin street to Ross avenue
and up Ross avenue to Lamar street.
Seven poles were snapped off like pipe
TENS, wires broken and scattered in every
direction. A number of days will be neces-
sary to repair the damage. AS luck would
have it, no one was hurt by the falling
wires.
To-day Albert Smith. negro, entered
Main street saloon and asked for a drink.
Words arose between Smith and J w.
Henry, the bartender. Smith pulled
knife and slashed at Henry, cutting him
across the hand. Henry then hit Smith
over the side of the head with beer glass,
flooring his man. Smith was badly cut and
used up and was sent to the hospital for re-
pairs.
The fish, both large and small, are dying
in the Trinity river from some unknown
cause. 1t is reported that these dead fish
are being sold on the streets of Dallas.
The sad intelligence of the sudden death
of Mr.. John I. Gano at Laramie, Wyo., was
received here this morning. Mr.. Gano had
SOuc W W uidke d UlS Cdllle Uedl
His death Is supposed to have been caused
by heart trouble. Mr.. Gano was president
of the Dallas cable road, director of the
Merchants national bank and secretary
and treasurer of the Estacado land and cat
tie company. He leaves wife and three
children in this city.
The city sanitary force has been reduced
and expenses lessened 800 month.
Last evening, while out driving, Mr..
Bardo's horse ran away, throwing the
gentleman out and injuring him. The run
away horse struck MIR. C. n. Smith, knock
ing that gentleman down and seriously
hurting him. He was badly bruised about
the head, one of his ears being badly torn
and part of the scalp torn from the head.
j, W. Hill files deed of trust of real es-
tate for the benefit of his creditors and
names ]. c. O'Connor as trustee. His cred
tors named are as follows: City National
bank, 5000; Armstrong & Co, s22s5. SO;
South Dallas Ice Co., S26 IS; Sanger Bros,
SLABS: Harry Bros, S6S75; Walkers
China Hall, slO9; Husey & Philips, $3.50;
Eureka Laundry, 80; Dallas gas light
company, s139.65; William Kelly, Sis; La
Grand Market, $3.50. The Trustee is au-
thorized TO sell the real estate named and
pay the named creditors in full. but if the
proceeds of the sales are not sufficient the
creditors are to be paid in proportion to the
amount due them. Mr.. Hill has for long
time been lessee of the ST James hotel and
run the same. MIR. Hill has disposed of his
furniture to Ben F. Taylor, owner of the
building, thereby retiring from the hotel
business and at the same time settling up
a number of debts.
The wife of T. j. Marsden has mysteri-
ously disappeared from her home, not hav-
ing been seen since yesterday. when she
suspected. The missing woman is twenty
one years old, weight lis pounds, light
complexion, dark brown hair, wore dark
worsted dress and black shawl She has a
small scar over her left eye. She wore
cap with two feathers in it.