Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-30

persisted had their timely rescue failed.
OF the progress OF the flames few
words cannot tell, suffice IL to
say they swept unchecked by
tho almost superhuman efforts
OF tho resisting firemon and carried on
by high winds did not cease to spread
until the fire had practically burned
itself out,
The area over which tho fire swept
comprised large portion Of the whole
sale district and also the Third ward
in which many poor people dwell.
Here the buildings were mostly frame
aud one story high. In this section OF
the burned district
FULLY THREE THOUSAND PEOPLE
were made homeless by the terrible
connagration. This Is very consory-
ative estimate 10 place on the number
who found themselves in tho street last
night, compelled TO seek shelter under
the roofs OF hospitable citlzens who
threw theirs open TO them. The ceti-
mate is based on the recent registration
of the burned district,
The greatest portion OF the loss falls
upon people unable to bear IL, and who
carry no insurance. Hundreds Of
families lost everything they had in tho
world.
AT 10 o'clock this morning there was
no fire ut all where last night had
ragged fearful confagration. Here
and there were glowing heaps Of
coal and cellars OF wrecked business
houses rather too warm for anyone who
had. no special business 20 call him
there, but over in the district whero
the little frame residences stood was
nothing. not even dark cloud OF
smoke.
As soon rs the sun was fairly above
the horizon, people who had He'd last
night for their lives
CAME swARAuNG BACK
10 find out what had been saved, or
rather what had been left for them,
Men and women wandered about, some
not oven being able to ten
where their houses stood the
night before for OF all tho cruel
fire which over swept down on a COM
munity there was none more CRUEL or
more remorseless than this. II left be-
hind II absolutely nothing OF any de-
scription which could be induced to
burn. There was absolutely no way OF
telling where the house stood last
night, except by the hole in the ground
which was yesterday "A cellar.
THE CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN
had immense number OF men at work
in It's yards this morning TO clear away
the wreckage. The view 20 the east
OF the freight house where something
like 400 cars were consumed resemhled
nothing 30 much as gigantic brush
heap. Tho trucks of the cars
we're standing upon the tracks, lying
across them, and piled up In endless
confusion. The Northwestern people
were not even able to approximate
their loss. One locomotive and about
400 cars they lost on the track. Many
were loadcd and all that showed up
after the Are was one car OF hubbard
squash
The freight house and Ill It's contents
were destroyed, too. IL will DO several
DAYS before the Northwestern can do
more than pueEs at the eXtont OF DAM
age II has suffered.
THE LOSSES ARE
fifty small business houses, $4,000; 200
dwelling houses, cottages, barns, etc.,
$500, 900; business houses, etc. total
S.. sos, 600.
II is known FIVE lives were lost last
night and four people seriously III
iured. The dead are.
Henry Feddenborch, fireman.
Chas Stahl, fireman.
Unknown woman about 90 years old
Unknown man at the morgue with
his head crushed.
Mrs. Kalaban died from the effects
OF shock
met death in an alley in the rear OF
East Water street, where the walls Of
the Waisel & Velter machine shops
fell on them.
II Is feared the Waterman employed
By Bubb & Kepp company was burned
IN the factory. This report, however,
cannot be authenticated.
The rumor that young woman type
writer was burned 70 death In the
building owned by the Standard oil
company Is pronounced false by per-
sons near the fire when II started.
The injured are Richard Gardner, j.
II. Roesch, William White, Henry Ber-
genthrall; al seriously injured. OF the
Injured Gardner and White we're struck
bv nylnq bricks. The others were hurt
ID endeayoring 70 save property.
Two or three people iell into tho
river, but were fshed oat, having SUI
fered nothing WORSE than ducking
SEVERAL HUNDRED BUSINESS MEN
assembled at tho chamber Of commerce
this morning to take prompt action 10
relieve the sufferers from the fro.
Subscriptions were called for and within
twenty minutes 9 total OF 250,O00 was
reported a committee VI twelve