Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-08-17
A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
THREE BRICK AND TWO FRAME
STORE HOUSES DESTROYED.
Heroic Work Of Gallant Firemen
Saves Much Property--Total Loss
Over $50, 900, Insurance
About S16, 1000.

AU IU O'CLOCK last nlght the snrlll
alarm Of fire was sounded, affrightlng
slumber from the willing eyes of Tex.
arkana's sleepy inhabitants. With
that abandon peculiar to towns, vii.
lagos and smaller settlements general.
ly, every conceivable means for giving
the alarm was seized upon with avidity
by an excited populace, who proceed.
ed to Grouse the natives" with reckless
disregard for life or limb. Upon
reaching the scene of the fire it was
found that the two-story frame build
ing occupied by SchiCker's bakery and
Langsdale's meat market and owned
by L. A. Shicker, was in flames. TO
those who reached the scene in the
early stage of the fire it was evident
that the fire originated in that portion
of the building occupied by Schicker as
a bakery and in all probability caught
from the furnace of his bake oven, in
rear of the building. Despite the
prompt arrival and heroic efforts OF
the city fire departments, the flames
continued to gain headway, spreading
in both directions, east and west, and
threatening destruction to the entire
block. The Schicker building, in
which the fire originated, was sand
witched between two brick structures,
the one on the west being occupied by
Mike Cassidy as saloon and the
Texarkana Hardware Copany's store.
The building to the east contained
Huddleston Bros meat market and
the Edwards harness shop. Each of
the buildings, together with their con-
tents, were almost total loss, with
the exception of that occupied by M.
Cassidy, from which nearly every
thing was removed, and the building
partially saved from the flames. The
extensive Steck Of hardware, etc.
owned by the Texsrkana Hardware
Company, is practically a total loss,
while the building, owned by Mr.. G.
G. Dorian, was almost gutted by
the flames, The buildings owned by
l.. Samuels and z. Crow and occupied
by HuddlestOn Bros. and the Edwards
harness shop was complete loss to
both houses and contents. Langs-
dale's meat market and Schicker's
bakery were totally destroyed. The
following ia correct and authentica-
ed statement Of the loss suffered and
insurance held by each victim of the
fire, (amounts Of insurance given us
by Mr. F. w. Ofienhauser)
Schicker building, occupied by f. A.
Shicker's Bakery, loss on building
and stock $4,000, Insurance on both
$500.
Hardin Building, owned by Mrs.
Mike Hardin and occupied by g. II.
Langsdale's meat market. Loss on
building, $4,000, and insurance 81 900;
loss on stock and fixtures $1,400, in
surance 5000.
Samuels' brick building, owned by
L. Samuels and occupied by Hud-
dleston Bros meat market, loss on
building $4,000, no insurance; loss on
stock and fixtures $4,000, no insur-
ance; salvage in fixtures and tools,
probably $500.
Crow brick, owned by Mrs. p Crow
and occupied by Edwards harness shop
loss on building $4,000, insurance
$4,000; loss on stock $4,000, insurance
81 500; salvage about covers difference
between loss and insurance. The sec
ond story Of the above building was
used as Offices by A. NJ. Garrison, at
torney at law, and Fl. M. Abbey, audi
tor of the Southern Pine Lumber Co.
Mr.. Garrisons loss on library, Office
furniture and wearing apparel amount
to $3.50, insurapce $4O0; salvage about
5000, II. M. Abbey's loss on furni-
ture and clothing 300, no insurance.
Dorian brick, owned by G. G. Dor
rian and occupied by the Texarkana
Hardware Company, loss OH building
$4,000, insurance 81 800; loss on stock
$4,000, insurance $4,000; salvage
about $4,000.
Hardin brick, owned by Mrs. Mike
Hardin and occupied by Mike Cassi-
dy's saloon; building valued at $1,000
and insured for $4,000, insurance fully
covering loss; stock and fixtures valued
at $4,000, insurance $4,000; insurance
covering loss by damage to stock.
FIRE NOTES.
During the progress of the fire O
very serious and unfortunate difficulty
occurred between Messrs. Will Hud,
dleston aud Geo. II. Langsdale, grow
ing out of IN allegation concerning
the origin Of the fire. In the course
of the trouble shot was fired by onl