Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-11-17
LAST NIGHTS FIRE.
John O'Dougherty's Two Story
Brick Lodging and Ware
House Burned.

House Burned.
Shortly after 8 O'Clock this a. H.,
lire broke out in O'Dougherty's brick
ware house, on Front street, the sec
ond floor of which was used as Sleep
ing apartments. The alarm of fire
was quickly sounded and promptly
answered by the appearance on the
scene of both city fire Departments,
supplemented by large gathering of
citizens.
Owing to the fact that the entire
first floor OF the building was used for
storage, or wholesale purposes much
lnfiamable material was found for the
flames to feed upon and for fully an
hour the frc-king reigned supreme.
In short time after the first alarm was
given flames were bursting forth both
from the front and rear of the burn
ing building, creating intense heat and
threatening destruction on all Sides
For time it seemed as if that por-
tion of the block, fronting on Broad
street, just across the alley-way from
the burning building, was also DOOM
ed, as all efforts to obtain protection
for the exposed buildings and out
houses along the alley-way failed.
The East side fire department was
engaged in desperate effort to save
the adjoining structures facing on
Front street, and the West side de-
partment was prevented from reach
the rear by the extreme distance of
of the water supply. In an effort to
adjust and lengthen Its hose, further
complications occurred, greatly re-
tarding the efforts of the West side
department, which, nevertheless, did
willing service and succeeded in saw
ing the adjoining brick on the west.
While the work of saving this latter
building was going on, VIM. Huffman,
section foreman on the Iron Noun
tain, and Thomas Crow, an Iron
Mountain freight conductor, both re-
ceived slight injuries from a falling
wall. This house, which was only
saved by hercu,ean efforts, was occu-
pied by Mr.. Huffman as residence.
The position occupied by the burnt
building, with relation to the sur
rounding structures, made the fire a
peculiarly threatening and dangerous
one, and had the wind, which, was
blowing strong from the West, chang
ed to the South, the whole block fac
ing North OH Broad street must have
been destroyed. That such was not
the cause is due to good work and
favorable conditions. The burnt
building, which was handsome two
story brick, so by 120 feet in dimen-
sions, was occupied by John O'Dough-
erty is a lodging and warehouse and
by the Texarkana Hardware Co., II. G..
Miller and others for storage pur-
poses.
The loss and insurance of the differ
ent parties concerned, as near as
same could be estimated are as fol
lows:
John O'Dougherty, on building,
loss $4,000, insurance $4,000, on house
hold goods etc, insurance $1,000, loss
considerably greater.
Teyarkana Hardware Company, on
hardware, sash, doors, etc, loss $4,000,
insurance $1,000.
f. G. Miller, on iron material and
wares, loss 5000, no insurance.
Ten or twelve lodgers on the second
floor lost everything in the way OF
clothing ETC., no insurance,
The fire originated in Doaghterty's
ware house, on first floor, cause un-
known, The fury Of the flames is ac-
counted for by the amount of inham-
able goods stored in the building,
such as whiskey, lime, sash, doors etc.
There were several explosions, one of
which was of such force as to break