Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-25

and was given up almost exclusively 10
residences
From the ellis home the flames sprang
70 an adjoining cottage. on the west.
Brands falling on the building corncr
Of Buffalo avenue aud Ninety-tirst street,
spread square further west, and soon
started blaze which spread TO four
honscs on the north side Of Nlncty-second
street From the ax houses then on fire
the limos sprang across Ninety.hrst
street TO the south side, wherc three
frame. structures quickly disappeared be
fore the flames.
South on superior avenue the two
story frame house Of Squire Mayo caught
Ere from the hot air loaded with SPARKS
aud this structure ablaEc increasing the
volume of flame leancd across Superiei
avenue ~ the west side, whore three.
story tenement house was soon wrapped
In smoke that preceded what was now
a tornado OF fire. A dozen houses In
| the vicinity Of Superior avenue and
Ninety hrststrcct, now having been swept
away In gusts Of fire. people began 10
give way TO the manic, which IN another
hour prccpltatcd ilying army toward
| other portions " the city.
North Of Nincty.hrst street on Super
/ Tor avenue the early stage Of tho ire
/ burned five frame cottages belonging to
| John Mason, Then IN quick Succession
three houses II John Wicks, a three
story frame building belonging TO Frank
! Salt aud a grocery store belonging 10 a.
| litqnist were swept away, By this
/ time, aud with mos, Of these buildings
| ahnse 80 great had hecom the volume ~
| heat and lanieladcn air that was sweep
ing toward the lake II was seen the fire
| must spread 10 the docks. trout which u
was nnNiously desired to kcep II, The
| fears Of tho department aud The ciilscns
were weli-foundNl aud before the scores
OF engines had made Tie least apprecin-
| lilo aITt.Hf upnf tho VrNNfpaa a. fln Nuutttt
| the Immense docks oi the Sunday 1ttee
! Coal company were IN rims, over To-
! 900 tons VI coal NNs storcd IN the imi-
mcnse bins, which extended for 500
nuR ENRi.IESr ESTIMATE
vcnturcd was that the loss at this place
alone could easily reach Sal0OO0 When
the Gre began In the coal yards cNcry
engine that could he tnarcd aud The
powerful steamer Yosemite waa brought
| 10 fight the iluncs AZ the same mo-
ment the Arheci lumber yards, With q
dock frontage almost as great az ihosc
Of the Sunday Greek company were
founl mrnids and here the first battle Of
the iifcucn with the 'lamcs began, The
department had only hy his time sue
cecd.d In getting together sufficient
number Of engines to Five u any chance
at all against tho roaring mass of
nnnirs.
There were hut seven engines on the
ground ~ this time, aud the boat arrived
Just In time TO lcnd her powerful aid At
critical moment several Hmall hullu'
hugs Ind been
$50 Torn DOWN ny FREMEN
aud ctiaeps, and this gave a breathing
| SMELL which ultimately proved decisive,
for the frcmen. though at first not able
TO more thnn hold the flames IN check,
steadily beat them down when other
~ 4 c'rlocl tho coal In Tho varda of
the Suhuhy, tr'rk vphp9n! hnu nvvh
lunber yard were me only places where
the hrf was SUI upptrinos' nnn ln
short ume II was praeucaly under con,
troll and all danger OF spreading further
was ovcr,
Ihere appgars % oe nq aoaot put ~
| terrific cunhAEfanpn ouHinatcl w NY
destroyed dwcllnB OF M1sler Meghenls
b William hiles, an employe OF the olllnE
/ mills Giles iwo.stofy frame house was
located nt lu- NlneiY'nfst street. where
he lived with his family Including q
ro wuosp vANtry
i, ~ MISE
, must DC Attributed the beginning OF We
h 4; nv, ~ VIZ" yIci5,ty wSa sngSveS in Sr
, barring nor cyening toilet In this shc
was using the lamp to heat a curlinglron
, and while arranging her hangs the lamt
( overturned and IN explosion followed
, | which, IN the end, wrecked the hpmos OF
several thousand people.
D.. When All danger Of the further spread
g ~ tbc firn was over the pnuic-atriokon
v.onis. who lad ned wildly for thell
iives boran 40 return 10 where thcii
. ho,aes Ind formerly boon. Ia very few
b 1,n,cce yrnrc they able 10 lind any
1919 ~ home
AZ, ~ M huil1tnrs dcstroycl wer,
Mvs, .e,,e lmildin,,s and ocennjeJ b,
! lls,i as ~ tbe Illinois Stee c'nonany
4 N.Y. 81 ,i,e insnrenee IL large \
o,,o,,n, bnt conservative estimate no
4 The loss in the resident portion at 500,
w s,... c...,. 81 ,o,,,s,,,, iosi
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z i.ul ilpea rasS.n,i,s man. nta assisn
yer .v,n 'llh ~, ~, rs,yns,aJ hni,e's M
mem nhI ~ a. .rrer,,cnsnt Win II,
w ,i ILL., t,as INK target sinf.k IN
, tfe1,tv's9 4, Thiraeo aud N emnnleteiy d.
: s,.ays5 and ~ business once more at 4
, st,a,.t5s,til
S'nnsniia Tho rapldlty with which IA,
, aames epread and The crash aud paul,
which al one time choked NJ the street,
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