Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-12
A VERY EQUINE HOLOCAUST.
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH
OF PROPERTY IN ASHES.
Early Morning Breeze Fans the f"-
ricus FIames-Entire Hook Mar
rowiy savcd--Dumb Animals co"ch
nnd Await Their Doom.

The most destructive blaze that has
occurred here In many months, causing
the loss OF twenty-three head OF nice
horses. fine stable feed. etc, owned
by Mr.. J. G. Calvin on Fulton street.
alarmed the residents Of that LOCALITY
about o'clock yesterday morning.
The place where twenty-four hours
ago the largest and most prosperous
livery and feed stable OF the South SIDE
stood, Is now vacant lot. marked by
n mass OF blaekened and scoiehed
bones. great piles OF horsefesh and
few charred timbers OF the large sta
bles.
Several theories are advanced as TO
the origin o. the hre-the most piausi-
bic being the explosion OF large oil
lamp containing Il gallon OF the eN-
plosive stun. and hanging In the front
part Of the stable. Another is that u
started from d match dropped IN the
hay or from one carried there BY rats.
But the cause matters not. the reHu''
r. the same and the scent that meets
sne's nose II simply sickenihg,
Besides being a severe loss 10 Mr.
Calvin. there were many fine animals
quartered there. and several costly
vehicles owned by outside parties,
most of them physicians. The stable
grounds adJ5in the lot on which the
number six fire hall Is located. and the
IRE hoys were Ht work In less time
than Ii has required TO tell the story
after the alarm was given.
Tut a strong wind, added 10 the
Roadway the flames had gained.
great scarcity OF winter and an acci-
dent to part OF the hose rendered their
Efforts unayniling for the time. chief
Celia was soon at hand and as soon ~
he saw how things and the fire es-
pecially We're going, turned IN a second
alarm. which brought the whole de-
partment TO the scene. Every engine,
and the whole force commenced work
with redoubled yigor and succeeded
In combining the furious blaze to the
stable and those buildings almost adj
Joining IT,
The loss ns near ms can be asccr-
tained Is as follows; Mr.. Calvin, $500;
$1,000 insurance, upon the rest there 20
practically none. Others who sur
fored are: ID. a. lRlnat. whose dwelling
nearly touched the stable on Fulton
street and who operates q water wa
Eon, roof OF house burned house badly
scorched and household goods injured.
loss about SEQ. w O. Newly fine
pheton and buggy loss about $3.50. J.
u. Moore, surrey and stallion, valued
by same at $1,000: DR.. Walker, buggy
phaeton, ana two horses, loss $500 or
$500; DR.. u. ID. Capps buggy, phRcton
and horse, $500; Dr. Howard, horse and
buggy, $500; q. II. West horse and
buggy. $500; damage to rcnldenca
owned by Berry Camp aud occupied
by Mr.. Deboll. about 5000. The fire
lall was damaged little and IL re-
quired horculcnn efforts 10 save It..
The window frames on the side next
20 the stable are burned out and the
metal on the upper cornlce le partly
melted. In addition to his stable MI.
Calvin lost six head OF tine horses,
nve excellent buggles, three tons of
hay and i25 bushels OF corn.
Some cstimntr the whole loss M
little leas than $4,000, though chief
Celia places the total amount oon.Id-
erably lower. He Hnya the chemical
engine In all that saved the fire hall,
hnd ~ enthusiastic over the results
attained by it's use.
sum Davis the stable'a nlght wntoh.
man, was the only one awake at the
time the fire started. He SAYS The or.
forts the hursca made to oacnpe and
their actions ms the flames creepcd
nearer Were almost heartrending. Row
OF them made any noise except In their
attempt to break out OF their stnlls.
Finding this impossible. they trouched
In their places almost Ike humans.
and with calm resignation awaited
Their ilrey sepulchcr. IL was simply
IN equine holocaust
Two or three Of Mr. Calvln's horses
Were rescued, ana when fairly out
sue seemed scared TO death. Some OF
day. 80 '"N