Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-08
LOSS OF. A GROCERY STORE
sETpwEys, COMBS &c CO. LOST
THEIR STOCK LAST NIGHT.
TIC building Badly Dnmnsed by the.
Eserce Flames = Woman nadiy
Injured-Sarrow Escapes.

An alarm Of fire was sent In at 41o
o'clock yesterday from box 81, and
the department rushed to the two
story brick building on the corner OF
Fifteenth and Houston streets. oc-
cupisd by Jefreys. Comb & Co. grocers.
where It was found the flames had
gained much hendway.
The firemrn saw they had a hard
FIRE to tackle. but they went at 1t In
their usual prompt and effective man
ner.
The building was completely Quilted
Of its contents, as out OF a $4,000 stock
q groceries carried by Messrs. JEFF
freys, Combs & Co. what Is Ion is es-
tlmated not to be worth over $3.50.
The upstairs apartments were oc-
cupiod by roomcrs and light house
Keepers. and several OF the occupants
narrowly escaped with their lives
Some OF them were not made aware
OF tho approaching danger until the
han and some Of the rooms were filled
with smoke and fire, and the occupants
we're compelled 10 leave the structure
IN their night clothing, not even having
tiaao to partially dresa
Mrs Dan Winding lived with her
hGshand IN the second story Of the
iil-fated building. She has been In
very bad health for several months
and Mn Whaling was making prepare
tons TO send her away In the hope
that a change would do her good. Mr..
Whaling says he heard some one hollct
"iige" Just once. but the cry aroused
him. lie jumped NJ and gave gem
oral alarm 10 the other occupants. and
IN the meantime his wife undertook 20
raroh the sidewalk by descending the
front stpirs While on her way down
We atops some one throw trunk
np7n her and lenoolrd her sprRlllng to
the bottom Of the stairs. whore she was
Nioked up by her husband IN an al
7i7it unconscious condition and ear
rico across the street TO The house Of
Irlendo. where she still remains IN II
verY critical condition, No bones are
broken but Il Is feared SHE IL bruised
internally, aud this with her already
Feeble health, will In An probability
prove fatal.
MI Gtprgo Wills conducted second
hnnd store next door to JeffreyH
Combs 81 Coils stock Is badly damaged
cents insurance
The lire was Htubbornly fought by tho
department, and considering ltg head
way When tho ere laddics arrived. the
WORK was victory FOR the company.
~ the damagc 10 adjoining buildings
amounts to very little. and the one ia
which the fire originated could have
beAn In great deal worse plight be-
ing Tar from total wreck
J9Hroys, Cumbg g Co carried an In
aurancc OF f3400
Tho manner IN which the fire broke
out was indeed peculiar one. and II IL
great wonder that Mr. Holt Harris,
one pt the iirm, was not burned alive.
MI Harris wont into the HtoIr about
o'clock to open up, and says he
struck a match to light small hand
lamn Wtunted about the center Of the
store, the electric lights being out OF
repair just ma he applied the match
10 the lump an explosion followed. mud
IN AN Instant all was ahnzc about
him, He ran out OF the front door Ia
the sidewalk, whore he wnS mot by Mr..
G, M Ware, who heard the alarm and
ran TO the scene Mr. Ware snys whom
he approached Mr. Harris the gontlc-
mans hands and hair We're on fire. and
he was jumping straight up and down,
W., ware tNtinguiHhed the flames,
Burning his hands In the ordeal.
Mr, Dan Whaling has a bllster ON
his right hand covering the entire bpcIl
mAldng an uEly looking wound
While Klnkle, one Of the nrenen.
found y pockcthoOk containing quite n
SUN OF money ana turned II over TO
chief Celia, who still rptnins n set,o,oi
have claimed the purse. but no sntis.
factory Identification OF tho comforts
nave yet been made. though tho cher
has pretty good idea az To tho roal
owner \ letter was found I'm INC
pocketbook, which had been dronched
With water and crumpled IN. ~ sn,n
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