Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-14

= W sNtedtns OF water were
turned upon the blazing pile. But the
ehurch was doomed, and every effort
was devoted to paving adjoining prop
erty.
In three hours only the bare walls
OF one of the costllest structures OF
Brooklyn remained standing. Long ere
this, however. 1t became evident that
the Hotel Regent was also doomed. The
hrst fife appeared on the second story,
but was extiuguished. This proved to
be only temporary relief for little
later flames We're discovered In an
upper story. blowing flercely up the
air SHIFT. The inflammable nature of
the material and the great open ampi-
theater of the tabernacle gave such a
draft that the fire was forced into the
air in columns of glowing flames that
made fearful picture of destruction.
Flakes OF burning wood and redhot
cinders were shot as
From Volcano.
and carried by n strong breeze, then
swept through the air in every dlrec-
ton.
Before long both sides OF Green
avenue was in blaze. So. too, We're
the houses on waverly avenue. but
as fast as they broke out the people
and the firemen xtinguishd them, Then
the walls of the tabernacle began to
crumble and fall. and the great rush
of flame which followed started the
houses burning again, and at the same
time flames were seen bursting fotth
from the roof OF Summerheld Method
list Episcopal church, short distance
away. Within half an hour the mag
nincent Hotel Regent was seen to
have Joined the tabernecle ON the
road to destruction, Val no water could
reach the FIRE there The guests in
the hotel had lost no time In making
their escape. They waited only to
snatch up few valuables and run,
but wearing apparel and other effects
had to be left to the greedy flames.
From the NTH floor Of the house Mrs,
Loomis, one OF the guests. and her
newly born infant, had to be carried
down the fire escape TO the street. a
woman appeared at n window on the
eighth floor. shrieking and
waving Her Hands
to the MISREPRESENTATION crowd below
She was brought down the ilre escape
In SAFETY.
me heat ana the showers Oh sp'h"s
and emhefs had MADE the situation an
extremely Trying one LOT 'ne men %
the fire department, and one man,
George cunningham OF engine COM
pany NO TO- had TO be carried from ms
post when the neat was the most IN
tense but he afterwards returned 10
his post,
John CARNEY OF engi2o NO. IL mad an
ep!lsptic Mt from heat prostrntion ana
was removed TO the Homeopathic hos
pital,
After the hames hau ieheu a""S cue
supports beneath nearly an OF '"e n'e
escapes of the north wal OF inc hote,
with a portion of the wall ltset teil
into the mass OF debris win roar nke
a distant cannonade' Ihis was QUICKLY
followed by the ran OF section ABOUT
thirty feet In height on the WaVerly
avenue side OF the hotel anu from tha'
time up to p m, huse ihasses OF tue
wall continued 70 ia'i, ~ lss' e aeou,'s
two more nreineh' hu"".a 'ei .'"l'
ana 'ohh heiiy u ureN ~ 70 80 a..
prosra'eu oy neas' nooa 900 400
the hotei cost IRON, $500, ~ 1900 ~,
the total loss on 'he ou,iui'ie anu ''s
contents roofing up 10 tns nels ,' w.
hood OF Nsoo,ovV' ne ioss is"T up1n s"s
BROOKLYN Hotei company i"e 'osses
apart from the ,aoui nae gu" w
Hotel Regent is eoou' as io,'o"S, 90.
clinton avenue, oeeupleu os H VI,
Hersh' S2oOoi lzs efeeh avenue VI. W.
H. Mensehhie' 'ovyv' dSV -, ", 49,
$. W. reeves s-oVV' eo.N,' ~ -
avenue anu ""Nei's a'enus' - ~, ~
sloou; l4l Green avenue, $500 'r. go
ly' Jas NJ mart s,vVO' 100 80,
avenue Mrs' oasis,.',s -
poarulhe nouse, SsVgV, ~ N'leen $3.50 -.
uhoccup'eu, F'vO, ~, 49, ~ 60
Margaret CRAWFORD 'I-VV ~, 80 o'e 'on
avenue Dr' d. r. At"o0u' SioOV, W.
Washington avenue ueo.se - '
Vey' Slo'ooV' 'VA "H9"ins'on ~
nue.. DR.. krei'chmer' tovVoi 1VO
Washington avenue uhocoupled'
owned by George H. Harvey
$4,000; 1876 Washington avenue