The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-23
SEVEN BUILDINGS BURNED.
Entire Business Block at kosse
Wiped Dat.
TWENTY-FIVE FIRMS SUFFERED LOSS
Total Loss sevsnty.Fvs Thousand Dol.
lars. win Thirty Thousand Ipsur-
ance-Assis,ancs Rendered..

| Kosse, Texas, December 22.-This morn.
| ing at i:31 O'Clock Gre was discovered
up stairs IN Markham & Hammond's two
stcry brick building on Front street. occu-
, rled by II. c. Markham. and 1t soon de-
veloped into q great fire, so Big that the
| local bucket brigade could not handle 1t,
and soon one Of the towns best solid brick
blocks was doomed.
| Mayor DR.. Poindexter soon had the wires
bot asking for assistance, TO which Cal
| vert readily responded. sending up one
fire engine with about fifty good men.
who were soon hard at work helping to
| save this little city The wind was III
the south. and II locked at one time az
II three or four blocks must burn. but,
| thanks to the efficient work of the Cal.
vert fire laddies, commanded by Chief l..
T. Fuller, the fire was soon under full con-
troll after burning seven brick buildings.
| for one story and three tNo-story build
ines
The ALLOWING is fair estimate of the
| losses ana insurance:
Markham 6 Hammond. loss on two two
story brick building. S6oO0 insurance 5000.
II. c. Markham, general stock OF mei-
/ chanlisc. $500; Insurance $1,000.
hr. W. c. Bullock, loss On drugs, $500;
insurance SicoQ; loss on books, notes. Ii
brary, etc, $500. insurance none.
I. II. Silverstiuc. loss on stock clotlnre.
800. insurance none.
:. Flaum. loss on stock groceries, 5000;
insurance none
Or, J.. y. QUITS loss ON building $3.50. lii
slrancs S2e1l loss on stock 5000. insurance
none
y. P. Hammond. loss OH building $1,000
Insurance $780,
i. Allen, loss by removal 5000, insurance
nvne.
Or. A T, Ezeli, loss on books. ONCE fix
tures, notes and accounts, library, etc,
5000, Insurance none.
Or. B. +. Ezel loss on books. etc. $1,000;
Insurance none.
W. a. Joruigan loss en- saloon. $780, In
surance none.
W. Is. King OF Houston. loss on saloon
5000; Insurance not known: loss ON build
ing, not known.
u. o. Rrooks. los on stock groceries.
1880. Insurance $500.
Fenucr & Whluow, less on stock grocer
ios. $500 Insurance rore
/. r. Whiuow. loss on building $1,000, in
sUranco none
I. j. Robson, Cyclone office. lost his
entire OUTFIT, which was very complete.
less $500, insurance saoCo.
Ernest QUITS, less on stock confection-
cries $40. insurance none.
I Hammond & Henry. loss by removal on
their s'orK OF general mercnandlse. $500.
Insurance fs1o.
/ Robertson & Williams. loss by renoy al
OF stock os hardware, 1850. Insurance
| $1,000
Adams & Bryant, loss by removal Of
! stock general merchandise, $500, insurance
| 5000.
! W. II. Ferguson. loss on two.story brick
/ building s!eoo. insurance none.
! l.. T. Holertsou, loss on one-story frame
I building '5o. Insurance rome.
Total loss about $1,000
fetal Insurance about $4,000.
The Masonic Independent order oad
Fellows ANA the knights of Py'hhias lodges
lost most of their fixtures and regalins; no
! Insurance.
Inc engine and caht ose. together with
two other cars carrying tho Calvert Fir,
company, made n splendid run from cal.
vert here In thirty-Hve minutes. tho dis
tance being twenty-five miles.