Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-06
COLUMBIA SWEPT BY FIRE.
Entire Business Section OF the Town
Ia Ashes.
LOSS OVER TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND.
vrry Little Insurance Carried Stocks
pdmsgei by B.iuv R'm ved-Hard
work OF the Ladies'.

Columbia, Texas, December l--The busi-
ness portion OF the town OF Columbia lies
In smoulderlng ruins. Fire broke out at
about O'Clock this evening IN the rear
room OF II. q. Ours law office. near the
corner of Austin and Main streets. A
strong northwest wind was blowing at the
iimo and ten minutes after the iire was
discovered I, was apparent that the town
was doomed. The cause OF the IRE Is
unknown. No one was In the building
occupied by Mr. Dun and also by MIR. A.
seabuurne, who occpicd the lower story.
both or whom had stoves and both OF
whom were at home at dinner.
The fire Mt once spread to tho retail
grocery and feed store OF c. uleecoi1e and
from thence up the entire length OF the
street TO the river and thonee up From,
street to the grocery store OF J. Carllne.
where II was finally checked. Crossing
Austln street II consumed every building
on the west side OF Austin street except
tho large two story brick building OF
Underwood 4 DiRgs. the roof OF which
caught but was eNtinFulshcd.
The buildings consumed were ~ fol-
lowe; Grocery storr owned by Mrs, Sue
Aycoek, occupied by Nathan RoSenherg
this store owned by Mrs sue Aycock,
loss flb0, office building occupied by H. G.
ANAl tfN a. EtAhhhiiifs NNt tHiltf HhlufN
OF the former and stork OF goods OF the
latter belnE consumed, loss $500, rotuil
grocery and feed store Of e. Giosoeko,
with almost entire stock. loss faj1O; retail
grocery store of Thomas ncnHon, who
saved nearly all OF his ntocN oi goodH,
bnt Who lost the cold aior,gc ware.
house aud livery stable sheds. loss sallp;
| retail grocery and dry goods store Of W.
EIennd with near,S all OF lls ht9ek. loss
1000, insured for sloo., small wooden store
| house Owned by A. Dannennaum, but I'm.
occupied. loeG $500. large stot ehouse Of a.
bannenhnum, unoucuplcd. loss sl0ll. drug
siore of j. 3 Bartlett, owned by a. Dan.
stock was damaged 20 per cent. loss 5000;
unopcunicd storohouro owned by \. Nan.
Front streets loss 5000 store. Of Under.
wood a piggr. occupied by NJ. y, Nues-
haum ~ clothing Norn. who saved hlE
II. dpp,on. owned hy Mrs. Mimic Moore,
loss 500. store of j, Carlipr, who saved
his stock of groceries, loss siN
| nc. OWING 10 the vigorous work OF tho
| TO ms people the course Of the lire was
| stopped aud no other building ON Front
| street Was burned, but 4 degenerate cfort
| was made 10 pull down the new two atory
building OF i. II. Craig. occupied by Nor
| Ilwothcr ,as a saloon. which Ii practically
| destroyed.
Crossing Austin street the barber shop
| Of Andrew Tlnrer WAS consumed, loss $50
store OF Il. Faickeney, with nearly all OF
Ma s9 s,or OF SgierIs sa nsr" NH, 9ss
| OF Ills stock Of groceries. dry goods aud
| notions. loss $1,000 unoucuplcd store NJ W,
| frcuHd. loss sp1; residence building
| owned by u, ulesecke, occupied by a
! uolorcd family. wus partly couHnmrd /,
store Of w Freund, occupied by Norwood
\ ponelly. who saved a part OF their
stock. loss f'p
Every merchant In town OF those WIN
| we're not hurrrd nit Hs"ew - ---' -
Underwood a Digs hnd their stocks r.
moved and lost much In the removal. by
| O'Clock the iirr was over ana a ~. .,u
| Of utter dosolatlon greets tho eve. The
| conduct Of tho people Of tho town WAS
nothing short Of heroic, Men, women and
| children. black aud white rich nnd poor,
| worked TO cstingulAh the fire aud remove
| the valuable stocks In the threatened
| houses Tondcr delicate ladiea were seen
! In places OF absolute danger working with
| the will md strength of men. The cOlorcd
people deyeryo much praise for their acts.
| They worked hard. doing really more 10
! remove stocks than any one else aud ala
moi ask or expect COM ensRtiou. l'rw acts
Of pillnge arc tcporls1' Very nblly insut.
| will begin at once.