Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-23
VERY HEAVY LOSS.
LARGE NUMBER or FnEIGnr CsRs
STAINING on TnE TRACK
Also BURNED.



which threatened to make havoc equal
to that wrought In the Third ward
three years ago broke uut ~ ] o'clock
this afternoon In the warehouse of
the Union Steamboat company on the
Menominoe river. 4 thirty mile wind
was blowing AMI the flames spread
with such rapidly that there was no
telling where they would stop, Tile
nrc originated on the dock ut the Union
company az the Reed street bridge,
aud II IL supposed to have been caused
hy spark from u passing steamer II
burned underneath the dock pllnkH at
n spot about half way between the
East and West ends of the warehouse
and gained such start before IL was
discovered that n involved tn" whole OF
the great freight shed, with incredible
rnpidlty. The building was constructed
entirely OF wood, ana as II burned II
bplched forth smoke like . volcano.
within n few moments the flames had
burned through the ropes, ana caught
a row of 81 Paul freight cars 6lundlnS
lust north of the building The Union
Steamboat company's building cOutnIn-
ed thousands Of tons OF freight, an OF
which was destroyed with the build
ing. which was ashes In less tlah
haif an hour over GOO freight cars he
longing 10 the St PAU rAllfo1u
aud IN process of being londed or ready
Ia chin were soon enValoped In iinmea
line Of cars TO another 40 rapidly tlat
me company's employees did not have
time to remove any of them OUT OF
the line OF fire. which was swept before
tho wind from the southwest az lup'i
rate. A.
within half an hour after the IRE
broke out In the steamboat trtlNhi
house the Wisconsin Central tfelBht
house. lust north " the iH%er WAS to-
tally destroyed. This. like the others,
was nlled with freight and lnrGr
number Of company cars stnnuinb
| near at the time were destroyed, Win
| i'm n few minutes after the freight cars
| began burning, fire broke fourth from
| Inc cupola OF the oil and grease es7
| tohlishment Of p j. Delaney y Co"
ON Third street, q half block from inc
/ tracks. where the burning cars stood
/ Following this, the plumbing estap-
| lishment OF ". r. Doyn, on SECOND
| street which was quickly deHtrnyeu'
/ and the wagon shop OF u. Trinknor,
adjoining took Are several times, hut
! II WAS put out each time, and seemed
| in fair way 10 stand. row or
| ANAL frame dwelling houses on Fowler
| street directly opposite the NJ, fhui
freight house. between Second ana
| Third streets. took FIRE one after the
other and were destroyed. The oc-
cupants were able TO get nearly All
their furniture out before the heat ana
smoke drove them back.
THE main freight house OF the 81.
! Paul company. extending from the
| southwest corner OF Souler 10 Seconu
ana Third streets, had very elosn
call. hut was saved II IL low brick
building and the flames passed over II
| md took frame structures across the
street. All the movable vnluables In
the freight house, however, were nus
tied out at a lively rate IN anu9ipn-
tlon Of the burning Of the building.
The burned territory extends from
west water street along the river
front up to Sixth street viaduct' rms
| street Is principally tho warehouses OF
the Anchor Line company, the Union
Steamboat company. tho Wisconsin
Central company's freight depot, nnd
that OF the Pennsylvania lines. The
fire from the Anchor line company
ware houses jumped across the barns
and warehouses OF the John Prltzlaf'
Hardware company and found u lodg-
ment in frame building near the
/ southwest corner OF Second ana row
Ter streets. Inside OF few seconds 2
hot blaze was rafting along the ROOF,
in the vicinity, and II SWEPT webtWhrv
az far as Third street, where II seized
tlpon tho tower OF the old engine house
now used ms an oil warehouse, Iht
tower OF this establishment was al
that burned.
From the building occupied by the
RItndie spence Manufacturing COM
many on second street the FIRE burned
southward, destroying dwelling houses,
| palvnis plumbing establishment and
/ Trinkner's carriage works and par
TALLY destroying the roof OF the saloon
on the corner.
on Fowler from Second west to Third
"A row OF twelve dwelling houses We're
more or less singed. the principal
buildings burned. not including the
frame dwellings were destroyed on
Fowler and Second streets ana were
az follows. Union Steamboat com
pany's warehouse; Anchor Lane ware.
house; Pennsylvania Railroad frelKh'
house; Wisconsin Central freight house
towned by the ST. Paul company; par'
OF Prltziaff's warehouse; Delaney ware
house. damaged; u. T, Doyn'H plumb
ing shop. -. ~, -.
line had a very narrow escape from
destruction. II was moored JUST Wes'
OF where the IRE originated, put Ior,
tunately II had steam up ana quickly
pulled out OF harms way, the crew
in the meantime keeping the hlue %
the decks well wet down win smhll
streams from the steamers pumps,
Between $50 and 500 freight cars. which
were directly In the path OF the names
and which were at nrHt supposed pS
officlals to have been totally destroy
ed, were hurriediy removed to place
Of safety by the yard engines, LEAVING
but forty or nifty cars actually de'
slroyed or damaged