The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18
NINETEEN BUSINESS BUILDINGS
CONSUMED-OTHERS WERE
DAMAGED.
some NARROW ESCAPES FROM DEATH
One Man Overcome by Smoke-Five
Men Leaped From Second Story
Window-Fire Is Believed to BE
of Incendiary Origin.

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nineteen buildings and damaging others.
Four twOstory brick, three onc-story
bricks, ten one-stOry frame, and one two
story corrugated business houses. and n
one-story frame residence were toatlly
destroyed.
The fire was first discovered at the head
of stairway, about the center of the two
story brick building occupied by Coffee
Il Daniels. as saloon.
John Beverly, Red Dudley, Y. KEEPER,
w. W. Fullmen and Ed Fryer, who oc-
cupied rooms over Coffee & Daniels sa-
loon, barely escaped with their lives. hay
ing TO throw their mattresses from the
sccond-story rear windows to the ground
and jump upon them, a distance of
eighteen feet, in their night clothes.
Fryer, in his jump for life struck on the
curbing of an old well, spraining his hip
| badly.
The fire spread rapidly and was only
gotten under control two hours after it
broke out, being checked at S. VI. Har-
| rington's onestory brick, on the south
| side, and III. b. Jeffrics' store on the
north side of the street. 1t looked for
awhile like the business portion of the
town was doomed.
Mayor Blalock wired the mayor and
chief of the fire department at Dallas
for assistance; also Superintendent Daft
fan Of the Central for transportation,
which was readily granted The fire COM
pany from Dallas had their machine
loaded and ready to start at $50 o'clock,
when they were notified that the fire was
under control. The following is list of
the losses
A. Y. Lewis Bros. hardware loss on
stock and building, $500; no insurance.
John Ii. Hays, loss Oh frame building.
$3.50; no insurance.
w. Il. Weaver, saloon: loss ON stock
and fixtures, $50; no insurance.
Mrs. X. II. Brown, loss on iuiIdng.
5000; no insurance.
Shepard n Dudley. butchers: loss on
building, stock and fixtures, $500: insur-
rance, 5000.
w. III. Harvey, residence and restaur-
ant; loss on fixtures, $50; no insurance.
w. X. Blalock, restaurant; loss on
stock and fixtures, 500; no insurance.
j. W. Stacy of Dallas. loss on building.
occupied by Blalock. 800: no insurance.
=. j. Matthews n Co., notions and
hardware: loss on stock. $1,000: nsur-
ancc. S2250; loss ON building, $1,000: no
insurance.
\. H. Graham of Denton. brick build
ing; loss. $1,000; insurance. $3.50.
John Rcddy, produce; loss on stock
and fixtures, 500.
Mrs. Il: o. Ray. millinery; loss on
stock and household goods, 5000: insur-
ancc, $3.50.
Chaddick Il Barnett two-story brick
business house: loss on building. $4,000:
insurance. S170O.
II. l.. Hancock of Dallas. dry goods:
loss on stock, 5000; Insurance. $4,000.
J. q, Bryant, dry goods: loss on stock
SioOO; Insurance. $4,000.
Mrs. j. q. Fouchc. two-story brick
building; loss on building and fixtures
$1,000; insurance, $3.50.
X. II. Shelton, law office; loss on libra
ry and fixtures. $1400; insurance. $500.
Ira Blalock, building damaged $50: COW
cred by insurance
II: Nj. Beatty loss on two one-story
brick stores $1,000; insurance. $1,000.
:. b. Beatty, drugs: loss on stock
$500; insurance. 5000.
H. q. Harrington & Co.. furniture; loss
on stock. $1,000; insurance, $500.
Mrs. NJ II. Harrington, loss on two-sto-
ry brick business building. $1,000: insur-
ance. $500.
Mrs. l.. \. llouscwright. loss on two
story brick building, 5000; insurance.
$1,000.
Coffee n Daniels. saloon loss on stock
and fixtures. $500; no insurance.
Jno. w. Martin, loss on one-story frame
blacksmith shop, $500; no Insurance.
j. l.. Floyd, loss on two-story corrugat-
ed iron building and stock and agricultur-
al implements, $1,000; insurance on build
ing, $500. The upper story of this build
ing was used as an opera house.
Edwin Lamm. one-story frame buildings
loss. 5000: no insurance.
Ben Reeves, blacksmith: loss on tools
and material, 5000; no insurance.
III. {. Ovcraker, loss one-story frame
business house, $500; no insurance
Mrs. j. o. Overakcr, one frame build.
ing: $500; no insurance.
Mrs. A. Null. loss on onc-Story frame
residence and household goods. $780, no
insurance
:. Nj. Harrington, drugs; damage 10
building $500; covered by insurance.
Loss on stock by removal and water.
5000: covered by insurance
III. Il. Jeffrics, notions; stock damaged
by removal and water. $500; covered by
Insurance..
A. w. Lewis, shoemaker loss on tools,
nominal.
Nardwan X Bro, groceries; loss by re-
moval, 500: covered by insurance
Postothce located in j. III. Reynolds
one-story brick was damaged some by
removal of fixtures
j. III. Reynolds. damage to building.
SI3; If any insurance, it is not known.
Chandler X Sandfer, dry goods: dam
age by removal of stock, $500; covered
by insurance.
c. c. Ward. painter; loss on ladders
and paints. $50: no insurance.
Kay n McClendon BARRIERS. damage
by removal of fixtures, $50.
Tom w. Perkins. loss on law books
and justice court papers. $3.50; no insur.
ancc.
J. u. Cottrel, attorney at law. loss on
law books and fixtures. $500; no insur-
ancc.
Mrs. Bells residence was slightly dam
aged and only saved by hard work.
j. Il. Floyd. in trying to save his books.
was overcome with smoke and was
rescued by some bystanders.
The condition of the weather and wind
was all that saved the entire destruction
of the business portion of the town. The
wind was almost still and the damp,
heavy atmosphere was in the towns
favor.
The Southwestern Telegraph and Tele-
phone company's wires were all burned.