The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-18
BIG FIRE At BEAUMONT.
4 Row of Frame Business Houses
Mas Wiped Out.
LOSS NEARLY THIRTY THOUSAND.
Efficient Work by the Fire Depart
mcnt Prevented n Further Spread
OF the Flames.

beaumont. Texas, April l7.-Beaumoni
this afternoon experienced one OF the most
disastrous fires in its history. and that the
entire business portion of the city is not
bed OF ashes tonight is due TO the ex-
celleut waterworks system and the eff
cheney of the volunteer fire department.
The fire started by gasoline stove oxplo-
sion In steam dive works run by a man
1 named Ellis on the east side OF Crockett.
The principal business street, in the middle
OF row OF wooden buildings. and the
flames spread with amazing rapidity The
llie department responded promptly to the
alarm hut 1t soon became evident that the
hnAuties were doomed 20 destruction and
the hre department confined their efforts
To saving the Ogden brick. at the south END,
ana the kyic brick at the north end OF the
block, and IN this they were successful,
though the wooden finish on the Interior
OF the second floor oil the ogden building
Was destroyed and it looked for d while
Us II the entire building. the prettiest In
the CITY. would be RACED to the ground.
Crockett is very narrow street and the
Department had TO work desperately TO keep
the flames from spreading across to the
wooden buildings on the west side. but the
Efforts of the fire boys resulted in these
buildings escaping with only scorched
fronts cracked glass and mercantile stocks
In them being in some instances badly
damaged by water
The buildings burned were largely oc-
cupied by saloons, restaurants. barber shops
and other small business establishments.
Bros. and merchants in the Immediate vi
heaviest damage being sustained by ogden
and the losses were necessarily light. the
ciuitv. The losses and insurance are as
follows:
w. W. KYLE, damage TO brick building,
$500, covered by insurance, frame building,
loss $500. insurance $500.
ogden Bros. damage to brick building.
S30o0 covered by insurance; saloon fixtures
$500. restaurant fixtures $50. no insurance.
L. Dentser. damage to stock OF mer-
chandise by water and moving $500, fully
insured.
S. sternberg, damage 10 stock $4,000. fully
insured.
Mother Bros. damage to stock $500 in
sured.
Ellis Steam 1--we Works. loss $50; no in
surance.
J. Il Lack, tailor. loss $500, insurance
$500
Kidd & Dickson. saloon fixtures and stock
DESTROYED; insurance $500
Mrs Cromer, fruit merchant, loss $3.50;
no Insurance.
Lamb q Sous. Job printers. loss $500,
insurance $1,000.
s. II. Mcbride. plant OF Beaumont Semi
Weekly Deview. loss $500; no Insurance.
s,,ra,no
Mrs A. T. Caswell. three buildings; loss
$500 oo
Junn "a ,',';,,,trr. lee si5oo insur-
anre s50o
Cbarlos serafino. tailor loss 500. no In
u,,ranre
ID Coleman. shoemaker loss $50; no in
surance.
p q Turey. building. loss $500; In
si,rance $500
craig Ross G. Pierce. saloon. loss slight
There were two barber shops in the
burned district but the 1Nfvres Of both
we're saved. The Lone star Furniture COM
many occupied the p G. Furey building
but the stock was moved from the bnildlhg
before 1t was burned. They place theIr
less at $500: insurance $500.
As a recognition Of the excellent WORK
don. by the fire bows. W. w hyIc this
afternoon presented mo department. WIN u
check for Sioo. The department h'so re-
Pacific Railroad company and another check
for s." from \. " ara j - uouunur,
Rrick oullul'ltS WIN I,,,,,ies
VI wv
Orange. Texas. April 17-This afternoon
after 3 o'clock a message came from Beau
,,or. stottr, that n biy Are was raging
hi, ,or tho orar,,
III th"' wy an" 'e
fire department to come WIN tnei' euB ne
and outfit In few minutes Chief l.. V.
uolyatt had his company together. their