The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-27

Market on the smith and Juniper on the
west. The wind was blowing from the west
and carried the flames into the rear Of the
buildings ON Thirteenth street The first
building to catch fire was that OF Jacob MIL
Ter. gents furnishing goods: then came the
cigar factory Of Tarbliss n Co, at 3 North
Thirteenth street. McCuno company, manu-
facturcrs OF picture frames. 10 aud IL;
Pither Bros, dry goods. at No. IL; Smell.
drugs. No. 16; Helms. baker. No is: the
Cafe do Blamberg. No. 20; Burke & Kyle.
jewelers.. No, %; private residence aud bar
her ship No. "a; Huber 4 Wcther. dry
goods. No. 2s: J. II, Stall. jewelcr. occupied
the first floor OF No. rs North Thirteenth.
and William II. Stieff wall paper manu-
facturer. the remainder OF the building.
Foley's restaurant. at No. 30 North Thir-
tconth. and James furlong's saloons, at ~
and "a, were in the row from Market to
Fihert street. All OF the buildings were
completely quilted. In many instances
nothing is left standing but the bare walls.
Tho flames atr their way almost directly
northwest from the rear OF Blum Bros
building, cutting the rear of Showeil d Fry
ers' big grocery. The rear part of numbers
!. .. II. i3. i5, II. 10 81, rs and 2b North
Juniper street, which buildings are used rs
law offices and private residences, were
completely burned out. leaving only ire
front walls standing In some cases He
tween aud 4 u, IN. an alarm brought tho
flames had broken out IN the fifth story OF
the building occupied by o. s. Bunnell.
Wholesale stationer The IRE was estip-
gushod with a loss Of about $40 600,
shortly after . O'clock another frc
started on the sixth floor of the big carpet
store OF John 4 James podson, sos. $40
aud Si2 Chestnut street By hard work the
flames were confined 20 the sixth story.
but tho water soaked through every floor
to the basement, The store was filled with
expensive carpets rugs aud upholstery and
the loss caused by water and smoke ex-
cccdnd 500 900.
The heaviest losers arc Hlrsch Bros.
who suffer about 100000. They had an
immense stock on hand preparing for the
summer trade. Walter Hirsch. member
of the firm. said that tho stock was fully
covered by insurance, This firm employs
t6o hands Ilrsoh Drns. occupied tho top
floor Of the building which extended FROM
| 1902 to 1915 inclusive The building was
owned by the estate OF Henry c. Gibson.
the well known dlstiller. and was valued at
about $500 900
Blum nros. who occupied 1919. will lose
about 100000 on stock liansoom Bros.
sl25 0ON OH stock nennotts restaurant,
stock and fixtures. S7b 1000. Steiner a Ball.
$4,000; Miapnh. restaurant $4,000; HUI
mans Drag company. $4,000 Nnrshalfs
restaurant S2b 600; George II, Wells. $2S.-
00o; Showell e Fryer. $50 900; James Good
win. stained glass $4,000, James Dickson,
heaters and ranges, 100000; Dunlap Bros.
! $20o 600, on building aud machinery; Fur
/ longs $4,000. Iohu Wannnmaker, 500 900;
! Nicholacly. $4,000; A. G. MoCunc. $780,
: 600; $, H. Hull, drugs, $4,000. Budd &
| Kllc, $1,000,
Tho lcsB on the buildings will reach In
tho nolghhorhnod Of sion,000. Nearly oil
OF the sufferers from today's FIRE are fully
| protected by insurance.
startling incidents werc not wanting
flat .t..t.a
Of the carpet firm OF WINS. Dietz ~ Me-
Gee, whose building liz IN Tho block below
! that devastated by tho flames, was over
come by excitement aud dropped dcnd