The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-25

THTTIW
porarlly by the city scavenger department
General G. C.. Bcaveus. General J. r.
Waties, l.. I. Cohen and George A. Bra
nard. all members of Dick Bowling camp
In saving nearly all of the cnects of the
camp. including the camp nag, q large
life size oil painting Of DICK Bowling, the
sword that Bowling wore at Sabine Pass
ana other valuable pictures, Of Gordon Lee
aud others aud books and records. The
Houston Light Guard have kindly tend
cred the camp the use of their hall for
meeting purposes until they can secure
permanent quarters.
When the big tower fell through the
building, CARRYING a large section Of the
second floor with it, the hre was carried
10 the ground floor, occupied MS a market,
and began to rage with renewed hernncss,
with the greasy butcher stalls adding a
new source OF combustion 10 the greedy
flames
Following were the occupants Of ihls
portion Of the building; Abraham Brown
fruit stan: Vito Green. fruit and yegeta-
bles; l. r. Pitschen, bread; Mrs J. Bar
tells. vegetables. Joe Puemhno, fruit and
vegetables, a MautaBza, two stands trait
ana Vegetables Tony Tortenosa, fruit and
vegetables, Frank Roniio. fruit and vege-
tahes; Mrs j. Menino, fruit aud vegeta
hles: Mrs. peppenhrook. vegetabes' %. i.
etahles. Charles Fralme. two stands, fruit
and Vegetables d. y. Crook, butter; Vito
Mustachla, fruit and vegetables; ollveS
johnson (colored). vegetables and restau-
rant: c r. Miller, two restaurants; Alex
Bsgss. F Rhode, 4! j. Ka6nln PeteTT
Cook. II. Eroop Fish and oysters; s.
n Ward Eugene Artusy, D. G. Artusy.
Essex & Conway, +, Bonn
These market tenants yielded the city an
1T
month Market Master Alexander saws
he viii permit all the stall renters to do
business an the square until more perma-
hent quarters can be prepared.
~
BY o'clock the fire was practically
ont, though several streams we're kept
playing upon the pile Of hot bricks and
burning debris for some hours atec Moth
Ing is left Of the hnilding except It's outer
walls and these arc not intact The wall
of the main section on the Milan street
side is down and a large section Of wall
on the Travis street side was torn down
by the falling Of the main tower.
The city had hut recently entered into
a contract with Mr.. John NORM 10 repnir
aud remodel the building, by Construct
me now hell tower aud cutting UP the
old assembly hall into Offices These re-
pairs were nearing completion. The I'M
nroyements cost In The aggregate about
$50 Nol, but, as the Work uaS NOT vet been
accepted by the city, the loss viii likely
fall upon the contractor.
-
The building that was destroyed yester-
day was built In 1877. 1t was built upon
the foundation Of a building that had pre-.
coded 1t. built in 1874 under the seaman
administration costing the city about
$4,000 This building was destroyed by
fire on july s. 1876, on saturay evening,
about the same hour that the present
building met It's fate The FIRST l~zildlne
WAS insured for $4,000. when # burned
n. G. Lord was mayor and while he was
absent attending the Centennial Acting
compromise with the Insurance com.
panies "a replace the building upon the
same foundation and un9,r the same plans
and specifications. emitting the opera
house and substituting hail. and this
was done an q cost OF something between
SS00-i and $4,000. duplicating the first
building. which cost the city $4,000.
The building has. OF course. deprecated
considerably IN value and has long been
regarded as out of date, when compared
Win up-to-iate municipal buildings
II was Insured for bur $4,000. as fol
lows.
nj Hartford ...-............... 1000
Home So. -..'..--'.-..-'.r..... loo
Connecticut .--sf....,.,..... ZOO
Min 4. 1. Steele 4 Co '''''''o''
IN Kew York Underwriters' Agency. 5000
" illl Inspnis ~ ~. s;,..''.t.-ss ,Ml
Win Torrey--