The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-20

- NnouSn De -hutchlhs HouSs nre 0CCurreu
yesterday morning just before The Post
was putting it's last forms upon the press,
the account of the conhagration as given
in the morning issue leaves very little to
be told OF the ire proper except that 1t
was gotten under control about a. m.
with nothing left but the four walls OF the
building and a lot of furniture in the Of
fees on the ground floor badly water
soaked. Though the fire was under con
play upon the burning debris until nearly
noon, when every vestige Of fire was ex-
tnguished and the once famous hostelry
was but mass Of smoking, dripping ruins
The tenacity with which the walls held
together. with not even a crack to ind.
cate the terrible strain they had undergone.
was the subject of universal comment and
lad to the frequent remark on the part Of
bystanders that buildings in those days
were evidently put up to stay. Every
thing on the interior Of tho building WIS
total loss, the FIRE working its way grad
ualv from rear TO front There were near.
h loo guests in the house. all Of whom
were saved. but without sufficient time left
them IN which to save any Of their per.
sousl Effects and many OF them made their
escape with nothing save their night robes.
this condition of things resulting in several
veT embarrassing situations
chief Hussey says he never fought a
more stubborn ere The fact that the
'"dIng was cut mp into q number OF small
rs hut added to the difficulty Of get.
al the IRE as the hose projected through
one window could not get the water
ryond the confines Of the one room
Immediately upon reaching the Are a gen
eral alarm was turned in, bringing out the
full strength of the department. and the
four steamers were soon put to work one
NJ the ciStern at the intersection OF Main
and Franklin, which was kept hIled with
n hose from an adjacent hydrant. and the
other three at conveniently located
MIGRANTS, each steamer throwing two
streams, with three hydrant streams in ad-
dition making in all eleven streams play
ing upon the FIRE from every accessible
point The aerial truck did good service
10 lifting the water to the upper stories Of
the building, but all of the fire hehtng
equipment was handicapped by the bad
condition OF the streets on the franklin
and Travis streets sides OF the building. In
consequence Of their being torn up In low
ering water and gas mains preparatory to
paving
The water pressure register at the Cen.
tral station shows that before the alarm
was turned in the normal pressure on the
water mains was fifty pounds. ON sending
In the alarm an 2:30 the pressure was
forced up TO eighty pounds, at o clock It
! registered ninety pounds and from o'clock
90 a pressure NJ ninety seven pounds was
maintained At o'clock it was ordered
of. Theoretically, ninety-seven pounds OF
pressure on the mains will force stream
through nifty feet Of hose, a distance Of
l40 feet but every additional foot OF hose
reduces this result The water pressure
was as usual, the subject of criticism
Chief Hussey says the pressure was as
good as usual. The engines did good sery
Ice but water from the hydrants carried
through 500 feet of hose left pressure Of
about twenty eight pounds which Is prae.
ideally Of no avail In fighting such IRE
as the department had to contend with in
the present instance.
During the progress of the confagration