The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-21
FIRES AT DALLAS.
Property Loss viii Amount TO Three
Hundred and Fifty thousand.
TWO PERSONS WERE HURT
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And II Is Believed Both VIII Die
from Their Injuries.
FIRE CHIEF MAGE FRUSTRATED.
Was Pulled Out Of the Flames and Was
Unconscious for Hours.
DORSEY PRINTING HOUSE DESTROYED,
Griffith Lumber Yard and Score o
Small Business Houses, Dwellings
and Boarding Houses Burned.

Dallas. Texas April 2o-Two persons
fatally injured. Fire Chief Magcc pros
trated and property loss Of fully $4,000
is the result OF several fires which occurred
shortly after 3 o'clock this morning. At
that hour an alarm was turned in from
the Dorsey printing establishment, located
on lower Elm street, and In very short
time one of the dercest CONGREGATIONS
which has visited Dallas In years was In
progress. To add to the troubles OF the
frcmen several other alarms from differ
ent parts of the city were turned In, each
following closely upon the others, After
lighting the fire for two hours. Chief Ma
gee was Frustrated and command was
turned over TO an assistant. The chief
was rescued by the police from the flames
and was unconscious for several hours, but
is now reported out of danger
Fireman viii Spur OF No. company
was struck in the face with brick and
is said to be fatally injured.
The young son Of Fire Chief MaCcc who
was sleeping at the Central station, was
found on the floor OF the engine room with
fractured skull after tina fire had been
controlled 1t is supposed that the lad
had attempted to slide from the bunk room
poles used by the hremcn and fell to the
floor below. He will probably die
The Dorsey Printing company, one OF the
largest establishments Of the kind in tho
Southwest, was totally destroyed, the loss
being about 100000 So far as learned,
| this loss is e-half covered by insurance.
| The plant had been burned out three years
| ago and rebuilt on much larger scale.
| q,
| and more than half the Ere department
was engaged there, second alarm an
nounccd a fire on Lamar street near collin,
close to the agricultural implement district,
high wind blowing from tue sodth saved
the implement establishments and the al
joining railroad properties from dcstrc
ton, but twenty four ofher buildings were
completely wiped out by this blaze. Halt
of them were ordinary business houses and
the remainder boarding houses and dwell
ings.
The Griffith Lumber company's yard ig
nlted from this source and that company
is one Of the principal losers in that sec
tion Of the city. II Is estimated that tho
losses In the Lamar street district vii
aggregate $4,000, of which Griffith &
Co. sustain $4,000, with Insurance Of 81,
OOOi troWduS y Co, nlueS, SSOOu, half IN
surcd; Wilson & Co., hides, $4,000, insur
ance small; Yeargen Storage company, 81,
600, insurance not known; Werthemcr :
son, botillng works, 5000, only PARTIAL!
insured; Heating Implement company. los
heavy, but not accurately known. Abou
a dozen smaller mercantile and manufac
turing establishments were destroyed tn
losses In each ease being from $1,000 g.
$4,000, with little insurance.
A part Of the contents Of the boardin
houses and dwellings burned was saved In
the losses are estimated to he fully $1,000
While the two big fires were raging al
alarm came in from the residence distric
Of Fisher Lane in South Dallas, two mile
distant. This fire destroyed four cottage
worth 10000. tho Insurance on which ca
not bo obtained tonight
Insurance men are positive that the mr.
on Fisher Lane was incendiary and tn
police and fire departments are strongl
inclined to believe that all were due t
hrebugs.
The Dorsey printing establishment wi
be rebuilt at once and the management AZ
nounced that there will he little interruJ
tion to their business.