The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-07-21
AN INTERESTING OLD LETTER
REPRODUCED IN cRosBYToN REVIEW
REVIEW

Estaoado, Crosby county, Texas, by
fire during the morning Of October
10th, about 2o'clock a. m. The
cause Of the fire was about as fol-
lows, supposed to have begun under
the floor Of the Treasures Office
on west side Of building at TX" as
shown by sketch hereto attached
and marked Exhibit A." and thence
north into County Judges office un-
der floor, thense east across hall in
20 Clerks Office and then up the
east wall Of the Clerks Office and
up the wall Of the main court room
on second floor 10 nearly the roof.
The floor and sleepcrs or stills sup
porting the floor in the Treasurer's
Office is wholly loss, being so much
damaged that it will have to be en-
tirely restored. The ceiling and east
wall Of the Treasurer's Office and
the wall between the Judges Office
and the Treasures office are great
ly damaged and viii require con-
siderable repairs. The fire went up
the wall between the Judges office
and Treasurer's office TO the floor
Of the second story and then went
east on second story floor to about
opposite Clerks office, damaging
the same to that etxent that it will
be required to be repaired About
half of the floor Of the County
Judges Office will be required to
be restored as well as that Of the
g.tltnrr - fha atsI tLA door
Of the same office will have to be
renewed. Some Of the sleepers in
the Judges Office, ! believe from
appearances viii have to be replaced
with new ones. The course Of the
fire across hall so damaged the floor
Of same and two sleepers under
same that the latter will have TO be
restored and the former repaired.
The west wall Of the Clerks office
is so damaged that Il viii have TO
be greatly repaired. The floor Of
the Clerks office was so damaged
that il will have TO be considerably
repaired and two sleepers under
same renewed. The Treasurer's,
Judges and Clerks offices will re-
quire a new coat Of paint. The
paint on the north end Of building
was considerably blackened by
smoke and should be repainted. The
east wall Of second story where fire
went up same will require TO be re-
paired.
"The value Of the building before
the fire was $4,000, and the same
II the property Of Crosby county,
and the damage done said property
By the fire above described is TO
the best Of my knowledge after
carefully examining same is a loss
20 the amount Of $4,000. Said
building was used by the county
as a court house Room No. l as
per attached sketch is used by the
County and District Clerk for en-
Office and Room No. as a vault
for the county records and Room
No by Sheriff for an office and
Room No. by Assessor and Sur
veyor for an office, and Room ; by
Treasurer and Couny Attorney for
an office and Room No. 6 by Coun
ty Judge for an office. The second
floor was used as a court room in
which the different courts were
held. except two rooms in south end
Of building on second floor which
were used for witnesses and jury
rooms.
"The fire is supposed to have
originated about o'clock a. m. on
the morning Of October 10th, 1889.
The cause Of the fire is not known,
there having not been any fire in
the building for two weeks or more
before the fire"