Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-07-24
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EDESTROYED;
MANY INJURED
Fire Starts in Hotel Buildings
When Fumes Accumulate;
Three of Dead Are Identi-
fled

RANGER Texas July Six per
sons are known TO be dead. l3 are in the
lu nl hospital and one NOW IN missing
a~ result of fire which early thi~
morning destroyed The entire McClesky
Hotel block. in the center of the business
district. with property lDSS estimated nr
more than $IuuOuu
The fire started ia the MeClesky hotel
at l.4l IN m- from Ens pocket formed
in ihr building. according to belief NJ fire
officials
The flames were seen first on the sec
nnd fln"r and nn account nf rhp drv con
diiian wy thc hotel ana other buildings
near. the fire spread rapidly. threatening
thr entire business section
Hundreds pf citizens we're aroused and
aided those in the NJ CIesky Hotel ana
the Southland Hotel 10 escape Many
were removed from thu hotels with Ind
drrS while iuany others jumped from tile
second and third story windows OF both
places.
None of thr dead have ben identified
Two bodies were recovered from the
burning buildings. and two. who land
hrrn taken tu thc hospital succuInhrd
tu their injuries. Two bodies arr known
10 hp m the RUNS.
liillr Wallace grandson ~ Mrs Craig.
operator uf MIA 'lrSky Hotel. w missing
ana v is feared hs also lost his life.
The negro porter al the Mft'lexky
Hotel had gone ANY, fhr station tD meet af
an early morning train and when Nv rr-
turned saw flames on the second floor
cf thc building LIE gave the alarm and
all firr lighting apparatus TN town wAs
called % the scene.
4 call also was sent to the Eastland
fire department. which arrived TN record
iimr Credit Wy given Ihe Eastland sire
fighters for preventing the flames OF
The N ClcSky block.
I'hc entire block w.S reduced to ruins.
only part w the Southland Hotel being
LETT standing. There were four buildings
in ihr block. About ll business estali-
liShm-nfs were housed in the buildings
The Met Ciesky Hotel. three stories. the
Southland Hotel three stories. the
Ranger oAragr. ONE story. ana the DiA-
on AmcS Grocery building were those ia
the block
Most WY thc automobiles stored IN the
EarHge we're saved
The Guaranty State Bank building.
across thr street from The MrCIeSky
IIuTrl. caught fire several times. but wa-
sawed by the Ea~fiand fire men.
All local telephone and telegraph lines
were piit 0ut uf commission nm thr blaze.
ana MI noon today only one telephone
Wire ont - town had been repaired.
Practically ihe entire population Of the
ciiy turned cut tu help fight the fire.
vhst.L x,.. hr,noLf ttn1ar .n, trnl Nhnrtix
after !; O'Clock this morning.
M E Iaylgr. manager 0f the Home
LA dry. formerly with the First MI
tioaal Bank Of Breckenridge: H. ID. Nc
Rimmon, city engineer, A. A MI College
graduate. who recently came here from
Troupe and Billie Wallace. 7-year-oii
grandson of Mrs. Elma Craig. proprietor
uf thc McCIcsky Hotel, which was dr-
stroytd. ARE those listed as dead
The most ser.oS Sly injured. AIRS. Ella
Raugh, Fort Worth; Mrs Jones. FUrt
worth. Mrs. Bates Fort worth; C Nj.
Robertson. Fort Worth; f. L. Chevel-
lier, Atlas Supply Company, Fort Worth:
Mrs. Stella H0lhrook. Dallas; Miss Mary
Craig, daughter w Mrs. Elma Craig.
Ranger. /. G. Henslsy. address un-
known: T- XIII Maxwell, Lone Star Gas
Company, Dallas
EASTLAND. Texas. J1ly 2l.-W. M.
MrCrimmtn, 25. city engineer. Billie
Wallace, six year old boy and man
named Taylor are missing in the hotel
fire at Ranger. according to adviceS
here. The bodies WY three unidentified
nnrzore have iepu recovarQd