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street and after three long hours of fighting, was subdued after $250,000 worth of property went up in smoke. The following were losers in the catastrophe:
First National Bank, building and furniture; Journal Co., presses,
type and furniture; S. H. North, implements; H. G. McCord, groceries and
dry goods; J. H. Strathman, building and furniture stock; F. L. Kyser,
jewelery stock; J. K. Kyser, building; Masonic Bodies, hall in third story
Eagle block, furniture, paraphernalia, etc.; City of El Paso, hall, council
room and library room; Ladies' Library, entire catalogue of books; D. Dunn,
drug store and building; W. H. Dorsey. restaurant and household goods;
F. A.Young, harness stock; W. H. Fitzgerald, building and saloon fixtures;
Newton Sheen, building, hardware stock and household goods; I. K. Tegtmyer,
general merchandise, stock and household goods; W. N. Sype, boots and shoes;
C. Schafer, two
brick buildings, two frame ones and damage to residence; A. H. Waite,
hardware; Geo. Burster, clothing and building; S. H. Worthington, dry goods
stock; Mrs. Haerer, building; John Kearney, building and saloon fixtures;
Somers & Co., meat market and building; Dr. McCann, two frame buildings;
Albert Smith, notion stock; Peter Thometz, bakery and grocery; Mrs. Neifing,
residence; Martin Losch, residence; W. H. Ferguson, Clifton hotel and livery
barn; Geo. Thorpe, brick building; W. E. Stone, Peoria, part of Eagle block;
W. O. Cotton, restaurant; J. I. Kerr. office in Eagle block; Dr. J. A.
Schofield, dental office; Thorpe Bros., real estate office; W. H. Hoagland,
storeroom and basement in Eagle block.
In every case of fire as described above, the indomitable spirit of
the El Paso people was shown and while not quite every building has been
rebuilt, yet the most of the frames have since been re- placed by brick
buildings and the city has been benefitted in the main by the disasters,
although the losses have fallen heavily on many of those most deeply interested.
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Other fires have destroyed much property in the city, but we make particular
mention of the above as affecting the business district. The burning of
the Methodist church, May 12, 1895, in which $10,000 in property was consumed,
is mentioned elsewhere in these pages.
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