Lynna, Thanks for that article. Look forward to seeing anything else that you might come across. I had heard that there was a fire there. Of course, there was also the fire in the courthouse in Cameron. Can't think of that date. Too bad. Woudln't it have been neat to have all of the Rockdale papers now. I certainly appreciate you making all of this available to Milam County researchers!! You do a great job. Jackie Morgan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynna Kay Shuffield " <friday@argohouston.com> Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 10:37:50 -0500 To: TXMILAM-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TXMILAM] Rockdale Fire - March 22, 1877 > > Galveston Daily News – Fri., 23 March 1877, p. 1, c. > 4 > > “A Sweeping Conflagration - Two Blocks Burned - > Loss, $60,000" - > > Rockdale, March 22 - A fire broke out here about > 1:30 a.m. this morning, which destroyed two of the > principal business blocks of the city. It commenced > on the corner of the alley, on the outside of > Hubert’s saddlery house, and was, undoubtedly, the > work of an incendiary. He threw kerosene on the > outside wall of the wooden building and then set a > match to it. The fire enveloped the building in an > instant, and, before the alarm could be spread, it > was evident the whole side of the block must go. > > Next to the house in which the fire originated was > the warehouse of W. Max & Co., stocked with goods, > none of which were saved. Adjoining this was > the "Rockdale Messenger" office, which was entirely > destroyed. Enoch Breeding’s loss was $3,00; no > insurance. The fire then went through Bland’s > bookstore and Branch’s establishment and crossed the > street. > > It is a sad blow to the place, but everybody is in > good heart and is going ahead already to > resuscitate. Rockdale is all right. Mr. Breeding > will revive the "Messenger" immediately. > > Losses: Hubert & Bros., saddlers, $3,000, no > insurance; W. Max & Co., groceries, $2,000, no > insurance; Bland, bookstore, $500, no insurance; > Branch & Co., groceries, $3,000; H. P. Hale & Co.; > Masonic Lodge, $3,500; Henry Montgomery, building, > $2,000, no insurance; Baum & Crohn Bros., building, > $1,000, no insurance; John Scott, photographer, > $300, no insurance; Lumpkin & Redding, saddlers, > $1,500, no insurance; John Isaacs, building, $400, > no insurance; Robinson, building, $500; Sojourner > building, $500; Sigurson’s, building, $500; Winder > building, $500; Durham Hotel, $750; William Trigg, > building, $1,500; Henry Shoap, building, $300; J. H. > Tracy, building, $700; James Wicks, groceries, > $7,000, partly insured; George Ginder, barber, $50; > Henry Cone, building, $700; J. S. Perry, building, > $700; Fitzgerald, saloon, $500; H. Block, dry goods, > $3,000, partly insured; B. Loewenstein & Bro., > groceries, $4,000, partly insured; J. O. Litman, > groceries, $1,500; Baxter, building, $500; J. B. > Moore, building, $600; John Brown, saloon, $400; > Marx & Kempner, building, $500; A. Strelskey, > butcher shop, $400; A. Holley & Co., groceries, > $250; Harkretser, building, $700; L. Box & Co., > butcher shop and confectionary, $400; Bole’s, office > & City of Rockdale Jail, $500; J. Jegedde, shoe shop > and building, $500; J. H. Tracy, building, $400; W. > H. Cronin, building, $400. > > > > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > Lynna Kay Shuffield > P. O. Box 16604 > Houston, Texas 77222 > telephone: 713/692-4511 > e-mail: friday@argohouston.com > ---My webpages--- > 'Our Loose Ends' Genealogy Column by Lynna Kay > Shuffield > http://www.geocities.com/lks_friday/COLUMN-001.htm > > 'My Loose Ends' Family Tree Database by Lynna Kay > Shuffield > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi- > bin/igm.cgi?db=friday > > Note above URL wraps around onto the next line, cut > & paste it onto the end of the first line in > the 'location box' on your browser. > > 'Milam County War Dead Project' > http://www.geocities.com/lks_friday/ > > County Coordinator for the Milam County TXGenWeb > http://www.geocities.com/milamco/ > > County Coordinator for the San Jacinto County > TXGenWeb > http://www.geocities.com/lks_friday/SANJAC-01.htm > > TX-CEMETERY-PRESERVATION > http://www.geocities.com/lks_friday/CEMETERY-001.htm > > > > > > ==== TXMILAM Mailing List ==== > Milam County, Texas GenWeb page > http://www.geocities.com/milamco/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > -- __________________________________________________________ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup Save up to $160 by signing up for NetZero Platinum Internet service. http://www.netzero.net/?refcd=N2P0602NEP8