Paris Fire (1915). – A fire in Paris destroyed thirty blocks of residences and left only 15 out of 140 business houses standing. The schools suffered severely. Property loss was $5,000,000.
Mrs. Anna J. Hardwicke Pennybacker, A History of Texas For Schools: Also For General Reading and For Teachers Preparing Themselves For Examination, Revised Edition (Austin, Texas: Mrs. Percy V. Penny Backer, Publisher, 1924), page 282
__________________
Transcribed by Regina. Thanks Regina!
Search for more information on this disaster and other disasters in the Historic Newspapers Collection. Search over 1000 different newspapers at ancestry.com. Use this Free trial to search for your ancestors.
Search for your ancestors among the billions of names at ancestry.com Find birth records, census images, immigration lists and genealogy other databases for your surnames. Use this Free trial
to search for your ancestors.
Find a local genealogist to help you with your research - for free! At FamilyLink.com. Connect with Family Historians from around the world!
Start Your Family Tree It's FREE and easy. Start with yourself, your parents, grandparents and you're on your way to building your family history! Get Started Now and build your family tree at ancestry.com. It's Free!