Union Depot and Tower Destroyed by Fire

Fire of unknown origin completely destroyed the Carrollton depot and interlocking tower Sunday afternoon abt 1:30.
The fire started in the Katy freight room and quickly got beyond the control of the local fire department, and one came from the Oak Lawn fire department in Dallas when it was feared the fire would spread beyond the depot and tower. The two fire trucks made the run from Dallas to Carrollton in 22 minutes and did all they could but the depot and tower had already fallen in. The Frisco Restaurant was threatened several times but only a little damage was done.
F. F. Andrews of 2612 Laclede street Dallas, a fireman, was overcome by the intense heat and the ambulance from the Emergency hospital in Dallas was called.  Dr. S. M. Blackwell one of our former citizens, was the one who responded when the aid of the Emergency hospital was called.
Very little was saved from the flames and B. F. Hill, the local agent, gave the loss to be almost $10,000.  All of the records were lost with a great deal of freight and express.
Within a few hours the Western Union Telegraph Co. had another set of keys installed in a box car and the telegraph services resumed.

The Carrollton Chronicle - Friday, August 3, 1923
Submitted by Edward Lynn Williams

The Dallas Morning News - July 30, 1923