The true Democrat., 1855-04-04
From the Memphis Whig, March 26 Disastrous Con1agration Almost an Entire Block in Ashes!-Loss Estimated at SICO.OOO.

From the Memphis Whig March 2e.
 Disastrous Conflagration. Almost an Entire Block in Ashes!-Loss
 Estimated at s1CO,OOO
 Our city was visited on esterday-Sunday- morning, by one of the largest and most disas. trouS nres that has occurred here for several years, reducing almostthe entire block between Mohroe street and thealley north of it to ashes ana involving loss of property amounting probably to over SlOO,O0O. Between the honrs o1 and o'clock, fire was discovered in the rear or Messrs. Cockrell & Whitney's stable, in portion of the stable where there was m ]iqbt or l, hre used, evldencing that the flames was tbe vlle work oi an ncendiary. The flames soon sPreau spread 10 the adjoining stable, belonging to MeSsfs Newby & May, and from these two oA'enSiVe establishments dense column of sniohe ana flames arose, as buildings, splendid carriages and buggies, and valuable, noble horses were oelhg rapidly reduced to ashes. MT. Newoy and family occupied the. apartments over thelr stable, all of whom were saved also. the greater portion of their furniture saved in damaged condition. The two stables were pretty well filled with valuable horses, DOT uoh ol which was savcd but unfortunately roRTY- I HREE noble animals perished in the flames
 :, At one tune 1t was thought that the fury of the devastating element could be confined to ene property on the east side of Centre alley. out all efforts to check its further progress were frultless, and soon the flames spread across the alley, to the rear end of the building occupied by Messrs. Vaccaro 6 Co.,, and the Appeal. GnrlStlan Advocate and the Dse Stimmee Des M .o"s newspaper offices. This house being niled With liquors and other combustible ma terlals, burned with great rapidity, and the neat was most intense From thence the flames spread to the adjoining business houses occupied by Sam. Mosby, Messrs. Meacham & Ualbreath and J. F. &J. w. Mckinney, which were all consumed, on the south, and the rear portion of the Richmond House, saved from the fire on Thursday last, on the north. which was also burned The firemen, finding it inn possible to save the houses already in flames. worked most valiantly to rescue the houses oc- cupled by Messrs. Copeland & Sangster, and by thelr untlrng efforts succeeded in arresting the flames at this point But for their almost superhuman efforts, having to force water up from the rver Messs. Copeland tS Sangster. Townsend, Wray & Co.,, and the extensive Iron and hardware establishment of Lowness, Deekman & Co.,, would also now have been mass of ruins.
 The buildings destroyed are as follows: On Maln street the two extensive stables occupied by Newby & May, owned by R. c. Brinklev, and the large stable of Cockrell & Whitney. owned by Mr. Parker On Front Row, No. l9. occupied by Vaccaro & Co.,, owned by Wm. Armour, Nos. 17 and Is, owned by Mosby. and occupied by himself, MessIs. Meacham & Galbreath and J. F. &s J. w. Mckinney; Nos. b and l6 were also considerably injured by fire and water.
 The entire loss has not been ascertained. but will probably not fall short of SlOOOOO ofwhich a considerable portion is insured We subjoin the following list of the principal sufferers and their losses:
 ! R. c. Brinkley, two stables valued at S8,OOO mo insurance.
 Mr. Parker, stables occupied by Cocbrel & Whitney. valued at $4,OOO-no insurance.
 Newby & May lost several valuable horses carriages, buggies, etc., valued at S4OOO to B. OOO-no insurance.
 Cockrell & Whitney's loss is estimated at s5.- OOO-no insurance
 Mir. Armour, building estimated at S1O.5OO insured for S7,OOO.
 A. Vaccaro & O., grocers and liquor dealers, stock estimated at S3O, ,OOO-insurance SlOOOO small portion of stock saved
 Appeal office saved most of printing mate rials and stock-lost their job office, insured for $2,5OO.
 German paper saved nearly everything, but somewhat damaged by removal
 Christian Advocate (Methodist) lost their en- tire office. Insured for $3,OOO, including one large Adams press.
 Sam Mosby, two buildings estimated at S15.- GOO, insured for $1O,OOO. Stock of groceries light and mostly saved-insured for S2,5OO.
 Meacham & Galbreath, grocers and produce dealers, nad heavy stock, mostly saved in damaged condition-insured for S9,OOO.
 J. I. X J. W. Mckinney, furniture dealers stock estimated at $17,OOO, partly saved in a damaged condition-insured for S1O,OOO
 Messrs. Copeland & Sangster, and Town. send: Wray & Co.,, had their stocks considera- ply injured by removing and water, but are am- ply insured to cover all damages.
 Mir. Slover who was burned out at the Rich mond House last Thursday, but was temporar- ly occupying the back portion that was saved. is quite sufferer by this fire, having been burnt out twice in less than week. We did not learn the extent of the insurance, but 1t amounts to between $5OOOO and $6O,OOO and is divided between the Memphis Insurance Company, the two Nashville agencies, the Etna, Hartford.
 
 York city.
 The heaviest sufferers in this disastrous con- fagration are Messrs. Newby & May and Cock rell & Whitney, who not only lost several of their finest and most valuable horses and car- rlages, on which they had no insurance, but will be greatly inconvenienced in re-establishing themselves in business, though, with their ac- customed energy and go-a ahead spirit, we learn that Newbey & May were going ahead again yesterday. But more distressing sight to these gentlemen was to see so many of their finest nobest animals lying amid the shoulder ing ruins, charred mass of flesh and bones.- The spectacle was truly heart-rending to every beholder and many were the expressions of sympathy from the numerous lookers-on yes terday, as the carcasses were being removed, as to the sad fate of these unfortunate animals. Forty-six bodies were counted lying amid the ruins, all of which, however, did not belong to Messrs. Newby & May and Cockrell & Whit ney, as several of them were owned by our citi- zens, and were kept there to board
 Our neighbors of the Appeal, with their ac- customed energetic spirit, removed their effects to the Eagle and Enouirer office and issued their