New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-03

CONFLAGRATION IN MEMPHIS.

Memphis was visited, on Sunday 18th ult, by one
Of the largest and most disastrous fires that has
CURED for several years reducing almost the entlre
block between Monroes and the alley north OF It to
ashes and involving q loss OF property amounting
probably TO over 800 0O0 Between the hours OF and
ocloof fire was discovered in the rear OF Messrs.
Cockrell & Wbi'neys stable. The flames soon spread
10 the adjoining stable belonging 10 Messrs. Newly
& May. Mr. Newby and ia nily occupied the apart
ments over their stable, all Of whom sere saved.
TIE two stables were pretty well filed with valuable
horses portion of which were saved but, uofortu-
natey, forty-tbree Doble animals perished In the
hsnes Soon the flames spread across Centre alley,
to the resr end Of the building occupied by Messrs.
Vsccaro & Co., and The Appeai Christian Advocate,
and DE Stimme des Voiks newspaper Offices. This
house being filed with liquors and other combustbia
n aterialf buried with great fspidity. Thence the
flames spread to the adjoining business houses occu-
pied by Sam. Mosby, Me.sIs. meachem Il GA5reatb,
and j. + & j. w. Mckinney which we're all con-
suned. on the south, aud the rear portion OF ths
Richmond House, saved from the fire on Tnursday,
OH the north, which was also burned The fire nea.
finding il impossible 10 save the houses already In
the hemes worked most vasntly to rescue the honse
occupied by Messrs. Copeland & Ssng.ter, and by
their untriDg Efforts succeeded IN arree1ng the nsnes
at this point
The buildings destroyed are as follows;
M.ihs the two extensive stsbs: occupied BY Ssvey
s %ss.y s 5, Pa he ' :s
No. 10. occupied By yieesro Co owned BY IN AInoor
No. Il I'd r. b sS.ss I'D
No. IS injured By fire and water
The entire loss has not been ascertained, bat WILL
probably not fall short Of 800, 600, Of which con-
Siderable portion ia insured. We suboin the follow
ing ist Of the principal sufferers, and their Losses:
B. c. BriBhlsy. two stables valued m ssoeo no issa'saes
MT Parker stable occupied BY Ceke Whitley VALUED 81
S4uci 70 insurance. Newly My los, ssyers yalasbe
kores esIsg, bossis, valued at ~ 90 to Is 90 nc
iauIsnee Dir Armour b1diDg e,tnsted flo1ei In
urd tos CO. vssS;IS Co. sIo'e,, ssS .aagI ess
q stock saved appeal Office saved most o. pstins ma
eIias ard sfocks; lost their Job ose and mammoth Hoe
rsps .syed sriy everything but ts ,se1 b.
naval Cayi,fan hdrocats aethods lost their sntirs Office;
loss srd insurance net isewa Sam hesby we eadnu e.
sbt ard mostly saved Insured for $500 heseh1m oa-
bIsib srccers an. produce dealers ID heavy stock mostly
saved 10 esnsssd condition. injured for esfet w
Mckinney furniture stock estimated ct Sl7 90 part
y fsysd dsnesed condition. insured for elOtW nsssn
Copeland sngster snd Townsend Way Co had their
an ply Insured TO cover dsmsses
Mr.. Slower who was burned out at the Richmond
House last Thursday, but was Temporarily occupying
the back portion that was saved, Is quite sufferer
by this FIRE having been burnt out twice in less than
eweek. We did not learn the extent of the In.
sursrce but II amounts 10 between $50, 900 and
AGO 600 and Is divided between the Memphis In
surapcs Co.. the Nashville agencies; the Ktna,
Hartford Conn. and the Home Insurance Co., New
York City.
Dor neighbors Of The Appeal with their accua-
toned energetic sprt, removed their effects to The
fogle and Enquirer Office, and Issued their morning
paper announcing the misfortune which had over
taken them They will continue TO Issue their paper
usual from that Office, until thsy ct up another
Office AID eetpew msterias. Asubscription amount
irg TO teversl hundred dollars was ised yesterday
to aid them ia their efforts. The Adrocate WILL prob
ably be Suspended week OF two, until they can get
atupply Of new materials.