Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-06-24
From the st. Louis Democrat.
Destructive Fire i'm NJ. LOuis-S1O0,0O0
worth of Property DestrOyed-A large
mum bcr of SIOres Rurned.


mum bcr of stores Burned.
Last evening about eight o'clock the large whis-
XIV rectifying store of Messrs. Housemau, Smith &
Co, on Second street, between Vine and Washing
ton Avenue, took fire in one OF the upper stories,
aud so far in the power OF the flames a. TO
defeat all attempts TO save the building or its
tents.
The different FIRE companies Of the city were soon
on the ground, working most enerGetically aud de-
terminedly, but it seemed with little success. he
store was quite full of all kinds Of Alcoholic
liquors, which having once caught on FIRE we're per-
fecty Irresistible. In a very short time the whole
building from the cellar to the roofing, was wrapt
in oue of the inlensest fires we ever beh cid. The
immense volume of water that was poured in upon
IT, seemed TO but feed the flames and render them
doubly fierce. The iron shutters TO the windows
we're burned to q white heat while from the lower
story and cellar the forked flames which darted out
some fifteen or twenty feet over the pavement we're
mingled with the blue flames o! the burning liquor
and gasses, which the great heat had generated.
Soon the roof tumbled in and then portion ofthe
front wall fell out 10 the street.
While the flames were at their highest, the FIRE
was communicated with the roof Of the wholesale
grocery store Of w. S. Gilman, which adjoined
Houseman, Smith Co. the South. Every ex>
ertion was made 10 save this store, but without
avail.
mission store Of Brown Goddin 4 Co, and from
thence we're communicated TO the commission house
OF Berthold, Bernoudy 4 Co, ia which latter were
about three hundred barrels, which having once
caught on fire, burned most impetuousy. The
next house to the North is that OF Lvermore, Coo
" & Co. which caught in the rear, on the roof aud
windows; but at the time We left the scene, il was
considered out OF danger, and only tTihingly dam
agOd.
Daring the whole Of the FIRE there was the
creates, danger Of lis spreading IN the large liquor
aud provision store OF Nr. Samuel Engler which
stands just across the alley, 10 the rear Of Commits
sion Row, and which was particularly exposed 10
the flames add sparks which a southeast wind car
red iu that direction. The house hed with
al kinds Of combasthle material and had il once
fairly caught would doubt ess have consumed with
itsef the entire block, including the Cisy Hotel,
the large livery stable adjoining, and several stores
on the lower side Of Third street. By well directed
aud most interchangeable Efforts however, this eAtas
trophs Was saved When we leit the IRE last
night at IL O'Clock, It's progress had bsen pretty
nearly stayed, and the corner building on Wash
ington Avenue a. vel a. LVermOre 4 Cooley's
grocery and commission house. adjoining on The
South, we're considered out Of tursher damage and
danger.
The losses sustained can a. yet be bat guessed
At aud 20 also the amonnt Of Insurance. The
bailding In which the Gre broks Out ws under.
stood % belong 20 M. Sarpy; the house consumed
90 the Soath, beloaged 70 w. 3 Gilmaa, BY whom
il vas occupied; the remaining houses 70 the Horlh