Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-07-15
destructive CONFEDERATION.


The fire which took place near the ievee yester-
day afternoon was one Of the most serious and des-
tructive tat has visited the city for years. II
broke out in the centre OF block OF vaIuaoie cou-
mercal buildings, at balf-Psst II O'Clock, ana was
not subdued till after 3 o'clock, P. but during
the tg1o and a half hours that IL was raging, II de
stroyed property valued at quarter ota million OF
dollars.
All agree that the flames commenced IN the up.
per portion OF Lusk Co.'S wholesale grocery ana
LIQUOR store some cay, from the bursting OF cask
Of lopor and Others from the carelessness of per-
sops who were engaged in bOttling brandy. At
any rate the flames spread with remarkable rapid
~ through the building, when extended all the
yTsv from Front to Fulton street, and nearly il
the centre of the block bounded by tie two streets
abcve named and CoDmon and Gravier streets In
a few moments the adjoing buildings on each side
were on FIRE, and before the Fire Department. had
cot firIv at work, ali hopes of saving any portion
Of the block were at end. Indeed, one of the
clerks of Messrs Lusk & Co. was pretty badly
burned in getting books and papers from the safe
so wildly and rapidly did the spirited fostered
flames advance.
There was some delay in getting Young Ameri-
"a in consequence we believe, Of a scarcity of
hose. but the hand FIRE companies were soon at
work, and notwithstanding the excessive heat,
worked brayely till the couhagration was at an end
The entire block in which the fire commenced,
was swept II was occupied by the following firms:
Mes-rs Lusk & Co., wholesale grocers; Wheeler &
FoTstalI copper, tin and SheetiTon workers; Waldo
& Hughe-, hardware merchants; Lewis Snapp
steamboat agent; B. w. Adams q Co. wholesale
grocers and sellers Of steamboat stores; G D. Hite
& Co steamboat agents, and the Office of the New
Orleans and Cairo Mail Company. None of these
firms saved much beyond their books and papers
with the exc ption OF R. W. Adams & Co. who had
most OF the articles removed from their lower floor
TO a place of safety.
Before the steam fre-eugine had got its bic
stream to work, the intoxicated flames had crosse
Fulton street, and commenced their career in the
adjoining square. The stores attacked were those
of Eaton d Henderson, wholesale grocers; Per.
dreauvile & Co., grocers; Baldo & Co., importers
of cigars; Cochran Hail. dealers in foreign fruits
Elliott Il Co., wholesale grocers Biscoe & Smms
who esale grOcers and W. L. Lanier & Co, sugar
dealers &C. These establishments and their con.
tents were all destroyed, with the exception o
Messrs Eaton & Heudersons and Biscoe & Simms
which Hanked the fire On either side, and were
chiefly injured by water. The buildings occupied
by Messrs. Eaton Henderson, and Biscoe & Simms
are, we understand owned by Paul Tulane Thel
are thoroughly freprOOf and substantial, and aideC
materially in checking the progress of the flames.
The most reliable estimates of the loss occssioneC
by this coufagraton in the neighborhood o
S25O,0Q0, and as the buildings were all compare
lively new, and their occupants extensive dealer
in their respective lines, the estimate cannot be con
sidered as at all too high. The loss is, however
pretty well covered by insurance, and will fall heav
lily on some of our domestic establishments, anon,
which we believe it is in great measure divided
Mr.. Snapp, we understand, lost about $4,000 wort
OF printing paper which was not insured and Messrs
VIE eeT Forstalps insurance will not cover thei
oss.-N. O. Pic, .HtLy 9.