Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-04-17

ROCK CITY MILLS.
THREE MORE Fires.
TIE NcE8DLARY STILL At ms WORK

TIE INCENDLARK STILL At us YUM.
Reward offered ~ the Mayor and Insurance Companies
About eight o'cloek sunday evening, the Carriage
Factory of Messrs MoSoHAN and SHmK was discoV-
cred to Be on fire, and being old wooden building,
and the lumber in it dry and eombusuble' 1t was
soon envelopedinhames. The fremen were prompt
ly upon the spot, out it utterly impossible to
save the bading and they directed their efforts TO
save those adjacent. The fire was prevented from
spreading but it was with the greatest difficulty the
residence Of Mr.. A. H. HICKS on the corner Of OPP
posite was saved. Mesgrs. MONoHAN and SHIRK had
no insurance. and we understand their loss Will
reach 81 900 to $4,000
This fire was clearly the work of an incendiary,
and while the fremen were CALAMITY battling with
the fame. attempts were made at several points to
cut the hose. some Of which were successful One
man was caught in the act and in his fprecioitate
hight dropped his knife, which was picked up and
has been handed over to the police.
There are circumstances which strongly point out
the parties engaged in this affair, and the police are
on their tracks and we trust viii succeed in ferrit-
ing them Out.
Yesterday morning about ten o'clock the stable
in the rear Of the residence ofDr Mccall on Cher
~ street, was set on fire and but for large syca-
more tree standing between the stable and the
kitchen, disastrous fire would have been the re-
suit high wind was blowing from the South
west at the time ard the branches Of tree prevented
the flames from communicating to the roof Of the
kitchen until the fremen got the mastery By their
timely exertions the flames were extinguished be-
fore the stable was entirely consumed.
Between 1--WE and six O'Clock last evening, fire
was discovered issuing from the kitchen attached
to the premises occupied by Esquire ScuTHGArE as
a boarding house or North Market A stiff breeze
blowing from the Southwest caused the flames to
spread rapidly, and soon the entire roof Of the
building which is a double tenement was a sheet
Of fire. While the fremen were nobly battling with
the devouring element large numbers Of citizens
were actively engaged in removing the furniture
from the residence Of Mr. SoUTHGATE and Mr.. Nc.
FERRN, Councilman from .he Second Ward. The
furniture was removed from both houses, but in
greatly damaged condition The kitchen attached
to the par: occupied by Mr.. SoUuIGArE, as well as
the roof and attic story Of the entire building,
was destroyed The building belongs to the estate
Of the late FRED SLoAS and is greatly damaged.
We understand there was no insurance on it. The
loss sustained by Mr.. SoUrHGATE and Mr.. McF1EBIN,
as well as some of the boarders Of the former will
be very heavy.
1t Is thought that this fire originated in some de-
feet of the kitchen ue, though this is by no means
certain, and leaves doubt as to whether it
eidental or the work Of an iucendary.
We noticed some of the fire companies expert
enced great difficulty in getting suiiciency Of wa
ter We trust it will be sufficient to call the atten
ton of the City Council to this fact
It will be seen that the Mayor, IN connection with
the Insurance Companies, offers reward Of $1,000
for the apprehension and conviction Of any one
found setting fire to any building in the city. We
hope this will be the means Of Kidding the city Of
these diabolical characters for at present no man
seems TO be safe.