Des Arc citizen., 1860-02-01
[From the Memphis Avalanche of Saturday, 2sth ut. DESTRUCTIVE AND TERRIBLE CON-
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 Abou, half pas, o'clock ,hls morning the Livery Stable known as the Gaiety Stable, adjoining the Postoffice, on Sec ond street, was discovered to be on fire. The fire made rapid progress, and before it could be checked, reduced the stable, the post-office adjoining, and the whole known as Post-office Block, 10 heap of smouldering ruins. A considerable amount of goods was saved from the stores burned, but still the loss is immense. | Forty-two horses are reported to have been burned. We. ourselves, counted thirty two carcasses charred and half con- sumed. It was rumored at one time that two men were killed by an explosion of chemicals in drug store, but we have been unable to trace the fumor to any re- liable source and are disposed to believe that the demoniacal incendiary who caused the fire has not upon his soul the guilt of human life sacrificed by his diabolical act There seems no doub, the fire was the work of an incendiary When discover ed by a man sleeping in the stable it had actually attacked the bed upon which he was lying, the. pillow.case being in a blaze. A bar-keeper in Cordano's drink ing saloon was badly though not danger ously burned. He reports several men in the room from which he escaped badly singed. Whether all escaped or not is uncertain. So rapid was the progress of the flames that the fire department, though early upon the ground, were unable to check them at all, and confined their ef- forts mainly to saving the surrounding property.
 The stable building burned belonged to Stra,ton, McDavitt & Co.,, was worth about $5 ,000-insured for $2,000 in the Marine and Fire Insurance Company of Memphis. It was occupied by J. M. Woodward, whose loss is probably $l2.- 900 to $l5,OOO He was insured 1000 in the Charter Oak Insurance Company, Hartford, and $5,0O0 in the City Fire Insurance Company, of Hartford-$lO,- 900 in all. The fire IS supposed to have originated in the hay in the back part of this stable.
 The fire from the stable communicated to the Pos,office building owned by John Overton, and valued at $30,000, insured for ,000-$9, ,000 in the Bluff City h. surance Company of Memphis, and $9,- 900 in the Memphis Insurance Company. The Postof1ice fixtures and furniture, was mainly burned-loss probably 5000 to $4,OOO.
 All or nearly all the letters, papers and stamps in the office were saved. Anthony Cordano's drinking saloon es- timated loss $3 ,50O-insured 1000. Goodyear & Co.'S drug store-Ioss heavy, probably 000-insured for $3,- 500 in the Etna Insurance Company of Hartford
 Fowlkes & Co.,, grocers, cotton factors, etc., much of their stock was saved-in- sured for $5 900 in the Memphis Insur- ance Company.
 There were about fifteen offices in the Postoffice Block, occupied mainly by law yers and doctors, who mostly met with slight losses-but none so large as to re- quire particularizing
 The insurance on the property destroy ed amounts to about $4l ,000. The loss is probably about $65,000.
 Brignadelli. confectioner, etc., loss prob ably $l ,000-no insurance.
 The loss of the professional gentlemen and lodgers in the Postofice block, is much more than is generally supposed. Col. J. B. Thornton, who occupied room over the Postoffice, is said to have lost SIS 900 in notes, accounts, etc., belonging to his clients. Most of these, however may be replaced. His large and .vaua. ble library was almost entirely consumed
 Col. H. M Lusher reports his loss about $3,000. He occupied room ir the building as sleeping apartment, and had large amount of valuable jewelry family relics. etc., which cannot be re. placed.
 Messrs. T. P. Adams, w. A. Sicily Clark, T. Crider, French. Pollock, Green w. B. Drift, James Grice, Halle, Clark and others lost their wearing apparel trunks, furniture, etc., which will be yer, inconvenient.
 l Perhaps those upon whom the loss vii fall most heavily, from the fact that it il irreparable, are James Hamilton, s. H Cowart, John Joyner Preston and J. B Thornton, Esqs., who lost their libraries surgical instruments, etc., and may b' placed in the same category. Altogethe the loss cannot fall short of $l00,0OO about one-half of which is covered by in surance.
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