Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-11-01

NJ. Duncan. lie went TO AR Jackson a.ter a
was -p7o,a;a3 receiver, and informed him 'h,
TO- stock under bis caarge was owned ar .r
enony. Nj. Jse5-ea thsu employed Mr.. Good
lett to arrange the books and take an account Of
the stock, which Il WAS necessary should b.
done before tho receiver could assume possession.
The stock had been taken, and the very time tho
IRE broke out Mr.. Goodlett was preparing the
schedule on which Mr.. Jackson was this day 20
enter into possession. The property WIS there
fore moi in the possession Of the govern
mont at The time Of the fire. Mr. Coo3lott has
s,ertziu5d from Mr.. Winston that Jan May last
Inc insurance unou livestock now burned which
WIS In Cincinnati Offices, expired Dir. Duncan
was in Memphis about that time, and be changed
hi. insurance. amounting to S95oo. 20 this city
increasing the amount, as follows In Ions
dale,- agency, $1,000 IN Trader. $500 in
Crnol,a's. s4g0-total, Sll, 500. The value OF
,bs stock is about $4,000. This is ae Mr.. Win
.son recolec,s. Tho safe win be opened to-day
and The precise amour. Of tho insurance asceg-
fsire5. No distinctions whatever had been put
IN Mr.. Goodlstts way 10y Mr.. Winston OF 9th
e-- The authorities wfIl make a strict invest
cBtion into the conduct Of al, parties ~couneciea
With the establishments, and if gniit be found
anywhere It viii be severely punished. /, the
fire ORIGINATED ia O accidental way the tao.
VII urobably r. asce-faiaed
when tho f-e had 10 lar 60, uuaor as 20 pre-
vent auv graa. fa- Of Us -Ire7-ng further, q
-ranr was suddenly heard among the already exc
cited people. Hovar5's Row i onEre.' For
q moment She news appeared 70 stun the I'M
nen-s crowd 81 people There was an ahsolute
silence arising from doubt and asroni hman-
During this moment of silence tlr ere bells
struck up a new alarm. Immediately the crowd
-aoL rn the CIV. "Howar3's Row oH fire,
and hundreds broke into run Tor rhsr spot
Another ----4-s - fnrusidahia ~=-- was
indeed found 70 Ike raging in the rear Of How
ards Row. The entire upper story OF the
building. tho property Of Isaac Bolton, and
formerly occupied by him SIS a slave jail ans
usart. but for some time kept by "Lizzie White
house" as q house Of III fame, was q mass O!
devourinr Hana. Mex door to this house Was
the tenement formerly occupied byA j. Hi=e as 8
hide and -four store. bu, for some months used
for the storing OF C.. 5. commissary stores
Large amounts OF sugar, aour, biscuit, bsconi
meal. and Other articles, were in store. The
upper story contained some ten thousand boxes
OF candles. The excitement among the crowd
became greater thfn ever. The first fire was
near the c. s. 0uarta-uas.eg's Office; tris WIS
next door TO the c. s. commisssry store
house. Could these c1lueidents happen H.h-
out design such was the question asked
"a the crowd. There appeared TO be no
desire 10 save the house, where the ire was de-
v~ouring, as a fsnd swallowing up his prey Is
was sn abode of evil. p habisal.on OF crime.
BLOOD stained IFS walls, and guilt was connected
with lis every memory. There Mcmillan, s&
years ago, l4dmet vb a bloody death; thor.
pollution, .hat saun> Sac d8v, had. since .as-
time, celebrated its ORGIES Lat r. burn. aa
tie voice OF .He people Int g gr-al desire oA-
i>to5 TO save the food of our brave soldiers thai.
sus living ia d. nest house i was resolved
B should be- s1yal As if by one impulse. msr-
chants. dlaynuu. bankers, deak-azras, lawyers,
laboreTs-men @. ai degrees Of social lie
I impulz rely rushed iua5 -hs building. and soon
/ 7eappaaIed, caryi1- boxes Of candles, sacks of
meal, sides Of bacon, and rolling t.srees Of ricc
and hogsheads OF sugar. Il was sight 20 see
and remember-huud-ez toiliBc until the per
/ SEPARATION uincd down -he.I accz. When large
portion Of the stones had been removed ,he root
of the burning house fen in. This brought d.
level of the flames below the roo. Of Che store
house. and as there were two brick walls be-
tween the Inside Of .ha burning house and the
c9mmisszrv stores. the danger was g. an end and
the work O.. removal ceased. Without q stream
Of water o. O hand TO hinder leir progress, tie
aamss were l a.coasema the house el iul.
end crime. Tie blackened and lettering walls
alone remain.
IN the confusion ana azoitenen. that le sued.
( to procure statistics and make estimate was Inn
possible. Til. loss was great. bus I'D abo re-
member Toe wind that prevailed wben The frs.
fire broke out, carrying fragments Of FIRE into
shelby street. below Union. sn5 The ~inadequsta
means at our command for extuguishiug be
flames. VIII wonder that IT was not much greater,
The lremen did tEoir duty molly: they worked
with a perseverance and an ea-uos.ness we
never saw surpassed. The fire steamer worked
wonders -oit is undoubtedly owing the safety
OF the DeSoto block. VIII our Aldermen com
pu.e VIVA. the vslus Of cistarus hlLsd with Wat
would have been yesterday, The subject oipro-
lection from fire mast De better considered than
has been. Il is with great tbsnkfulness we say
rbs, among the roaring Of The flames, The fail O.
articles thrown from windows, the crash Of fsL-
ing walls, tie rusb ot she crowd, and The rapid
movements Of he Engines, we 5i6 po' hesr Of
+ one serious acciient