New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-10-02
Destructive Fire in Memphis.

The Avalanche of Monday furnishes the follow
ing particulars of the recent destructive fire in
Memphis: .s 85r rg 80 ~. r1-47rs n ysrs
Four BUSINESS HOUSES CoNsuMED-Loss s25, 600
TO $50 ,e00.-About o'clock yesterday morning,
fire broke out in picture frame mandatory on
the northwest corner of Washington street and Gem
ter alley. The combustible materials in the place
caused the flames to spread with great rapidity,
and soon the whole Of that portion Of the building
was enveloped by them, The fremen were, as
usual, promptly on the ground but despite their
strenuous exertions the fire could not be subdued
until four stores were reduced to ashes. s@i g
- The picture frame establishment was owned by
Mr.. Tiench, who was latterly engaged in making
graduated sights for cannon for the Southern Con-
federacy. He had about eight hundred of these
already completed, which, together with his mate
rials for framing pctures were lost The damage
sustained by him will amount to between s25I3
and $4,000, on which he had no insurance.
Adjoining, him on the west was the news depot
of Mr.. Speckernagle, whose entire stock was con-
| sumed. Loss 5000, no insurance.
Adjoining him on the west was barber shop,
kept by negro named Frank, who lost about
Mrs. r. Stumm, who has carried on q boot and
shoe manufaetory in the adjoining apartment since
the death of her husband, lost her stock and house
hold furniture-in fact, her little all. 1t will be
| recoilected that she was robbed q night or two
| previous, and this second blow has completely
| prostrated her. She has a large family Of chill
dren, and is nov perfectly destitute. Her loss is
estimated at S400 a= sls t}a
|
| making drums in the building on Washington
street, and lost the entire contents. Loss $1,000.
! No insurance. s s .-sss.g ees fss T., gs-!.s,.y-
on Front Row three stores were entirely con-
| sumed, and one partially destroyed. Their num-
| bers were SO, l0l le3 and 104. No.y99 was occu-
pied as dry goods and clothing establishment by
| Reetar 4 Barre. They succeeded In saving por-
| ton of their stock in a damaged condition, but
| their loss will be heavy. We could not learn the
extent nor whether they were insured .
No. lol was occupied by an Italian named Che
ralli, who kept drinking saloon, and lost the most
| of his stock, amounting to about Ssa0-no insu-
/ rance.
s. Mr.. John Shelby owned and occupied Ios as q
provision store. His stock was low, but what was
that he insured for 0G00 in Louisville offices
on house and stock, which, if trae, win nearly
| cover his loss. Z, ~ q 81, s.4g?esf555 S
No. 104 was occupied as clothing store by Mr.
| Macks. The building was not entirely consumed
and he succeeded in saving portion of his stock,
but his loss was heavy. No insurance.
i Moses Levy occupied No. LOG. His goods were
all removed, and the loss to him will not be great.
The store did not take fire. He states that he.was
in bed when he heard the alarm, and, looking fron
the window, he saw the flames. His first thought
was to secure what was in the safe, and with that
intent he obtained the keys and opened It: The
safe contained s3sO0-s35O0 b paper and $300in
| gold, besides some watches. He removed every
, thing but the money, and when, some time after,
, he came to look for it, ii had disappeared. If
, he don't come up with it again, it will be a heavy
loss. u. E. Il
The buildings destroyed, with one exception
belonged to Mr.. W. A. Biekford, and were wortf
sl5,O 900, we presume. He had them insured with
Kirkland for $4,000. The block was of Brick, two
stories and half in height, and was very old and
dry. 1t is wonder that the fire did rot extend
further, despite the almost superhuraan efforts Of
the iremen, whose praises are sounded by every
body. The fire Steamer did excellent service.
The total loss Cnriot fail short of GOO to $780,
600, and the destruction of these stores, although
they were among the poorest on Front Row, at thu
ipresent time, cannot but be regarded as publ
calamity. .i 7-'F.