The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-07-03
Destructive Fire In Auunta-Iieayy Loss
Of Property
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Destructive Fire In AuUnta-IisaNy Loss
Of fpr0psrty'
[From tho Memphis Appeal Of tuesday,
This city was visited astnightby a destruc'
tive fire, which has, we regret 10 say, loft o
waste the great business corner Of Whitehall
and Marietta streets known az tho Norcrosa
building. The alarm WAS given about eleven
O'clock, tho discovery being made in conae'
quence Of tho smoke rushing from the closed
doors 'and windowB and the liromen were
quickly at their posts. Tho smoke was so
dense that long time elapsed before the lo'
cality oflhe fFe was discovered, which, in'
deed, was not certainly dono until the iiomes
had progressed 80 far as to render the saving
of tho building an impossbility, notwithsand'
| ing every exertion was made TO do 80 Alton.
ton was then turned TO preventing a spread OF
tho fire, which was fortunately successful
none Of Tho adjoining buildings being in the
least injured.
Tho building burned was an exceedingly
eligibo and central business site, and filled
with goods etc, II was tho property Of Mr..
Jonathan Norcross who is now absent from
the city. We hear its valuo estimated at
soventy.fve thousand dollars-nouding lot,
--and learn that no has an available insurance
Of fifteen thousand dollars.
The names ot the occupants, with their
probable losscc have been furnished us az
follows:
Silvey & Dougherty, corner room, wholesale
and retail dry goods dealers. Their stock was
a large one, and the insurance companies sul.
fer heavily. We could get no statement Of
the liability Of the latter, but in addition it ia
hn ~ Iou mill rnunb
thousand dollars.
j, 4, Porter grocer and commission mer.
chant, occupied the ad joinHg room. His stock
was a large one, and partially saved in dam
aged condition The insurance companies
suffer heavily in this case.
Q, IL. Houston, family grocer, occupied the
drst basement room On Whitehall street
Stock damaged to the extent Of $1,000. The
second basement room was occupied by ---
Shepherd as barber shop furniture princi.
pally saved
T, e. Simms, grocer and commission mcr.
chant, occupied the third room. His stock
was principally saved estimated loss $1,000
I$l500 falling upon the insurance companies.
The next room was occupied by j. g. llenders
son, conlectiouer and toy dealer; estimated
loss $500.
One room in the second story was occupied
as depository for tho postollice. The con
tents were destroyed, including important re.
cords and $4,000 in cash. II. c, Gaines, Esq
another occupant, lost $4,000 cash, $4,000 m
notes, and his Office furniture. DR.. w. l..
! Cleveland, estimated loss of medicines, libra.
Try, furniture, etc, $4,000 The remainder OF
the same floor was occupied by Messrs, A. B,
/ q Nho 10
was a large establishment, employing a large
number OF handa About half the stock was
saved but we learn tho loss is very heavy,
| No estimate of the amount has been made that
we could hear Of
The upper floor was occupied exclusively
by the Cdd Fellows, and their furniture, re-
cords, hall property, etc, was totally destroyed
! 1t was impossible to reach this portion OF the
building after the fire was discovered.
We Of course have the usual number OF
coniecures as to how and when the fire origi-
mated, but nothing satisfactory can be stated
Those first on the spot differ essontial lily in
THEN opinions even as to the locality of the fire
the first half hour Of its duration. OF its ori.
| gin no further developments will ever proba.
| bIy be made. The occupants of the premises
are entirely at a loss to account for it, The
night was calm which lessenod the danger Of
the flames spreading yet the public is IN.
debtod 10 the various organizations of the
active fire department for their complete sue.
cess in confning the element to the building
in which it originated. The writer being a
comparative stranger in the city, would make
no distinction as to the service OF the various
companies, particularly as all worked earnest.
y and to such good purpose.