Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-03
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Terrible Fire-ssreaE DeStractieu sf Prop.

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From tie Wilmington Journal, April 3Ota.l -
Yesterday morning at twenty IninuEss 20 one
o'clock, hTe broke cut il = warehouse or shed,
on the westsln side of the Csp5 Fear river, some
two hundred fee. south Of the ferry, which s OF
pcsils tG the market dock
From this point il spread with EEEzing rs
pidity, and il an inconeeivsbly short space Of
nne every building on the western side of the
river, south Of the depot Of the Wilmington and
Msrchesser railroad, vzSs eaveloped in 1smes.
When We arrived at the dock, the whole west
era bank OF tee liver, for several squares, was
one line Of fame, and it was feared that the
railroad depot, with tAs workshops OF the con-
pany, would also be destroyed.
The destruction OF property is very great.
We sum i as nearly as We can, as follows;
fhs ConfsdeFSts Government lost 500 bales
Of cotton 0urnt, of which about 200 we're sea
island-5sy $500 900 IT lost also in materials
and work in progress st Bangs ship yard about
S1G0 Geo.
T. Andrea lost ? 500 bales of eOstou-3OO Of
it sea islAnd-say 81 $50 900.
The Nashville & Chattanooga railroad com
psuy lost lS7 bAiesi j. ". Thomas 81 bsles-
say 500, COO
In Capt Hslest's sheds there were $50 bzlss
of cotton, a. Of il sea island, belonging to the
State Of Virginia, and snHdrY other parties.
| 0J0. All burned. TOtal loss sbout 5000 OOO.
| Rankin gnd Martins rosiu oil works, about
/ $40 600. Insurance. 70 tba amount Of $1,000
B HAllstt's loss in shed about S25 600. In
sursnee $1,000.
The Southern Express company lost tEo cars
/ with meTehandise, also some merchandise IN 3
sBsIl warehouse. Loss about 100000.
| John A. Taylor, shed, etc, At ferry, SO coo.
| TIE damage to ths machinery aad tools at
I "a -. I
| lively light Most of the Werkmsn's tools were
saved. They expect 10 be able to resume work
in about three weeks. The sheds and sag-miE
machinery in Iesr Of ship yard is the principal
loss. Estimated total, $25 600
The Wilmington zni Manchester Railroad
company Lest tbs smsU wooden building in
which The President, treasurer sud suDeTinten-
dent had their cfiess. Ali tie contents we've
saved. The building was of little valas. Thg
chief loss of railroad property was TWEEN
ty-fve freight cars, fifteen Of tren belonging
to the GsoIgis Central Tos5, eight 10 the VII
miRgtor sad Manchester road, tn1 two 70 tbl
SOuthsrn Express Company. T0tsl loss in cara
Sl50,O00
Thus lar We hsvs q summing mp Of a50u
foCI million sight hundred thousand dollars, bu
this does not include the injury 70 q1arteT c
mile Of WhsT6ng, mainly ruined, nor she los
] of he sheda aud bsildings belonging to th
Confederate GoveTRment sad 30 other parties
nor the injury 10 the cotton press. These an
= other things not necessary to mention can hard
ly be esiimstsd for at the present time, since
may be impossible 20 Tsplses them and difhcul
TO do without them We are happy, indeed, 4
learn that The cotton press Itself is expected (
be IN operation again IN a short time. Il il
probable that when ths whole loss is known
and the whErYss, buildings, etc, have been iu-
eluded, the wbos5 less viii fall little if anything
shor. Of six millions of dsllRrs.
The usual doubts are expressed ss to whether
this Tremendous Ere was accidental or the re-
suit OF incsndisTism. Il may have bean either
We have net been able TO discover anything
that viii warrant US in saying that it Has The
enc or the other, II We except the astonishing
Tspidity OF its spread, which does look as though
Il were too rapid 70 be merely accidental, and
gives rise 20 suSPieious Of foul play, although
indeed, the eonbushbiisy Of al the materials
the ire had to work upon could hardly be in
creased