, 1866-12-22
APPALLING CATASTROPHE.
Burning Of q RestAnrant-Fonftee
Lives Loet-Fun Account OF kne Cnlanl-
fty-NAmes Of the Victims.


fty-Names Of the Victims.
From the Memphis Posi-, December 1871
One Of the moat frtghtfh1 and appalling
disasters from fire which Il has been ou1 for
tune TO witness, occurred last night In the
burning Of spccht's Restaurant, The build
ing occupied for this purpose stands on the
south side Of Madiaon street. 1t is four
stories high and nearly two hundred feet
deep. The front Is Of stone. On the sccoud
story l. balcony extending nearly the
width o. the building. Aboye the third stoyy
j. sirailar balcony which, however, Is but
five OF siH feet long. The first floor front WAS
occupied as confectionery stuee. In rear Of
this vas kitchen. baking and confectionery
were In the rear cellar.
The 5eeond Aooz was occupied Is rcatau-
rant. It VAS served in mag njfiecot stylc,
sna ~ Fl Taa the 'esori Of the tItt Of the city.
~. snccht slept ln the front room on the
third tloor, and Mr. William Jehlc, wife hnl
babe In the room adjoining. Others OF Mir,
Sprcht's fsuaa.y aud cnployes occupied the
remaining rooms on the third md fourth
Last night MI. speeht and family did not
out Of town. Al about 3:4o this mornlng be
beard CIT Of fire, but not at first thinking
IL serious, did not ri.c4 Again be- heard The
ccTy, ahd secuted a strange ess in tho room.
He rose, and looking out Of the *lDdo~ on
t.sste9 a4ue ~ tne uousc, saw the Nhme
bursting from the rear and lower window.
lhc smoke was rolling up In dense and sui.
1ocattng clouds. Fearful screams yere
heard from every window. The fire bells
successfully Wakcned The different portions
Q, tle slunhsring city. The engines were In
and such CRY Of "hFe" and Of AGONY WIS
hta5d Is will not soon be forgotten.
Mr. specht shouted and beat ut The door OF
inc room occupied by Afr. and Mrs. Jeh.e.
ne ceolu secure Do response. He tore do#1
hss curtains. tied them together aad to The
rpm oal9st1ade on the third story, und
climbed down to the balcony on the second
story. The 8temen were ALREADY there, The
lsddsTs we're put up and manned witha a
epee9 worthy Of thoae brave fellows. Mr.,
Specht's chf(dren-toseph, n Ind Of thirteen.
and stella, miss Of ten-Mss. Tasbrs, his
mothe'-n1aw. and Sarah Lee, niece, who
wcrc IN the front rooms, were rescued. Nj.
SFapbury, the book keeper, auG Mr. KorreIi.
story.
We believe all Who we're then alive and TN.
ih1u1cd were saved. Officer Brown broke
sn1asa INTO M1. 5shiss room. He was lying in one
ped The only signs Of life with the former
vas the beating Of the heart and aud pn]se.
ne oiea N !eN moments after reaching the
Eronnd. Mrs. Jehlc could not speak. bu,
yer mothers lore wns stronger than death,
- She mntioped econiziar)y toward The bed,
n which lay her infant but a month old.
she ~as brought down, hut survived oalr a
lew moments Her babe was saved by being
eeFtzeu with the bedciothcs, and stilI lives.
IN ne meantime, several Of the Inmates
aaa attempted to save themselves from The
;nn ;no1s feas ana Inc dcvonFfng elements By leap
Joseph bnrtho1, nephew Of III. Specit,
tnsnpsd from that story into the alley. and,
striking aud-hole. saved his life. Il fEasn
tear{u! leap, but, though severely bruised.
not bone Was broken.
" ~ Fho attempted fhua to escape and
rehehed the ground, he is the QUIZ survivor.
~, Walter, clerk, leafed from the same
story, and was fortunate euough to catch a
b!ind on the third story, 10 which be ciurF
u ~ rescued q the frcnen. Il was wondes.
tui escape These had all leaped before he
eIsmen n' faaned access TO their roons. They
ionnd the other unfortunatcs who reraaIqcd
In The rooms. lying on the floors or at the
vi, dows. suffocated.
The saxFfFofs and the dead were removed
70 The Office Of Dnctoss Knode 4 Rives, in
me ne1t building: The former received
for hnnel as tendes1E as eircurussauccs Tould
permit officer Hapan was stationed at The
en1rsoec to feep The crowd cut. He allowed
US access It was horEid Spectacle
40 ne Office lay Nj. Vim. Jehle, in real
grave clothes. he was young maa Of great
F"NAA4-sS - = AAt1CHaNL- LIE advertisement
as wholesale notion dealer have for some
TINE TINS past appeared In the columns Of the
fast. He was on1y twentv.seven years Of !.
aRe, aad formerly from st. Louis. In
bed roou near hy lag Mrs.. JehIc. There
: rs Rsacef1l beauty to the face, As If she was
areatnlns pleasantly, aud not dead There
vas no trace Of distress or agony Ina small
room beyond the Office, On the floor. lay
,eFSn :, ladies. colored woman named Luci1.
~ ! hshgFal6, With her two little children
beside her: beFond that ofJohn c. Hunk. q
memPef ne a9 Of ~ Grove Of Drusas Eho leaped
p9s q sse F1ndox, aud whose bead had oecn
ay.' who wore tho white cap about tie
nor. and had served Nj. specht afyeen
ears as baker; and that Of white walter
sna colosed man, whose nadnes We could
n the ball beyond lar the body OF Atieuuc
Fred, French cook Further on. IN . back
oom, vas the body Of Reudel Huber, q
ie,man baker. who leaves wife and cbi,d !
~ brother in this city that of German
sook named Philip, and Of Dolly Flint, 4
:1lorrd waiter, and another colored woman, |