Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-27
GALLATiN.
Full Particulars Of the Destructive
COnfiaEratiOn-Eleven BuIIdiHgs Re-
dueed 10 Ashes-The Loss About $780,
900.

To an Extra - Issued from the Gal
latin EIaB1iaeT Office we are indebte'
for the following particulars connecte'
with the confisgration at Gallatin
About l O'Clock yesterday morning
fire broke cut in the frame grocery an'
l.hsrdware store Of Mr.. ]. G. Rodemer, OF
Water street, near the northwest cornel
OF the square. The fire soon EXTENDED
to the frame dwelling and millinery es
| tsblishment Of Miss NJ. Mclean, sdJoin
ing the meat shop Of Mr.. Wilcox anC
the book store of G. W. Moss & Co, or
the west side. From thence the flames
communicated to the drug store OF L. V
Shrode, the drv goods store OF Messrs
Harris, Hsssel & Co., and gradually ex'
tended over the entire west side OF the
Public Square, totally destroying Old
Fellows Hall. occupied by Messrs
Strong, Levy & Co., az clothing and
| dry goods house; Mrs. s. LEWIS mil.
linery establishment; the Odd Fellows
| Lodge and EDcampment, with all oi
their furniture and property; the grocery
store of w. Fl. Brown g. Go; the drug
goods store Of r. E DOnnelI, and the tin
aud stove shop of James House. At his
point the fire was checked.
The escape of the American Hotel,
just opposite the house Of Miss McLssn,
was almost miraculous. II is a large
frame building, but through the active
exeFtion of the prOprietOrs, who Hooded
the roof with water, 1t was saved.
The three-st0ry building owned by Mr..
Thompson, of Nashville, and occupied
by Mr.. Vile and Mr.. Robert Beebe, as
dry goods stores, was in imminent dan
ger, and covered with fakes Of fire, but
was saved harmless. We are unable this
week to particularizs the many Incl
dents of the conf lgraeion. We must not,
however, omit to mention the timely
aid given in the suppression Of the fire
by the company Of United States troops,
of this place, under com mmnnd OF Col.
Frudneberg. He gave orders, at an early
stage of the fire, which brought them
into service, at which they went with
the greatest Intelligence, and cur citizens
are greatly indebted to them for their
aid in stopping the rsvages Of the coDfa-
grafton. They went into the work with
the prscticed skill OF old firemen, and
shrunk from no hsz ard. Mr.. Theodore
Maitland Wss the first of company b to
mount the roof south of Old Fellows
Hall, with sn ak to cur away the tim
bers.
Miss Mclean, loss on building and
millinery about $4,000 insured In the
Enterprise of Cincinnati, for $1,000, In
the agency Of Thomas BOyers.
J. G. Rodemer, $4,000; insured for
1880 in Hartford; T. B1yers agent.
3. Wilcox, no insurance; loss $500.
C. w. Moses d Co., loss Slo0; no iDsu-
rance.
l.. V. Shrode, less $500; no insurance.
Harris, Hsssel & Co, Insured in the
Planters, of Memphis, for 5000, on
building.
w. H. Brown & Co, grocers, S25O0 in
Hartford T. BOyers, agent.
Bsber estate, building, no insurance
loss S250Q.
Schell d Bro, $4,000 insured in Hart
for'i for $4,000; T. Buyers, agent.
r. E. Donnell, insured in E ma, Hart
ford and Enterprise for ss00O; 7. By
ers, agent
James House, insured In f ma for
$4,000 T. B0yers, agent.
Levy, Strong & Co. $1,000 in London
and Liverpool, at Louisville agency.
Mrs. s. Levy, $1,000 in Enterprise, of
7. Boyers, agent.