Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-14
INCENDTARIsM
OF a Sew Of Buildings
ON Je1TersOn street.
The AppqaI I'd 1Oriai Rooms,
Ph@uIx Insurance Agency,
aass Empire saloon
Burned.
Loss. Finsen Thousand Dollars.

An extensive, z 10 Us C~ieaatIouSf
e0ph3gCatioD took place yesterday morn
ing sboDt four O'Clock, involving n q
common glin the entire row o. buildings
between, Center alley and the AUdkd2che
building, or the BOrth side OF Jefferson
street, comprising the APPEAL editoEisi
rooms. the I. Y l.. Saloon, the P e1iz
Mutual Insurance Agency, \ Empire
saloon and FassmRn's boot and shoe
store.
The first alarm was TuBg at twenty
minutes pest three o'clock, and the en-
zines, promptly obeyi8g the summons,
srrfved on the spct il me TO quenea n
ncipient c0Lf aErstiol with AuIe or 10
.trouble. The flames were found 10 pro
eeeh. in THE Instance, from he roof OF
me Empire Saloon, and the Ore was OF
=ueh s character a. 10 leave no DOUBT on
me minds Of those who were present
that it was 8 designed piece of iacendi
aFism.
A ter putting cut the flames the en-
gines retired, but 8 watch was kept on
The house and its inmates by the police,
as several Very suspicious circumstances
had occurred during the night, lsading
them to susEecs that il was their inten
zion to burn their building. On these
poiuts, however, we Will not touch IS
thew VII be brought OFT THE morning
before Squire Milisrd, and We will give
our readers q succincG account OF them
1t spOghsr time.
Az four O'Clock the alarm again soun-
5ed, snd before the engines could arrive
he Empire was envel0ped IN names
from roof to basement. Tae carriers,
printers, pressmen and other employees
81 the APPEAL, seeing the danger which
threatened the editorial rooms, reused
the City Editor, who rComs adjoining,
and with thei- combined exsrtlons
the flies and 3 portion Of the
furniture, including several hundred
yo.unaes OF the appeal library we're re-
moved galore the 4 lanes had euveloped
that end Of the building As rapid as
their work, a0d as untiring and heroic
their eXeTllons, they were unable TO save
all OF the furniture and appointments OF
the rooms, and they we're compelled re-
iuctan,ly to ~relinquish to the greedy
faues sons two hundred volumes Of the
library, (ths maps, the most complete and
valuable collection owned by any edito
tiaI rooms in the South the bed-r0om
furniture and some OF the clothing, etc,
lOf the city editor.
3 The P.maix Insurance Agency Of our
friend NuuTse, We believe, saved al their
BOOKS and papers, and M. Eastman
saved most Of his stock. The Empire
saloon had little or nothing to safe. We
are informed that q party wnO called
there At midnight for q drink Of whisky
and ham and eggs" Wa unable to CD
tain eitber-shs alDg most cOpc!usiVeiy
that both bar and restaurant were
d" played Out.n
The police, who were On the spot very
promptly, arrested three men named
Dempey, Spec snd Cole, for having
committsAJn srsOr, and they were
pound oVeNc appear before Squire Mii-
lard this morning at eleven o'c.ock. A
report Of their examination will be given
IN full.
There is 10 means Of accurately aseer-
tanning the smCUut Of The losses, but q
rough estimate ssts down the sum total
al fifteen Thousand dollars.
Our thanks sre due to the hremen q
the rnsDy kind friends who rendered US
valuable assistance; bat especially are
we thankful 10 Harry l.. Smith, Il a.,
Gen. Brown, w h HOiiingswOrtb, Ell.
Msnsford, john HaySard, M'llsTd Var
gison, Billy Dardis, jams K Hunter,
Dallas. TORnsiey and Master AaBsfOrdr
for their valuable and lA0oriOus seryioss
in saving ths effects Of the editorial
rooms.