Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-10-19
THE FIRE.
Destruction OF BOIL a Chsvnnnes' broom
aH Factory.

AHN Vlu saying hfe mover comes single,
has again been verified in tho experience of our
city, within the past few days. A few morn
ings ago, We reported the firing Of Key
stable
Last night about 81 clock. the city was
startled with an alarm of Arc and almost before
one could get into the street. the heavens wore
red with the glare of immense sheets Of fame
climbing towards the clouds
The location Of the eonhagaton was on Asy-
lum street, near the corner of Crooked. in the
franc building Of 3. b. Juttrcll. and used by
Bolli Chavanncs for the manufactures Of
brooms. t..t .... . -.
As near as we can ascertain the ficts. they
are these AT Jut the time FIRST stated as hr.
Geo, Smith was sitting on his back porch smok-
ing q cigar, he saw light in the inside of the
broom factory and thinking at once of are,
rushed toward the flame bat before he could
get there-ahout 100 feet distant-the whole
interior Of the building was abaze II was
filed with broom corn, and of course furnished
hne food for hrc. In less than five minutes the
building was wrapt in flames. 1t was totally
destroyed with it. contents. The building was
not insured, was the property of 5. b. Iiut-
trcll and worth about 1000. The machinery
and stock on hand was worth about 5000 and
belonged TO Bolli & Chavrnnes, and was insured
for $1,000 in the North British Mercantile In
surancc Company Cuarlcs Seymour Agent
The loss unfortunately falls upon two very
worthy young men who have just commenced
in business. and had invested therein the
savings of their first labors. They had on
Monday received new machinery, valued az
about 500, and yesterday made their frat
broom with It. They had 400 dozen brooms on
hand, and but l5l dozen was saved. They en-
ployed some half dozen hands, all Of whom
left the shop at six o. clock, yesterday evening
There has been no fire IN the building this year
and the belief IS that the building was fred by
| an incendiary.
pletely fired, and the steam engine failed to
promptly work, it became evident the adjoin-
ing building of s. L. Akin, occupied BY Mr.
McCorkle and Clark, would be lost And so it
| was. The building was worth about So, 500, and
| was uninsursd. Mr.. McCorkle was damaged
some by the loss and removal Of furniture
Mr. Geo. Smiths house was saved by the ju-
dicious use of little water, by few cool en-
ergetc men. His loss was trifing, confined to
fences and garden
! As is usual in such cases. great complaint was
| made because of the incfficiency of the steam
fire company, or rather the steamers engineers.
| We do not know anything about the circum-
| stances, only that the engine was some fifteen
minutes in getting to work. There was GER
tainly something wrong, what it was and how il
is TO be remcdied let thc.authorties say A steam
fire engine is of no service unless il can be
brought into uso on short notice Mr.. Akin
building should have been saved.
IuC lhnu tnplHeS, inanntu DIV tne COlOreu
men, we're Mt work when we reached the fire,
and seemed to be efficiently handled. The
Hook and Ladder Company did good service
and were promptly on the ground.
.CIrcuit Court.
Tho Circuit Court convened yesterday, Hon.
e. It. Hall presiding. The following are the
proceedings
John Baxter VS. r 5 Sanders ct ais; defend
ants demurrer to the declaration ovcrruled and
defendants allowed to plead.
John Baxter VS. c Woodward and j G
Vaughn; defendants demurrer to the plaintiffs
declaration, overruled and defendants allowed
to plead.
Stoneburner IL Richards VS. Vox and Mary
Sturm; Plaintiff motion to dismiss petition
and judgment VS. defendants and security for
$2n6.t2
Nardly Warren sworn in as Attorney.
r II Bounds vs. w W Bounds defendants
have leave to take deposition of Thos J White
without further notice.
John Kirkpatrick vs. James Mcltebrrger; ju-
ry rcspited
j a Rayl vs. W g Kain and Malinda Nor
row, administrator, &c judgment by motion
for plaintiff against w G Kahn for $99S %, and
against Mrs. Malinda Morrow, administrators,
g., for S499.IS
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