Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-04-09
DESTRUCTIVE CONFEDERATION.
Pennsylvania House Burned-The
Three Fine Houses "a Total Loss
Two Persons Perish-Insurance,
100000.

Penusvrxauta House nurned-rb
Three Fine Houses a Total Loss
Two PERSONS Perish-ins"rahc
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r'oln 'He Da'enpof' 'ia'' Deno''A': apr, =
one OF the most destructive hres ina
mas ever visited the CITY occurred at a.
early hour TINS morning, WHEREBY q iarg
motel ana three capacious dweilng mousse
were enIlreiy consumed Inc fehhsyl
wanna nouse,tne seconu largest hote
IN tne city ana the TWO prick houses DC
longing 10 M. u DAVIS Sons, ana
frame resiaehce owned py Mr' "a; 'ont ,
son were burned 10 ine grouna. In
exact iacts IN TINS terrible caiamity' arr
as nc Ioiiows; ,oo
eoi Inc noeel was stone structure, l3o 2.
ozs ieee, iour stories hign-puil, IN i1o4
tne mouse am ana furniture costing at una
time, So,Voo lhere were lio rooms
capaDle oi accommodating II necessity
required some tnree hundred people.
Inc inmates an saiely escaped, VIII
the exception OF one man, henry CroSs
herman ,eamster, IN tne employ OF th'
mousse Wnen last seen ne was gong up
stairs at twelve CLOCK last nlght, aho
said ne was going 10 pea. Mr.; Miller
hlcheu III the panei 10 MS uoor' pu. uiu
not see him come dowh STAIRS nei'hei
mas the young man been seen to-day; IL
is feared ne perished IN the phhdihg
smoke ana names , .,
Inc gentleman whom Mr.. Davis ad-
mltted at three o'clock was Mr.. stuck
WRATH, protner ol LOUIS otuch"ralh' VI
inns city. III was thougnt tne young man
may nave gone out on the western traln
put as nothing mas been heard OF nim' II
IS now probable that ne also died terri
bly, IN the names. =,
Inc names spread rapidly, ana ignited
the ROOF OF the adjoining house, one OF
the three oulit by Mr.. DAVIS IN IS6o'
Ihis was occupied by Judge L. ID En-
gal, ana USED as Doardlng-hohse. Such
was the extreme neat and It's nearness TO
the burning, hotei that 1t was soon be-
yond nope OF saving. Inc several tami-
lies made good their escape, and saved
nearly an thelr iuraiture, though IN a
damaged condition.
The next building was frame dwell
hng owned py Mr. H. johnson; Dnt re-
Gently 1t had been entirely, RENTED,
palneu anu paPeiec tniou nou', anu
HE dwelling Desperate efforts were
made to save this bnt Il was of no avail
Water was thrown ON il inceesontlv bnt
Of n critical moment the sunnIv was ex-
bausted and the flames gained the nnner
hand All the furniture and n fine niano
were saved
House number three one ofthe bricks
was occupied by Mr. and Miss Smith
Part of IL vao nsed for a Garnet u,aov;ng
astabl;sbment and tho rast of tbe rooms
occunied bv boarders The furniture
ond bousabold goods wera graotlv dom
q ged in tba;r bsstv ax;t from tLe bn;ld-
;ng for at frst < aid MOI seem noss;hIe
that This bn;ld;ng was also doomed
This loss falls heavily on he inmates
and we understand there Is bnt TttIe in
snrance on anv Of the LOST vamables
Haro tbo Aomas were snbdnod bv greo,
arart;on oitbonob ,bo noXt borso vas in
!; m m;nont dangeT and reneotadlv concbt
C. Uod tb;s hn;IJ;ncI No, baan saSaJ
,bo ont;re bIocl clear 70 RocI IoIonJ
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