Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-07-06
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FIRE ON GAY STREET.
zat.oa ;st o,Conner'ss Saddiery Es.
tabiislunent. lN an II

"sr -3.Iss 3YaI-esOOds Damaged-Imci-
seniskrd Accidents ANN &
..lav morning about eleven o'clock the
o- ire was given and at once all was ex-
meag., The, crowd rushed down Gay street,
.a.s dta=5yduhhesiof smoke were seen issu-
r Iram the saddlery establishment of T.
. Conner s, Co.. which indicated the speedy
demolition OF that building and, threatening the
..r 1s0eE r .TEGFF FnFA
TIE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Ihc efficiency of the fire department and the
4sz nteot Of the, chief DR.. j. N. Boyd, and
tsa gable cxertons of the firemen, were
sab. a.s Of remark by all. The Colored Fire
Company, 8isgara No. 3.nWm. Porter, fore
.-. was i5tG 1t tlie scene Of action and went to
ao.5s.i. .h a.viriiI which showed wliatthey could
acy had FIRST class engine. .78 ~. ' 10
E.. .-s--.ain Company, Mo- VIM Nelson,
n soon made their appearance, and at
eouar5 the efforts of the first to stay the
iaing'aement. l7a roov7ri1g ,ruaa ,35R
hast, though not least, the steam engine
U.f tie boys Of the gallant old Fountain No
Lr VIM. Coflman, foreman, passed at gal
.. ana sodn the hose were I'M position and
~ssu lent and first floor in, a niannerthat threat
... 10 drown the flames in the steady and rap
lsteam. ltIFps< not until the lgratings7 in
bad Been removed and'a hole cut in the
tr near the front door, however, that the
--n could get ina position to render their
Ha r t-ec-ual, but after, half an hours steady
tIe avaianches Of water, poured in the
r, Of the fire, began to tell, and the lessen
s Fo.amns Of smoke told the anxious specta.
,7r- hat the flames We're under control. But
heir efforts were not relaxed until they
'-a completely successful and the last spark
eNtinguished, and the owners of the pro-
y had commenced getting. their goods back
-a heir stores, from which they had been so
hastily removed
ORIGIN OF THE FIRE. > II -
aa Ire originated IN the basement of Major
leHHcrs establishment, and was discovered
Nr. Stephen Todd the book-keeper,a little
'et7e eleven o clock. who smslt the fire, in the
ar, and seeing the smoke Issuing through
Lecrevi6e5i IN The a5ory snatchedG up mis- books
..rr.ldly and rushed otlt, giving the alarm
ere was a large quantity of straw, used for
ing purposes, boxes and scellaneous odds
Isl ends. The fre1nen who were JonS the
IA from first to last, are of the opinion that
., bro3le out at the northern sideof the
aaent nc;r The, centre, and had been burn
-aE some time, as heavy articles in that vi
8erc entirely consumed, and the flames
; al op,4}stinigqdd to a barge 4uhnaty,pf cOal,
'front.' which required some time to ex-
er
1ae cHl@e'of the Ere is not definitely known,
a"oFer- some ascribing it to spontaneous COM
,ffi9a, and others to carelessness on the part
's9me unknown person. None of the work.
da had bsenp inpthe BASEMENT sduring, the
a7rning, and as .pP. work was ,depe, there, the
,cl&r is doubtless the correct supposition.
alcasrs Herman hSehenk, Youhgblood and
a-lin3, Of Fountafh'i'No. 1, deserve special
aerti5n for their gallant daring. They carried
ltase into the cellar by the rear entrance
a6ding halfleg deep ihithe hot water, de-
.EH tbc place thoroughly. 1T is said that
.a was an open cistern in the cellar, which
ouidnot be see on account of the thick smoke,