Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-12-28
FIRES.
The Riremen Have q Busy Day.

About noon yesterday two fires broke stimuli
taneously forth-one at the corner 2 Linden
and Causey streets, where a small frame house
gave indications Of going Of in q Whit. This
fire was extlnguished without the aid Of the
fire department, by means of a few prompt
buckets OF water, and the damage resulting
from the tncipient connagrattOn was little.
The other nre was on Adams street, within
one door Of Main. This one nOurisbed so that
the house was destroyed. 1t adjOius ROceO's
confectionery, which is on the corner. and
frOBtS on Man street, was occupie by John
Winters, who had a bar-rOOm on the lower
story, and by Rocco, who had goods stored
above, and had also q kitchen on the top floor.
The origin of the fire could not be satisfactorily
ascertained. The first things consumed by It,
however, were aQuEnttty Of toys which Rocco
had stored up there. The IRE made consider
aoie havoc among the property OF this mer-
chant, and what was not consumed IN the
flames was destroyed by the deluge. DgTing
the progress Of the fire a cry was raised STAT
the front wall was about to fall out, and the
nremen who were operating from the top o;
the porch jumped down 10 save themselves.
The wall did not down then, but became
considerably warped. The bar-room unEer-
meath became q total wreck.
Mr.. Rocco could not tell the amount OF his
loss, but thought there were three or four
thousand dollars worth Of goods stored away
In the rooms. He is fully covered by insur-
ance, as he holds policies in the following
companies: The North British, the Imperial,
the Liverpool and London Globe, the O. Gems, /
the Phoenix, of Brooklyn, n tbs Interna-
tional The building belongs TO Mr.. Fran
siolS. |
Atn o'clock last night a smallsstore at the |
Of Main and Gayoso streets was discov- |
cred TO be on fire. The flames WORKED along |
bravely. The excitement was great for a time. |
but the confsgratton was happily subdued be- |
fore the engines arrived. Damage not great /
The wind was blowing dercely last night /
when the alarm Of fire was given. A small /
keg was found In the loft where the fire oc-
cured, by the policemen who -extinguished
the flames. But for the promptneSs of these
gentlemen, Sergeants Kelly and Fitzgerald, |
many squares, or q least the square south of
and east Of Main street, woul1 have
been swept away. Incendiarieg are supposed
to be at work, and that row OF old shanties,
with tarpauIin roofs, is q proper locality for
heir operations.
WAG6ENIR. at Sf7L Main street, as a result
OF bis extensive advertising in the APPEAL.
has taken toslead in the merchant tailoring
business in MemphiA He is doing what n
lied 3 "sm ash1pg business" He has in
the number of HIS employees, and
occupies every square inch In his elegant
st~orehouse with WoTkm6n who cannot he
surpsSsed Tor taste or skill by any Others in
sbe United states. cut WsRgener is not sat-
sned with l.is success. Like an energetic.
ahead merchant, he wants all the bust
hess he can Go. he can do 3 million dollars'
worth II he can get II. He believes IN grow
ng. and has maze provision for his growth
-assimel ss, OverOoatings, velvets and vest
ngs, which be makes mp IN the latest style
nd at prices that are less than those OF New
FORK FOR The same class of wCrk. Call and
es aim about IL, atSl7% tain street.
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