Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-10-13

A1uS Ad u AsBVUsDVO
The publishers OF the New York and
Chicago Spectator have established tenn
porsry office at 1853 Broadway for publics-
ton.
The directors of the Lorillsrd company
have directed their officers to psy sll losses
ss tsst - adjusted and continue business
as usual
Evans, Lindsey & easily, insurance
agents, placed risks amounting to S299 900
on elevators and contents, in the CiDcin-
natl Offices enumersted above, which will
prove only partial loss, several Of the
elevators insured having escaped destruc-
ton.
In home Offices the entire amount of
risk Is 1852. 900, without the risks held by
Andes company, which is estim sted st a
L. amount. While the risks in Gincin-
nH,5 ~aSs amount to s6e2 600, It is esti-
nsted tbst ~ least $3.50, 600 worth Of prop
ertv insurad "a Ss not damaged.
Tha r. ole and y enterprise have no risks.
E-ns ne6ple here wee unable to give any
iDformstion as 10 the business OF the Chi
caro- branch. Rnmor gives their loss at
from three 20 Eve millions.
A lie Out OF Whole Cloth.
A dispatch from St. Louie 10 General
Stagsr SAWS that dispatch WAS sent from
this city yesterday TO the effect that 81.
Louis rebels we're setting q 70 TO the city.
NO EuEn ul+NELEl ~ Hbub AIVAA O1ALobC
through the Associated Press. IL must
have been sent by special correspondent
OF some paper. The whole statement IL
pure invention, as there is no knowledge
here Of any occurrence Of the kind. The
city was ns yer more orderly and there is
now no evidence Of unusual inceBdiaries,
Graphic Description of the Fire.
Street after street filled with fame and
dre, and the exultstion Of the FIRE isnd
was given vent to IN 8 way which can only
be eoualled by combining the noise of the
ocean when its waters are driven during
tempest upon . rocky beach with the
howl of the blast Huge walls would
bOpple and fail into the sea of FIRE, without
apparently giving a sound, as the war Of
The fierce element was so great that all
the minor sounds were swallowed up. and
the fall OF the walls Fas only perceptible
to the eye snd not to the ear
II our readers will recall 20 their minds
the hercsst Stow storm In their expert
ence, and imagine the snow to be Gre as II
surged hither snd thither before the fury
I of the fiend, they viii be able to form 9
] faint conception Of the flames as they
ragged through the streets OF our doomed
/ city. Many of the buildings situated
| along South Water street buried their red
! hot walls in the water of the river, intc
( which they plunged with hiss ike ante
| nothing earthly throwing up = DilloN "
water, which Woald gradually subsidt
| untu o Der wells would foiGE. The heai
was so intense at times from soH1e Of th'
burning buildings that they could not d
approached within $50 feet, which &C
counts for Tho msn2er In which the mr.
/ worked back snd often against the wind
The Gre after reaching the business por
tion Of Randolph and South Wster streets
LsaPed the River
on TO the north side In An Incredible sbor
space Of tins, ard thence among thl
wooden buildings on that side, reseheS
the lake shore, after touching. block ate
block, and after sweeping dwelling ate
dwelling With its fierce blsss. A scene q
more pO9erisss sffort to fig3t an eDem,
was never presented than that Of this
the people trying TO combat gbe 6ue-6eDd
Fbs seeae M Might.
4 1.-THE dsv bad Ps aed so sadIy and 5
terribly, the night came on with sti