Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-12

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mandatory; Joseph Walker q Co., dry
goods and Gents furnishing goods, High
Street; A Il Davis q Co.; Williams, Hew-
rus d Reed; Geo f Clark, Morocco; Films
q Co.; hastings & Serges; Ed Spelling q
Burstead, sole leather; Homea & Withe,
Hides. Q L Halfway Sons; Hevon 81 Co.,
leather; Flint & Catin; T z Proctor; Chand-
Ter & BoyDlcn, Richardson, Doyle q Go,
n & ii johnson, leather; Knowlton q
Sons, w G Boyce & Sons, G Lennox q
Co, Goatlid, Southwick & Sandsway, Hew-
ms d Reed, E B Pratt 81 Co, Congress
Street Forge, Phillips & Co, hardware and
agents for Ames' plows, shovels, etc; Holi-
well & Coburn, wool; Thomas Fl Tyler,
wool; Nicholas Parker q Dupee, wool;
Rogers & Co, importers and Jobbers; w
b Spinner s. Co; j B Cook, stained and
cut glass; William Hilton & Co, wool;
Bailey & Jenkins, wool; John McEnnis q
Co, T r Marvin & Sons, printers; John
Maxwell, Seth Williams, v bite, Osborne
Haddock d B Daul, N Quinn q Co, E z
Cutler, Woodbury. g. Clifford, carpenters;
Otis Bramham, black and white smith; NJ
M A Hanson, Clark Andrews, crockery;
Perkins building, @ @ Priest 8 Co, j r
@t1NhoiS " w, CDcIllicbc, u - % IL " 1sOU-
gers, 2 Hallowell, Field, Thayer & Whit
ney, G Blackburn g. Co, wool; Lockwood
q 20, wool; Morse, Denny 81 Co, WOOL a
The banks destroyed are the National
Bank of North America, the Franklin Street
and National Revenue Bank, No. IA Frank
lin street. At o'clock this morning the
chances were that the Continental National
Bank, No. 81 Chauncey street, and the
ant Ca
street, would also succumb to the flames.
Southern Boundary Of the Fire.
At this hour hasty visit in the neighbor-
hood Of the southern boundary of the fire
revealed the fact that the flames had not
extended far up Kingston, Columbia and
Linden streets in southerly direction,
but had burned along the ends of those
streets, making progress over Broad street
to Water Front, all through the South Cove
district, where wooden buildings are num-
berless. There were in action numerous
steamers to prevent the spread of the fire
sideways and keepit out of a thickly popu
lated district. The United States Hotel
was the nearest public building in the line
of the fire, and many of the guests or oc-
cupants were active in moving their trunks
and other small baggage to places more
secure. A visit to Summer street showed
the fire to have advanced on the south as
far west as Hovey's drygoods store, the
upper portion Of which building was then
| on fire.
The wind had moderated some but the
fire seemed to be fast eating its way to-
wards Washington street in which event
the establishments of Stearns & Co, Martin,
Walker & Co, VIM. Z. Storms & Co, Thos
Crump & Co, and large numbers of firms
doing business in upper portions of
buildings would De swept away. The fire
appears to be making to rear of these build
ings if not checked. The extensive place
of Jordan Marsh & Co, in Central court and
extending to Washington street, stands in
imminent danger of destruction. After re-
peated solicitations on part of business
men, owners Of real estate and others,
Chief Engineer Downell, just before two
O'Clock gave orders to rope off streets lead
ing into Milk street preparatory to
Blowing Up
buildings on the south side of that
street. A body of United States marines
from the navy yard marched up Washing.
ton street about three O'Clock and rendered
their services on police duty which was
Immediately accepted.
Shortly after, o'clock q meeting of citi-
zens was held in the Mayors psrlOr in the
City Hall, Mayor Castor being present, and
Chief Engineer Dsmsell occupying inform.
al presidency.
On motion of Gen. VIM. S. Burt, de
tail of citizens was authorized to take
charge of all streets leading directly to the
fire, and have exclusive control Of them
with the assistance of the police, with au
, thority 10 take any action they might set
, fit in an emergency,
, The detail consists of Gen. Burt, Alder
|, man jerks, Col. Shepard, and other well
known citizens, and each one has control o
| interesting streets, withfull liberty to use
: powder in the stOppage of the devourins
, element in case they should consider it ex
: pedient; and with the consent of the Chile
engineer of the fire department, it was ais
. authorized that in case OF necessity tn
f military should be called out. At the abovt
meeting Mayor CASTOR expressed his per
feet willingness to call out the militia to re
lieve the police, and he even decided to is
sue an order at O'Clock this morning, bu
as none of the military officers present knew
how their men could be notified before to
, day Sunday, the matter was held il
: allegiance, aud it is very much more thai
; probable they viii have to go on duty thi
!, forenoon.
O'CIOck-A.
? The report of buildings being blown ur
: indicating that gun powder was being use
to stop the fire, was heard at five minute
: past three O'Clock, and was the most wei
|, come sound of the night, for it betokenet
!. fearless, honest, radical effort to save Bos
ton from Chicago's fate. Two discharge
!, were made in block on Devonshire street
and these threw the building PARTIAL
> down, but without apparent benefit, 70
: the flames jumped over the gap instantly
The building was close to the fire, and III
i less blocks more distant are speedily pros
!. rated, the effect will, of course, be simpl
> nothing. The trains were laid in Feders
. street about two o'clock and the street i'm
|, mediately cleared for action. At 3:45 thi
morning the destruction of buildings in tn
;. path of the confagrstion by the explosion
3 of gun powder was begun in good earnest
the shocks
}: Shaking the City to Its Foundation:
l. 1t is to be hoped that the city ma
l. be saved by this means; nothing else vii
}; The firemen, though exhausted by thei
:. arduous labors, are still working with
= will, but it is plain to be seen that waite
?, alone offers no weapon powerful enough
:, fight the fire iend.
}; At four o'clock most terrific explosio
n took place, which undoubtedly did goo
,. service. At 4:30 o'clock buildings on DevOI
+, shire street were blown to atoms. A de
5, termined effort is being made to proven
D; further progress of the flames northwarC
D; The Transcript building caught fire ju.
D. before four O'Clock, the flames bursting int
y, a roar and spreading with such rapidity tbs
D; all hope Of saving it wasSat once dispelled
q At four O'Clock this morning the fire e2
4, tended from Washington street on th
D; west to the wharves on the east, and froI
+ Milk street on the north to Hartford an
0; Erie railroad bridge on the south, ii
S, area of the burnt district being roughly est
& mated at two hundred acres. The est
Or mate of we'll known real estate men is this
!, the loss on buildings will average $12 pc
:. square foot for this area, and therefo
i, we have grand total loss in buildings alor
ID of upwards of
q One Hundred Million Dollars.
], So fierce is the march of the flames, al
u 80 Irresistible, that merchants on Div
J, street when they first were made aware
Or danger essayed to move their goods, b.
+, could not on account of heat, and therefor