Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-16

flames which wrealhed around them.
At last water came. and again the flames
we're forced back and finally extin-
guished % that story but the fire was
not 50 easily extingukhed. The flames
had crcpt about between the walls, and
made work exceedingly difficult for the
iiremon. The damage, however, to the
adjoining houses BY the fire was com
paratively slight.
Euhler had in his establishment about
$4,000 worth of CONNECTIONS, nearly all of
which was destroyed insured for $4,000
in four local German companies Thorns
was insured for $l25Oi loss, $500 $500.
Charles Rosenheim was fully insured.
The building was ovnedbyW. H. Stokes,
and the house occupied by Euhler was
owned by the same party.
At 1910 pm, and Immediately sue
ceeding the alarm from the central sta
ton, the bells rung out No. Al, which
proved to be fire in q building on Third
street, between Main and Water, owned
by Herbert & Wright, one-half OF it
being occupied by them with their mill
furnishing establishment, aud the other
half by Climax tobacco factory, aud
owned by j. L Withers 4 Co. The fire
originated in the thitd.story Of the
tobacco factory. The cause is yet a
mystery. The fire spread along the
third story floor, and leaping to the roof,
ran along to Herbert & Wrights, and be-
fore water could be obtained the entire
upper story Of the two buildings we're
blazing. In about an hour, however,
they had the fire fully under control and
at u o'clock it was extinguished. N
In the tobacco factory were stored
about 500 bales of cut tobacco, and TO-
900 pounds of fne.cut Loss to the pro-
prietors of the factory $4,000; insur-
ance, $4,000 in the German and Western
companies. Herbert & Wright estimate
their loss on stock and the entire build
ing at $4,000; no insurance.
At quarter to twelve, while the whole
fire department was still engaged on the
Third street fire, fourth alarm sounded
from box AZ. Almost in a moment the
building was all flames, and the fire had
eaten into the next store OF the block in
the second story, which was occupied by
an insurance agent. The iremen fought
this with all their power, but the supply
of engines was not sufficient, and they
fought against heavy odds. The whole
of this block, which belonged to Bam-
berger, Bloom & Co., was doomed, and
the fire steadily worked up to the top of
the building and downward to the va
cant first floor.
Meanwhile the next store south, &C.
cupied by E. H. Vernon Il Co., grocers,
who had carried their stock out early,
was invaded by the flames, and in an al
most incredibly short time destroyed.
The fire burst out of the windows of each
story in rapid succession, and poured
through the small round ventilators in
the attic. The fire soon doomed up from
the roof of Vernon's building against
the Public Library building, but heavy
fire wall, rising sixteen feet above the
roof, afforded protection. The cornice
of the Library building caught on fire
two or three times. ~ 4
Mr.. Buckley estimates his stock and
fixtures at $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
Mr. Vernon estimates his loss at $l2,-
600; insurance, $4,000. Mr.. Pargry,
confectioner, stock, $4,000; insurance,
$4,000. Bamberger 4 Bloom value their
building at upward of 100000; insur
ance, $4,000.
During the progress Of the fire man
named Armstrong was standing near a
wall on the first floor, when the hot air
in the room adjoining exploded, burst
ing through the wall, causing brick to
descend with a crash upon him. His
arm was broken and various parts Of
the body seriously bruised.