Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-07-26

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O'Clock to-day fire broke out in tn,
planing-mill of Thomas & Co, on thi
south side Of Clay street, between Lib
! erty and Park streets. The flames sOOI
extended to the three adjoining blocks
and an
IMMENSE CONFEDERATION
is now raging, with a stiff southwes
| treeze blowing, and immense cinder,
are waited several blocks, even to the
cathedral. The fire is in the immediate
vicinity of the Presbyterian churcf
where the Presbyterian general assem-
| bly, was held. The entire sOuthwes
corner of this block was burned.
80 p.m.-The fire here is still raging
| Park street from Lexington to Saratoga
is in flames, every house being on fire
The fire extends on Clay street from
Park to Liberty streets, and the rear o.
Liberty from Lexington to the corner o
Liberty and Saratoga street. st. Al.
phOnsus school, on the south side of Sa.
ratoga street, running back to Clay
street, is gone. Stewards stables Oh
Lexington street will be lost. On Sara.
toga street, west from Park street, every
house is in flames Up Park, and from
Saratoga to Mulberry streets, at inter
walls the roofing on both sides the street
are burning. On Mulberry street the
FINE ROW OF HOUSES
commencing at the northeast corner OF
Park street, and extending east to Ca
thedral street, is on fire. The Maryland
academy of arts, on Mulberry street,
and the University of Maryland ad-
Joining, are burning. The cathedral, on
the corner o Mulberry and Cathedral
streets, caught fire, but, it is thought,
will be saved. The wind is steady from
the southeast, and has carried the burn
ing embers around, causing the destruc-
ton of many houses distant from the
origin of the disaster.
1:40 p.m.-The fire seems to be under
control. There is great excitement in
the city and vicinity.
As p.m.-The fire is now un-
der control, and with the aid of
fire apparatus obtained from hotels and
other sources the flames will probably
be subdued. There is
so MUCH EXCITEMENT
it is impossible to get any details at
present of losses.
The fire will probably be confined to
an area bounded by Lexington street on
the south, Howard street on the west,
Mulberry on the north, and Liberty on
the east. After breaking out in the
planingmill of Thomas & Co., on Clay
street, the flames rapidly spread across
Clay TO a block bounded by Howard,
Liberty, Saratoga and Clay, consuming
nearly the entire block. At this hour
a few buildings remain at the northeast
corner Of the block, at which point the
Central Presbyterian church, presided
over by DR.. Smith, is located, which
structure is on fire and will probably be
consumed, as that entire block will be-
From Clay street the fire worked its way
back to Lexington street, and burning
all the buildings ia Park street, where
THE FIRE Is STILL RAGING.
In this block on the west side of Park
street, from Lexington to Saratoga,
nearly every house has been burned
fully twO-thirds !of the entire block,
bounded by Clay, Park, Saratoga and
Howard streets, Being consumed. The
English Lutheran church on Lexington
street, Rev. Dr.. Barclay, was entirely
consumed. Il is possible that the fire
will not extend much beyond the four
blocks named. 1t is impossible to get
at the particulars, the streets in the
immediate vicinity, and for d number
of blocks adjacent, being jammed by
thousands of people, furniture, wagons
and drays, loading up with and re-
moving furniture.
THE GREATEST CONSERVATION PRE-
Walls,
the streets being filled with frantic wo-
men hurrying in every direction with
bedding, cradles and various
pieces of furniture in their arms. The
whole fire department of the city, with
two engines from Washinging City are
not successfully battling the flames.
The supply of water up to this time is
ample, and unless the stiff breeze now
blowing increases to a gale, the fire will
be confined TO its present
location. The burned district was prin-
cipally occupied by small shops, con-
brick residences. At this
time no estimate Of thelOss can be made.
RUMoRED LOSS OF LIFE.
There are rumors of persons having
been burned, but a strict inquiry has
failed to establish any loss Of life up to
this time.
2:40 p.m.-The fire is still raging, but
has not extended beyond the blocks
named In the previous dispatch. The
Central Presbyterian church, Rev. DIR.
Smith pastor, on the southwest corner
Of Saratoga and Liberty streets, is COM
pletely wrecked, nothing remaining but
the walls and towers. With the eXcep-
ton Of three brick dwellings, cOmmenc-
Ing on the southeast corner,
NOT A BUILDING REMAINS
in the block on which the church is situ-
ated. At this hour tine widest rumors
prevail in regard TO fires in other por-
tons Of the city, but an inspection Of
the localities named as being on fire fails
to verify the reports. The. roofs of sew
eral buildings on Calvert street, north of
Saratoga, took fire, among them the
Children's Aid society building on CAL
vert street, adjoining the city spring,
but all We're eXtinguished. st. AlphonzO
German Catholic church, beautiful
northeast of Saratoga and
Park streets, is in imminent danger, but
has not yet taken fire.
THE WORK or MOVING
is still going forward, and the streets are
almost impossible. On Mulberry street
the building Of the Maryland academy
has been burned. DR.. Daleyls school.
is on FIRE. Three handsome
private residences on the North side of
Mulberry street and Cook, took fire but
were saved much damaged. Forty men
are passing water to the dome of the ca
thedral, which is covered with blankets.
UNDER CONTROL.
The fire was under control at two
o'clock this evening. The loss is esti-
mated at about a half million dollars.
The loss falls principally on dwellings.
There were about q dozen business
places destroyed, consisting of sash and
blind factories, dress and cloak estab-
fancy goods sewing-shOps
and one saloon and restaurant. Many
houses on Clay street We're frame and
two story brick buildings. The resi-
dences Of A. s. Abel, the proprietor Of
the Sun, John s. Hopkins and Professor
n. r. Smith were saved by men with
fire-extinguishers. st. Alphonsus church
escaped, but the orphan asylum and
school were almost entirely destroyed.
The cathedral escaped, but the valuable
near were destroyed. All the
dwellings destroyed belonged 10 wealthy
persons.