The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-05-25
MEMPHIS.
Destructive Fire at Forest City, Ar
Ransas.

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MEMPHIS, May 23,-Au Appeal For
est City, Arkansas, special last night
SAYS an alarm OF fire was sounded IN
our city about two o'clock this morn :
ing and the same proved to Be no ca
uard, as the flames soon burst through
the roof Of the Forest House, large
frame building on the north side OF the
western end OF Front street. The flames
rapidly covered the building, forcing
MI. Brooks and his guests to make q
hasty retreat; all OF whom lost Their
wsrdrobee. The house was owned by
N. o. Rhodes, and was valued at u, ,0Oo,
being insured for 81, 500 and the furni.
ture for $1,000. Mr.. Rhodes loss will
reach $1,000. Mr.. Brooks. lessee, lost
everything. Insured in the Peoples
Insurance Company, PhTadelphis,
&. 500, and Atlantic Il Pacific, Chicago,
$500 on building and $500 on furniture
and stock. From the Forest House
the flames lesped across tine alley firing
the building occupied by Webb d
Vsughen, on the east side, as a lager
beer saloon. They lost everything
The buildiug was owned in Memphis.
and was worth $1,000; no insurance.
The flames continued going eastward,
next devouring the building owned by
]. R. Surley, and occupied by him as 9
saloon; but little OF his stock was
saved, and on which his loss reaches
5000, including the building. Dyess
drug store was the next to follow,
though he succeeded in saving the Lars
ger portion OF his stock in damaged
condition. Mr.. Dyess' building was
worth $1,000, and insured for $3.50 in
the Atlantic IL Pacific OF Chicago. He
held a policy Tor $3.50 on his stock in an
Iowa company. His loss will reach
81 1000. The house formerly occupied
by Brown & Wolf, but at the time Of
the fire vacant, was next devoured, and
WAS valued at $4,000, with no insur-
ance. Then came the building on the
eastern corner OF Washington and
Front streets, owned by Memphis
firm, and occupied by John r Gorley
as dry goods and grocery house. MI
Gorley had but recently added to his
stock, and he is probably the heaviest
loser. He succeed in saving o large
portion of his stock, yet his loss will
reach sS 600 or $4,000. He was in-
sured as follows: Virginia, 81 900;
Etna, OF Chicago. $1,000; Peoples, Of
Little Rock, 81, 800; Peoples, Of Phil
sdelphia, $500. In the insurance
building, second story, was the West>
ern Union telegraph office, but Mr..
Priddy, the OPERATOR managed to cave
all the instruments, and their loss Will be
small. The building WAS insured 10 the
Clay Insurance Company OF Newport,
Kentucky, for $1,000. About the time
this buildipg woe nalf burned the re-
mslnder OF the block, running north,
WAS discovered to be on fire in several
places, and the streets were crowded
with people making efforts to keep the
flames from the east side OF Washington
street. The following is q list OF the
sufferers in the north end oi
Washington street, on the west
side: Jacob Morris saloon and
confectionery, 10000; the building was
owned in Memphis and was valued at
9 500; no insurance. John n. CaltoD,
loss on building 5000, and 1000 or
5000 on stock. Mr.. Calton saved some
OF his stock. The second story was
occupied by Or. Dooley, dentist, and }.
Thompson, lawyer. DR.. Dooley saved
nothing and his loss will reach 400 j.
Thompson saved portion OF his libra
~ and his loss will not reach above
800. Mr.. Calton had no insurance, his
policy having expired at twelve o clock
Thursday, fourteen hours before the
fire. Stewart g. Bros. loss on utoccu.
pied building 10000. Mrs 0, Coles
loss on her building, in which there
was barber shop. $4,000. The mill
linery store Of Mrs. Reynard was owned
by Mr.. Winthrop aud Was worth $1,000;
no insurance. Mrs. Reynards loss
will reach 500. The last building to
burn was the residence OF Mr.. Kit Cobb,
who in attempting to save his neigh
boris property lost with his resideece
nearly all bis household and kitchen
furniture. His loss is fully 4,000 no
insurance. There are many rumors
and surmises as to the origin Of the fire,
some sttributing it to a defective fue,
while others lay it to carelessnese. Sew
eral other small buildings were also de-
stroyed.