Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-07-15


hurried exodus will never figure among
the losses sustained BY the insurance
companies. It is very probable that the
fire will be stayed where it is. Consid-
eriDg the area burnt over, the losses to
insurance companies are very light, al
though hundreds Of families have
LOST THEIR ALL,
aud have been rendered house
les and homeless. As the good suffer
with the bad on many occa-
sions, so in this instance the bad
have suffered with the good, and proba-
bly, that section of the city would not
have been purified of its slums so effect
ually and thoroughly in the next fifty
years to come as it has this evening in
the space OF three hours. So, on the
whole, Chicago has not only had an
other big conflagration, but . great pu-
rification as well, as will in the end be
much the better for it by securing in the
district burnt wider streets and more
substantial buildings, compared with
those lost.
The fightswith,the fire is now on State
street and Wabash avenue, between Van
Buren, and Harrison streets. The
flames seem to be slowly giving way to
the persistent efforts of the fremen, and
it is hoped that 1t can be stayed before
long. The st. James hotel is the last
building that has commenced to burn,
but as the fire department can concen-
trate its efforts on the particular locality
indicated above, the spread of the fire
viii be more readily checked.
THE FIRE GAINING.
Contrary to the hopeful expectations
expressed at half past eight O. clock, the
fire has gained upon the fire department,
aud, in spite of all efforts by our whole
fire department, at half-past ten o'clock
the fire had progressed northWard and
taken IN the block on the east side of
State street, which were low wooden
buildings, and on Wabash avenue, north
from Harrison street, one block and a
half, taking in both sides of the street,
and working over along on Michigan
avenue to the north, toward the ExpOsi-
ton building. The fire is st present
between Van Buren and Jackson
streets in its northern limit, and
burning with great ferceness. At pres
ent the fire is apparently
BEYOND THE CONTROL
Of our fire department, and en-
gines are on their way from Blooming
ton, IlliuOis; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
Aurora, Illinois; Elgin, Illinois; Racine,
Wisconsin; and Dixon and Amboy, Hi
nOis, to assist, and if the wind does not
increase or change there are great hopes
now that the fire may be crowded into
the lake, as iutimated at six O'Clock in
these dispatches. Among the notable
buildings which have been destroyed
are the Gardner house, st. James hotel,
Continental hotel and the Adelphi the
atre. The fire is within two blocks of
the Palmer house, and the CONSERVATION
is very great among the guests. The
roof of that hotel is being protected by
their men with water appliances Of their
own. and every effort will be made by
the prOprietOrs to save the building.
THE SOUTHERN BOUNDS OF THE FIRE
are now at No. AVS Wabash avenue, just
south of Eldfidge court, SIS State street,
near Harmon court and 233 Third ave-
nue.. Between Peck court and Twelfth
street, on the corner OF Peck court and
Wabash avenue is the only point where
the flames have any hold. The fire Ori-
ginated in a paint manufacturing shop
on the corner Of Twelfth and Clark.
Some wor kmen were mixing paint, and
an explosion occurred which ignited the
building. On the north the fire has brok-
en- out on the corner Of Michigan avenue
and Congress. The Michigan Avenue
hotel is on fire, and it is probable the
Exposition building and art gallery can
be saved. On State street the fire has
passed Jackson, and is within one block
OF the Palmer house. On Wabash ave
nue. it is almost up to the corner Of Jack
son, and the MattisOn house is in immi-
nent danger.
A FIREMAN KILLED.
One fireman has fallen through a roof,
and was killed by the fall. A police
man had bis leg broken while attempt
ing to rescue a boy. One engine belong
ing to the cOlored men has been burned.
STILL RAGING.
At ten minutes past twelve O'Clock
the wind being westerly, the FIRE was
confined to very near Van Buren street,
on the north. Gilbert & Sampson's fur
niture warehouse on Wabash avenue,
running through to State street, was on
fire, but with fair prospect Of subduipg
it. The Gardiner house, before mem
toned as being burned, should have
been the Michigan Avenue hotel, which
is situated en- the corner of Congress
street. The Gardiner is safe, as is also
some half dozen lsrge stores on the
east side Of Wabash avenue and south
side OF Van Buren street. The building
occupied by the Spureman & Hand
marble company, corner of Michigan
avenue and Van Buren street, occupied
in the stories by the art gallery, is in
tact, although the buildings to the north
and south OF it suceumbed to the flames.
Van Buren, street seems to be
about the nOrtherly line OF the
fire, although some buildings were
destroyed north of that, there
being only the lake to the east of the
hottest of the IRE, with the wind rather
toward it, has done large share toward
making our losses lighter than would
otherwise have been the case. The fire
appears now principally confined to the
MICHIGAN AVENUE HOTEL,
and when that is finally burned down,
there will be little else but ruins to mark
the course Of the fire.