The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-24
THE FIRE FIEND.
Terrible Confagration In Forest City.
by Telegraph

Veff1OAe COumo&rat1On In Forest Ctty
| lBy Telegraph
MEMPHIS, May 23.-The dppears Fores
City, Ark, special, last night, says an alarm
of fire was again sounded in our city, abou
o'clock this morning, and this time proved
to be no canard, as the flames soon burs
through the roof of the Forest House, {
large frame building on the north side o
Front street. The flames rapidly envelOpei
the building, forcing Mr.. Brooks and his
| guests to make hasty retreat, all Of whom
lost their wardrObes.
The house was owned by Major 0. Rhodes
and valued at six thousand dollars, being
| insured for twenty-five hundred and furni.
ture for one thousand dollars. Mr.. Rhodes
loss will reach five thousand dollars. Mr..
Brooks lost everythiug; insured in the
Peoples Fire Insurance Company, of Phila-
delphia, for twenty-five hundred dollars,
and in the Atlantic and Pacific, of Chicago,
for five hundred dollars on building and five
hundred dollars on furniture and stock.
From the Forrest House the flames leaped
across the alley, firing the building occu-
pied by Webb & Vaughan, on East street,
as lager beer saloon.
They lost everything. The building was
owned in Memphis and worth $4,000, not
insured. The flames continued going east
next devouring the building owned by John
r. Gurley and occupied by him as saloon.
But little of his stock was saved. His loss
reaches $1,000, including the building. Dyces'
drug store store was next to follow, though
he succeeded i'll saving the larger part of his
stock in damaged condition.
Mr.. d. ce's building was worth $4,000 and
insured for $3.50 in the Atlantic aud Pacific
Insurance Company of Chicago. He also
had policy for $3.50 on his stock in the
I;,l
The house formerly occupied by Brown &
was next doc ned, and was valued at $4,000,
with no insurance.
The same building, on the eastern corner
of Washington and Front streets, owned by a
Memphis firm, and occupied by JnO. r. Cur
ley as dry goods and grocery house, Mr..
Gurley had but recently occupied, and hav-
ing added largely to his stock, he is prOb;,-
bly, the heaviest looser. He succeeded in
saving the larger portion of his stock, still
his loss will reach $1,000 or $4,000.
He was insured as follows Virginia,
$1,000; 4Etna of Chicago, $1,000; Peoples
Of Little Rock, $500; Peoples Of Philadel-
story, was the Western Union Telegraph
office, but Mr.. Priddy, the operator, man
aged to save all the Instruments, and heir
loss will be small. The building was insured
in the Clay Insurance Company of Newport,
KY, for $1,000.
About the time this building was half
burned, the remainder of the block running
north was discovered to be on fire In several
places, and the streets were crowded with
people who were making efforts to keep the
flames from the east side of Washington
street.
The following is list of sufferers on the
north end of Washington street, vest side
Jake Morris, saloon and confectionery, $12,-
and was valued at $500. No insurance.
John N. Colton's loss on BUILDING is $4,000
or $4,000, and $1,000 on stock. Mr.. Cotton
saved some of his stock. The second story
was occupied by DR.. Dooley, dentist. and J.
+. ThomassOn, lawyer. DR.. Dooley saved
nothing, and his loss will reach near $500.
Mr.. Thomasson SAVED part of his library,
and his loss will not reach above $500. Mr..
Cotton had no insurance, his policy having
expired at IL o'clock Thursday, fourteen
hours before the fire.
Stewart & Bros loss on an unoccupied
building $500; Mrs. Coles loss on her build
ing, in which there was a barber shop.
$500; the millinery store of Mrs. Reynaud
was owned by Mrs. Winthrop. and was
worth $500, no insurance Mrs. Reynaud's
loss will reach $500.
The last building to burn was the resi-
dence of Mr.. Kit CObis, who, in attempting
to save his neighbors' property, lost his
and nearly all his household and
kitchen furniture. His loss is fully $4,000
No insurance.
There are many surmises and rumors as to
the real origin of the fire, some attributing
it to defective flue, while others lay it to
carelessness.
Several other small buildings were de-
strOyed.