Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-04-15
.CLARKSYILLE IN FLAMES.
Street and Its Business
Houses Wrapped In Fire
Particulars Of the Con.
migration.

mons stone mandatory located at about
SO on franklin street, between First and
Second. The city on the above streets
is as compactly built as any portion Of
Memphis, and was devoted exclusively
to business purposes. Beginning with
the National Hotel at the west end of
the street and opposite the marble block
occupied by banks, the houses we're
from three to four stories high. From
the mesgre reports hat reach US
it seems that three or four solid blocks
of brick aud stone buildings we're swept
by the 6~re.6end, the franklin Bank be
ing among the number destroyed. The
four other banks, including the First
National, Northern Bank Of Tennessee,
and Bank Of Clarksville have probably
escaped, as they are located on the West
side of the public square. Probably the
market-house and city hall on the square
also escaped the flames, which it appears
could not be controlled by the steam
fire department and hook aud
ladder company. The steam FIRE
department of ClarksvilIe was sup
posed to be adequate: for any
emergency in case of FIRE, but in this
it has failed, a fact doubtless due to the
strength of the wind, the c~ompactness
Of the blocks Of buildings and the great
size of many of the stores, which we're
four aud five stories high and over three
hundred feet ia length. At the present
writing it is impossible to tell the extent
of the FIRE or the loss. If, as we hear,
the flames went down the hill, sweeping
the iron, pillow, lumber and other factories
on Commerce street to Spring and Water
streets, the loss must be frightful. 1t is
feared that the extensive tobacco factor.
les, steamers and warehouses, including
that Of the Grange Association Of South.
ern Kentucky, may have been burned.
A rumor from persons who passed the
burning city yesterday morning at
3 o'clock, states that the fire
was still raging, and that over
four solid brick and stone blocks on
Franklin street had been destroyed. In
these blocks are supposed to have been
located the halls and lodge rooms Of the
Mssons, Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias,
knights Of Honor and other associations.
Probably Franklin Hall, and even Melo.
dean ball, on Franklin street, the latter
east Of Second, aud the Hook and Lad.
der No. ! building on Second street, op.
posite the old Gymnasium building, may
have been reached by the flames. If this
De so il is almost certain that the large
tobacco ESTABLISHING nt of Shelby, Scott
4 Co., corner Of Second and Commerce
streets, burned. The courthouse, oeou
plying a ate between Strawberry and
Franklin streets, and west Of Second,
has certainly been in danger, and it, too,
may have been destroyed. All the build.
ings on Franklin street were of brick,
and extended back to and fronting also
on Strawberry street for two entire
squares.
The following private dispatch was
received this morning:
GAINESVILLE, April Is. Il m.
G.. B. Faxon, Memphis:
A fire broke out at IL o'clock Satur.
day night in Kincannon's, on Franklin
street, and burned from Market to Third
street, except Mr., Alwells and Mr.. Nc.
Cauley's. On the other side of the
street from Sullivan's to Third. On
Strawberry street the law offices of
Quarles, Judge Smith aud others, and
Polk Johnson's Office. o. Second street
from Franklin to Commerce.
c. MARSHALL.
The Alwell block, occupied by Nc
Cauley, druggist aud Vol, L. Williams,
shoe dealer, Nos. % and 81 Franklin
street, besides the large brick stores OF
J. j. Crismsn, No. "a; Keesee & North.
ingtou, Wholesale groeers, No. 26; Coul.
ter Bros. & Stratton, dry goods, No. 20,
and G. M. Barker, grocer, No. 9 Frank.
lin street, were saved by the efficiency Of
the GAINESVILLE steam fire department.
The extensive house of Bloch Bros, dry
goods, boots, notions and furnishing
goods, Nos. IL and II Franklin street,
was burned.
A special report in the Nashville
American Of yesterday says;
KineAnnon, Wood q Co.'s store, and
the whole block, of which it is a part,
was in flames. 1t was in the next square
to the telegraph Office.
AT this moment q dispatch came for
Captain Stockell, but rs soon az the
operator at GAINESVILLE had sent II. he
glided out of his Office. The American
reporter, urging the operators to get a
special for the American il possible,
volunteered TO carry the message to
Captain Stocksll that they might be
afforded a better opportunity to catch
the operator at Clarksville when be
should return to his Office.
The message to Captain Stookell was
from Mayor Lyon aud Thomas Lyman,
chief Of the Olsrksville fire department.
They asked for two engines aud plenty
Of hose,
On the reporters return he discovered
that It would be almost impossible to get
q anhoiAl. Iha Wiraa warn nnnnnindAn