Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-04-15

. luSS, anu Was TdplAAy DuAhSN up
, including Melodeon Hall and the
Tobacco Leaf office. This last build
+ ing limited its progress eastward.
: From the livery stable, however, il
again crossed franklin to the north
side, consuming Burke's agricultural
machine store, the residence and
blacksmith shop Of c. Dinecn and
the fine new residence of Mrs.
Wheatly.
We have now to return to Frank
lin Hall and follow the destroying
element along the west side of Sec
ond street, where it burned down
two or three one-story frame stores,
the Central Hotel, the Hook and
Ladder Hall and the Gracey tobacco
warehouse, on the corner of Second
and Commerce streets. This limited
its progress westward, though for a
while Mrs. Moore's kitchen, on the
south side of Commerce street, was
on fire. 1t was, however, promptly
extinguished by the family.
The limits of the connagration
may now be defined. On franklin
street, the Hillman block on the
north side and the Alwell block on
the south are safe, and constitute
the western limits Of the fire. From
these points it extended eastward to
Third street, consuming both sides
of the street throughout that extent.
On Strawberry alley, from Cout's
furniture store to Third street, the
whole south side was consumed, but
the north side escaped. On Second
street, from Dineen's blacksmith
shop on the east side and franklin
Hall on the west side, it extended
to Commerce street. In general
terms its limits may be therefore
stated as follows: Eastern limit,
Third street; western, the Hillman
block on Franklin, between First
and Second; northward, Strawberry
alley; Southwark, Commerce street. /
In no part of town could n fire of
the same area destroy as much val
liable property and goods. The bus
mess houses burned, are those
of Lindley, family grocery; C. l..
Cooke & Co., jewelry and queens
ware; Ligon & Ely, confectioneries;
Rudolph & Lockert, family groce-
ries; J. G. Joseph, clothing; Hodg-
son & Mcguire, millinery; Pitman
& Lewis, clothing; Owen & Moore,
drugs and books; John Young, sad
Ter; VIM. Rosenfield, milliner; NJ. l..
Joslin, saddler; L. Gauchat, watch
maker and jeweler; A. A. johnson,
confectioner; Kelly q Sullivan,
family grocery; j. ID. Russell, dry |
goods; Philip Lieber, dry goods
Caldwell & Shelton, livery stable;
NJ. Mattill, confectionery and res
taurant; Lowell & Larkin, furni-
ture; w. A. Settle, 10. NJ. Young |
and Conroy, all family groceries
office of Tobacco Leaf; NJ. Sullivan,
grocery; Charles Lehman, saloon
Bucks barber shop, Weill's confec-
tionery, Estis' gun shop, w. +. |
Hendricks, J. n. Neblett, grocers;
Il. p. Burke, agr'l implements.
Franklin Bank; Bailey & Dabney, |
family grocery; w. J. McCormac,
photograph gallery J. f. Warfeld,
drugs.
The more important records and /
papers that were in the Court House |
and Chancery Office aresaved. Most |
of the buildings We're covered,
though inadequately with insusanee. |
The aggregate loss to our citizens
cannot yet be estimated but it
must be immense, not only from
the property consumed but through
the loss of business, since with
most of them it occures at a time of
year when a suspension carries with
it nearly the years operations.
Strong suspicious of incendiarism
are ahoat, but the matter Is under
investigation and we say nothing
more at present.
Our neighbor of the Tobacco Leaf
saved their books and papers
and small portion Of their
material. Their loss is covered with
an insurance of 80, 200 and tits hoped
they will soon be able to resume in
full. Their press work will be done
for the present in this Office. We
tender them our warmest sympathy
and our aid in every way which
may be found practicable.
The senior editor Of this paper had
his private apartmentsin in the Alwell
block and was in momentary ex-
expectation of losing everything he
had, including his valuable library
but thirteen inch wall, withoutan
opening, saved him, and not only
him but the whole Of the west side