, 1881-05-18
fo' I'm "Americnn" News-
paper Olllco DC"
strOyes1.
,,ssps Aggregatlng $500, 900,
with an Insurance Of
About 5000, 900.
~. rorn Of Nosllcn Ind, n $50, 900
49, Victim, to tho Flre"Flcnd.
o.,,na Burning This Year Of the Bijou
' Theatre at Fort Wayne, Ind.

At NASNFilIlAEss AENNs
,,rur,1Ia, Tenn. a[ay l7.--A ilre at Nnsls-
-r,n u Truu,. tl.ly morning '''nrnc.l the Noel
,'1' ,'n,,a1u. Including tho Western Unlon rul-
lsrnnh otllcc, Communication with That city
i isluierfppted. ... j..
,,..nr,,s renu.. stay 17.-Tho flrn IL reported
.s .ar,,nl TIC cot,,rol OF the Firo Depart.
~ M now includes four squares, With tho
Xoe, Block III It's CENTRE
T1Itnp ACCOUNT.
urupu,s, Tent,., May 17.-Tho fro did not
-. ..,.hprry street, hut burned Nocl's Block md
..o' IN nlnck oppnstt, In which wuro furniture
.tn,c, .s vbtsky hDuso, ard wagon store. Every
..Irc I'M TO tho american oifico Is destroyed.
nm rs dmtriotI olncc IL badly dun.a1e1. also DE-
,,oyillo's drugstore. The Maxwell House Is A1l
s,,a Tho manager OF tho MomphIs Telegraph
once tas boon instructed to scntl a!l tho Bparo
t.,tr,men,s and supplies by tho ilrst' train to
w..hrIlIo NJ tho oillco thore lost everything by
tre thIs mornIpg.
room vcll.lntormod parties who nro re-
.rajno,l with tho location OF buildings in Nnsh-
An. the following comprises tho district
harmed, On tho north sLdo Of Church strdut
.onnenctug With the rear cud Of Damovlle's
dr,o.storo, and extending to tho rear end OF
warner tlr,lhors' paint aud vanishing store.
mi, Includes tho magnificent mhrhio-frunt
hudtars known as tho Noot Block, In whloi,
v,,,ho Western Union Telegraph ol1lce, and
,hrno tho fro originated. Crossing Church
ttrsat tho t1re cxtcnuad from tho east side OF
tto dpkrie,n o:co down 10 the Tonnessue Why
o. Manufacturing Company. burning tho largo
xhf,ky storphouscs Of fsynn s. ltyan. Chenthaiil,
Kinney \ o., and tho Tennessee Wagon Muuu-
,aduring Company, Tho ilre oxtondcu up COL
kgv stroot, destroying tho furniture establish
ucut adIonlpg Warren Deothors. Qthor buttd-
!a7, werp burnol, but tho ua1nes Of tho others
cInnot be given.
LSrrn.-Tho t!rc did not cross Cherry street.
but burned Socl's Hook ind tho bInck oppoatt,
IawhIch wcsr tho furniture store, whisky house,,
nd wagoa storo. Everything up to tho AmeFt-
fak Office WIS destroyed. Tho american olliee
M badly damngea, As Was Rls0 ncMovlIlo's
drugstore. Tho Maxwell ltot6e is atl snfc.
TIC Mayor Of Nashville toicgraphod tho most
Stunning nows to Isoutsvfttct expressing fcnrs
that tho whole city woulI1 bo destroyed. Louts-
s1llt has sent enHlncs. Chief bunker, OF thlS
eitY, has reociVel no Gull, but Ia In readiness
(9r cue.
FOURTH ACCOUNT.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 17,-A half million
dollar nrr occurred hero ut 1U oelnck H. m, Tux
kgtn lbs Western unton Telegraph oitiou in tho
10 spstaa o III r. wsa o
art commenced II Warren Erothors' paint
ao1sa lenislns and consuming Philip Sohuel-
's ssr1 faEii9.e1stoFG: g Atwol snoSds furn'-
hd, ehlnaxare: tho Nocl Block, on tho north
yet corner Of Church and College, streets s,value,
tasQi AMtJ!ean ottsc0, ano partially ChenthnM
saa Swsfas e. whisky l1use itytn y Ryan whisky
l!tela whisky lsouse. II. Bhyar's rag. house,
I'd Large nuin1cr OF smaller buildlngs, inolul-
nsoqe ha!t Of ouch Of four squares.
UIFr1t ACCOUNT.
NASHVILLE. TENN, May 17.-The fro this
% " II + hsssys @
iee 81 aud paint eatnhltshtnont hf Warrcn
nnFethets corner OF College, and Church strcots,
!! SPtead tun'dly northeast and west untir thls.
Mlsttble:lfont alt Noel 1loek+ Church straot, OF
saeat tnFoe.stosy buildings, Including tlle b0au-
S' ss s nsT olc9 of tho Western Uaso,l Telegraph,
~ ss ~ ~ ~ u ~ yagnDo ea!pnents. y III ruins
is .ne hu n tnls direction WnAt Swept taCF09a nm
aay. destroying two Oil buildings occupied rs il
MSfSIAHsanl Rnd club. room, and 1t was with prpnt
hE[Ia.s Eaes w. the aaxxoll House and intervening
,,aao ,,aao etscet tho wholesale l1Uor houses Of
T T!sa hynn and ot rlarcu. Hopkins T.
ds.tevn' deneG' aalol9inK tho Amertc4't ot'tcv, wero
sIGy' saI9y.s M1Eoter 1 with tho s1ua!ter Intervening
-" oaa!ng Mcro partially burucd.but tho lnain
1sa@sEe saat TO tb's building aad its cOntcnts was
pqr tatsF nies q Inc inaahuor{ an%r and nowa'
saedcstroye Tskets weslo . Ieuu1n i'uos hoso
osea Eigsaa :9.aeF buildings. Moving aortit along
Ehassdsr EhsHdgI, sg re I fHtnlture honscs Of Philip
tuMnn!a tMaa ~ asoEe adlo.ning, waro destroyed. Tho
se,ea ~ .1d T. sto5a9e room BY Wsakley 4 WSr-
Si'3e SJeI The total number Of houses burned IL
n. M.oaE THO esttmhtad losa Is near 65O0. .000,
'A'''suFaaee will not exceed SaO,000,