Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-09-15
FORT SMITH, ARK.
Particulars of The Recent Very Heavy
Fire which Threatened 10 be
More Disastrous Rt One Time Than the
ConnagratiOn of q Year Ago.

Regular Correspondence of the Appeal
FoRT SMITH, September 12.-About one
year ago our city suffered from great and
disastrous fire, the loss amountingto over
100000, This morning at .. o'clock an
other began on the avenue, which was
almost as distressing and destructive
to property. The flames, when first
discovered, were in the storehouse
of John Vaughn. Our citizens and
the weak fire force soon appeared upon
the scene and began 10 do all in their
power in stopping the fire and saving
buildings and stocks. The flames spread
rapidly, and it soon became manifest that
the entire half block Of buildings lying
between Ayers's hardware house and
Sparkss drug store would be consumed.
Every energy was put forth to save as
many goods as possible, A good force of
men with stream OF buckets OF water
were stationed upon SpaFks's drug store
and in the offices on thes econd floor. All
the houses in the burning hall block were
brick, except Perman's clothing store, and
so soon as that house began to burn kegs
of powder were placed in it for the pur-
pose OF bringing It TO the ground and pre-
venting the flames from spreading across
Howard street to the drug storo- The
conclusion produced by the explosion OF
the powder was great and shattered to
atoms many OF the large glasses in build
ings several blocks distant, BY harmonious
l I,o 10
street. 1t is difficult to estimate the loss.
| Al were insured, but in several instances
1 the insurance will not by one or two-thirds
meet the loss sGd damage. Those suffer
( ing: F. w. Boas, grocer, stock and build
ing, $1,000; John Vaughan, stoyes, stock
and building, $4,000; Devlin K Sparks,
shoe house, stock, $500; A, Hazlip,' gen
| eral store, store and stock, $1,000, Guler
| & Brunoldi, confectioners, store and stock,
j $500; p Berman, clothing, store and
/ stock, $4,000; Sophia b. Kennedy, store,
| $1,000; iGtal, $4,000; insurance, to-
tai, $4,000; net loss. $1,000. These
are those to whom are the heaviest
4 Losses. Others having slight dam
ages asei Mary Lane, building dam
| aged; Sam q. bay, iaweler, damage to
stock Rogers & Read and J. /. Hepdr;ct,
damage to law offices; Mrs. Sue Bonnie.
yiila, breaking of large front glasses. AT
| daylight ths buildings were burned to the
ground. The standing Sa,lls are being
! pulled down by the Hook and Ladder
! Company. The safes are being cooled and
/ opened TO ascertain the condition of the
| contents. Some we're preserved intact,
others scorched. Houses are in great de-
mand Several leases were made soon
after the fire began. The burnt district
| will be rebuilt in a very short time, Con
| D.nI 0Iraodxr at,Cr
TO begin the erection OF two OF the build
;ngs Immediately.
Frank Morgan, by a requisition from the
Chief OF the Cherokee Nation, was ar.
rested by Sheriff FalcoAer yesterday after
noon. Officials are-}sers--ffo tbe Naiion
ITO receive the prisoner into their custody
and convey him to the seat of the Cherokee
1 Nation TO ti,6rc plead to an Indictment
found by the grand jury IN ils murder O.
Albert johnson, April %, 1888. Morgan
is Chsrakea Indian and killed Johnson
also Cherokee and sheriff, ON the Chero
kCe side of the Arkansas river VI tho timC
above stated. His act was jusilfable anl
in salf-defense. johnson was at the tim,
drunk and had just stated he was going L
settle the long dyistipg feud between him
self and the two Morgan brnthers. III
had, without any provocation, dismounte'
his horse, and was preparing to shoe
Gideon Morgan, and in that act he wa
killed by Frank. Since that time Franl
has remained in this place, not a Iugitiyi
fnm justice, nor fearing to stand a fair anC
impartial trial, but fearing assassination a
the hands OF men in the Nation, who ar,
desperate and reckless friends of Johnson
A writ OF hdbeds corpus was sned out iron
the Federal 99ur, q ,hs Western pistric
OF Arkansas this morning The prisoner
was brought into court by Sheriff Fal
cQi.sr, and the lst day of October was sci
for the-learing Of The petition, and in tn,
interim sheriff Falconer win hold tn,
prisoner in his CUSTODY JAY