Evening star., 1897-04-08
DESTROYED A BLOCK
Heavy Loss by Fire Caused at Knox
vile, Tenn.
FLAMES In TEE HEART OF TEE CITY
A Number of Persons Injured and
Burned.
CHATTANOOGA SENDS AID

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. April S.-A spe
ciaI to the News from Knoxville says:
The most disastrous fire ever experienced
in Knoxville occurred this morning between
4 and O'Clock. The entire block between
Union and Reservoir streets. on Gay street
with the exception of the McGhee building
on end. the longest and handsomest
block in the city. is a mass of ruins, and
the loss is estimated at nearly $1,OWOO0
Several people were slightly injured, the
most serious being Joe McMillin. who had
a leg broken
The fire was discovered about O'Clock ir
the wholesale grocery store of the McNulty
Grocery Company. by porter of the Knox
Hoiel. which adjoins the grocery. A gen
cral alarm was turned in, and all the loca
fire companies ON the scene
Their efforts proved futile. however, and
the flames spread rapidly.
Among the heaviest losers are:
Daniel Briscoe & Co. Wholesale dry goods
Steichi Bros, wholesale and retail furni-
rure: Marble City Hat Company wholesale
hats; A p Iaher. dry goods company
Haincs & Co.. wholesale shoes; S. B. New
man 4 Co., printers; Cullen. Newman 4
Co. printers; w. W. Woodruff & Co. whole
sale hardware: Hennegcr Doyle & Co.
wholesale hats and shoes; Sanford. Cham
ber.ain & Albers. wholesale drugs; Knox
Hotel; McNulty Grocery Company.
them three livery stables in the rear of the
burned block, were destroyed.
An explosion of dynamite in Woodruff's
hardware store shattered every window in
Gay street.
a portion of the Chattanooga fire depart
ment arrived at o'clock and rendered val
uahle assistance.
Injured In the Fire.
Amorg those injured in the fire were
ri af hSa PM
men in the city, formerly city editor OF
the Journal. After assisting five men tc
escape he jumped from the third story CT
the Knox Hotel on to the roof of adjoin-
ing building; badly. but not fatally hurt.
zoe McMiliin. travelling man, jumped
from second story. leg broken.
james Hogan. barkeeper, Knox Hote
jumIed from third story to roof adjoining
buiiCing; both legs badly sprained.
john Boyle. resident of Morgan county
was rescued from the third story of the
Knox Hotel by firemen; probably fatally
burned
Tom Speck jumped from the third story
legs hurt.
J. NJ. Loop of Salisbury, n. c., jumped
seriously injured.
c. L. Hudson. clerk in Knox Hotel jump.
ed, ankle broken
John Mcdaniel, jumped: badly injured.
1t is now believed that the total loss
will amount to about 81 .2O,o0O The insur-
ance VIII be about one-half.
The LOSSES.
Among the heaviest individual losses are,
McNulty Grocery Co.. $15,0OO; insurance moi
known Hotel Knox, loss $1,000; insur-
ance not known. Daniel Briscoe & Co.,
Wholesale dry goods; building and stock
loss, s215.600; insurance, s250,cO E. p
King & Co, insurance agents, 5000. S
b. Newman & Co. printers and engravers
loss S3D.eU; insurance $20.UD. Cullen
x Newman Company, wholesale queens
ware. loss $4,000. insurance $1,000. Hen
Eegal, Doyle Arnold, wholesale boots and
shoes, loss slU,U0; insurance, $15,OO. NJ
l. Ross < Co, wholesale grocers, $4,000
insurance, So.WO. w. W. Woodruff & Co,
wholesale hardware, s2.O,OOJ; insurance
ssO.OO0.
Murphy & Robinson, wholesale hats, $50,
Vb; insurance. 5000.
A =. Laher. retail dry goods; loss, $780,
Gb; insurance. 100000.
Sterchi Brothers, wholesale and retail
furniture; loss. $4,000: insurance, $4,000.
Sanford Chamberlain & Albers, $1,000;
Insurance. not known.
j. VI. Cussick, livery stable; $3.50.
John McMillin. residence; 5000
The losses SO far reported, which do not
cover any small losers, amount to 1868,
900, with insurance of $4,000.
The fire stopped at Union street at one
side and at Commerce street on the other
side OF Gay street.