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Nashville Union and American
Wednesday, 20 May 1874


         South Nashville's Fire
         
         Weakley & Warren's Furniture Factory
          in Flames - Loss, $7,000
          
         At six o'clock last evening the large furniture
       factory of Weakley & Warren, on South College street,
       near its intersection with Ash, caught fire from the
       engine-house, which adjoined the main building, the
       latter being three stories high and stored from top
       to bottom with furniture, the entire stock being
       valued at $25,000.
         The engine-house was a one story brick building
       with a shingle roof, and near it a large amount of
       seasoned lumber was piled up. The fire found its way
       into this lumber and also to the main building. All
       the engines and the Hook and Ladder Company were
       prompt in reaching the fire, and but for this fact
       the building with its contents, would have soon been
       destroyed, owing to the inflammable character of the
       latter. As it is, the furniture is damaged to the
       extent of, perhaps, $6,000, and the building and
       machinery about $1,000.
          The stock was insured for $2,000 in the Etna,
       $2,000 in the Queen, of Liverpool, and $2,000 in
       the Hartford. The building, which is owned by the
       stockholders in the Gun Factory, James M. Hamilton,
       trustee, is insured for about $3,000 in the Amazon,
       of Cincinnati.
       
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