The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1845-03-08
From the Memphis Enquirer.
EXTENSIVE CONFEDERATION.

EXTENSIVE CONFEDERATION.
/ DESTRUCTION OF THE "APPEAL" PRINTING
OFFICE AND NINE OTHER TENEMENTs!
We have again to record the occurance of a
devastating fire in our city On yesterday after.
noon about hall past FIVE o'clock fire was dis
covered IN the rear building of Mr.. Browning's
family grocery. store, on Poplar near the corner
OF Nam Street II originated in his smoke.
house, and spresd with such alarming rapidity
among the frame houses adjoining and adjacent
to IN, that in very short time not only they bu,
the brick building on the corner, occupied be.
low by Mr.. Robert Jennings as family grocery,
and above stairs sthe APPEAL" PRINTING Or
FIcE, were enveoped Tin flames. An immense
Iconcurse OF citizens, with the fire engines, was
soon upon the spot, but their utmost exer,ions
ito suppress the conAagration were unavang
until It had swept the entire block, with The ex.
cepion OF the frame dwelling on Main Street,
near the Post-ofiiee, occupied by M Leath.-
This building was several times on fire, toceth.
Ter with the kitchen attached TO H. and was
saved with considerable damage only BY The
strenuous efforts of our fremen. christians
Row'was also in imminent danger, tie fire com
Imunicaiirg across the street and destroying the
fence on the north side of Dr. Christians gar.
den. Had the destroying element spread in |
lefher OF these directions, there is no telling |
where i would have stopped The devastation
must have been immense.
All the buildings destroyed, with the excep.
ton of the one occupied by the "AppeaI' fiji se,
were of wood, and burned like finder. They
were occupied as follows
Mr. JoyNER, family grocer. Goods saved
with some damage.
Mr.. FLEpING, coach maker. Loss Of $500 in
money, tools, materials &c.
Mr.. WELLS, Ssdder and harness maker.
Goods principally saved. Loss estimated at
$500.
Mr.. MILLER, tailor. Loss Of almost every
thing in his shop.
Messrs. SLAUGHTER d. JONES, house and sign
painters. Part OF materials saved. Loss esli.
mated at $500.
! Mr.. BRowNTNG family grocer. Not more
than one fourth, OF his goods saved. Insurance
for $1,000. Clear loss estimated at $1,000.
Mr.. JENNINGS, family grocer. Goods saved.
principally. destined less between $50 aud
1890.
Messrs. RoN g. MAIDS confectioners, &c.
The Egreater prrl of STOCK saved Estimated
damage and loss, s..
Mr.. HEATING. boot and shoemaker. Stock
principally saved. Loss not very considerable.
Mr.. H. VAN PELr, Editor Of the ssAppeal."
Mail and Subscription Books; files, books and
papers nearly all saved together with portion
Of materials. All the presses, however, with
the case stands, rack. stones, Dc. &C., were de-
lsrcyed. Actual loss and damage not less than
81 900. Oar contemporary. like the other
sufferes in this calamity, with The exception
above mentioned. had no insurance. The pre-
else pecuniary loss, hos ever. is by no means the
full extentsof bis misfortune Besides tie un-
avoidahle yet very great Inconvenience OF being
for some ten or twelve days without a pernla-
nent flee the trouble, perpexi,y and difficulty
of refitting go as 70 get the varied machinery Of
printing office into harmonious operation, is
almost worth as much as The ecfual outlay Of
money which will be required,