Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-07-22
A DAY OF FIRES.
Total ConAagration Of Christian &
Co. and CrowdeT q Co.'S Ware
houses.
Extensive Loss Of Cotton, Tobacco
Salt. Hay, Furniture, eto.
Total Loss about $3.50. ooo-Insu.
rance. Buildings and Stock,
'R65. 900.
Two More small Fires Sunday
Morning-Small Loss.

tioh III tuo NACiuhyt oAhNo eH"e y w.
Memphis Cotton Mills last winter, was
announced by the ringing Of the FIRE bells
about two o'clock Sunday afternoon. BY
il the large brick buildings in the navy
yard, Immediately opposite the com
mandant's house, together with their con-
tents, were consumed. The building
occupying the southeast corner Of the
yard was occupied by Messrs. J. R.
Christian & Co as a general warehouse
Il was formerly known as the Grant Oil
Works. The other, Immediately North,
was used by Messrs. Crowder 3 Co. as a
tobacco warehouse and factory. the
flames we're first discovered by Mr.. w. H.
Gilmer IA clerf Of Crowder 4 Coz, issu'
ing from the rear of the building. He at
once gave the alarm, and in very short
time the FIRE engines arrived and COM
menced the work Of subduing the flames.
Unfortunately the FIRE had attained too
great Roadway for even the immense
volume of water thrown by the engines
to produce more than temporary effect.
In a few moments the interior of the
warehouse was q vast mass of flame,
causing heat whose intensity prevented
the rescue of more than a small portion
Of its contents. 1t soon became evident
that not only would Crowder q Co.'S
warehouse, but that Of Christian az Co.,
be consumed. A stiff Northern breeze
conveyed the flames to the latter build
ing, the majer portion of whose contents
was cotton and hay, and in brief space
of time it, too, was literally sheet of
fame. Little, if anything, was saved;
and by nightfall all that remained Of the
two fine buildings, erected by the Gov
eminent many years ago at heavy ex-
pense, were few broken, charred walls.
Christian & Co. IS warehouse contained
upward of 300 bales of cotton,
owned or represented by the following
named parties; oil save that of Mr..
Joseph Tighe were understood to be in
sured: Edmonds, Todd & Co., 45 bales;
Stratton, Goyer & Co., l3 bales; Ken
nedy, Williams & Russell, 64 bales
Joseph Tighe, 20 bales John Newsem,
ID bales; ID. H. Townsend, 60 bales;
Pierce, Park 4 Co., 6 bales; ]. & ].
Steele, 10 bales; Bartlett, Gould & Blake
more, So bales; Keel & Co., Is
bales; ]. II. Griffin, 2 bales; W. B.
Gibson, Is bales-total 298. Total value
about $32, 900. Messrs. Cox Il Hum
phrey, Towards Row, had in store nearly
5000 barrels of salt, small portion of
which was saved. The hay (about 300
bales) belonged to Messrs. Davis q Nor
ton. None of it was saved. Mr.. j. ].
Worsham had furniture valued at between
at between $4,000 and $4,000, and Mr.. j.
j. Rawlings about $500 worth, stored in
this warehouse. All lost, but insured.
Messrs. Treat & Hamilton lost 1000
plows, which had been stored there. Their
loss is about $9OOO-covered by insu.
rance. Mr.. Joseph Tighe had a large
lot of tarpaulins stored in the building
on which there was no insurance.
Messrs. Bartlett, Gould Il Blakemore
lose about $500 worth OF lumber, and
Messrs. Patton & Bro, tobacco in hogs
heads, valued at several thousand dol
lars. The latter gentlemen were in
sured
Only the books in Crowder & Co.'S
were saved. Their machinery and stock
we're valued at $4,000; on which they
had $4,000 insurance in the Etna.
Subjoined is the insurance, as fur
nished us by the agencies;
Littleton' s-Underwrters' Company,
of New York, $l6,s99 on 583Sbarrels
salt; Etna, $4,000 on tobacco Hartford,
$4,000 on tobacco total, 1927 1893.
Peoples insurance Company-$5OOe
on Crowder q Co. stock, and $4,000 on
cotton in Christian 4 Co s; total, $4,000,
and first loss sustained by the company.
Desoto Insurance Company-On cot
ton in Christian & Co. shed, $1,000.
Vredenburg's = Enterprise, $500;
Putnam, $500; total, $4,000.
Phenix Insurance Company, on fnrni
ture, 500
Clark's-Arctic and International, on
cotton, $1,000.
Tennessee Mutual, on Christian q
Co.'S building, $4,000
fernando Insurance Company, on
cotton in Christians, 5000.
We have not learned of losses sus-
tanned by any other companies Those
mentioned above foot up $4,000
The buildings were owned by Messrs.
Christian & Co., the only insurance
being the $40, in the Tennessee Mu-
tual above mentioned. A great portion
Of this loss will fall upon our old and es-
teemed fellow citizen, Col L. v Dixon,
who was half owner Of the buildings, and
on whose portion there was no insu-
rance. Only about three years ago Col
Dixon was exiled from the city by the
military and compelled to make heavy
sacrifice in the sale of his residence and
furniture. This fact renders his present
loss especially unfortunate
This disastrous coufagration IS under