Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-06
BIG FIRE BIT MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI
Half the Town Burned Down on Sun
day MOrninE-LOss over 100000.

Half the Town Burned Down on sun
day MOrninG-LOss Over 100000.
The largest fire in the South in sew
ersl years occurred at Meridian, on
Sunday morning last. At g quarter to
four the alarm was given. Mo- one was
string put at the time. The unsuspecting
Inhabitants were wrapped in profound
slumber. It was half an hour ere half a
dozen were out ready for action. The IRE
was found to be in the rear part of Psyne's
saloon, on Commerce street. the back
door was found to be burst open, and a
fire kindled under the stairway, which
was making its rapid and devouring way
in all directions unchecked. By the time
the city was fully aroused, this building
was nearly consumed. The flames were
quickly communicated to the house be-
longing to Mr., Townsend, in rear OF the
bank, and occupied by MI. Travis; thence
to j. A. Mcmillan 81 Co.'s. A slight
breeze arose, about this time, and the
flames swept southessterly up johnson to
Front street, up Front street 70 Rhodes,
and northwesterly down Rhodes to the
corner of Commerce, leaving nothing but
sshes and blackened ruins in its track.
The bank, and the store occupied by Jo-
seph Baum & Co., adjoining, stood the
test "a ssVere onel, and are the only
buildings left standing on the block.
The Gre had its " way all the morn
ing, and went on tapping up building
after building without any opposition,
until there was nothing left in its way to
devour. 1t was the most fearful Sunday
morning that was yer experienced in the
peaceful and h~ourlshing town of Merid-
ian. A few little accidents took place, but
no one sustained much bodily harm. The
money losses are serious:
COMMERCE TREET
Townsend House-F. Y. Townsend, loss
on house, $780, no insurance. Mr.. Travis,
household effects, $500; no insurance. !.
B. Payne, jr., saloon, bouse and stock,
$500; insurance, $500. Miss Mary Nee
nan, house, $1,000 no insurance.
JOHNSTON AVENUE.
Damage to Bank buildings, $500; no in.
sursuce Joseph Baum d Co., goods dam
aged, say $1,000; covered by insurance, a.
Mcmillan q 90 stoves and tinware, loss
on stock, 5000; no insurance. Feister Foy, |
three buildings, $500; no insurance, /.
Fox, oonfectioner, corner Front, stock,
$1,000; insurance, $500.
FRONT STREET.
A. J. Peras q Co general merchandise,
stock, $500; insurance, $1,000. D.. @ |
Durham, grain and -four, house and stock, |
$4,000; insurance, $1,000. Rosenbaum q
general merchandise, stock, $500; |
insurance. J. O. Lloyd, house and
stock, 5000; insurance on bnilding $1,000. |
L. Rosenbsum, general merchandise, |
stock 5000; covered by insurance; house
$500; insurance not known. r. M. Hous-
q Co., general merchandise, stock
and house, $500, insurance non w. /
confectionery, stock S50;insurance
Jackson Brooks, barber, loss
Mrs. Griffin, house, $500; insur-
$1,000. NJ. Lowenstein q Bro, gen.
srsl merchandise, house and stock, $10,-
BOO; insurance $500. J. G. F1ournoy, gen.
srsl merchandise, stock 5000; house
owned by parties in Memphis, Insurance
unknown, value about $1,000. Henry
Mckenzie, confectionery, stock $50.
J. +. Cline, confectionery, stock $500: in
suranoe none. Miss Meensn, millinsr,
house (stOok saYed) $1,000; insurance none.
Mrs. Shesrer, fancy goods, loss slight.
Jesse Taylor, house 5000; insu rance, $1,000.
Chandler, Lockhsrd & Co., house, $500;
insurance supposed to be $500. s. Q.
rhielgasrd, jewelEy and watches, stock
5000; insurance, $500. s. Hurwitz, gene
hold effects, Sl4, 900; insurance, $500. I.
corner Rhodes, general MERIDIAN
iise, stock, $4,000; insurance unknown.
]. NJ. Roberts, brick house, $1,000; insu-
rance, $4,000.
BHoDE sTREET.
Estate W. q. Marsh, groceries, stock
$500; covered by insurance. p. Reiser,
stock $500; no insurance. E.
$1,000. J. 7. Breach, three houses, $500;
insurance, $500. The total loss reaches
more than SlO0 900.
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