Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-09-09
Results OF the COnflagratiOn OF
Sunday MOTning--Heavy
Losses Sustained.
Total Loss, SsG5, 2OO--Insurance
$1,000, divided among Home
and Foreign Companies.
Two Blocks COnsumed--Frem
Union TO Monroe. Fronting
on Second Street.

The great fire on Union, Second and Monroe
/ streets. which was No fully reported IN the AP.
/ topic OF conversation on the streets yesterday,
and thousands visited the scene Of the con-
hagration, and looked on the ruins WITH the
greatest interest People walked slowly round
the ruins on every SIDE, auexpressIng their
regret at the destruction which had been
worked by the devOurfng element. II hre =
the greatest that has ever occurred IN the city
OF Memphis, and all looked upon 3t a. q
miniature Chicago conhagration, many
remarking that if the ruins Of yesterday
| presented such a bleak appearance, what
must have been the aspect Of Chicago when
miles on miles Of blocks OF buildings were
destroyed. The entire loss on buildings and
stock is estimated at two hundred and sixty
seven thousand collars, on which there Is only
Insurance to the amount Of eighty-seven thou
sand dollars, making the net loss one hun
dred and eighty thousand dollars. The FOL
lowing are
and amounts Of insurance As FAR as could be
ascertained yesterday VS.. Bruce & Co, car
/ uage-bulders, Nos. 81 and - Monroe street,
loss on building, hfty thousand dollars; on
stock, one hundred thousand dollars; insured
on building, twenty thousand dollars; on
stock, thirty-thOusand dollars; In the Plant
ers', ten thousand dollars; Mississippi Valley,
seven thousand 1--WE hundred dollars; Peo-
pies, ten thousand dollars; fernando. ten
/ thousand dollars sPh9nix, ten thousand dol
lars; Memphis Fire and General Insurance
i've thousand dollars. All the books
were saved by Mr. W. 8. Bruce him
self, but they could not get inside
] safe were ueHlS, valuable papers notes. anu
acceptances valued at forty thousand dollars,
which probably were saved.
Mr.. John Hunter, merchant tailor, No A.,
Monroe street; loss on stock, twenty-five hun
dred dollars, insured in the Phoenix Memphis
stock.
Mr.. q. thurman, saloon-keeper, No. % Mon
roe street; loss on stock and furniture, eight
thousand dollars; no insurance.
Mr.. T. Meyers, lager beer saloOn-keeper.
loss TIVE hundred and fifty dollars: insured for
full amount in Mississippi Valley Insurance
ar. re FLOYD, lob printer, No. Il Monroe
street, only saved fonts OF type. Loss about
forty-three hundred dollars, covered by insu-
rance in Memphis Offices, to the amount Of
fifteen hundred dollars.
Mr.. George ii. Phelan. No. Al Monroe street,
Attorney-at-Law, lost his whole library
valued at twelve hundred dollars, which is
said not To be insured.
sheriff Doyle, No. Il Union street; loss on
furniture about one hundred dollars; no in
surance. The sheriff had only taken up his
temporary headquarters the day before the
Mr.. ]. c. Lanier & Co, No. Al Monroe street,
lost their furniture and books amounting 20
about one thousand dollars, partially in
sured,
Mr.. Frederick Loeding, merchant tailor, No.
S Monroe street, lost about eight hundred dol
lars on stock, which Is covered 10 some eN-
tent by insurance.
DR.. Mcfarland, No. Al, Monroe street, lost all
his books and papers. Valued II six hundred /
dollars. No insurance.
Mr.. sam. Moore, Justice of the Peace, No. Il,
Monroe street, lost a library and furniture.
Three hundred dollars was his insurance.
Mr.. Joe 81. Franciola, saloon keeper ecTner
Monroe and Second streets. Loss on stock 1
one thousand six hundred dollars Insurance /
dollars. /
c. B. Moore, sash, door and bInd manufac-
tuFer, Ne. Sl5L Second street. Loss on stock
hundred dollars, which is only partially
Insured.
Messrs. Flaherty, Marley & sullivan, IN
ie rtakers, No. 81, Second street. Loss Six
hundred dollars TnEurad for gfr fhouganH I
dollars in, the Ktna,of Hartford, two thousand
i've hundred; Phoenix, two thousand five hum
ired Union, OF Baltimore, one thousand.
Messrs. Charles H. Bracket q Co., livery
table keepers, Nos. $40, 32I and S3 Second
street. Loss about two thousand dollars; in
'Hred IN the Queens, OF Liverpool, for i've
Messrs. Wallace d Gibson, carriage building,
20. % Second street. Loss on stock between
bree thousand dollars, equally divided be-
ween the Atna, Of Hartford, and the Sc
furity.
Mr.. H. 5. Lee, attorney at law Ne. Sl3 second
treet, saved the greater part Of hisl law library. I
.oss about four hundred dollars no insur-
Mr.. Walter Coleman, attorney st law, No.
u Second street. Loss on law library five
hundred dollars; no insurance.
Mr.. I. Ryan, attorney at law, No. 3l3 Second
treet. Loss on library and furniture four
iundred dollars no insurance. 7,
Mr.. Frank Bagby, shoemaker, No. &2% Sec
street. Loss on stock, tools and furniture
We hundred dollars. No insurance.
MesSrs ]. b. Farris 4 Co. livery and sale
able keepers, No. 81 second street. Loss on
lock and feed three thousand dollars. Par
ally insured. This firm had four valuable :
orses burned in the fire. l
Mrs. Br1EnOi, saloon keeper and fruit stand,
orner OF second and Union streets, Loss on
.ock eight thousand dollars, No insurance,
Dr. r ). LaSki. No. - Union street. Loss
ight hundred dollars. No insurance. 9
Alfred Williamson, barber, No. - Union 9
rect. Loss eight hundred dollars. Noinsur- |
AID ohm Walsh, undertaken, No. S5 second
rect. Loss twenty-five hundred dollars. In
ured in the Home or Memphis s. .O0o. All Mr..
yalsh's stock is damaged but he viii continue
is business at No. l5H Winchester street.
'nion street. Loss seven hundred dollars. No
l..
Mr.. Bernard Mcmahon, merchant tailor, No. J
Union street. Loss two thousand dollars. :
insured in Planters, Memphis, one thousand '
pillars; Peoples, one thousand dollars. !
Mr.. Charles McGhee tailor, No. a Union !
rect. Loss two thousand dollars. No nsu-
]. McGfnnis, shoemaker, No. 46 Union street. I
Oss three thousand doNaHs. Insurance two I
lOusand dollars, Mississippi Valley lnsu- {
iuce Company. q
Messrs. Wheeler, Pickens & Co, wood and +
.fllowware manufacturers, No. $50 Main e
rect. Loss hye thousand dollars. No insu- 4
lnce. .." .. ....U {
The buildings were owned by Mr.. W. B. =
reenlaw, Mr.. R. {. Brinkley, Mr.. 5 Caldwell
Lr. John NJ. Lee and Mr.. o Overton. \
Messrs. Greenlaw and Caldwelfs loss, corner p
Ionroe and Second, IS estimated at sixteen g
iOuSand dollars; insured in the Peoples In g
france Company for four thousand dollars. {
Mr. r G. Brinkley's loss, on second street. l
estimated at twenty thousand dollars; in =
france ten thousand dollars. y
Messrs. John OvertOn and John NJ. Lees X
on Union and Second streets, ten thou
md dollars; insurance, five thousand dol
Messrs. W. S. Bruce & Co, Monroe street,
SO on building, nifty thousand dollars; insur- u