Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-07-26


berg's Reasturant and Bar, in tn
Basement of Stills building, (trame
on the corner of Lafayette and Mar
ket streets 1t was first discovered
by Capt. Frank McCabe, Chief o
Police, at about 2 O'Clock, A n. H
observed 8 smoke slowly rising iron
the basement. and at once srouseC
Mr.. Rosenberg and family, who resi-
ded near by, and demanded the key
stating that their establishment wal
on fire. Neither Mr.. Rosenberg or hii
wife could find the key, nor was the
key ever found, and Capt. McCabt
was forced to break in the door, but
was quickly driven back by smoke
and hot air, which IL would have beer
/ death to have resisted. At this time
| the crowd was small and to the dis.
grace Of the city be it said, there were
no weapons with which to subdue
the flames. Soon Stills buiIding was
q sheet of fame, leaping high into
the air and driven by its own current,
laping south and east, quickly inV0lv-
| ing all adjacent buildings in a COM
mon confagration. But for Kings
tall house and quiet winds, the entire
block, bounded by Shannon, Lafayette,
Market and Main streets, would have
been reduced to ashes, involving 3
loss not less than $500, 600. And it is
doubtful whether the flames would
have stopped even there. The widest
excitement prevailed and the strong
est hearts quailed as the red, kissing
flames shot upward, and building az
ter building was embraced within the
remorseless arms of the destroyer.
The heart of the city was enVeloped
in smoke as dense as amidnight cloud,
and huge cinders, like fiery stars,
foated in the gloom, casting z wierd
and startling light on all below, fall
ing here and there thick as summer
hail, and threatening q common ruin.
For the
THIRD THE
within the brief period of two years,
our beautiful city has been visited by
destructive cOnfagratiOns, which
threatened anihilatiOn. Fortunate
circumstances, fEvoEing winds and
heroic effort alone have saved as.
Now parts of three spl0ndid blocks,
in the business heart of the city, lie
in partial or total ruin. The aggre-
gate loss to the business and capital
Of the city by these great fires, Will
amount to $50, 600. Ten thousand
dollars of thiA amount, two years ago,
invested in establishing 3 competent
fire department, would have proven
ted these wide spread deVRstiOns.
THINK
Of this, citizens Of Jackson, and
demand OF your public servants
such action as every consideration
Of public and private interest de-
mands. We must have g compe-
tent
FIRE DEPARTMENT.,
or the bitter experience of the past
two years win 0e repeated over and
over again. Our heroic flremen
now peril their lives in vain. Our
noble citizens, who are ever prompt
to rush into the "imminent deadly
breach" work in vain on such oc-
casions. A well organized Fire De-
pArtment, with all the approved
alone can save Jackson
from such disasters as the one we
nov record. Away with the
PENNY WISE
policy Of pact years. A policy that
has well nigh resulted in the de-
struction OF our beautiful young
City. Let officials and citizens vie
with each other in providing ample
guarantees of safety for the future.
Profit by the lessons of the past and
be wise in experience.
PHOENIX LIKE.
Like the tabled bird of old, Jack
son has and will rise from her ashes
more beautiful and powerful than
ever. Disaster cannot dampen her
RrdOr or check her bounding ambi-
ton. BY another year her waste
places will blossom sgaip as the rose.
Where now shoulder blaCkened.
ruins will tower splendid empori-
INNS of commerce, and in renewed
Ind increased prosperity the losses
Of the past will be forgotten only so
far as they serve to teach the tuture
INSURANCE.
Before closing this account Of the
most disastrous fire-sll things con-
has ever visited Jack
son, we are constrained to express
the opinion that insurance compa-
MES are entirely too liberal, not to |
say careless in their risks upon
stocks, at least. We do not mean |
that this extreme liberality on their |
part has prompted men in our
midst to fire their own property for |
the sake of the insurance money;
but we do mean that the tendency |
Of such . policy is to cause great |
on the part of the in
spred, and to rather encourage ras-
cality when there is Q strong mptiTe |
to play the william. lndiscrimipate |
insurance upon the mere statement |
Of applicants, is wrong in law and |
Agents should be careful to |
know the full value Of all they in
sure, and should never go beyond |
the exact limit Of risk fixed by their !
companies and law. We
think that q strict adherence to the |
letter OF all the rules Of insurance
BY companies and agents, will ma
affect the number of fires.
OMITTED.
In the above estimate OF damages |
We omitted to include the damage to |
Kings four story brick. The wall of
his splsnnid structure, next to the !
burning, was split from bottom to !
sop, and the damage TO the building
Is not less than 5000, and probably
viii reach $1,000. Also the awning in
frent Of Kings and Eppingsr's block,
which is q total wreck, cost $1,000 in
stead Of $500 as stated above.
STOCKS DAMAGED BY MOVING.
Z. 4 S. Solomon, N. Mitchell & Co.,
and W. W. Gates, Jr L Co., and two
fruit stands were damaged by remOv-
ing goods to the amount Of at least
800. However all the above losses
are covered by insurance.
WIG AND TRIBUNE.
In this connection we desire to state
that, although the principal sufferer
by the destructive fire of Saturday
night, we feel undismRyed at our
losses, and are consoled with the
thought that {" our misfortune may be
= blessing in disguise"-at any rate,
we have not stopped either to cavil
with fortune or to carp at the way of
P Providence.
In less than one hour after we knew
Of the fire, We bought out the Plain
dealer Office, and under the old colors
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