Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-07-24
THE GREAT FIRE In JACKSON.
Full Details Of the COnflagrati0n...
Thirteen Business Houses
in Ashes.
The Names. Locations, business.
Stocks and Losses Of the
Principal Sufferers,

We copy from an extra from the jackson
Wig and TT;5ate of the 21st inst, the fol
lowing particulars of the great Ere in tina
city:
At two O'Clock on Sunday morning Tie
IRE bells of the city startled our population
from their elumbers and the glare of red
flames, leapiDg from house to house In the
heart of the city, filed every mind will
alarm and apprehension. Thirteen bust
ness houses on Lafayette and Market streets
and Center alley, with portions of their large
stocks of goods, were the victims of the des-
troying element. Within the burnt district
were three large frame buildings, and TO
several of the brick stores there were frame
additions, while the yard of the block
bounded by Central alley, Lafayette and
| Market streets aud the Whig and Tribune
building was surrounded by a high brick
wall, and filed with combustible material
of every description. Hence the FIRE once
under way was far beyond The reach of any
available means of being checked. An i'm
mense crowd witnessed the conflagration,
and every possible human effort, under the
circumstances, made to arrest it.
THE SUFFERERS.
Beginning at the East boundary Of the
burnt district on Lafayette street, The suf-
ferers are as follows: Rev. g. McKinney,
two brick sto res, valued at $1,000, and no
insurance. w. S. Galloway, two frame stores
valued at $4,000-no insurance. j. G. NJ.
Garland, two three, story brick stores valued
at $40, 000-insuredf for So, 600. DR.. Charl 8
Still, two frame stores, with basement, val
ued at S4,000-no insurance On Market
5 rect d. Il. King, one-story brick and
one thTee-ytory brick, valued at $4,000
insured for $500. On Central Alley, Mrs.
Luckey, a one-storY brick, valued st 81, 900,
insured for 500. D. II. King, one-story
brick valued at $l,200-insured for 500.
And a beautiful awning in front of Kings
Palace and Epningsl's, valued at $500.
This is a correct inventory of the real es,
tate involved 10 the conaagr2tion.
THE MERCHANT SUFFERERS.
The following is as faithful an account as
it was possible, amid the confusion ~ ex-
element Of the hour, 10 obtain relative to
the mercantile loss sustained oy this most
disastrous fire. Baum, tobacco and cigar
dealer, stock valued at $1,000, insured for
$500; ful y half OF goods saved. Keith &
Vincent, stock valued at SIS 900, insured
for $S,0C0-most Of goods saved, though
damaged. Friedlob's stock, valued at ST.
600, insured for $1,000 one third goods
saved. L. n. Wright & Co., stock valued
at $1,000, insured for S2,000-most Of their
goods saved. James O'CoDDor & Bro,
stock valued at $4,000, insured for $4,000
-one third of goods saved. j. S4muels,
tobaccOnist, stock valued at 81 200, insured
for $3.50. John B. Ganter, stock valued at
$1,000, insured for $1,000. Charlie Cullen,
cigar and tobacco ste OK, valued as $500, IT,
sured for $500. John Dado, confec ioner,
stock 81, 900, insured for S70J. Wing and
Tribune Office, loss $1,000, and no insur-
aDce. Post office fixtures, valued at 500,
insured for $3O0--letters all saved excep.
those in door box. Safe also saved. Geo.
Scruggs, Colored, stock valued a. $500, no
insurance. Bed rooms ane Office fixtures
valued at S500-no insurance.
Theo. Kendrick, Deputy Sheriff, deposit
ted letter in the door box hat night for
S. W. Boon, of this city, containing $120,
which was, it is presumed, consumed in the
burning.
VALUE OF BUILDINGS.
The total value of the buildings con-
sumed is $4,000. Total insurance on the
same $1,000.
MERCHANDISE.
The total value of the merchandise, ETC.,
embraced in the burnt district, leaving out
A. Rosenberg's stock, which is not known,
S65, 900. Total insurance on the same,
S24, 700. 1t is estimated that twothirds of
these goods were saved, though in dam
aged condition.
REHABILITATION.
Total value of real estate. .... $42 900
Total amount Of insura ice. ....... 1920
Net loss On real estate. ..... ....S30, 800
Total value of merchan- ...
disc. ...ss....'s...... OO,SUU
Total amount insurance. So, 900
Goods saved estimated al. $3.50
Total value Of merchan-
dise.................. $4,000
which leaves all the stocss involved 10 the
confsgrstion, fIlly covered by insurance,
except STug's, Gan.er and Wing and Tri.
bune and z. N. Wright & Co.
The net losses, therefore, by this disas-
trous fire, over and above insurance and
goods saved is
ISeal estate ...''s.'''..''' 9oO,oOO
Wig and Tribune. '''''' 1000
John B. Ganter. .........,... 1000
Geo. Scruggs. 500
Theo. kendrick, (money letter).. 120
Offices and bed rooms. .......... 500
Totalloss. .................,.. $4,000
ORIGIN OF THE FIRE.