Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-07-22
THE GREAT FIRE.
Further Particulars from the Jackson
COnfiagration-The Scene and
the Origin.
The Names, Locations, Business, Stocks
and Losses Of the Principal
Sufferers.
List Of Insurance Companies In Memphis
and Elsewhere which Lose
Heavily.

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Heavily.
JACKSON, TENN, July 21.-From the
Whig and Tribune extra of to-day, and
an interview with the agents of various
insurance companies involved, the fol-
lowing
PARTICULARS OF THE FIRE
at this place, Sunday morning, are
cleaned: Evidence of the fire was first
indicated at two o'clock in the morning
by Chief of Police McCabe discovering
smoke issuing from the windows of the
cellar beneath the frame building owned
by DR.. c. a. STU, situated on the corner
of Lafayette and Market streets, and Oc-
cupied by A. Rosenberg as saloon and
restaurant. Origin not known. Rapid
ly consuming the still burning building,
in which was located John B. Gauter's
variety store, the flames extended to the
southwark on Market street, destroying
single and three-story brick build
ing owned by D. II. King, the former
occupied by Charles Cullen as cigar
store, the latter by the postoff1ce and
Wing and Tribune Office, and sleeping
apartments in the third story.
ITS FURTHER PROGRESS
in this direction was blocked Off by the
north wall of Kings saloon, fOur-story
building with fire-proof roof extending
eastward on Lafayette street. The de-
vOuring element rapidly consumed, in
successive order, the single-story brick
store occupied by J. Samuels, tobac-
cOnist, the three-story brick stores occu-
pied by J. O'Connor & Brother, dry
goods and leather dealers, and Noel
Wright as a saddlery establishment, and
the frame tenement occupied by J.
FriedlOeb, dry goods dealer. Reaching
by this time, and extending
ACROSS CENTER ALLEY,
it involved the two-story brick building
occupied by Keith & Vincent, dry-goods
dealers, and S. Baum, tobacconists.
Here its march eastward was checked |
by the Intervention of brick walls hav-
ing fre-proef roofs. Reaching south
ward in Center alley, it destroyed three
single-story brick buildings, owned by
D. H. King, w. S. Galloway, and n.
P Luckey, one of which buildings was
occupied by George Scruggs, colored,
with stock valued at five hundred dol
lars, on which there was no insurance,
and whichwas totally lost. The follew-
ing is
THE VALUATION OF LOSSES
10 property holders: D. H. King,
two single-story and one three-stOr~
brick, valued at $4,000; insured with
the Imperial of London for $1,000, and
Home Of Georgia for S65O-total, $3.50.
DR.. c. A. Still, two-story frame, in which
the fire originated, valued at $1,000; no
insurance. I'D. Mason, two three-story
brick stores, valued at $4,000; insured
in the Imperial of London for $4,000, and
Valley of Memphis for $1,000.
w. 5. Galloway, one frame building
and one single-story brick, valued at
5000; no insurance. Rev. Mr.. McKin-
ney, two two-story brick buildings, val
ued at $40 0; no insurance. Mrs. Lucky,
one single-story brick, valued at $1,000;
Insured for $3.50. Il
THE STOCKS
A. ff,,-o,,~ 10 afaI / !
as follows: Charles Cullen, tobacco,
$500; insured in Franklin, of Philadel-
phia, for 5000; stock total loss. Wing
and Tribune Office total loss; no insur-
apce. John B. Ganter, stock 5000, total
loss; in the Hartford for $1,000; Frank
lin, OF Philadelphia, $1,000; Niagara, Of
New York, $1,000. A. ROsenburg, where
the fire originated, value Of stock un-
known; total loss; insured in the Royal,
of London, for $l132; Mississippi Val
ley, of Memphis, $1,000; total, $2132
James O'Connor & Brother, stock SlO,-
900, about one third of which was saved;
insured in the Imperial, London, for
$4,000, and Home, New York, $1,000.
Noel Wright, saddlery, stock $1,000,
mostly saved; insured in the franklin,
Philadelphia, for $1,000; Hartford, $1,000.
]. Friedloeb, stock s17 900, about half of
which was saved; insured in the Hart
ford for $4,000; Home, of New
York, $1,000; Planter, Of Mem I
ohis, $1,000, and the Imperial, of t
London, S24OO. Keith & Vincent,
stock, SIS, 5,OOO, most all saved; insured !
n the Equitable, Nashville, for $1,000;
Amazon, Cincinnati, $1,000; Peoples, !
Memphis, $1,000, and Phoenix, Memphis, :
5000. S. Baum, tobacconist, stock, :
$1,000, most all saved, insured in the :
Planters, Memphis, for $500. J. Samu- !
lis, tobacconist, stock, Sl200, total loss; :
insured in the Equitable, Nashville, for =
$3.50. John DadO, confectiOner, in post =
,ffice building, stock, $1,000, total loss;
insured for $40 in the Home, Georgia. :
w. w. Gates, jr., d Co., cl0thiers, and !
!. w. Smith Il Co, hardware, suffered \
light losses by removal Of stock in an :
icipatIOn of the fire reaching them !
ully covered by insurance. II
THE wHIG AND TRIBUNE i
luS dSgE6ghlS iOSS III pefSOldl l
state at over $4,000, on which there a
vas insurance Of over SI1, 900, leaving a s
lear loss Of over $50, coo, and the value I
4 the merchandise in stock at over Z
65, 900, upon which there was insurance 4
# over S23, 900 on somewhat more than {
wo-thlrds Of the stock, making this the
mount saved. The stock involved,
With but one or two exceptions, was al
most fully covered. I
THE LOSS FALLS HEAVIEST
N the propeTty-owners, bat the burnt t
istcict, when rebuilt to correspond with 7
he recent surrounding and more mod t
IN improvements, will present more F
and better class of houses in d
hat portion of the city. The Wing and r
Tribune will not lose an issue, having O
Ilready perfected arrangements to con- ],
inue. t
Secretary Robson and Attorney
General Williams had Washington a
.ity entirely TO themselves yesterday, !
hey being the only members of the D
lead Of the government in the city. q
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