Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-06-08
FIRES.
A Long List Of Fires for the Close Con.
sideratiOn Of Foreign Un-
derWriters.
The East and the West Making Heavy
Drafts on Insurance Reserves.
Toledo Wants $3.50, 900, Boston Goes for
Another $500, 900, and KeOkuk
and other Points "Call."

A SMALL FIRE ATTENDED WITH A FA
tai ACCIDENT.
KEOKUK, Iowa, June 1.-THE Eagle
planing-mills in this city were entirely
destroyed by fire at an early hour this
morning. Loss fifteen thousand dollars,
with no insurance. Several persons
were injured by falling wall, one of
whom cannot survive.
NON-EXPLOsIvE oIL-woRKs BURST UP.
BURLINGTON, Iowa, June IA fire
broke out in Weiner Baecklin's oil and
lamp store, on Fourth street, at twelve
O'Clock to-day. The building and con-
tents were quickly consumed. The
Lawrence house, the leading hotel Of the
city, is now all in flames and will be de-
stroyed. The frame buildings adjoining
have been torn down, and there is hope
of preventing further spread of the
flames.
LAKE STEAMER DESTROYED AT DETROIT
DETROIT, MICH, June Z. = At
twenty-five minutes after one O'Clock
this evening fire broke out on the boiler
deck of the steamer Meteor, loading at
Buckly & Co.'s docks, at the foot of Sec
Ond street, and almost instantly the
boat was envelOped in flames. The boat
belongs to the Union line of steamers,
and runs between Buffalo and Lake Su-
perior. She was bound up, and partially
loaded. The captain of the steamer says
there are four tons of blasting powder
on board. Grummond's and Buckly d
Co.'s warehouses are now in flames, and
although there is but little breeze, the
firemen seem unable to gain any con-
troll over the flames, which will soon
reach Jefferson avenue.
BOSTON MAKES ANOTHER 100000 DRAW
ON INSURANCE COMPANIES.
BOSTON, June About three O'Clock
this morning 8 fire broke out in the
boiler-room of the Hyde Park wooden
mills, at Hyde park, destroying large
portion of the building, including the
left wing, two hundred and fifty feet
long. Loss, five hundred thousand dol
lars, insured in seventy-four companies.
The foreign companies suffer heavily.
The mills were owned by joint stock
company, Messrs. Leland, Allen Il
Bates, being agents here. Among the
insurance companies are the following:
Breves, Milwaukee, five thousand dol
lars, and twenty-five hundred dollars
each in the Home, Columbus; Sun,
Cleveland; Northwestern, North Mis-
souri, and State of Missouri.
PARTICULARS OF THE GREAT FIRE AT
TOLEDO, OHIO.
TOLEDO, June THE burnt district
embraces about one-half Of the block
bounded by Summit, Adams, st. Clair
and Madison streets. The buildings
destroyed were those occupied by
Brooks, Chase & Crafts. trunk factory,
and three frame dwellings adjoining,
the first occupied by Harvey Chase,
Esq, the second by Mrs. Marvin, as a
boardinghouse, and the third by Mrs.
Thomas, all on st. Clair street. On
Summit street the stores of Fred. En-
Hart & Co., dry goods, NJ. Hanker, con-
fectionery, w. w. Alcorn, iewelry,
G. H. Buck, Cells & Robertson,
merchant tailors; Mrs Stribley, hair
goods. The block occupied by L. j.
Brown & Co., books; Paine Bros, fancy
goods and hair work, and S. ]. Ward,
jeweler, was partially wrecked. The
greater portion of the contents of all
these buildings were removed and saved
in damaged condition. Nearly all the
stores on the nOrthwesterly side of Sum-
NIT in the line of the fire were emptied
of their stocks, which are now being re-
placed preparatory to the resumption OF
business.
The trunk factory in which the fire
originated was owned by J. H. Camp
bell, and valued at $40, 600; insured fol
$4,000. Brooks, Chase & Crafts valued
their stock at sos, 900; insured for 81, ,00C
to $4,000. Eaton & Co.'s stock S75,00C
to 500, 600; loss will probably reach from
SAG, 600 to $4,000; insured for $65, 900 tC
S75, 900. The building was owned by M
Hanker, and valued at $40 600; insured
for $4,000. The store was occupied
by Hunker, and owned by H. S.
Walbridge; loss, $1,000, partially in
insured. Hanker's stock was valued al
SIC, 600; insured for S2500. It. ]. Brown
& Co.'s book stock, $4,000. Most ol
this stock was removed, but being
thrown upon the street was almost en-
| tirely ruined; insured for $500. They
also owned the building, which was
damaged to the extent of $1,000. The
! Commercial lost by the removal of type
and other material, but the paper ap-
peared this morning as usual, with 8
vivid description of the confiagration.
The total loss by this fire viii not be les:
than 100000, with an insurance
amounting probably to S150,000. The
following is a partial list of the insur.
anee companies suffering losses: Loril.
lard, New York, $1,000; Hartford, o.
Connecticut, $11, 500; North British anC
Mercantile, $500; Sun, Cleveland
$500; West Chester, New York, $1,000
| Unerwriters' New York, $4,000; Mer.
chants, Providence, Rhode Island
$500; Fireman's Friend, San Francis.
co, $500. A full list will be furnished
as soon as obtainable. The origin of the
| fire is unknown.
The following is an additional list o
insurance companies losing by last
nights fire: Home, New York, $50, 600
Insurance Company of North America
$4,000; Franklin, $i2, 900; Pennsylva
MIA, $1,000; Queen, $1,000; National, O
Hartford, $1,000; Glen's Fails, New
York, $500; Hartford, of Hartford
$500; Imperial, London, $4,000: Mer.
camille, Cleveland, $4,000; Merchants
Providence, $500; American, Philadel
phia, $4,000; Underwriters, New York
S17, 600; Etna, S2I 900; Amazon, $1,000
Phoenix, Brooklyn, 5000; German
American, $1,000; Eastern, Bangor
Maine, $500; Howard, New York
5000; Continental, New York, $500
Home, Columbus, $1,000; Commercial
Albany, $1,000; Lycoming, ,Pennsylva.
mia, $1,000; Phoenix, Springfield, sic, 500
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