Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-10
THE INCENDIARIES.
Negro Incendiartes Attempt 80
burn the CiIy--TwO Fires On sum
day Morning.

The FIRE in the jefferson block on Sec
ond street was the work Of negroes, as
were also the fires Of Sunday morning.
At twelve o'clock on Saturday night
those lrequenting the corner of Main
and Union discovered that some build.
isg was on FIRE by the strong scent Of
burning rags which peryaded the atmos.
phere. In a short time smoke was seen
issuing from the cellar gratings under
the Wholesale dry goods house Of VIM
r. Moore & Co., No, Is Union street,
Lee block. The alarm vas at once
given, and our fremen we're on hand in
"a few minutes. At this time dense
volumes of smoke issued from the
ground floor, indicating that the fire was
there and back toward the Office. Streams
of water were driven from the front AND
rear through the main store. The fire.
men broke in the doors and soon found
that the fire was in the cellar immedi-
ately under the countng-room. Holes
were cut in the floor and a deluge Of
water was sent down. The FIRE was sup
pressed in half an hour The stock of
goods is valued at $4,000 aud the loss
from fire and water is estimated at about
fifty per cent. at least. The fire origi-
mated in the packing.room Immediately
under the business Office and near the
elevator, through which the flames shot
up and fred the office on the ground
floor, The fire was no doubt the work
OF an incendiary, as no person had been
in the store for hours, and no FIRE OF
light was in the cellar during the pre-
vious day. The damage done to the
building was nominal The insurance
on the stock Of goods and the companies
that have the risks are as follows:
MEMPHIS AGENCIES
On stock Of goods-Queen's, of Lon
don, (Tomlinson, AGENT, $4,000; Liver
pool, London and Globe Green & Luz
cas-, agents., $1,000; Imperial of Lon
don, &C. Mason, agent, S5OOO Hartford
of Hartford Beatty & Littlejohn,
agentsl, $4,000; franklin, of Philadel
phia, Same agents., $4,000; Manhattan,
of New York, &c. Mason, AGENT, S5OOO
Amazon, of Cincinnati, Beatty & Little
john, agents., $4,000.
COMPANIES NOT REPRESENTED IN MEMPHIS
Ga stock of goods-Humboldt, of New
York, $25OO; Peoples, Of New Jersey,
$500; Resolute, OF New York, $500;
Relief of New York, $500; Exchange,
of New York, $25OO; Compereial, of
New York, S5OOO St. Louis, Of st. Louis,
S25OO; Citizens, of St Louis, $4,000.
On fxtures-Globe, of Chicago, $500.
Total amount Of insurance, $67 500.
The stock is valued at $50 900 and the
damage estimated at fifty per cent by
FIRE and water. The flooding of the eel
lar caused the cellar OF Allison Bros.
hardware house, next door, to food also
1t is impossible 10 estimate the damage
done to Allison Bros. until the goods in
the cellar are overhanled. The loss,
however, whatever it may be, is fully
covered by insurance in home compa-
MES We are uuder obligations to Maj.
Rbea, Secretary of the Underwriters,
for the above correct list Of companies
and insurance.
AT four oclock in the morning the fire
bells toled out another alarm This
FIRE was on Exchange street extended,
in the suburbs OF the city The build
ings destroyed we're frame residences,
two one-story' frame and double two
story tenement, all owned by Joseph
Harper. The damage done was as fol-
lows; Nos. 46 and As, one-story frame,
destroyed; Nos. 80 and 81, a large two
story double tenement, root burned off
The buildings we're occupied as follows
No 46 by Mr.. Harper; building burnt.
and furniture damaged; partially COW
cred by insurance. No 4S, occupied,hy
Mr. Evans; building burnt and furniture
damaged light; insurance on building,
none on furniture. No, so, occupied by
Mr. Sheppard; building and furniture
damaged; building insured furniture
uninsured. No. 81 o1cnpied by Mr..
building and furniture
damaged both insured The FIRE was
the work of gro ipeendiary, who was
seen running away Immediately before
the flames burst out The insurance
an3 companies involved therein are as
follows
The frame buildings, Nos. 500, 81, 4s
and Asa were insured for $1,000 as fol-
lows: In the Hartford, $500; loss esti-
mated at $500 to this company; in the
lEtna, of Hartford, $500. total loss.
There was some light insurance on
furniture, which we were unable to get