Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-12-23
THE BOLIVAR FIRE.
A Timely and Sensible Appeal to the
Creditors Of the Sufferers to give
them "White Mans Chance"
"Den't Crush, but Hold Up his Hands"
List Of Losses and LOsers-S125,.
900 Swept Away.

Our town, says the Bolivar Bulletin of
THURSDAY, sustained heavy blow by the re-
cent fire. Outside of the large amount of
valuable property destroyed; the mercantile
community receives a severe shock in conse-
quence of an almost enforced suspension of
business by one-haf our enterprising COM
mercial men. Bereft Of property, the result
ant accurulations of years Of unremittng
toll and severe saving, embarrassed to meet
accrued financial obligations, credit abroad
impaired by virtue of uninsured losses, our
business men thus afflicted stand forth the
merited objects of hearty sympathy at the
hands Of an appreciatiye general public.
They have lost, and in theif losses should be
sustained to the extent that they may be
enabled soon to start anew to rebuild and re-
pair their wasted fortunes. The creditors
should stand afar off and not lay the mex
orable hand of exacting law upon the smere
fragments Of remaining property If you
have claim against any one Of them, wait
patiently and allsw him time to
brush from his brow the dust and
SCOT of widespread confagration; give
him a chance to breathe before you place
clamps upon his energies; give him an op-
p0rtunity to recover strength, and get to-
gether his assets that he may restore himself
for the future. Don't crush him, but hold
up his hands and bid him be strong. Re-
member, thu you, too, may meet some terri
BILE disaster down the road in the near future,
and mr need help and succor Let US use
fellowship with our friends in their losses,
and do all In our power to soften the hardness
of their lot. One way to give prompt and
effective relief to them is for the creditor to
hide his claim in his pocket, and for the
debtor not to hide his money in his pocket,
but to come forward and settle. Thus start
anew the flow of commercial blood In the
body CT our crippled merchants. Let our
people exercise toward each other that charity
which is so beautifully delineated in holy writ.
LIST OF LOSSES.
Below we give a statement of the loss sus-
tanned by each victim of the fire:
Major E. P. M'Neal, three stOreh0uses and four
Offices; valued at $4,000. Insured for $4,000.
S12,000; books and accounts, $4,000. No insur-
ance. They have opened their safe, and find unin-
ued the books and accounts Of the past two years
sales
General R. P. Neely and Judge James Fentress,
Harrington building, $1,000. No insurance
AZ 3 nanh n3ron S fSe soc savsg n
condition.
Dr. E. D. Moore-7Just opened neat and complete
stock; lost $4,000; no insurance Saved small
Mrs. James Pybass House, s17OO; millinery
stock $780, books and accounts lost and many costly
wedding dresses burned; no insurance.
n D. M'Neely-Just started in business; stock,
$4,000; insurance, $1,000, Saved small portion.
Alex Ramsey -StOTehouse, $4,000; books accounts
and stock, 5000; no insurance.
]. S. Osborne 4 Co.-Stock, $1,000; no insurance.
A. Warren-Stock $1,000; notes and accounts,
$500; no insurance.
DR.. J. W. NelsOn-Dentlst Office, $1,000; no insur-
ance.
P. NJ. HuddlestOn-F storehouse, $780, no
insurance
R. L. Lightfoot & Co.-Loss, $1,000; no insurance.
John ]" J"hnSOn-House, $500; stock, $1,000; no
Insurance books and accounts lost
J W. Tate 4 CO.-HouSe, $1,000; stock, S25O0;
Insurance $1,000; some goods saved.
Coates Lewts-Stock, $4,000; Insurance. 1880;
l. s. Coleman-storehouse, $4,000; no Insurance
James Panky-Church property $1,000; no In
surance.
DR.. A. A. Coleman-New Offices, $1,000; Insurance,
$500.
Harkins & barrett building, $780, no
insurance. Mrs. Alex. Nelson lost $500 worth of
Hardeman county-Old jail, $500; no insurance.
Mrs. MKinney-Residence, n $4,000; no insurance.
Southern express company lost S75.
Cliff & RObely lost S75.
Dr. P. T. Jones lost S4O0; also books, notes and
accounts.
Dr. j. J. Neely lost 800 In books.
General ]. J. Dupuy lost his library and Office fur
Frank Williams, Esq, lost 500 worth Of books.
T. A. Osborne-StOck, 800.
The postof1ce was burned with letters, blanks.
etc. together with the Bulletin mail Of last week.
2. F. Stephens lost two hundred and fifty dollars.
No insurance.
W. c. Dorion, one-third interest in large lot of
Ths entire loss foOts up s125,OOO; insurance,
Insurance companies thus far known as having
risks: London, Liverpool and Globe, England;
Home, of New York; Etna, Of Hartford.