Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-23


CINCINNATI, February 22-The CONNER
ciai Gazette of yesterday published the follow
ing:
The Report.
COMMERCIAL Gazette reporters made personal
visits yesterday at each of the places from
Pendeton 10 Price Hill and Cumminsville,
named below, comprising about one-half Of
the buildings in the submerged districts, and
by inquiriDg aud observation, obtained the
losses as given. The figures mean direct
dsmsge TO material brought in contact with
the water. They do not include the incalcu
lsble losses by suspension of trade, or the
cost OF removing goods TO places of safely,
and Of cleaning up.
THE COAL MEN LOSE 100000.
The loss in coal property by the getting
away Of barges from Willow Run and other
points here will be about $4,000, and the
loss OF coal in yards by being submerged may
lie ten per cent. which would make the
whole loss in coal property approach $lOO, 900.
THE RAILROADS.
The actual loss sustained by the various
railroads entering the city, which embraces
only the damage done TO rosdways, machin-
cry, cars aud freights in the hands Of the
roads, will possibly reach 100000. 1ucud-
ing los. OF traffic, the damage they sustained
will amount to nearly 95oo,o00.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT LOSES 5000.
1t was at first thought that the loss OF
the Fi-e Department. would be very heavy,
but this has proved to be not the case
Euginehouses Nos. l and 9 have been
flooded and the floors destroyed, but the
delicate instruments we're not injured. With
but one or two exceptions, all fre-alarm
boxes which were in places Of danger were
L.
apiece, and if any great number of them
had been damaged, the loss of the depart.
ment would have been severe; as it is, 5000
will make everything right ag ain.
THE GAS coMPANY THE HEAVIEST LOSER
The Gas Company is one of the heaviest,
If not the heaviest loser BY the food 10 Gin
cinnai. For nine days their business has
been stopped. During this time the city has
used no gaP, nor has any private person, SO
that for this period not q cent has come in,
while the running expenses of the establish
msnl have gone as usual. The works have
suffered severely. Walls have been cracked,
material has been washed away, machinery
has been damaged, and the pipes have been
filed with water, necessitating the laborious
pumping them out. Many meters have been
destroyed or broken, and, taking all in all,
the company's loss will not fall short of
100000. 1t may even exceed this sum,
which is the inside limit.
$4,000 WILL COVER THE STREET CAR COM.
PANY's LOSS.
The damage sustained by the Street Car
Company consisted principally of business
which they expected to do, but which, on
account of the food, they were unable to do.
Two of the lines have been stopped entirely,
resulting in loss of $1,000. There was con-
siderable expense incideat upon moving the
horses from several stables and providing
them with new quarters. No positive damage
has been done, except at the Pendleton car
stables, which are built of brick, and where
the back wall has bulged out, but it is not
known how badly the building is injured.
Perhaps, taking everything together, $4,000
would reimburse the company for the iDju-
ries consequent upon the flood.
THE STEAMBOATS, LOSE ALMOST NOTHING.
There was no loss OF steamboat property
here. The up river packets mostly founi
secure quarters 10 the neighborhood of tbs
waterworks, while the steamers engaged il
the lower trades were moored to the wharf