The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-03-20
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out in the cellar Of the grocery store Of A.
ID. Digger on the corner of Main and Mar
ket streets, and spread so rapidly that the
entire building was soon in blaze. Ad-
joining this building on the South WAS the
large boot aud shoe house Of w. L. Alexan-
der For a while hopes were entertained
that the FIRE would not pass Alexander's
and that Kings Opera House in which was
the dry goods department OF Robertson &
Bolts, would escape. But the wind being
in favorable direction the coTnice on tho
Opera House caught in a few minutes, and
the entire block Of buildings was at the
mercy Of the destroyer, and was licked up
like dry grass in prairie fire. The follow
ing are the buildings burned together with
the losses and insurance:
A. u. Digger, stock, 5000 with Cont
mental Insurance Company and $1,000 with
City Of I ondon-T. S. Vincent, agent.
d. IT, King, opera house, $500 in City of
London Insurance Cot S. Vincent, agt
Opera House, $1,000 with Georgia Home
$500 with Norwich Cuion.-D. II. King,
agent. $500 on opera house with j. l.
Parham agent. $1,000 ON chairs with w
z. Dunaway, agent.
". 5. MOORE, AGENT.
a. y. Digger, stock, one thousand dollars
with Liverpool. London & Globe Company.
McClintock & Harper, Photographers, one
thousand dollars with Liverpool, London
& Globe Company
Jno. A. Greer, building. one thousand
five hundred dollars, Liverpool, London
& Globe Company.
w f. Alexander, stock, three thousand
dollars with Liverpool, LondoN & Globe
Company. Two thousand dollars on stock
with North British & Mercantile Company.
Two thousand dollars on building with the
Home Insurance Company of New York.
Robertson Il Bolts, on stock, twenty-five
hundred dollars with Liverpool, London &
Globe Company. Twenty-Five hundred dol
lars with Royal Insurance Company, and
five thousand dollars with Home Insurance
Company, Of New York.
S. A. MITCHELL. AGENT.
Robertson & Bolts, $4,000 with Insurance
Company of North America and $1,000 with
Equitable of Nashville.
w. f. Alexander, building, $500 with
Insurance Company of North America.
Jno. A. Greer building, $500 with Pho
nix Of Hartford.
j. II. Duke, Trustee, $500 on building
viii. Insurance Company Of North America.
r. w. Hall, building, $500 with Insar-
ance Company OF North America.
F. NJ. LINDSEY, AGENT.
a. D. Digger, stock, $1,000 with Hartford
Insurance Company Of Hartford.
w, F. Alexander, stock, with Hartford
Insurance Company Of Hartford.
Jackson has had more valuable expert
ence. 1t is strange that city of its size
and importance and future prospects will
put up with simply no protection against
fire. Tive years ago nearly money enough
was invested in almost useless machinery
for protection against FIRE to have bought a
first-class fire engine, Water works were
voted by the citizens Of the city and up to
this date that is about all that has been
DONE In the fire of Sunday night enough
money was lost to construct the water works
and equip the city with a good engine
The men who compose the fire company,
many Of them are not even exempt from
paying their city taxes foe the services they
render, much less receiving remuneration
for their labor. Jackson can no longer
hoodwink insurance companies,-who al
ready have premiums on all risks in that
city-with inadequate means far protection
against fire. She must esther establish
water works and provide engines and or
ganize and equip paid companies, or the
insurance companies will refuse to accept
their risks. For Il time now, the city will
indulge in big talk of measures against fire
as has been done many Il time before. the
| matter will die out until the next annual
/ connagration.