Fire Destroys Memphis Cotton Mills
Heavy Loss –
The Memphis cotton mills, situated on Wolf river, a short distance north of Memphis, were burned down on the night of the 13th. Loss $202,000; insurance of $90,000. The owners of the mills were J. W. PAGE, Esq., George H. CHECK, Esq., and W. B. WIGGS, Esq. They estimated the loss on machinery and building at $187,000; material $15,000.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.), 17 Nov. 1866, Page 2. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.