Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-08-19


DIRECTORS.
u on. Thos b. Florence, Charles Dingee,
George ii. Armstrong, Thomas Manderield,
Chanes "A knbicam, Edward X. Helmbo!d,
George Helmbold, r. Carroll Brewster,
James E. Neal, I.aac L.ech, Jr
-. THOMAS B. FLORENCE, President.
EDWARD r. HELMBOLD, Secretary.
LOCAL SURVEYORS.
Charles Walter, No. 3y7 ID street.
avenue.
James Williams, No. % Fouranda half street.
MARINE SURVEYOR.
Capt. J. p. Levy, No. 474 Pennsylvania avenue.
GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT.
John TlOmason.
The business of this Company will compare IA
vOrab.y with the most successful of similar instu
,ons In the United States
From the LIST day of August, 1855 in five months
up t. LIST January, 1856, the premiums received
amounted TO the large sum Of one hundred and eight
thousand, one hundred and fifiy-one dollars, with
only forty SIX hundred and sixiy-six dollars loses
reported.
With the-e evidences Of success and good man.
agement, the directors feel justified i'm soliciting
share OF public patronage, believing that the secu-
nty offered is ample and that all fair claims will be
adjusted more accordngtO equity than legal techni
caliiies.
With view OF affording ample indemnity TO the
public, the company have deposited with
MKSSRS DUNCAN, SHERMAN, Il CO., OF
NEW YORK, THkIR BANKERS,
Cash and premium sotes TO provide an accruing
Trust Fund Of One Hundred thousand DoHcrs :
To be held by them as additional security 10 policy
holders for the payment Of losses.
The company isprepared to Is ue policies against
loss or damage by fire on DWELLINGS, FURNI-
TURE, MILLS, MANUFACTURERS, WARE
HOUSES, all descriptions OF BUILDINGS, and
their content, or all kinds of MERCHANDISE,
transported by VESSELS, STEAMBOATS,, Ca
NAL BOATS, kAILROADS, and the usual cor.
veyances to or from any portion OF EUROPE and
AMERICA, and on the hus of STEAMBOATS,
navigating the western waters
The rates of premium will b. IA low a other
companies, and in king them every improvement
in construction and arrangement Will be taken into
consideration.
All losses speedily adjusted and promptly laid.
once northwest c. rner Pennsylvania avenue and
Seventeenth street, Washington city, &c.
Insurance may also be effected at the Home Office,
NoTthweS corner Walnut end Second Streets, Phila-
deiphia. Also, at the Company's Offices: New York
A. w. Tn mpsOn, No. 10 Wall street. Boston,
Oliver Brewster. No State street. Baltimore
B. ii. Richardson, No. y Baltimore street. CipRn-
nat-Taylor Anthony. Charleston-J. III. Tay.
lOr, No. l2l e. Bay street New 0rieans-Harman
DOane. M0ntgomery-AlbertW Williams. Mobile
A. T.. Waugh. Pittsburg-T. J. Hunter, No. 90
Water street. Savannah A. Wilbur, NJ. Ill Bay
street. Augus;a-Girardcy, Whyte Co. Atlanta
Marcus A. Bell. Trenton-Narr 4 Cocks. Fond
du Lac-Robcrt A. Baker. Vicksburg-J. Putnam.
BuffaIo-A Barker. Memphis-V. E. Milton.
Detroit-Thomas Palmer Son Milwauke-A
Brown, jr. Erie, Pennsylvania-AIien A. Craig.
Wyoming, Pennsylvania q. Smith. Louis
ville-H. ii. limberiake. Nahvile-Jcseph Nash.
Poruand-D Robinson, jr Chicago-E p. Ward
San r. a1cisco-W William Biggs. st. Louis-1hos.
n. CourteEay, general a1ent Tor the southern and
western States. And in other principal cities of the
United Safes by authorized officers of the COM
pany. lie lf-1yt