, 1874-09-09
FUTURE FIRES,
insurance Men Interviewed for
tho New York Monitor,
What tho Insurance Herald Thinks,


CHICAGO INsuRAnoE arrNra.
The Insurance Monitor of Nav, yo-r :. jou-r,,
which has httainod tho twauty-sacon1 voar ~ a. or
fstencc, aa been at palms to uory,ow thc n.uranco
men Of this city with tho object Of aaeortotnno thr
viors on fro natoza, md tho risha OF ,naurarea cor
bor of t,,o ,fon;ior .oy.-., -, ~ oep'o'"oel HULL
i,sea mi sua" "sses. @ a .eso Interviews arc pnb-
snou Ano hunJolncd ls IN eptotna Of tic exresaIoa
OF opinion elicited:
GEN. \. q, p,1oAr.
yosorau agcnt, s.oted hat tbo Frn Don.r,,n,n. -.
flro.lints wcro not eoortonAivs with t,,oso Of tho
eli far v thc cxtroorrorllv % "e.o aeeount-
roro hi ,,,o ~ 'easo o. those
.sc , Nv snoss maao 70 hunt down
lctLargso on tho suboct OF iucendarieu, Political IN.
tluouccs Ind partially aoatroyed ,acn,mo ~ ,a ~
department, thoreby tupalrin8 It's ol1clency Largo
plies Of l'lmbcr and other intamnabe maor wcro u
orsancrlea nn;1 ,,o- .om,'stu,o a..s,,,''.
woro nlarmna,y cnn,,non Tn" %s.s" s"npnsnnonss ~
alarm. Tho southwest portion Of tho city he copsld
cred was thu most ernoao1 NJ tbo nr,,nnt ,,,ao =.
1ayages oi hfe. .
dcn. Ducat did not think that great fro starting
anywhere in tho ou,akrss of Chicago. would reach md
destroy tho bueprsa lIHt11ct,f op1v tho suuuto,,a
mn1o hy tho 1,o,r, - '.v sossesaoaa
4s. aa' ~ .no "'"a" y! onoef"11ets were honestly
swept away tho Au oat aF1 tnreatonnn md md
,evH portion of Tim ao,,tl, Divfuton n. mus =.
opIuton tint thu nrc,ont ,,.o ~ fron .,,,,ors ~ ~
., r a 'Ao p'esoa' a0e y! 4son euuttets, III
n"sihess pnllu'n8a would, more than anything ese,
prevent tho spread Of rc, especially in buildings at
uatoa on the strcoH BORDERING Lie oast air, ~ t,a
South Branch Tno late ro hut Ioue much to raHe aHe
businessmen un 10 Tho necrusy Of ae1fnrnsorvntinr
and, In tho business ccutro u tho city, s thought It
impossible TINT QUO block cud bp l,irnef hecaRa ~
the precautions takc after the Turning Of tho lua
coni4grAtion. Tho proprietors Of tic large hotoS
Unacrwsitors to INV rcasonabia sstcul rta;,,e ue
Inch waser-pipcs should DO eenerslly
44;aoea q; and rosnsnes of larger capacity fasniaha
southwest danger from tho srd h.,iit nortion ~ ~ liz
city. The waor.aupply SHOULD. il poashe' In maIo Ia
upon tho river. Ttao could So n,aie ssrvecsas IL ava
III wintes " sysesntio breaking Of is ryor ee ~
coy Sy ist H. thhonh sss Ito
wero un1or-insured. The only truo way to aIvanrn
construction and protcction ria tra n,is ~
y passed, forbtldng tho crecoil OF auy rorc frnrns
buildings Within tho city limits would, liz thought, 10
zeaonsly enforced.
was next interviewed, ui,I, i'll tho natu agreed with
thu viows expressed by den. Ducat, liz cSurcinj,y
uincrs. Marshal Heer, owing 10 s esstius sn svs.
ten Of governing tho Eira Department had no ca1ico
aen Dueat tha tic cze gancray ~ero sg.Sea ner WI" in
stirred. lie hoped that still moro stringent
tiFe ordthanc5 would BOON be paeBed by tbo
Common Council, and public ontuion grcrnci
ilnporativols to domand such ,uoasura
Tho cIrcu1ar Gtely tssud by Tho Nnttonnl I,narI ~
soa m9s 10 sdaed
tre unless tho parties preparing tho aao were On thc
ground to adapt 1t to tho existing state of atlara. It
National Duard would affect o,.r city authorities
a. J. sMIru ~
rcs previous to is1i Sas da 10 tio ae1 ss !, t.Gm
r. ttarris deceased, re had most Jealous scsentifc
aud accomplished officer. Hs kent tho cd
troll. Tie former Fire pcE,rttunnt. wl,tic
destitute Ut much Of tho mechanical appliance now IN
mich nero ecoat, thsn ts p.sasn. oraoajzatio
e ssa 81 H. is' sy
despite tho great altitude Of tho buianas thor cn
strictiou Is such Us to otfcetuay preyen INV extan.
Biyv spread Of hre. This was sufcient]y nrovnn T.,
the !ao fire, where, notwithstanding uorfoct anwor
Of sparks and cindars coycrtur IL sotuo fnstnrca
whole roof Of bltsiaesH buildings, no ara broke out
III tlen.
Relative to the avenue on tho Weut si5e. The IN.
crease Of water-surpy. anl additional rs-engsnes. ho
posed to IN uxorbltant tusu,alce rate. hecnnsn ts
Hystom would alieato somo Of their hest friends cn
really the chnnces Of security were ieseasod osiua
to precautions taken aucQ July H. Ha rnnIo,nnm3
tho lto clrcuIar OF tue NationBi Board ~ bano in
judic,ous, founded ne it was upon very i1perfcct
Of Its citizena lie thought that ho Citizens, Nssncts
tion, recently organized, would hare yery HEALTHY
'''' ~ -" S!Hn1ha HJvss Waanns ~ on'e'ao'
Of tho Liverpool anu Loudon aud Globa Insurance
Company thought that an advance III rates Would DO
toward taktug efficient mcnsuscs lar tns nrovuti ~
tro 1t would nrress upon the eisy suthorities ths
te 81 te s nason m i1o ,Ss Il
probable that they would tAyo nrtak fires M tin e,tv
in tho future, as tho burnt districts wera buIlt ~
a vastly diGerst from tho dangerous frame sauties
In regard to Fira Marsha! Bonner, lc could only sAy