The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-30
INSURANCE NEWS.

INSURANCE NEWS.
What Is the use Of having laws, II they are
openly, and with impunity, violated2 See
ordinance No. 1853, Of October 3D. 1871.
The values Of property destroyed in Pitts
burg, Pa. In the course Of the riots ateona-
panying the great railroad strike, wore not
included In tho statistics given yesterday, be-
cause. as yet no definite figures can be given
In relation thereto: the estimate, however,
Is $3.D0o,ooo -
A s'judicial investigation" stands between
those who sustained losses by the recent riot
fires In Pittsbutg and payment therefor by
Allegheny county, and as there Is no pre-
eedent from which the courts may derive any
aid In the settlement Of the matter, 1t prom
ises we'll for the lawyers Of that vicinity.
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Several OF the business houses of Boston are
placed In immediate communication with the
lire patrol houses Of That city by means Of
wires which can be set TO announce overhead
In any building, signifying same on the indi-
GATORS with which they are connected.~l III
srance Chronicle.
A good idea. Prevent fire when you can.
put IL out when you must
If a coal oil warehouse. constructed as are
those In tliis city. should be attacked by fire.
but few moments would be needed for 1t to
become enyeloped In flames. II you think In
such case that tho chief engineer Of your
fire department would send his men, or per-
init either them or his engines to go within
four or five hundred feet Of such fire, just go
and ask him what he thinks about IL, That's
ALL
Life insurance, like that against fire, Is
based upon tho law Of averages. Out 81
given number Of houses, 80 many will. on IN
average, burn each year. 30, out OF u given
number Of lives at certain age, SO many
will ench year cease. All the principles Ell
tering into the business may be rs simply
stated. Let 1t be done: the times demand IT.,
the people ask IT, and when they get what
they ask. and not I'LL then, will the confidence
80 rudely shaken during the past year be re-
stored .-.
City ordinance No. 1862 passed October "a,
1871, and sttu IN force, makes 1t unlawful for
''any person or persons In his, her, or their
own right, or on behalf Of another, to store
cause, permit, or suffer TO be stored or kept,
etc, sin any quantity exceeding five barrels
or twenty cans Of five gallons each, within
the city limits, any calnphene, dangerous, in.
ilammable or burning tlud. or any products
by digtillation Of coal, petroleum or rock oil,
etr., except Upon q certificate Of authority
issued to them by the Mayor. who Is to issue
such certificate ontg after either the chief d
the fire department, or the city surveyor, has
actually surveyed aid inspected the building
premises or locality intended for such stor
age, ETC.. and has certified the same to hin
1.-THE Mayor as having and containing suitable
iron tanks. levees. excavations or earth EN-.
bnnkments to prevent the overflow or escape
OF any of the fluids, products, oils, on com
modities referred to In this ordinance, ant
that the contemplated use Of the inspected
premises will not endanger the adjoining d
other premises In tho event of accident d
fire.
The chief engineer of the fire department
and the city surveyor weeks ago examined
and reported unfavorably upon four ware
houses, viz:
W. Il. Jervey, No. 100 New Levee street
Building unfit to have oils Of any quilt,
stored
Same firm, No. 1872 New Levee street
ssWarehouse contains inflammahle oils, gaso
line, puroline extracts ETC.. In wooden bar
rels and tin cans: building never intended
for storage of these inilammable materials; NJ
precautions taken against ravages from fire
and building unfit for storage Of these In
ilammabo products"
J. IL. Scott, ~ and 45 Commerce street
Building unfit to have oil of any qualit,
stored"
w. r. Converse warehouse upper cpd Q
square bounded by Front Water, julia ant
St Joseph streets CONSTRUCTION Of ware
house not In accordance with spirit Of exist
Ing ordinances. and unfit for the storage 0
inilammable oils" They conclude: "Should 1
fire take place therein. the floor being i'm
pregnated with oils, would create such q hea
that the explosion of the large iron tank
would be a certainty
And yet nothing has been done. Common
is unnecessary; still you might make not
OF Ii.
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The cost OF the Paris Exposition 81
1878 is estimated at 50, 313 900 francs, o