, 1877-11-16
MEETING or TIE UNDERWRITERS.

MkE1lNu " 4h6 p9D6A"H!!EHSs
The representatives Of the various insurance
companies Interested In The fire at Field IL
Letters goods establishment held meeting
Ut the rooms Of the Local Board at uuler-
writer's, 1a7 LaSal1u street, yesterday morut1lE,
to take concerted acttou tn regard to the ADJUST
1nent Ut losses and other matters relative IL tho
fire. h{r. Jonathan Goodwin, Jr., was elected
Chairman, aud Alfred Wright, Secretary, On
motion, committee Of five vas appointed. cut,-
ststing of Mcssrs. X. =. Critchelt, W. II. Cnr.-
ntngl,au,, Il J. Smith. E. y. TcAl, aud c. ",
Drew, to nominate = committee to have charge
OF tho adjustment OF the loss on retail stock.
After efconsuItatton, the COMMITTEES nominated the
following gentlemen, who were Unanimously
elected: Z. II. Case, Il. ]. Smith, II. O. Brown,
James 8. Gadsdcn, aud George G, Clarke. Mr.
George C. Clarke and r. i. Crischell were aD-
polluted committee to act Ia rcgaFl To the loss
On motion, tue following committee was ap-
pointed to Investigate thcCanse Or causes or THO
origin Of the IRE; Mcssrs. 4. L. Ryan, G. ".
Drew, and E. n. Teali.
tbs follow.o. eotnnltteo WA appointed to
take nctlon In regar4 to the adjustment OF thu
loss on package stock: G. c. Dana, j. ": brown,
J. II. 8eelyc, Js., As. 0adsdeu, aud Fred b.
James.
Gus committees msku t,o charges for tlelr SER
i unanimous voto OF thanks was expressed to
the Fire Department. flro Patrol, all palteo
force for the efficient 1nauner In which thcy dis
tingulshcd themselves ut the fire. -..
Subsequent tn thu meeting the various COM
mIttccs 0tganlxcd and commenced thtlr work.
Tney will hold daily sebsians until! all their tasks
arc completed, when they Will report to another
lug, which belongs to the Singer Misunderstanding
Company, has been lArgcy placcd ln New York
City, aud ouly stnal amount being scprescnt-
on The stsucture WAS deferred until reprrsent-
atiyc of the uwne5s comes here.
The underwriters d!lIeE tn their cstluates OF
thu
PER G1NTAos OF Loss.
Some put the luaa On retail stusk ~ low - 50
per cent Of ths totAa tnsu!anrt1 whi!e nthers W
~ high ~ TO per rent. The general opinion
seeus to b. that It will ba iu Ills nelghboruout
ot " per cent, - The tns1ranea W w. iall, and %
much ol which 10 In fais condition. Tue dam.
agcl stock IL bclDg removed to tho Exposition
sbuildng, where 1t u beln4 clcaued and dried Thu
SOUND YUAs sre being takeu to tho asM y, poFS
Building on the northeast cusueF OF Nabaah
A7euue auu Washington street.
Tue i1aufauca men xIe unanimous 10 their
opinion that Tho Dire will rather help the ~
easanec Interests hero than otherwise. Iho
loss Of uone of tho compante. was heavy, y tho
Insurance has been 50 vel! distributed. There
u no danger thai shtA lire will bring about a.
Increase In Insurance rates. It Will probably
stop theIF do~u~Atu tcfucneJr au4 IaTke ~
crease In the insurance business 10 expected
Mauy Chicago merchants have gotten ~ secure
during the last few years that they have SaTsctl
fn4ursneas oa hardiy tnoFe than bali ihslr stock:
THIS Hrs ha4 sIuwn theni that. lu splts of al!
tuodern appliances for extiuguishlng tres aud
most elhciant flse DepaEt1len their stock l.
liable " be destroyed II tre gets the proper
hcsLway and stasls in the Elghk piace. lhe.e
men, II Is expected, will low cotne forward anu
insure their stock la full.
Field j. Leiter's retail establishment ha4 H.
ways been considered BY insurance luen
/ YlH3T-Et.Ass RISK. .....
There was no moral lizard, tue hsnl being
highly re4OeetatIu upe Tho building Vas eon-
sllefcd u Rou1 building q. su omulbus ola
rau ue, though F,re-Masshal Benucr expressed
tie opuion Ut tho tlme Ut ia eonAkuttion that