The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-04-13
The st. Louis Calamity.

THE NUMBER KNOWN AND FEARED TO HAVE
BEEN LOST.
ST. LOUIS. April 12.-The number OF lives
already known to be lost Is eleven. Ii is
feared that from twenty to twenty-five
bodies may be found on the search which
will fellow the fall OF the interior walls OF
the building.
THE INSURANCE-OvKR HALF A MILLION DOL
LAEs OF LOSS COVERED.
The following is the insurance on the no.
tel building and furniture:
Hamburg, Bremen, $500; London As
surance, $1,000; North British and Ner-
camille, $4,000; Niagara, New York, $4,000 ;
Mobile Underwriters, $4,000; Insurance
Company OF the State OF Pennsylvania,
"A, 600; French Corporation, $500; Scot
fish Commercial, $4,000; Lancashire, Eng
land, $4,000; Howard, New York, $4,000;
National, New York, S10,0005 Boston I'm
derwriters, $1,000; Revere, Boston, $500 !;
Commonwealth, Boston, $4,000; Queen,
England, $4,000; Pennsylvania, Philade-
pha, $4,000; st. Paul, OF st. Paul, 3d.
600; American, Newark, $500; Buffalo,
German, $1,000; Westminster. New York,
$500; Girard, Philadelphia, $4,000;
Franklin, Philadelphia, $500; Royal,
England. S0,OVU' NatlohaI, l'l lloi w
$4,000; Orient, Hartford, $1,000; -Etna,
Hartford, $500; Shawmuk, Boston,
$1,000; Phoenix, Hartford, $4,000;
Connecticut, Hartford, $4,000; Shoe and
Leather, Boston, $1,000; Commercial
Union, $4,000; Imperial and Northern,
SIC, 900; Rhode Island Association, sl0,-
900 Liverpool, London and Globe, Sl0,-
900; Williamsburg City, New York, 3d.
D;1n,, ira .
Arctic, New York, $500; Firemen's, New
ark, s., 0G0; Fire Association, Philadelphia,
$4,000; Peoples, Trenton, $4,000; Manu-
facturers. Boston, $1,000; Boylston, Bos-
ton, $500; Merchants, Newark, $1,000 ;
Amazon, Cincinnati, $780, Union, Phila-
delphia, $1,000; Buffalo, Buffalo, $4,000:
German American, Pittsburgh, $4,000 !;
Northwestern National OF Milwaukee, 81
800 Guaranty, New York, $1,000; Amcrl-
can, Philadelphia, $1,000; Paterson, New
Jersey, $1,000: Traders, Chicago, $4,000 !;
Atlas, Hartford, $1,000; Manufacturers,
New Jersey, 5000; Coopers, Dayton, o.,
j, 800; Lycoming, Pennsylvania, $4,000;
Citizens, Newark, $1,000; Merchants, St.
joseph. $500; Rochester German, $1,000;
Roger Williams, $1,000; Union, Pitts
bur~h, $500; Germana, Newark, $4,000;
Anlity, New York, $1,000; .Oswego and
Onondaga, $4,000; Germania, Cincinnati,
p, 500; Union, $4,000; Richmond, Virginia,
50, 500; and So, 900 in local companies.
OF the above insurance $4,000 is on the
building and $4,000 on the furniture.
The building was owned by Robert Camp
bell. 1t originally cost about Sl,25O,G00,
but was purchased by Mr. Campbell for
S52j,0O0. The furniture, which was owned
by Brisbin, Darling 81 Co., was valued at
$500, 900, and is Il total loss.
AT wOEK AMONG THE RUIN9--A VALUABLE
TRUNK LOST.
ST. LOUIS, April l2.-From sixty to one
hundred men have been put to work on the
ruins by order Of Mayor Oyersto|z. The
search is now progressing just underneath
the rotunda, which was the main point for
the greater number OF tcrror-stricken i'll
mates. 1t is expected that some OF the
bodies will be found there. Several into
rior walls which were unsafe have been
pulled down, so the men cap work all over
the ruins without danger. 49,. -.
Mr.. Morrow, agent OF New York, Jew
clry-housc, lost his sample-trunk, contain
ing ST, 900 worth OF icwclry. This morn
ing the remains OF the trunk were IN
carthcd, and between $4,000 and $4,000
worth Of the contents recovered in a dam
aged condition. The remainder OF the Jew
elry was melted, and is valuelesS except as
old metal. Some manuscripts and papers
belonging to Kate Claxton were also found.