Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-30

THE BOSTON BLAZE.
LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
. BOSTON, Dec. 29.-The following is list
of firms whose stocks were wholly or par
TALLY destroyed by the fire last night:
Rice, Kendall &, Co., paper, loss about
100000 insured.
In the same building, 81 and IS Federal
street, were located the Ashton Valve Co..
Ephraim Baker, book binder; D. Faulkner
& Co., wood dealers. The building was
owned by the heirs of Geo. T. Bigelow, and
it's recent valuation was $4,000. The ad-
joining structure, known as the Franklin
building, corner of Federal and franklin
streets. was badly scorched and flooded with
water. H-. .a->,s ssssis stssr 81 ... -
Rand &Avery, printers, suffered almost q
total loss on stock. Their insurance is
100000, which will fully cover the loss.
The other occupants were the Dillingham;
Munroe, paper, and John Carter q Co., pa
per, all of whom suffered heavily by water.
Building owned by the heirs of Geo. T.
Bigelow. \~"N1 E......... -.-..
" The Cathedral building, corner of Devon
shire and Franklin streets, on the rear of
Rice & Kendall, was occupied by the North
National bank, OlaAin & Brown, paper, John
Dillingham;, paper, G. E. Perry, paper cut
ting machines. The upper portion of the
building, occupied by s. D. Warren & Co.,
paper, w. +. Brewer & Co., printers, the
Heliotype Printing Co., and Houghton, o.
good & Co., publishers of the atlantic
Monthly. The last named firm carried
about 5000 900 of stock, fully insured.
The lower floor was occupied by HAPPIER &
Brown, paper, and McGrath Bros, boots
and shoes, and the. ground floor on Devon
press Office by some one hundred companies
who succeeded in removing their property.
The losses on this building outside Of Hough-
ton, Osgood & Co. are estimated at $780, 900,
and the loss on the building, which was
owned by the heirs of Isaac Rich, is placed
at $125,OOO. -.-. vie t,.:...... ..
The adjoining iron building facing Win
throp square, was destroyed. It was valued
at about $4,000 and insured. The occu-
pants were Pierce, Hardy & Co., woolens,
who lose $4,000, insured; Davis, Lake &
Allen, clothing, lose about $200,OO0; Spaul-
uAn6 " Ao"AoOuAys PoP0As ooAoA0A gOIoA AOoo
but amount not ascertained; Moore, Smith
g. Co., hats; Benjamin Callenoner 6 Co.,
cutlery; leo Foster, and Moses E. Osgood
are losers. Estimate of total loss varies
from one million to two millions of dollars.
LATER.-The total loss by last nights fire
is now figured at about one million. There
is much difficulty in obtaining definite
statement of losses and insurance, but the
principal losses are distributed as follows:
Rice, Kendall & Co., $3.50, 900; insurance,
$4,000. .@s...,.s: ,.........-. ..-... ,sss
Cathedral building, occupied by them,
loss 100000 to $150,000; insurance, $780,
600. : ~. .ss3 #1$ .Es@@
Houghton, Osgood g. Co. estimate their
loss at 100000 on stock and $4,000 on
heliotypes; insurance, $75,O 900.
Rand, Avery d Co., printers, loss about
$4,000; fully insured.
Scribner, G. P. Putnam & Sons and other
New York publishers lose considerable in
sheets printed by this concern.
q. s. D. Warren & Co., paper dealers, in
cathedral building, lose $4,000 on stock;
insured.
ClaAln & Brown, paper, lose $4,000; in,
sured.
Bigelow estate lose about $685., 900.
The vaults of the South bank were opened
this morning, and the contents found unin-
jured.
H. Il. Hunewell, owner of the building
occupied by Pierce & Hardy and others has
an insurance OF about $4,000, which covers
their loss. -
E. X. Dunbar, printer, $4,000; insured.
r. Y. Crowell, book binder, $4,000; in
sured for 10000.
/ s. K. Abbott, binder, $4,000; insured
for $4,000.
Clahin & Brown, paper, $4,000, not
$4,000 as stated; partially insured.
Ashton. Valve & Co. lose SO 600; insured.
Brigham, publisher, loses $4,000; no
insurance.
The original cost of tho cathedral building
snow stated at 1926, 900; insurance, $780,
600.
The aggregate damage to buildings by last
nights fire, 1913, 300; insurance, 1926, 1000,
Aggregate loss on merchandise and fixtures,
1861, 200; insurance, 81, 166,000 {
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