The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-12
A BIG FIRE.
Further Report Of Losses by I3urnIng Of
MOFreII's Warehouse.


MOPrell's Warehouse.
NEW YoRK, October 1.-THE loss by the
burning of Morrells storage warehouse and
vanderbilts car stables is now estimated at
100000 to $2,5OOOOO, Insurance on the
stables $l45,O0O. About two hundred
horses perished. The following additional
losses by the warehouse FIRE are reported |;
II. j. Taylor, diamonds and jewelry, in
sured, $4,000; General Robert Anderson,
furniture and paintings, $4,000; f. @. Hall,
trunks with valuables and furniture, Sl5,-
900; Mrs. L, NJ. Carrere, furniture and val
uables, $4,000 insured; two valuable oil
paintings belonging 10 Tom A. Kattella's
estate were burned. The number Of per-
sons who had goods on storage exceeded
1900, and hardly 1.-THE Of these will ever
receive back any property. A. large NUM-
Der Of small private safes containing highly
priced jewelry were packed away OH differ
cnt floors and all lost. Eleven cars were
running to-day on the Fourth Avenue road
instead OF one hundred, the usual number.
The estimates OF the total loss on stock
by the officers OF the insurance companies
varies from $l,0O00O0 to $l,200,0O0. OF
this amount probably not more than 500.
600 or $S00,000 Is covered by insurance.
AS an instance OF the small amount Of in
suranCe affected by the owners OF furniture
in the building, one company cited the case
OF gentleman who had given up house
keeping and had stored his household
goods and valuables the burned building.
When at housekeeping he took out q policy
on the household goods for $4,000, and
upon the same goods stored In the build
ing, and which were all lost, he had only
$2 600 insurance, for the burned building
used as warehouse was insured for $780,
900. ....
One OF the fire underwriters says the
loss will in all probability amount to fully
500, 900; possibly from $500, 900 TO $lO0, 600
worth OF goods stored in tho warehouses
were not covered by insurance. Appar-
emily most OF tho owners regarded the
mere deposit Of the goods in the storage
rooms as itselfinsurance Of them. To-day
the words, absolute security, which were
to be seen in big gilt letters upon one oi
the windows seemed to arouse the Ire Of
the heavy losers. OF 100000 worth Of
furs stored not piece was saved. The
chief anxiety now among the wealthier
depositors seems 10 be concerning the
vaults tinder the burned hnilding'on Thir'
ty-second street.
The roof Of the vaults Yas composed OF
heavy slabs OF bluestone tagging, upon
which was solid concrete floor Of Port.
land cement. The question was whether
the eightinch tagging had been strong
enough to withstand the fall OF the heavy
masses Of brick andstone. The fire mar.
shal says he was surprised to find by con-
vetsing with the insurance men that they
never considered the car stables as an ele-
ment Of danger when placing the risk
upon the warehouse. There were twenty
three engines and eleven trucks at the fire
last night. The flames were 40 intensely
hot when the arenien were playing on the
walls at Morrells warehouse that it WIS
necessary for the other fremen 10 wet
them down constantly with stream from
another hose.