The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-06
The Insurance..

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 5.-The property
loss by the Spokane Falls fire last night is
estimated at Sc. oOO. 900 by the Coast Review,
an insurance journal, published in this
city. The same paper estimates the total
insurance at s., $50, 800. of which 81. SAC, 200
is held by companies having agencies in
this city. The detailed list is as follows:
Royal Norwich Union and Lancashire,
$4,000; Helvetia, Swiss, SIS, 900; South Brit
ish, $4,000: Union, San Francisco, S33. 600;
Sun. San Francisco. 5000; American, Bos-
ton, $500; Williamsburg City, 81, 800; Gran
lite State. 1900: Fire Association. Phlla-
delphia, Sc. 600; Commercial San Francisco.
$4,000; Firemen's Fund, 10000; National.
New York. $4,000; State Investment,
$4,000; Guardian. So, 900; Phenix, London,
S5l, 900; American, New York, $4,000; Insur-
Anglo-Nevada, $4,000; Northwestern Ma
tional, $4,000; Denver 500; London North
eern and Queen, S75:0 600; Connecticut.
$4,000; Springfield. $4,000; New Hamp-
i uSi s sta ss%an s GssspG Gi;u ss
Missouri. $1,000; Western. Toronto
$4,000; New Zealand. $4,000: Hamburg
Bremen. $4,000; niagara. $4,000; Liverpool
a and London and Globe. $50 GOO; Etna. $780,
600; Phenix. Brooklyn, $4,000; American.
philadelphia. $4,000; Pennsylvania, Phila-
delphla, $4,000; State of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia. $4,000; London and Lanca-
shire, $1,000; Manchester, $4,000; Caledo
MAN. $4,000; American, New Jersey. $1,000;
Prnssian National, $4,000; North German,
So,oOO; Germanla. S34 900; Hamburg, MOgel-
burg, $4,000; Economic. $500; Hartford,
$500; Commercial Union, $4,000; Manu-
facturers' and Builders, g, OO0 Scottish
Union and National, $4,000: CITY OF Lon
don, $4,000; Scania. $500; Liberty, SIT, 900;
American Central, $500; Continental. $50. :
600; Sun Ere Office, $4,000; Firemen's, New
Jersey, GOO; Girard, $1,000 National of
N. Il
Washington. $4,000; Security, $1,000; Long
Island, $1,000; Rochester German. So 600:
North British and Mercantile. S5i. 600: Ger,
man-American, $4,000; Home ana Phoenix.
S150.0O0; Southern California, $500: Vest
chester, $4,000; California. S1f,OOO: Union.
New leland, $4,000; Home Mutual. So. 600:
Imperial $4,000; Lion, $4,000; Orient. 80
600; National. Hartford. slS,OOC; Oakland
Orleans. s., 200; Alta. $4,000 In addition TO
these Oregon. Seattle and other Eastern
companies not specified, have policies ont
TO amount to S49S,6OO.
Spokane was one of the most prominent
of the many new cities in the infant State
of WASHINGTON. Situated OH the line of the
Northern Pacific railroad. close to the Ceur
a lene mining region. the city has been the
site for many Observation-Disclosures
snch as shelters and kindred enterprises.
Expensive public edifices had also been re-
Gently erected. and the population was easily
supporting two prosperous daily papers. The
business district of Spokane was in strip
between the Northern Pacific railroad
tracks and the Spokane river. This strip
was nve squares across, and extended about
seven squares in length. 1t was solidly
putt up with brick and stone structures,
the cost OF which varied from $4,000 10
sooVoo Ten banking houses. five hotels,
the opera-honse and many wholesale estab-
ushments doing business estimated at
half a million dollars each were Situated
within the district described.