Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-06
COVERED BY INSURANCE.
The Amount on Property and Furniture il
About $195, ,SGO-The Loss Is
Plnced At 100000.

The matter of insurance has very inter
esting phase, not only to lessons and lessees,
but to nearly all the insurance companies
in the city, as well as the score or so outside
that had risks. TWAS so widely distributed,
however, as to cause but little individual
ripple. Here is lis, of them just as they
were picked up, the Implications being
caused by general and individual reports
Just as the inquirer could find his man:
The Citizens Insurance Company had
$500 on the furniture; Delavan & Lowry
had 5000, divided equally between the
New Hampshire and Michigan; Edwards &
Kenny had $4,000 divided between five
companies. Their risks were placed on the
interests of the Crossan estate and
those of Messrs. f. 81. Miller and
Charles J. Clarke. The Western
on the Clarke interest, divided mainly be-
tween the following companies: London, Liv-
erpool & Globe, Roval, Home, Franklin and
Delaware, each $1,000; Phoenix, $4,000;
Providence and Washington 50, 800 each,
leaving their own risk quite small. John
d. Biggert's agency had placed 81, 800 in
the Western Assurance and Phoenix on the
furniture. w. L. Jones reported $50, 900 on
the interest of the Crossan estate. He
stated that the insurance on the building
was about $3.50, 900, divided between nearly
all the local and principal foreign compan-
les in sums averaging from s., 800 to SIC, 900.
1t subsequently appeared that it was some
$40, 900 greater, but some of it was on out
houses and adjoining property not affected
by the fire. Mr.. Jones figured that the in
surance on furniture was between S25, 900
and 0,000.
LIST OF THE COMPANIES.
The Peoples Insurance had 81, 500 risk
They figured the loss early in the afternoon
at 33% per cent. Joseph S. Brown reported
policies of So, 900 in the New York Home on
the building, and 81. 800 on furniture in the
London and Lancashire. Morris & Flem-
ing stated that they were interested in poll
cies to the extent of 5000, placed on the
building and furniture in the Northern, of
London, Firemen's, of Baltimore, National,
of New York, and Farmers, of York. Pa.
They stated that their loss would depend
largely on the judgment of the Chief OF the
Fire Department If he stopped throwing
water when the fire was out, they thought
there would be large salvage on the furni-
ture.
F. G. Miller, Esq, one of the owners, had
the matter down finer than any one else who
talked He said there was $3.50, 900 on the
building. $155.000 on the portion burned
and S32, 500 on the furniture. He exhibited
policies showing $1,000 in the New York
Bowery; 81, 800 each in the Niagara. Reli-
ance, British American, Buffalo American,
Farragut, Empire State Pacific, New
Hampshire, Firemen's, National and
Monongshela, and 81, 500 in the Farmers.
ing had $4,000 The New York Bowery
l, tho nm N
the laundry, on which there is no loss.
Mr.. Miller's insurance was placed by the
Pittsburg Limited, which in this instance
didn't limit itself to very great extent.
During the last six months $4,000 have
been expended on the building and SIC, 900
worth of furniture added.
The lessees' rent day expired yesterday.
The Boatmen's Insurance Company had
So, 900 risk on the furniture. The M. and
M. had $500 on the building, and the
Franklin, of Philadelphia, $1,000. The
German-American. of New York, had
s., 900 reinsured in the Boatmen's.
COMPANIES THAT ESCAPED.
There were some people in the insurance
business that could congratulate themselves
on having failed to get policies. The
policies cf the Cash and the City expired
last June. There was some hitch, and
Captain Johnston stated that at date he was
not crying over it. The Allemannia had no
insurance on the property, except on the
drugstore. The Pittsburg had nothing. The
North British Mercantile had 5000 policy
on the barbershop.
Rend & Johns agency had placed $1,000
each in the Royal and Girard on the build
ing, and in the former S., 900 on Kay Bros.
stock, whick suffered water damage.
Lockhart & Flannigan had $4,000 placed,
divided between the Anglo-Nevada, Buffalo
German and :Firemen's, of Dayton, Ohio,
81, 500 of which was in KirkendalPs drug
store. JameslW. Arrot had placed on fur
niture 81, ,500 each in the German Ameri-
can, OF New York, and Sun and Guardian.
of London, and Sic, 900 on the building, in
the Continental, Hanover, Merchants and
Sun. This insurance statement is necessar-
lily rambling, as no one could be found who
could give the whole of it. Jumped, 1t ran
about this way on the materially damaged
portion of the property;
INSURANCE IN DETAIL.
The amount of insurance held by each
owner follows:
Crossan 60 ~ ~
r. y. mHio ~ ~
Charles j. clarke. ke........................ So,oOV
NJ, eIos soo
The miscellaneous insurance was difficult
to get at In lump, but it appears to have
been ample. There were circumstances at